Mary Mulari has written twenty best-selling sewing books and is a frequent television guest on "Sewing With Nancy". Mary is best known for her innovative ideas about designer sweatshirts, automatic machine appliqué and embroidery.

Rita Farro wrote the book, "Life Is Not A Dress Size", about her struggle to live life in the fat lane of a country that worships thin people. Rita believes every woman should understand her own body type - then learn to make the most of her 3 seconds - because that's how long you have to make a first impression.

June Mellinger, the Director of Education for Brother International, appears regularly on many popular sewing shows including Sew Beautiful and Martha's Sewing Room with Martha Pullen, a recognized expert in the world of Heirloom Sewing as well as QVC and HSN. She blogs here

For Diane Brown, machine embroidery started as a hobby but it didn't take long for it to become an obsession and then blossom into a new career. For a number of years she has worked behind the scenes in the development of embroidery software and designs. Many of you who attended last year's Community Circle will remember Diane, and may know that nobody can personalize embroidery like Diane. Join her as she imparts all her best secrets.

Pat (The Avid Embroiderer) Snyder is quite a success story - from experienced home embroiderer to blogging success and innovative product developer in the space of less than a year. From a simple Brother PE-180D purchased (starry-eyed) 8 years ago, to the wonderful world of feature-filled embroidery machines, Pat actively seeks new and interesting stitches and products for her readership. Now she is bringing her business insight and acumen to home embroiderers considering or already involved in a home-based embroidery business. She blogs here

James Raymer has been in the textile industry for over 25 years. As Vice President of Dalco Home Sew, he has lectured, demonstrated, written articles for Sewing & Embroidery Professional, and appeared on the "America Sews" television program. As a teacher, his goal is to make embroidery and appliqué fun and easy.

Loes van der Heijden is the owner of Artistitch.com, the Netherlands, writer of various video tutorials for embroidery digitizing software and developer of the easy-to-use vector drawing program for embroiderers and longarm quilters Pre-Design Studio. Along with her life and business partner, husband Theo, Loes will show you how to become a digitizing diva - without even knowing how to draw! She Blogs here

And, of course, our very own Ann (AnnTheGran) Cobb, who began stitching doll clothes as soon as she was old enough to hold a needle, and then continued to sew for herself and then for her husband, children and grandchildren. In the Internet's early days, she created AnnTheGran.com as a forum in which home embroiderers could share designs and ideas. Since those early days, AnnTheGran.com has become the Internet's most visited home embroidery site, with a regular user base of over 300,000 people. She Blogs here