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Hearts & Apron Strings: page 62. Contact Sharon Schamber at P.O. Box 42, Jensen, UT 84035; email schamber@easilink.com.
A Lifetime of Details: page 32. Marilyn Walker has lectured widely in Canada and the United States on Canadian quilts. The Canadian Quilters Association presented her with the Dorothy McMurdie Award for her contributions to quiltmaking in that country. Her book, Ontario's Heritage Quilts, is available from book stores, online from www.amazon.com, or visit the website www.bostonmillspress.com. Marilyn can be contacted at 101 Riverview Blvd., St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, L2T 3M3.
On Our Cover: Ann Feitelson can be reached at P.O. Box 51, Montague, MA 01351; email phweis@valinet.com.
Photo Finish: page 98. Patricia Pepe teaches, lectures, and offers trunk shows. Contact her for programs and workshops at 3425 Stage Springs Rd., Creston, CA 93432; 805-238-7086.
Quilt Boxes: page 29. Lizz Ploppert teaches and has a trunk show of her soft boxes. Precut plastic pieces and patterns for boxes are available from her at 321 N. Maple, Sycamore, IL 60178; 815-895-4747; email quiltbox@comcast.net.
Readers' Quilt Show: page 50. Visit Lura Schwarz Smith's website at www.lura-art.com for her teaching schedule and student gallery. Patterns and her instructional DVD/VHS Faces in Fabric are available from Jukebox Quilts, www.jukeboxquilts.com.
Responses To Fusibles Report: page 66. Nancy Kirk teaches quilt restoration, including the appropriate uses for fusibles. Her 4-disc DVD Quilt Restoration Workshop is available in quilt shops or online at www.kirkcollection.com. For upcoming workshops, check the website www.quiltrestoration.com.
For more information about the products tested in the study, please contact the manufacturers, or visit their websites for the complete text of their statements.
Sulky of America, 3113 Broadpoint Dr., Punta Gorda, FL 33983; website www.sulky.com.
Sullivans USA, 4341 Middaugh Ave., Downer's Grove, IL 60515; website www.sullivans.net/usa.
J.T. Trading Corp. (Spray and Fix 505), 3 Simm Ln., Newtown, CT 06470; website www.sprayandfix.com
Therm O Web (HeatnBond), 770 Glenn Ave., Wheeling, IL 60090; website www.thermoweb.com.
Pellon (Wonder-Under), Consumer Products Division, Freudenberg Nonwovens, 3440 Industrial Dr., Durham, NC 27704; website www.pellonideas.com.
Prym-Dritz Corp. (Stitch Witchery), P.O. Box 5028, Spartanburg, SC 29304; website www.dritz.com.
Stars from Scratch: page 53. Jinny's new book, Quiltmaking by Hand, is available in quilt shops, book stores, from online book sellers, or from the publisher, Breckling Press, at 800-951-7836; website www.brecklingpress.com.
Jinny teaches quiltmaking workshops, lectures, and is the organizer of an annual quilting seminar on Hilton Head Island, SC. The event will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2005. You can find out more through her website, www.jinnybeyer.com.
The Jinny Beyer Perfect Piecer tool was designed specifically for hand piecing. Order from the Breckling Press website or from Jinny's website.
Taupe: page 36. Patchwork Quilt tsushin, a popular quilt magazine published in Japan, is the sponsor of International Quilt Week, an annual quilt show and contest held in Yokohama, Japan; website www.viq.com. Taupe fabrics are available online from Pinwheels, 914-271-1045; website www.pinwheels.com.
Tiger Lily: page 26. Ruth Ohol teaches workshops on machine technique, design, and color. Contact her at 326 Locust St., Lockport, NY 14094; email rohol@adelphia.net.
Unconventional Quilts: page 58. Robert Shaw is a curator and art historian who has written several books about quilts and American folk arts, including The Art Quilt (Beaux Arts Editions, 1997). He offers appraisals and consulting services to collectors, artists, and institutions. His website is www.roberteshaw.com.
Check our archive of past Extra Credit pages for more quilt-related links and resources.
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