Anne Marcellis from Sam Quilt Designs coming to your town? Grab your notepads and pay attention for more sewing and quilting tips, tricks, and twists imaginable in this stand-up comedy show is headed your way. Be prepared to laugh at creative decisions, imaginative solutions, conundrums, and a few “oops.” Anne puts more fun into one presentation than you can imagine. Not your usual trunk show.
Lilly Logan-Vice President @ Cumberland Valley Quilters Association Brentwood, TN
Our guild hosted Anne in January of 2024. Her presentation at our meeting was “My Quilting Journey” which was a delightful, fast paced and very helpful array of tips and hints that she oftentimes learned the hard way. Believe her when she says, bring a pad and paper for notes! The accompanying trunk show was beautiful and inspirational.
The next day she taught her 6 hour workshop on One Block Wonders. She is an excellent teacher. Fun, detailed, helpful, attentive. I have had lots of positive feedback from those who took the class.
Anne is a great communicator and was so nice to work with during the planning process. We highly recommend her and are thinking of bringing her back.
Debra Hausrath, Program Chair, Palmetto Quilt Guild. Hilton Head, SC
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What other guilds are saying:
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I understand that you may be looking for speakers. My name is Merle Pratt and I was the Education Co-chair for the Minnesota Quilt Guild. You should consider Anne Marcellis. I invited Anne to be our presenter in Aug 2018. Anne was great to work with. She was very prompt with the paperwork. The presentation was great. The room was bright and fun with all her colorful quilts. Her presentation is also bright, fun, and fast paced. Along with her quilt journey she had lots of tips and tricks for quilting. My only regret was that I did not take notes.
Check out her quilt "Sammy's Delight" in the Quilt Art 2019 calendar (September). You will want to see this one in person. Her quilting is fantastic and she does it on her stationary machine.
Happy Quilting!
Merle Pratt (Education Co-chair, Minnesota Quilters Guild)
Many of our guild members, including myself as well, enjoyed your presentation and found it to be one of most informative lectures we've had. It was full of tips and tricks and important, applicable processes.
Marianne Hearsey 2nd Vice President for Workshops, York County Quilters Guild, Rock Hill, SC
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I’ve enjoyed many trunk shows and quilter lectures, but Anne Marcellis’s presentation stands out above the others. Sprinkled with humor, she entertained and informed our guild as she covered a wide range of topics from creative use of spray starch and glue to magic tape and patterns and quilt storage to her 4 C’s of free motion quilting. Anne’s fast paced talk included realistic solutions to quilting problems that are useful to a beginner as well as to a seasoned professional. She offered practical ideas about how to handle our stacks of quilt magazines as well as how to tame our random piles of fabric. I took 2 full pages of notes as she shared her down-to-earth easy to implement and reasonable ideas.
Sharing bits of her own faith and personal experiences, Anne left our guild inspired, encouraged and knowing we had met a knowledgeable, easy to listen to and learn from good friend. I hope to have the opportunity to hear Anne speak again and look forward to taking classes from her.
Joyce Shook, Paducah Stitch & Quilt Guild, Paducah, KY May, 2025
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Judging comments:
The Nashville Fair Quilt Show has been honored to have Anne Marcellis judge our show the past two years. She is very thorough in her evaluation of each quilt, giving each one careful consideration. She has given wonderful and encouraging praise of the skills well exhibited, and any quilt with something that could be improved has been given constructive suggestions. I appreciate this so that each quilter can grow in their quilting journey--without critique we cannot become better quilters. Each quilt has been treated with respect and given the attention they deserve. As Anne is an amazing quilter, we know as a fellow quilter, she appreciates the work that goes into each entry. Anne has given of her time and skills to the show, and I cannot recommend her enough as a judge!
Lezleigh Kleibrink Chair, Nashville Fair Quilt Show
2025 Speaking Schedule
1 hour Powerpoint presentation with lots of TIPS & TRICKS, trunk show and demos.
3 different presentation:
MY QUILTING JOURNEY
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JOURNEY to FREE MOTION QUILTING w/demos
or
EVERYTHING YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT 9 degree RULERS
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April 10, Judge Shady Valley Festival of Quilts, Shady Valley, Tn.
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May 27 Paducah Stitch & Quilt Guild, Paducah, Ky, My Quilting Journey
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May 27-28, Paducah Stitch & Quilt Guild, Paducah, Ky. (WORKSHOP-Ombre Ribbons
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May 29, Paducah Stitch & Quilt Guild, Paducah, Ky. (WORKSHOP-Sunflower Happy)
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October 2, Judge Granville Quilt Festival, Granville, Tn.
2023 Speaking/teaching Schedule
1 hour Powerpoint presentation with lots of TIPS & TRICKS, trunk show and demos.
3 different presentation:
QUILTING
or
JOURNEY to FREE MOTION QUILTING w/demos
or
EVERYTHING YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT 9 degree RULERS
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March 3, 2023 Athens Dixie Stitchers Guild, Athens, AL (LECTURE: My Quilting Journey)5:30-8:30 pm (WORKSHOP: Scrappy Flower Bunches)
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April 4, 2023 @10 a.m. Cumberland Valley Quilters Assoc. Franklin, TN (LECTURE: My Quilting Journey)
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April 8, 2023 Cumberland Valley Quilters Assoc. Franklin, TN (WORKSHOP: Ombre Ribbons)
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May 6, 2023 @10 a.m. Midsouth Sewing and Vacuum, Murfreesboro, TN (My Quilting Journey)
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Sept 14, 2023 Quilting Bees of Murfreesboro, TN LECTURE: Everything You Never Knew About 9 degree Rulers
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Sept 16, 2023 WORKSHOP Gemulicious 9:15-3p.m. Midsouth Sewing & Vacuum, Murfreesboro, TN (Call Midsouth for details)
2022 Speaking/teaching Schedule
1 hour Powerpoint presentation with lots of TIPS & TRICKS, trunk show and demos.
2 different presentation:
QUILTING
or
FREE MOTION QUILTING w/demos
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March 8, 2022 @10 a.m. Happy Hands Quilt Guild, Shelbyville, TN (MY QUILTING JOURNEY)
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March 26 @9 a.m. teaching One Block Wonder with panels. Anne's studio.
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April 9, 2022 @ 10 a.m. Smyrna Friendship Quilters guild, Smyrna Middle School (library), Smyrna, Tennessee 37167 (MY QUILTING JOURNEY)
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April 21, 2022 @ 6:30 p.m. Heritage Quilters of Huntsville guild, Faith Presbyterian Church, 5003 Whitesburg Dr., Huntsville, Alabama (MY QUILTING JOURNEY)
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April 22-23, 2022 (WORKSHOP) Heritage Quilters of Huntsville, AL, Southern Charms Quilt Shop
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May 14, 2022 10-2p.m. Sewcial Quilters, Living Faith Ministries, Smyrna, TN (WORKSHOP-Ombre Ribbons)
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June 11, 2022 10a.m.-4p.m. Historic Sam Davis Home, 1399 Sam Davis Rd, Smyrna, TN (WORKSHOP-Migrating Geese)
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August 11, 2022 @ 7 p.m. Lebanon Piecemakers Quilt Guild Everything you never knew about 9 degree rulers
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August 25, 2022 @10 a.m. (WORKSHOP-Ombre Ribbons)Quilting Bees Quilt Guild, Murfreesboro, TN
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October 10, 2022 @ 10 a.m. (WORKSHOP-Ombre Ribbons) Athens Friendship Quilters Guild, Athens, AL
2024 Speaking Schedule
1 hour Powerpoint presentation with lots of TIPS & TRICKS, trunk show and demos.
3 different presentation:
MY QUILTING JOURNEY
or
JOURNEY to FREE MOTION QUILTING w/demos
or
EVERYTHING YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT 9 degree RULERS
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Jan 18 Palmetto Quilt Guild, Hilton Head, SC My Quilting Journey
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Jan 18 Sea Island Quilt Guild, Beaufort, SC (My Quilting Journey)
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Jan 19 Palmetto Quilt Guild, Hilton Head, SC (WORKSHOP-One Block Wonder w/Panels)
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Jan 20 Sea Island Quilt Guild, Beaufort, SC (WORKSHOP-Gemulicious)
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Mar 5 Smoky Mountain Quilters, Knoxville, TN ( My Quilting Journey)
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Mar 6 Smoky Mountain Quilters, Knoxville, WORKSHOP- Ombre Ribbons
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May 13 Lakeshore Quilters Guild, Hendersonville, TN (My Quilting Journey)
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May 30 Lakeshore Quilters Guild, Hendersonville, TN WORKSHOP- Ombre Ribbons
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June 4 Tri County Quilt Guild, Cypress, Texas (My Quilting Journey)
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June 5 Tri County Quilt Guild, Houston, Texas (One Block Wonder w/Panels)
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August 8 Quilting Bees, Murfreesboro, TN (Everything You Never Knew About 9 Degree Rulers)
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August 12 Judge Wilson State Fair
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August 14 Warren County Quilt Guild, Marrow, OH (My Quilting Journey)
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August 15 Warren County Quilt Guild, Marrow, OH WORKSHOP- Starshine
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August 30, Judge Nashville Fair
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Sept 14 Sewcial Quilters, Smyrna, TN (My Quilting Journey)
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October 21 York County Quilters Guild, Rock Hill, SC, (My Quilting Journey)
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October 22 York County Quilters Guild, Rock Hill, SC, WORKSHOP-One Block Wonder w/Panels
2021 Speaking Schedule
1 hour Powerpoint presentation with lots of TIPS & TRICKS, trunk show and demos.
32different presentation:
MY QUILTING JOURNEY
or
FREE MOTION QUILTING w/demos
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July 8 @ 6:00 pm Lebanon Piecemakers Quilt Club, Lebanon First United Methodist Church, 415 W Main St, Lebanon, TN 37087 (MY QUILTING JOURNEY)
2020 Speaking Schedule
1 hour Powerpoint presentation with lots of TIPS & TRICKS, trunk show and demos.
2 different presentation:
QUILTING
or
FREE MOTION QUILTING w/demos
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May 14 @7:00 Northfield Quilt Guild, Three Links Care Center, 815 Forest Ave., Northfield, MN (CANCELLED)
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Sep 10 @6:30 Quilting Queens Quilt Guild, Emma;s Luthrern Church 1074 Idaho, St Paul, MN (CANCELLED)
I loved this great group of ladies-Mixed Sampler Quilt Guild in Siren, WI
Swirling quilt with 9 degree ruler
Easy for Confident beginners-no seams to match!
Queen size bed quilt
Sammy's Delight is double sided
(traveled to several American Quilters Society International quilt shows in America)
Kaleidoscope. I used Ricky Tims technique but made this twice as large-60". So much fun!
Rail Fence Ur Way-great for beginners (this was made with 1 jelly roll)
Kaleidoscope size 36" x 36"
What an honor to speak to the Lakeshore Quilers Guild in Shoreview, MN. They have a lot of talented and wonderful members.
I had fun teaching EASY Foundation Paper Piecing during Schoolhouse to the Minnesota Quilters Guild. I had 10 minutes to teach x 10 groups. Turned out to be lots of fun! Thanks ladies.
