About Debby Kratovil

Debby Kratovil has been Special Projects Editor with QUILT Magazine for the past 15 years, with over 600 articles published. In 2006 alone, she saw 54 of her quilts published, with another dozen sewn for major fabric companies. She has seen 25 of her quilts make the cover of quilting magazines, with 9 covers in 2006 alone. As she says, "I sew for the camera, making sure my quilts are very photogenic." She is a popular teacher both locally and nationally, as many happy students will attest. Debby authored "Bold, Black & Beautiful Quilts" (AQS, 2004), two quilting calendars for Accord Publishing (2006 & 2007) and her latest publishing feat is the new Quilter's Block-a-Day Calendar and companion CD by That Patchwork Place (2007). She has another book in process with TPP, due out in Spring 2009. Debby is a prolific quilter, designer, and illustrator. Best of all, she enjoys every minute of it.

As a member of the Quilt Design Team, Debby takes her wide range of quilting skills from a pile of fabric to a finished quilt, then to creating the patterns and professional illustrations print-ready. Debby likes to say, "I've never met a fabric I didn't like." One of her special talents is making a beautiful quilt using challenging fabric collections. She is on very good terms with her computer and computerized sewing machines, which enables her to take a project from start to finish quickly.

Debby lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband Phil and daughter Valery. She has two married daughters who share her artistic talent.