Linda Seward is an experienced quilter, writer and quilt judge. She has written 11 quilting books, including The Complete Book of Patchwork, Quilting & Appliqué, which has been in print for 27 years, selling over a quarter of a million copies in several languages. In 2014 she published The Ultimate Guide to Art Quilting, which is already in its second printing. Linda has also written books on babies, puppies, knitting and crocheting (the knitting and crocheting books are published under her maiden name, Linda Macho). She has been writing a regular column in The Quilter magazine for 12 years. Linda has appeared on television and radio shows, and has judged numerous quilt shows around the world. She was born in New Jersey, but has lived in London, England for the past 30 years.