Who is Esterita Austin?

Quilt maker, designer and teacher, Esterita Austin, created "The Well," a prize-winning piece in the American Museum of Folk Art's international competition "Quilted Constructions: The Spirit of Design." Her pieces have been published in the periodicals Quilting Arts, The Quilters Companion, American Quilter, Quilter's Newsletter, American Style and Distinction Magazine and Folk Art, as well as the books Contemporary Art Quilts and Fiber Arts 7. As an entrepreneur, Esterita has been featured on The Sally Jesse Raphael Show and in the "Threads" section of Newsday. Her work has appeared on the covers of the Indiana Gazette leisure section and the Arts and Lifestyles section of the Times Beacon and Times Record newspapers of Long Island, NY. You can see Esterita give a demonstration of her techniques on HGTV's Simply Quilts with Alex Anderson, segment 1134. The Quilt Show with Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson, and Quilting Arts TV.

Esterita currently teaches, lectures and shows her work internationally.