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| Teachers Bios:  Sharon Schamber
Sharon Schamber and her husband Gene have lived in Payson for three years. Sharon was part of the Rim Country Quilt Roundup in Payson in 2005 and 2006. We are proud to welcome our own local artist back to teach during the 2008 show. She has won many national awards, most recently (Jan 10, 2008), she won the $100,000 Quilting Challenge Magazine contest for her quilt "Scarlet Serenede". We are very proud to announce that Sharon has been awarded the title of Master Quilter from The National Quilting Association. To find out more about the NQA and the Masters award you can visit www.nqaquilts.org.
"I started my quilting just like most of you - buying the wrong fabric, using the wrong batting, and using the wrong needles. With time, I learned to use what really works for me, even though the product might not be known as the "right" one. However, I do not, under any circumstances, compromise my standards.
I had to learn what a scant quarter and a fat quarter were. Translating all those unusual terms that we use, so casually, was the next step. The first year was just a spin of learning and creating a base for future quilts. For a novice, the learning curve is quite steep.
I remember my grandmother quilting back in the `60s, but everything was so different when compared to today. I hope that the quilt world will be just as different for my grandchildren.When I first began I had no idea that quilts were being machine quilted. I remember only that quilts were all hand-pieced and hand-quilted.
I remember my Grandma Larsen counting the stitches per inch and ranting about being inconsistent, so that is where I went. I set out to find how many stitches per inch I needed to make my quilts "right." I asked the wrong person, and she told me that it was just rude to ask. This was the first indication that I needed to be a teacher. " She loves seeing the light come on in her students' eyes.
Sharon has the honor of being the number one ranked longarm quilter in America. She has won AQS's Paducah show in both 2006 and 2007. She is the only quilter to ever win back to back AQS Paducah shows. She recently won the "Scarlet Serenade" won the Best of Show Gammill Longarm Machine Quilting Award at the 2006 International Quilt Festival and the That Patchwork Place Best of Show in the Innovative Appliqué Large category in the 2005 International Quilt Association annual judged show.
A few of Sharon's Awards:
"Scarlet Serenade" took Best of Show at the International Quilt Festival in 2005. It won the Gammill Longarm Quilting Award at the America Quilter's Society Quilt show in April 2006 and another of Schamber's masterpieces, "Sedona Rose," won Best of Show.
"Flower of Life," a representation of Sharon's life, won American Quilter Society's Best of Show in 2007. Take a look at this quilt... www.imqa.org/2007Winners.htm
Despite all her quilting accomplishments, Sharon will tell you she is a teacher first and a quilter second. She loves seeing the light come on in her students' eyes. Her inventive quilting techniques, such as Piec-liqué, have taken the art form to new heights. "Everything I do is different, even down to the binding," she said.
Visit Sharon's web site for books and tips: www.sharonschamber.com .
 Gina Perkes
Gina Perkes is a young talented long arm quilter and mother of three from Payson, Arizona. Check out Gina's latest quilting success, named "Silken Defiance"... www.azquiltersguild.org/quiltshowwinners08.htm This stunning quilt won "Best of Show" as well as first in the "Medium Quilt-Appliqued, Professionally Machine Quilted" category. Gina not only quilted this beautiful quilt, she designed and pieced it as well. Gina does her quilting on a non-stitch regulated Gammill Classic quilting machine. Gina created the "Silken Defiance" quilt by machine using some new techniques she wanted to try and experiment with, such as redwork along the ultra suede appliqué pieces. Her class will demonstrate this new technique...so come join in the fun and learn to use fabrics such as silk and ultra suede! Although a young quilt artist, she has already won many national quilting awards. "Masquerade" is the quilt, Perkes said, she has shown the most. It won her the first best of show she ever received from the Arizona Quilter's Guild a few years ago and was honored with a best of contest for Artwork at the Quilter's Society's Nashville 2005 show. It also won third place in a Machine Quilter's Showcase. Gina has also been featured on “The Quilt Show” with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims where she demonstrated her quilting talents as a spokesperson for Gammill Quilting Machines. Many of you may recognize Gina, as she graces the inside covers of many quilting magazines in this role.
When Sharon Schamber moved to Payson, Gina and she became fast friends. "Gina does a good job bridging both worlds," Schamber said referring to Gina's quilting and mother roles.
Marti Michell
 It is no wonder that Marti Michell, the 2004 Silver Star Honoree at the Houston International Quilt Festival, is often introduced as a pioneer in the current quilt revival. In fact, in 1972, when Marti and her husand Richard started Yours Truly, Inc., a patchwork kit company, there was no quilt industry. since then, she has contributed in almost every capacity. Whether she is participating as a teacher, quilter, author, publisher, author, publisher, manufacturer, designer, consultant, judge or quilt collector, her enthusiasm for nad love of quilting is always evident. Since 1995 the Michells have manufactured the From Marti Michell line of acrylic templates and specialty rulers for rotary cutting. The 2004 Silver Star is a prestigious "lifetime achievement" award. In 1991 she also received the first Michael Kile award given for commitment to creativity and excellence in the quilting industry. Marti lives in Atlanta, GA., but was born and raised in Iowa. She received a B.S. in Textiles and Clothing and Home Ec Journalism from Iowa State University. Look through your library of quilting books and you'll surely find one of Marti's books. At latest count, over 1.5 million books authored by Marti have been sold. Likewise, you undoubtedly have fabric, patterns or tools that she has designed in your collected sewing materials. Futhermore, her influence in the quilting industry is enormous. During the Your Truly years, 1972-1985, Marti "discovered" and she and Richard published and promoted into early prominence, quiltmaker/author/teacher personalities such as Mary Ellen Hopkins, Liz Porter, Marianne Fons, Harriet Hargrave, Susan McKelvey, Jean Wells, and Cheryl Bradkin. Laura Wasilowski
Perhaps you have seen her on television? Laura Wasilowski is a contemporary quilt maker, teacher and creator of hand dyed fabrics and threads. She has an undergraduate degree in Costuming from the College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN and a Master of Art degree in Fiber from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL. Some of her recent exhibits include:Quilt 21: American Art Quilts for the 21st Century-2000, Illinois Women Arts: The New Millennium, Crafts National 33, Yeiser Art Center's 9th, 11th and 12th Annual Invitational, Tactile Architecture '98 and '99, Quilt Nihon, Hands All Around XIV International Quilt Festival, Artist as Quiltmaker VII and VIII, Fiberart International '97 and '99, Quilt National '95, TheMuseumof the American Quilter's Society's "Ohio Star: New Quilts from Old Favorites," Visions '96, Quilter's Newsletter Magazine's "Artistic Expressions,", "Roses" & "Quilts: Crossing Boundaries" exhibits. She is published in: American Art Quilts: Quilt 21/2000, Quilt 21 Press, Fabulous Fabrics, Sterling Publishing, FiberArts Book Six, Lark Books, The Art Quilt by Robert Shaw, Machine Quilting with Decorative Threads, by Noble and Hendricks, Dyes and Paints, by Elin Noble, Color: The Quilter's Guide by Christine Barnes, New Quilts from Old Favorites, Museum of the American Quilter's Society, Visions '96: Quilt San Diego, and Quilt National: Contemporary Designs in Fabric, Lark Books.
Lisa Brothman Lisa began her teaching career in 2000. She has taught at the Utah Quilt Guild Annual Quilt Festival (2000-2009). Winter Quilt Retreat Bryce Canyon (2002-2009), Elaine's Quilt Block (quilt shop), Cottonwood Heights (2002-2006), and various guild chapter meetings. She has won several awards as noted below. Juried Show and Awards 2009 - Utah Surface Design Group Show, Patrick Moore Gallery, Salt Lake City. 2008 - Rim Country Quilt Roundup, Payson, Az. Best Miniature Quilt & Threadplayers Choice Awards 2007 - Artful Fiber, Utah Surface Design Group Show, Provo Center for the Arts - Springville Museum of Art, Annual Quilt Show, Award of Merit 2006 - Springville Museum of Art, Annual Quilt Show, Outstanding Award 2004 - Utah Quilt Guild Annual Festival, Judge's Choice Award, Bountiful-Davis Art Center - AAUVV Juried Show 2003 - Utah Quilt Guild Annual Quilt Festival, "Other Techniques" 1st Place - Springville Museum of Art, Annual Quilt Show, Master Machine Quilted (Miniature) Award - Springville Museum of Art, Annual Quilt Show, Master Machine Quilted (Non-Traditional) Award 2002 - Quilting in the Tetons Quilt Show, First Place (Applique) Award - Brigham City Museum-Gallery 30th Annual Quilt Show participant - Springville Museum of Art, Spring Salon Art Show, Juried Show - Winter Celebration International Quilt Show, Participant 2001 - Utah Quilt Guild Annual Quilt Festival, Best Other Techniques Award - Utah Quilt Guild Annual Quilt Festival, Best Appliqued Small Quilt Award 1999 - Spring Home & Garden Show, Salt Lake City, 1st Place Challenge Quilt Award 1998 - Utah Quilt Guild Annual Quilt Festival, Other Techniques Award
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