Benner and her husband, Lamar, live in Honeybrook, Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of the Art Institute of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). Benner is art director for Good Enterprises, Intercourse, Pennsylvania. Pellman lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and is the manager of The Old Country Store, Intercourse. She is co-author of The Country Bride Quilt. She is the author of Amish Quilt Patterns and Small Amish Quilt Patterns; co-author with Jan Steffy of Patterns for Making Amish Dolls and Doll Clothes; and co-author with her husband, Kenneth, of The World of Amish Quilts, Amish Crib Quilts, and Amish Doll Quilts, Dolls, and Other Playthings. The Pellmans are the parents of two sons.