Judy Gauthier is a shop owner and a 6-time author for C&T Publishing. She teaches quilters across the country. Her first love was sewing garments, but she quickly learned to love quilting. Her favorite form of quilting is scrap quilting. She is also a critical care nurse by trade, and believes that sewing is very beneficial to the health of individuals. She gets her design inspiration from the things that people love, such as hobbies and pets. She has been on faculty for the International Quilt Festival and The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show (a production of Public Television and Nancy Zieman Productions) for many years. She has also appeared on episodes of 'Sewing with Nancy' with Nancy Zieman, and 'The Quilt Show' with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims.