Name: Marie Z. Johansen Age: 58 Location: An island in the Great Pacific Northwest USA Profession: County Employee Craft(s) of Choice: quilting, knitting, felting, mixed media art journaling Blog: http://zquilts.blogspot.com I thought that I needed to climb a career ladder in order to be happy and have money. I climbed the ladder but the view [...]
Name: Tamara Stoddard Age: 29 Location: Brooklyn, NY Profession: Graphic Designer Craft(s) of Choice: Sewing, Needlework, Quilting Blog: http://www.brooklyncraft.com I did cross stitch and made friendship bracelets when I was a wee little girl. I have this awesome kit for my floss and little did I know I would be using it still after 20 [...]
Name: Krysten G Age: 24 Location: Colorado Profession: College studen Craft(s) of Choice: Knitting, Crochet, Sewing, Embroidery, Quilting, Jewlery, Drawing, Painting, Scrapbooking Blog: http://littledevil-666.blogspot.com/ My Grandmother taught me to knit and crochet when I was 10 as another craft to try. I was always a crafty child and loved to try new things and she [...]
Name: Stephanie Tiddens Age: 40 Location: Buffalo Grove, Il Profession: Homemaker Craft(s) of Choice: Beading, Knitting, Crochet, Quilting My husband comes from a very large family and all of his nieces and nephews are having babies. I started to make Amigurumi animals for the children we see at Christmas. Well after about 3 years of [...]
Name: Fannie Narte Age: 53 Location: Texas Profession: Artist Craft(s) of Choice: Mixed Media Painting, Fiber Art, Quilting Blog: http://fanniecarte.blogspot.com My life once was routine with daily expectations as a wife, mom, fitness instructor, dance teacher and entertainer. Life was abundant, exciting, productive and fulfilling. Then health challenges turned my world upside down. My world [...]
Name: Terri Yonemura Age: 46 Location: Carlsbad, CA Profession: Artist, teacher Craft(s) of Choice: recycled fiber and paper arts, crochet, sewing, quilting Blog: http://yonoscreations.blogspot.com I love taking household items and altering them into useful pieces of art. I am enamored to the Asian culture and blend my Oklahoma roots with ever present Japanese influences for [...]
Name: Valerie Williams Age: 32 Location: Washington DC Metro Profession: full time designer and sewer Craft(s) of Choice: sewing, quilting, embroidery, crochet, knitting Blog: http://hollandcox.blogspot.com I learned to sew and crochet when I was 10 years old, but had stopped doing anything crafty by the time I graduated high school. After college, as my quarter-life [...]
Name: Stella Singleton Age: 35 Location: Philadelphia, PA Profession: Events Planner Craft(s) of Choice: Knitting, Quilting, Scrapbooking, Apron-making, cupcake-baking Blog: http://stellaland.typepad.com I’ve always been pretty crafty. Art was my favorite subject in school, but I never considered myself an artist. In high school I made quilts out of old tshirts and sewed dresses out of [...]
Name: Jenna Zeidler Age: 27 Location: Champaign, IL USA Profession: Assistant Librarian at a software company Craft(s) of Choice: Oh, I dabble in so many things! Knitting, thread crochet, sewing/quilting (So much faster than knitting! Knitting is like making your own fabric and then creating something out of it while sewing seems one step ahead [...]
Name: Kathy McElroy Age: 56 Location: Fayetteville, TN Profession: Stay at home crafter Craft(s) of Choice: A little bit of everything. Blog: http://kathymcelroy.typepad.com I have always loved crafting. I quit work as a book store manager to be a stay at home Mom back in the 70’s. My husband was a Engineering Co-Op student at [...]
