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Amy Sinibaldi Author

Amy Sinibaldi has four children, a husband, two cats and lives in Williamsburg, Virginia. Amy has been sewing since 2006 and was self-taught. She is author of the book, Sweetly Stitched Handmades and is a fabric designer with Art Gallery Fabrics. You can find Amy's sewing and stitching patterns at her Etsy shop: nanaCompany. Find out more about her creative journey, current projects, and fabric collections at her blog: nanaCompany.typepad.com. Find her on Instagram at: @amysinibaldi. Visit her Facebook page: nanaCompanyblog. She has recently returned to school to complete an RN program but continues to sew and design. Kristyne Czepuryk has two daughters, a husband, a full-time job as a technical writer, and lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Kristyne learned how to sew at an early age from her mother and aunt. Although she's always been a maker, learning how to quilt at 19 solidified her love of creating pretty things with fabric. She is the author of an embroidery book S is for Stitch and a quilting/sewing book Perfectly Pretty Patchwork. She designs fabric, and sells her patterns in her online shop: prettybyhand. She used to blog, but you can find her most often now on Instagram @prettybyhand. She recently earned a graphic design certificate after 4 years of night classes. And although her day job and family keep her busy, she still dedicates all her spare time to her creative pursuits.