About the Author

Debby KratovilFairfax, Virginia (DC Suburbs) Debby brings her background as a high school math and English teacher to the world of quilting. She is such a prolific quilter that she has been dubbed the "power quilter" by her quilting friends. Her hundreds of published articles about quilts, easy techniques, and how-tos have helped thousands of quilters discover an easier way to approach a wide range of projects. She was Quilt Magazine's Special Projects Editor for 14 years, and currently contributes to a variety of other quilt magazines. She also sews and designs for several fabric companies. Her published works include Bold, Black & Beautiful Quilts (AQS, 2004) , Supersize 'Em Quilts (2009) and Paper Piecing Perfect Points (2013) . She has authored 13 different Quilt Block a Day calendars (Accord, Simon & Schuster, and Martingale) . She is a popular and enthusiastic teacher who especially loves the "aha!" moments with her students. She freely shares tips, tricks and techniques to make quilting a real pleasure. Visit her blog site: DebbyKratovilQuilts.blogspot.com for lots of quilting tutorials and FREE patterns, along with current workshop listings. You will find her Pinterest Board and Craftsy pattern links there, too.