Our Instructors
SUE SPARGO – Ohio
Sue always felt drawn to the color, energy and simplicity of traditional African designs. This, along with the stark contrasts between the many environments she has lived, combined to stir her love of “primitive” arts and crafts and grew into a focus on contemporary folk-art. Working in a bright, saturated color palette, Sue creates her pieces with layers using hand-dyed wools, cotton fabrics, linens, silks, velvets and embellishment stitchery. As an international author and teacher, Sue’s workshops range from 2 to 5 days and explore textual depth and dimension through wool layering and embroidery. Sue’s publications consist of technique and pattern books, and her extensive website is a treasure trove of products that support her designs. (https://suespargo.com)
Sue Spargo Folk-art Quilts, Inc. currently employees 10 full time staff to oversee her retail and wholesale websites, Block of the Month program, publications and dye studio. We are a family team who’s goal is to provide our customers with a unique but complete product; hand and mill dyed wools that match our Ellana wool appliqué thread, a vast range of embroidery threads including Sue’s line of Eleganza Perle cotton, an eclectic mix of cotton and textural fabrics, patterns, technique books and kits.”
JO LYNN O’NEIL – Texas
This is Jo Lynn’s second cruise with World of Quilts Travel. Here collage class on the previous cruise booked completely full.
Jo Lynn has been quilting many years and has taught throughout the US. She owns a retreat house in Texas which keeps her busy!
A certified Laura Heine Collage quilt instructor, Jo Lynn has mastered the Laura Heine collage technique that makes her collage designs so unique. Jo Lynn’s collage workshops are very popular and sell out quickly.
For any question on her workshops, you may reach Jo Lynn at jolynn.oneil@gmail.com
PEGGY GELBRICH – Oregon
For over 45 years, Peggy has been quilting and teaching quilt making. Teaching and sharing the art of quilt making is her passion. She especially enjoys the time spent with fellow quilters, helping them learn new techniques. She has taught quilt making across the United States and Canada at large guild classes, quilting retreats as well as small private groups in her home. Her patience and teaching style earned her a nomination for Teacher of the Year for Professional Quilter magazine.
Originally from Oregon, Peggy spent 22 years in Ketchikan, Alaska with her husband, Ron and three children. Between raising their three children and a full-time job, Peggy taught quilt making and made quilts that won awards and were accepted for showing at the American Quilt Society show in Paducah, Kentucky. Her quilt, “Roses for Travis and Sharon” is pictured in the book, “Rose Sampler Supreme,” by Rosemary Mahkan. She has been published in numerous magazines including Fons and Porter’s Love of Quilting, Quiltmaker, McCall’s Quilting and the past Quilter’s Newsletter magazine.
Peggy’s goal is to learn and use techniques to find the easy way to make that difficult pattern. She teaches all types of machine piecing as well as handwork including needle turn applique and hand quilting. She is always looking for that next quilting challenge to learn and pass onto her students.
For questions on any of her workshops, you may reach out to Peggy at peggy@yellowhousequilter.com