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Michele Lee Bernstein

Anita Algiene

Anita is currently the owner and head cake artist of the Midnight Sun Cakery, in Anchorage, Alaska. The bakery opened in 2012 and is the leading custom cake studio in Alaska. The Midnight Sun Cakery specializes in natural buttercream designed cakes and cupcakes. Anita has been working professionally as a cake artist since 1992. Before moving to Alaska, she worked in professional bakeries in Colorado, Idaho, South Dakota, and New Orleans. Anita, at age 24, was a lead wedding cake designer for Pastry Perfection in Boise, Idaho. In 2006, she earned her Master in Fine Arts in Theatrical Design from Tulane University. Most recently you can see Anita as one of the judges on the Food Network’s third season of Buddy vs. Duff. Or you can see her sliding along the frozen arctic tundra enjoying her favorite hobby, kick sledding!

Benjamin Allen

Dancer, celebrity choreographer and creator of GROOV3

Brenda K. B. Anderson

Kelly Ashton

Kate Atherley

Kate Atherley learned to knit at a young age from her immensely talented grandmother, Hilda. However, her immersion in knitting didn't take full hold until after university, when she found herself with lots of spare time and a yarn shop around the corner. Kate started with knitting socks, then designing socks, and today, she's a knitting teacher, designer, technical editor and author. Her books include "Beyond Knit & Purl" and "Knit Accessories: Essentials & Variations."

Carol Feller

Carol Feller is a knitwear designer known for dreaming up pieces that are well-shaped, flattering to wear and fun to knit. Her expertise at combining classic and contemporary elements has earned her a spot at the forefront of the seamless sweater movement, while her detailed, approachable instruction has given many knitters the tools they need to reach their goals. You can find her patterns in a wide variety of respected knitting magazines and in her newest book Short Row Knits (Potter Craft, September 2015).

Adam Barker

Adam Barker, an internationally acclaimed photographer raised in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, possesses an unwavering passion for photography and a zest for life. Renowned for his striking landscape and active lifestyle imagery, he has contributed compelling editorial work to numerous global publications. His teaching style in workshops, both in his home country and overseas, has garnered praise, as have his instructional DVDs. When he's not behind the lens, Barker enjoys quality time with his wife and three sons or conducts "product testing" in the mountains, along the river, or wherever nature beckons.

Steffani Lincecum

A designer, patternmaker, and sewing instructor, Steffani Lincecum has more than 25 years of experience sewing for Hollywood films, TV and theater. She is the author of "Patternmaking for a Perfect Fit" and has had articles published in Sew it All and Mia magazines. She specializes in teaching ready-to-wear alteration, garment copying and tailoring, has taught at the American Sewing Guild Conference, and appeared on Sew it All and Sewing With Nancy. She loves vintage clothes and sewing books, and has a little problem with bringing home stray sewing machines.

Annie Unrein

Annie Unrein is an expert quilter, pattern designer and teacher. Her quilts and designs have appeared in publications such as Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting, Quilt, and Memory Makers magazines. She also created ByAnnie's Soft and Stable, a product that adds body, stability and professional finish to purses, bags and home decor.

Mike McCarey

Since 1995, Mike McCarey has focused on pastry at his bakery, Mike's Amazing Cakes, in Redmond, Washington. In between teaching cake architecture and sculpting around the country and appearing on The Food Network as competitor and judge, Mike works magic in cake. His clients have included Starbucks, Dustin Hoffman, Arnold Palmer and even the legendary Julia Child.

Carolyn Beam

Carolyn Beam is an editor at Quilter's World magazine, quilt pattern designer, and contributor for National Quilters Circle.

Marly Bird

Marlaina "Marly" Bird fled the world of financial services to launch her Yarn Thing podcast and hasn't looked back. To Marly, a bi-craftsy girl who both knits and crochets, the yarn is the star. She's National Spokesperson for Red Heart Yarns and the co-author of "Curvy Crochet" (Leisure Arts, 2011). You've seen her designs in Knit Simple, Interweave Crochet, Knitscene, Inside Crochet, Wild Fiber and Petite Purls, and in the books "Perfectly Plus" and "Knitting Plus."

Marly Bird

Marlaina "Marly" Bird fled the world of financial services to launch her Yarn Thing podcast and hasn't looked back since. To Marly, a bi-craftsy girl who both knits and crochets, the yarn is the star, not how you work with it. She's National Spokesperson for Red Heart Yarns and the co-author of Curvy Crochet (Leisure Arts, 2011). You've seen her designs in Knit Simple, Interweave Crochet, Knitscene, Inside Crochet, Wild Fiber and Petite Purls, and in the books Perfectly Plus and Knitting Plus. In her spare time she raises three kids in suburban Denver.

Matt Bishop

Shannon Leigh Roudhán

Shannon Leigh Roudhán and Jason Bowlsby, aka Shannon & Jason, have created award-winning crochet, knit, and sewing designs featured in publications around the world, and published 10 books of crochet and knitwear patterns. Shannon has been teaching for more than 20 years, and lives with Jason in Seattle with their three Shiba Inu.

Susan B. Anderson

Susan B. Anderson lives with her family in Madison, Wisconsin. She is the author of six knitting books, including the best-selling "Kids' Knitting Workshop." In 2016, Susan and her son started a yarn and pattern company, Barrett Wool Co. Susan's favorite part of being a knitting teacher is traveling the country, teaching, and meeting knitters from all over the world.

lindsey bomgren

Lindsey Bomgren is a certified Group Fitness instructor, Personal Trainer, and Barre instructor. She

Beth Bradley

Beth Bradley's love for clothing started at a young age. With a clear passion for fashion, she began taking sewing classes at her local fabric store during high school, using money from her part-time job. Pursuing her passion, she earned a degree in Apparel Design, and her expertise in sewing has taken her to various cities including New York and London. While Beth enjoys draping and patternmaking, she equally cherishes simple and enjoyable sewing projects. Beth's work history includes experience as associate editor for Sew News and Sew It All magazines.

Heather Thomas

Heather is a mixed-media fiber artist with a passion for color and a dedication to teaching. After a decade of making original yet traditional work, she began venturing out toward art quilting, embellishments, and mixed media work. She is the author of "A Fiber Artists’ Guide to Color & Design" and "Fabric Embellishing: The Basics & Beyond."

ZJ Humbach

ZJ Humbach is a professional longarm quilter and pattern designer who owns and operates Dream Stitcher Quilt Studio in Nederland, Colorado. Her work appears in McCall’s Quilting, Quilters Newsletter, and Quiltmaker magazines. A former Quilters Newsletter editor, she wrote a longarm quilting column, “Finish Line,” for each issue. Now ZJ is a freelance writer for Quilters Newsletter and the Studio Arts Quilt Associates (SAQA) Journal. She also quilts regularly for Connecting Threads. ZJ has enjoyed machine sewing since age 12. She has a strong educational background in clothing construction, tailoring, and interior design plus a Master of Arts Teaching degree with an emphasis on curriculum development and adult education.

Sam Cameranesi

Sam Cameranesi is a certified [solidcore] and yoga instructor who graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor

Spike Carlsen

Tom Caspar