

Yvonne Porcella has been teaching quilt techniques since the early 1970s. She is founder and past president of Studio Art Quilt Associates, and currently serves on the Advisory Board of the International Quilt Study Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, as well as the Board of Directors of The Alliance. She is the author of nine books, a member of the Quilters Hall of Fame, and a Silver Star honoree of the International Quilt Association. Her art quilts have been acquired by major museums in the U.S. including The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution.