Maxine Rosenthal started quilting almost 40 years ago. She made her first kaleidoscopic quilt for her daughter's ninth birthday. Her daughter is now 37 and has many kaleidoscopic quilts – including the very first one. Maxine lives in Minnesota, USA. Nancy Miller has been quilting for more than 30 years, making all types of quilts, from traditional, to kaleidoscopic, to art quilts – and anywhere in between. She lives in Minnesota, USA.