Alex is the author of 30 books in four languages selling near 1 million copies worldwide. Her quilts and instruction tips have also appeared in numerous magazines. She is the National Spokesperson for Bernina of America, a promotional partner for AccuQuilt’s GO!, as well as a designer of her own line of fabrics with P&B Textiles, and threads with Superior Threads. For 11 years, she served as host of "Simply Quilts" on HGTV. Alex continues to be one of the most sought after instructors and lecturers in the international quilting and sewing industry.

Anni’s efforts are focused on designing and making the patchwork patterns for Hatched and Patched. Her choice of fabrics and colours and quirky designs together with easy to understand instructions have made Hatched and Patched designs extremely popular. Her husband, Peter is Anni’s sounding board and is responsible for the mail order and marketing as well as keeping Anni in constant chocolate supply. He is also the creator of the Hatched and Patched website and spends countless hours writing strange stories for her books.

Stan and Jan decided to try their hands at creating a children’s book, themselves. This became The Big Honey Hunt featuring Papa, Mama and, at that time, Small Bear, published in 1962 with Dr. Seuss (aka Ted Seuss Geisel) as editor and publisher. Over two hundred Berenstain Bears books followed over the next forty three years until Stan’s death in 2005. Small Bear became Brother Bear with the birth of Sister in 1974. Little sister, Honey, arrived in 2000. The names, "Papa," "Mama," "Brother," and "Sister," were chosen for ease of reading and to emphasize their archetypical roles in the family. Total sales of the series have topped 250 million copies.

This mother daughter team blends trendy with traditional, and has the unique perspective of two generations of quilters. Their hope is that you, too, may be able to start a new quilt day tradition as mothers and daughters. Oh, and don’t forget the chocolate!