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Millie P's is happy to welcome our teachers.
We know you will enjoy learning their techniques.
Check our website for further information or stop into the shop to see display samples for classes.
Deb Bernardson
Deb acquired an interest in sewing from her mom. Deb took her mother’s scraps and made clothes for her Barbie doll, which led to sewing for herself while in high school.
She taught beginning sewing at Hancock Fabrics for a year and gave private sewing lessons out of her home as well. In addition to private lessons, she has sewed home décor (valances, pillows, cushions, curtains) for others. Deb also enjoys making other projects such as purses, totes, and wall hangings.
She is a self-taught quilts that spends most of her time making quilts for grandchildren and family. Since quilting 15 years ago, she has made over 50 quilts. She has a passion for detail and loves seeing the project come together that makes each quilt a real treasure.
Deb will be teaching the following classes:
-Prairie Point Pillow
-MODA Mod Squad Sewing Club
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Judy Gall
Judy’s love for quilting started in 2004 and since then, has made over 100 quilts. She enjoys quilting because unlike sewing clothes, a quilt doesn’t have to fit when it is finished!
She also enjoys embroidery and incorporates embroidered designs into many of her quilts.
As an instructor of Millie P’s, she loves to learn from her class attendees because as a quilter, you can never stop learning new ideas, tricks or techniques.
Judy currently teaches:
-Sassy Bag
-Bag Ladies Club
-Project Thursdays
-Christmas BOM
-I’d Be Quilting Tote
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Linda Hohag
Linda Hohag is an artist who has been making quilts since 1978. She worked as a designer and art director in the greeting card industry before starting a freelance career that included calendar art, product design, and children’s book illustration.
In 1994 Linda co-founded Brandywine Design, a publisher of patterns and books for the quilting industry. Brandywine Design has published over 75 patterns and 22 books with her original quilt designs and illustrations. Linda has been designing fabric for P&B Textiles since 2004.
Linda will be teaching:
Halloween Critters - Sept. 20 and Sept. 25
Christmas Windows - November 15 and November 19th
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Brandywine Books and Patterns are available at Millie P's
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Sandi Irish
Sandi has been quilting for over 23 years, teaching and working in a quilt shop as well as designing quilts for companies like Timeless Treasures Fabrics. She has always preferred to create her own designs so starting The Irish Chain pattern company in 2003 was a natural step for her to take.
www.irishchain.com
Irish Chain Patterns are available at Millie P's
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Erin Krukoski
Erin’s love for sewing began while a little girl cross-stitching with her mom. As Erin grew older, she ventured into quilting, embroidery and much more. She started quilting 12 years ago and has worked in quilt shops for 7 years.
These days as a mother of 2 busy boys, embroidery seems to be her passion. Erin participates in a couple of embroidery block of the months, one of which includes wool embroidery.
Erin will be teaching our Embroidery Club – scheduled to begin October 8th (1-3:30). She will work with participants in learning basic embroidery stitches the first two sessions and then each participant will choose an embroidery project of their choice to work on going forward. The Club will meet the second Saturday of each month. |
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Theresa Leis
Theresa started quilting approximately 15 years ago when she thought it looked fun, purchased a sewing machine and signed up for a class at a quilt shop in New Richmond, Wisconsin.
After moving to Calgary, she taught beginning quilting out her home. She now owns several machines and a long arm, which helps her machine quilt, but continues to do hand quilting as well.
Theresa considers herself a “traditional quilter” liking civil war quilts, 30’s fabrics, and enjoys the story that comes with every quilt. |
Kathy McGee
Millie P’s is excited to welcome Kathy McGee. Kathy has a professional background in clothing, textile, and accessory design. She started Hemma Design (“hemma” means “at home” in Swedish) 2 years ago creating patterns for useful home accessories that are bright, cheery, and inspired by her Minnesota/Scandinavian childhood.
Hemma Designs Patterns are available at Millie P's |
Judi started quilting in 1980 at a class in a St. Paul shop. She remembers making her own templates out of cardboard and using scissors to cut your fabric pieces.
Judi has been teaching various quilting classes for the past 18 years at several quilt shops within and outside the metro area.
With machine quilting being her specialty class, she has been an independent long-arm quilter for the last 14 years after establishing B&J Quilting with her husband, Bruce. Judi has always felt that if you can find something you love and make a living at it, it will not seem like work.
Judi currently teaches Machine Quilting and Big Project Bag with additional classes planned for the future. |
Pam began quilting by taking her first class in 1985. She started teaching, in 1987, at Country Stitches in East Lansing, Michigan. Ten years later, she and her husband purchased an APQS Longarm machine and Panda Quiltworks emerged.
After moving to Minnesota in 2004, Pam found her haven in the batiks and contemporary fabrics. She taught and worked at local quilt shops before deciding to focus on her longarm business. Missing the energy of a quilt shop, she returned to teaching in the spring of 2010 at Anoka’s newly opened quilt shop – Millie P’s.
Pam’s pattern, Sedona Stars, has been published by Marti Mitchell and was asked to create a quilt for Holly Taylor’s Batik fabric line in 2006.
Pam currently teaches:
-Clams
-Radiant Suns
-Twist & Turn Bargello
Pam has 2 new exciting classes planned for Fall/Winter – watch for further details. |
Cindy Weigel
Cindy’s passion for sewing began as a little girl while being taught by her grandmother. She later discovered the art of quilting and through the years, has developed her own techniques.
Although Cindy particularly enjoys paper piecing and applique’ quilting, she continues to challenge herself by designing her own quilting patterns.
Cindy has entered clothing and quilting pieces in the Anoka County and State Fair collecting ribbons on many of her entries.
Cindy will be teaching Paper Piecing and Applique’ Quilting at all skill levels beginning in January 2012. Stop in and see her samples for these upcoming classes. |
Rhondi has been quilting since 1998. Her original entry into quilt making was sparked by a desire to make quilts with the “Up North” theme for their cabin. She has found quilting a way to discover, challenge and express her creative side.
In 2005 she received her Marketing and Innovative Degree (focused on the quilt industry) from Concordia University, St. Paul. Last year she attended the Eleanor Burns’ Quilt in a Day teacher workshop in Paducah, Kentucky obtaining certification as a “Quilt in a Day” instructor.
She applied her new found passion by teaching the Eleanor Burns’ Day and Night quilt class resulting in continued requests for additional classes to be scheduled. Rhondi plans to expand her teachings in 2012 with other Quilt in a Day techniques and patterns – watch for further information.
Through her class teaching and pattern selection, Rhondi provides excitement and fun to quilters and inspires them to explore and bring forward their own creative expression.
Rhondi currently teaches:
-Day & Night
-Book Club
-Crazy Quilt
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