GINA PERKES

Gina Perkes is an internationally award-winning quilter. In 2015, she received the Best
Longarm Machine Workmanship award at the AQS Paducah show. Her quilt Nostalgia is
now part of the American Quilter’s Society collection displayed at the National Quilt
Museum in Kentucky. Gina has been quilting for nearly two decades and has developed
many tools for machine quilters including ruler templates and stencils for longarm and
domestic machine quilting. She has appeared on several quilting shows and is the author
of: Mastering the Art of Longarm Quilting, Appliquilting, Guide to Grids, and Tips for
Longarm Quilting. She operates her shop, The Copper Needle, BERNINA sewing machine
and longarm dealership in Payson, Arizona. Gina loves working with other quilters, sharing
her techniques and helping them find inspiration and gain confidence. She teaches both
domestic and longarm techniques and believes that quilting is therapeutic and strives to
create a stress-free, fun learning environment for her students.