APPRAISERS
HALLYE BONE hallyebone@charter.net
12549 Bickford Drive St. Louis MO 63141
314-872-9353
Hallye is a quilt appraiser, certified by the AQS. She is an author of Caring for Your Quilts from Kansas City Star. She lectures on 30’s quilts, crazy quilts, redwork, quilt care and other topics. She is an expert at quilt repair. She teaches in several St. Louis area quilt shops and gives workshops across the Midwest.
HALLYE BONE hallyebone@charter.net
12549 Bickford Drive St. Louis MO 63141
314-872-9353
Hallye is a quilt appraiser, certified by the AQS. She is an author of Caring for Your Quilts from Kansas City Star. She lectures on 30’s quilts, crazy quilts, redwork, quilt care and other topics. She is an expert at quilt repair. She teaches in several St. Louis area quilt shops and gives workshops across the Midwest.
LECTURES & WORKSHOPS
JUDY BRINKER
O’Fallon, MO 63368
314-769-6240
Jbrin636@charter.net
Judy took her first hand quilting class in 1988 and shortly after that discovered the rotary cutter and knew she found her place. She has been a member of Loose Threads Quilt Guild in St. Charles County since 1991 and has been a very active member. Over the years she has always tried new ideas and techniques to stretch her skills . She has numerous quilts showing where she started and continues to grow as a quilter. She would like to do a trunk show for your guild showcasing her Quilt Journey. Over the years she has taught workshops at Loose Threads and local quilt shops. Judy also would like to discuss doing workshops for your guild.
BELLE BRUNNER
Seams Sew Me
Springfield, MO
Belle Brunner began quilting in her mid-40's at the onset of the pandemic of 2020 and quickly fell in love with the craft. In 2021, after taking an intensive pattern writing course, she began designing and publishing patterns. She focuses on confident beginner patterns and techniques and believes that all people, of any age, can learn to quilt with encouragement. She currently teaches three classes based off her patterns and will be an instructor and lecturer at the American Quilters Society Quilt Week in Branson Missouri in 2023. Belle is a 2022 Maywood Studio Maker and a brand ambassador for Havels Sewing. With an expertise in helping nationwide non-profits and board of directors thrive for the past 15 years, Belle expanded her Seams Sew Me business to also specialize in providing leadership and governance consulting and education for quilt guild boards of directors. She believes that strong inclusive guilds contribute to strong communities. She leads and teaches with her two leading values of compassion and understanding.
Seams Sew Me
Springfield, MO
Belle Brunner began quilting in her mid-40's at the onset of the pandemic of 2020 and quickly fell in love with the craft. In 2021, after taking an intensive pattern writing course, she began designing and publishing patterns. She focuses on confident beginner patterns and techniques and believes that all people, of any age, can learn to quilt with encouragement. She currently teaches three classes based off her patterns and will be an instructor and lecturer at the American Quilters Society Quilt Week in Branson Missouri in 2023. Belle is a 2022 Maywood Studio Maker and a brand ambassador for Havels Sewing. With an expertise in helping nationwide non-profits and board of directors thrive for the past 15 years, Belle expanded her Seams Sew Me business to also specialize in providing leadership and governance consulting and education for quilt guild boards of directors. She believes that strong inclusive guilds contribute to strong communities. She leads and teaches with her two leading values of compassion and understanding.
MARTHA ETHRIDGE
11645 Forest Lakes Drive
Rolla MO 65401
573-364-2130
ethridge@rollanet.org
Martha learned to sew and make quilts from her Grandmother. She is a Certified Teacher for Clearview of Quilting and Cotton Theory. She also teaches other classes in quilt construction and techniques including bargello, reversible quilts, X-blocks, rotary cutting, paper piecing, and appilique’. The Clearview of Quilting includes Marci Baker’s method of using strip piecing for patterns such as Grandmother’s Flower Garden and Tumbling Blocks and Sara Nephew’s Stack Repeats. She also makes quilts for others by special order.
11645 Forest Lakes Drive
Rolla MO 65401
573-364-2130
ethridge@rollanet.org
Martha learned to sew and make quilts from her Grandmother. She is a Certified Teacher for Clearview of Quilting and Cotton Theory. She also teaches other classes in quilt construction and techniques including bargello, reversible quilts, X-blocks, rotary cutting, paper piecing, and appilique’. The Clearview of Quilting includes Marci Baker’s method of using strip piecing for patterns such as Grandmother’s Flower Garden and Tumbling Blocks and Sara Nephew’s Stack Repeats. She also makes quilts for others by special order.

KARLA KIEFNER
Creative Bee Studios
Jackson MO 63755
karlakiefner@creativebeestudios.com
573-579-2711
Watch on YouTube!
Use both beautiful sides of fabric! Choose from more than 50 quilt patterns, designed to use both sides! DISCOVER miniature, wall and large quilt designs made with piece, fusible applique, and broderie perse techniques. Karla also presents fun, integrated power-point/trunk shows for guilds.
SHOP Karla’s patterns, fabrics, home décor, and matching merchandise at Etsy, Spoonflower, RedBubble, and Zazzle!
Karla’s designs have been featured in AQ Magazine, Hancock’s of Paducah, Connecting Threads, Nancy’s Notions, and quilt shops across America! Karla also designs for Hoffman California Fabrics.
Learn more and CATCH The BUZZ @ creativebeestudios.com.
Creative Bee Studios
Jackson MO 63755
karlakiefner@creativebeestudios.com
573-579-2711
Watch on YouTube!
Use both beautiful sides of fabric! Choose from more than 50 quilt patterns, designed to use both sides! DISCOVER miniature, wall and large quilt designs made with piece, fusible applique, and broderie perse techniques. Karla also presents fun, integrated power-point/trunk shows for guilds.
SHOP Karla’s patterns, fabrics, home décor, and matching merchandise at Etsy, Spoonflower, RedBubble, and Zazzle!
Karla’s designs have been featured in AQ Magazine, Hancock’s of Paducah, Connecting Threads, Nancy’s Notions, and quilt shops across America! Karla also designs for Hoffman California Fabrics.
Learn more and CATCH The BUZZ @ creativebeestudios.com.
TEAJUANA MAHONE
Teaquilts LLC teaquilts.blogspot.com
P.O. Box 38205 teaquilts.com
St. Louis, MO 63138 Facebook & YouTube:Teaquilts
teaquilts@teaquilts.com https:www.instagram.com/teaquilts
Teajuana Mahone began quilting in 1994. She can remember wanting to quilt as a child as she watched her great aunt make quilts from recycled clothing and feed sack bags. She has a degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting and is currently retired after working many years as a research analyst. In addition, she enjoys teaching various quilting classes and giving quilt lectures and trunk shows. My recent love is providing quilting assistance via my Youtube channel.
Her quilting style is varied, as she loves new techniques. Recently her quilt making has turned toward scrap quilts, quilts with unique piecing techniques or “twists”, and the incorporating of embellishments into finished projects. She has made over 500 quilted items; you may see some of her quilts by visiting her website.
She has won various awards from local guild quilt shows. In addition, her work has been accepted in the AQS Quilt Exposition in Nashville, TN. She began teaching quilting classes in 2002 and began lecturing in 2005.
LONG-ARM QUILTERS
CARLA GOWER
21963 State Highway Y
Lewistown, MO 63452
cgquilts@dstream.net
573-767-5479
Carla has had a home based business since 2000 and has quilted over 3000 tops
for herself and customers on her Gammill quilting machine during that time. She
provides a full range of machine quilting services in custom freehand designs.
Carla’s quilts have been juried and exhibited in AQS in Paducah, Road to CA, Quilters
Heritage Celebration in Lancaster, Quilt Expo in Madison, published in the AQS Quilt Art Calendar and received ribbons at the Machine Quilters Showcase and the Missouri State Fair.
Quilts quilted for customers have been published in Quilt and Quilt Sampler magazines and have received ribbons at Rockhome Gardens and the Missouri State Fair. As well as
designing and quilting her own quilts, she enjoys and looks forward to being a part of other quilters creative quilt making process.
Lesa Spegal
Quilting By Lesa
Nolting Longarm Sales and Service
19245 Bailey Bridge Road
Frandford, MO 63441
573-248-8866
Quiltingbylesa@gmail.com
Lesa started quilting in 2005 after her daughters left for college, but has been sewing since the age of 9 after learning in 4-H. She began her long-arm quilting business in 2010 with her hand guided Gammill Vision. She has since switched to Nolting Longarm machines and Intelliquilter Computerization. She has hundreds of different quilting designs and threads to choose from to enhance your quilt and fit your budget. She has won several ribbons for her quilting and had quilts juried into several competitions. Lesa and her husband began selling and servicing Nolting Longarms in 2021. She is available for longarm classes and lectures. Lesa is a member of Hannibal Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Show-Me Longarm Guild and Missouri State Quilters Guild. Contact Lesa at 573-248-8866 for your free consultation.
Quilting By Lesa
Nolting Longarm Sales and Service
19245 Bailey Bridge Road
Frandford, MO 63441
573-248-8866
Quiltingbylesa@gmail.com
Lesa started quilting in 2005 after her daughters left for college, but has been sewing since the age of 9 after learning in 4-H. She began her long-arm quilting business in 2010 with her hand guided Gammill Vision. She has since switched to Nolting Longarm machines and Intelliquilter Computerization. She has hundreds of different quilting designs and threads to choose from to enhance your quilt and fit your budget. She has won several ribbons for her quilting and had quilts juried into several competitions. Lesa and her husband began selling and servicing Nolting Longarms in 2021. She is available for longarm classes and lectures. Lesa is a member of Hannibal Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Show-Me Longarm Guild and Missouri State Quilters Guild. Contact Lesa at 573-248-8866 for your free consultation.
RETREATS
THREADS& BEDS RETREAT CENTER
207 Buchanan Street Danville IL 61832
1-866-431-9202 threadsoftimefab@aol.com