Joanie's Short Bio for Workshop Brochures and Lectures Introductions

Joanie Zeier Poole has had a lifelong passion for quilts and for pursuing an education in art, including a degree in graphic design. She creates original patterns for quilting, appliqué and embroidery through her company, Heirloom Quilting Designs. She is the author of three books, Elegant Machine Quilting, Joanie’s Design Elements, Eight Easy lessons to Adapt and Use Quilting Designs, and Joanie’s Quilting Elements, Seven Simple Steps to Navigate and Stitch. Using a home sewing machine, she has designed many award-winning quilts, earning Best of Show at both Road to California 2006 and Pacific International Quilt Festival 2006.

Joanie loves to share her expertise and innovative ideas giving lectures, and teaching design, appliqué, precise patchwork and heirloom machine quilting. Her teaching style is friendly, knowledgeable and confident, welcoming questions on a broad range of techniques that benefit quilters of all experience levels. Visit her website to read more about Joanie and to see her quilts.

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