Marsha McCloskey

Marsha McCloskey is a well-known author and teacher in the quilting world. She has written or co-authored thirty books on quiltmaking since 1981. Specializing in the Feathered Star and other traditional pieced designs, she has taught drafting, rotary cutting and machine piecing to quilters all over the United States and in ten foreign countries. Her specialty rulers promote accurate cutting and piecing for intricate designs. For over 30 years, she traveled about once a month to teach and lecture. She has her own small publishing company, Feathered Star Productions, Inc., a website, and has designed fabric for quilters since 1996 when her first Staples line was introduced by Clothworks Textiles. The newest fabric line is called “Everything Blue”. “Essential Lights” and “Chocolate and Cherry” will be out in the Fall of 2015.