Natalia Bonner first learned how to piece and quilt on her home sewing machine, and has been quilting professionally for many years. Natalia is a teacher, pattern designer, and popular blogger with numerous awards for her work. She is the author of Beginner's Guide to Free Motion Quilting (9781607055372). She lives in Heber, Utah. Kathleen Jasperson Whiting has been sewing for decades. In 2009, she was named the first McCall's Quilt Design Star. She has won numerous awards for her quilts and her designs have been published in McCall's Quilting.. She lives in Utah with her family.