Wenda Coburn

Wenda Coburn is a mother, a teacher, a volunteer project organizer, and a quilter! She has been sewing since childhood and quilting became an expression of her own individual creativity. As a quilt teacher and a volunteer coordinator she has helped plan many service oriented projects, including quilting at the jail!

Since that beginning, her passion for sewing, design, quilting and instruction has grown. In 1990 she started Just For Ewe Sewing providing a variety of services from traditional tailoring services to dress making and custom drapery design. Enthusiastic about helping others to experience the joys of sewing, she began teaching sewing and quilting techniques in 1998.

After a search for perfect piecing techniques, Wenda found that the Square in a Square tools were successful time after time. In 2004, she became a certified Square in a Square® instructor and product distributor. In 2007, she was awarded Square in a Square® Diamond Certification. Look for Wenda’s quilt pattern in Jodi Barrows 2007 Square in a Square® book "Moving on with Diamonds."

Wanting to finish quilts herself, one more search led to easy machine quilting techniques that gave a beautiful finish. "Quilting with training wheels" became a signature saying used in many of her popular Machine Quilting 101 classes. This class led to a development of Quilt-As-U-Go! techniques, quilts, & workshops that combine the piecing and quilting, and are wonderful for a quilter who wants to increase their skills.

In 2006 Wenda began quilting at home with a Short-Arm quilting frame. She soon learned that there was no education or resources for the home short-arm quilter and began teaching local groups. In 2009 Wenda quilted a New York State Fair blue ribbon quilt on her short-arm system. Along with the popularity of these classes, Just For Ewe began selling tools for the short arm quilter. All tools are tested on a 9" harp machine. Now the quilter does not have to waste money or search all over for the correct size tool.

Wenda regularly teaches near home at Calico Gals quilt shop in Syracuse, NY and travels throughout the United States and Canada teaching workshops. She lives near Syracuse, NY with her husband, daughter, and 2 doggies and 1 cat.