Earthly Goods instructors have a helpful, comprehensive approach to teaching. All instructors have completed our Quilting by Degree Program. They regularly take new courses on and off-site to keep up with quilting trends and techniques.

Liz - Class Coordinator
Liz has become a master of hand appliqué and hand quilting since she started quilting 18 years ago. She has completed impressive traditional patterns and is branching out into original design. Her students appreciate her attention to detail and her relaxed, organized approach to quilting.

Kim
From an early age, Kim has had a love of handwork and crafts. She took home economics and tailoring at NAIT before she began quilting. As a teacher, she enjoys sharing with beginners the tricks and tips that she learns from other master quilters.

Elaine G.
Elaine began at Earthly goods in 1991. She has since completed over 80 quilts! As manager, Elaine has been integral in the store set-up. Her specialties are rag-time quilts, mystery quilts, and children's classes.

Karen
Karen earned a BSc in Clothing and Textiles from the U of A and an Associate of Arts degree from Trinidad, Colorado. As one of our first instructors, she has taught classes in rug-hooking, ribbon embroidery, doll-making, and the Stargazey technique since 1989.  Students love her quirky dolls and enjoy her flair for embellishment!

Maureen
Maureen left a job in computing to pursue her quilting hobby full-time. She teaches Rotary Cutting, Machine Quilting, and the Yellow Brick Road class.  She loves the inspiration she sees in beginner quilters when she teaches them new skills.

Angela

Our "bag lady," Angela is famous for teaching students how to make funky handbags and fabulous totes. She completed the Quilting by Degree program in 1999, and hasn't stopped quilting since!

Margie

Margie combined her BEd with a long-term interest in art when she started teaching quilting in 1994. She developed her "Add a Stripe" class for Quilt Canada, where her work has been shown many times. Margie is well-known for her inspiring classes on colour theory and painting with fabric at Earthly Goods.

Lois

Lois started teaching after finishing her Master's thesis quilt, which was shown at Quilt Canada 2002 and the Pacific Northwest Quilt Show. Her students enjoy her expertise, warmth, and organization in classes on Electric Quilt software, machine embroidery, and foundation piecing.

Kathy

Kathy has been quilting for over fifteen years.  She has explored many aspects of quilting but particularly loves machine piecing, machine quilting, and digging into her stash for scrap quilts.  She applies her precision, knowledge of design, and creativity to the classes she teaches on quilt binding and fibre art techniques.