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QNM Extra Credit

More about the
January/February 2005 #369 issue
and Our Contributors

A family at last: page 54. Ann Zemke teaches quiltmaking and lectures nationwide regarding the orphan trains. She offers a presentation entitled "My Autobiography, My Life: The Life Story of an Orphan Train Rider" using the special quilt she made in memory of her grandmother, an orphan train rider. The 60-minute presentation is suitable for groups of all ages at quilt guilds, senior residences, libraries, churches, and schools. For presentation rates and availability, contact Ann at www.crocuslanequilts.com.

The black-and-white image of one of the orphan trains was used with the permission of the Children's Aid Society. For more information about the society and its programs and services, locations, volunteer opportunities, history, or how to donate, visit the website www.childrensaidsociety.org, or contact CAS at 105 East 22nd St., New York, NY 10010; 212-949-4800.

Candy Flowers: page 48. The patterns used by Yuko are found in Mimi Dietrich's book Baltimore Bouquets, published by That Patchwork Place (1992). This book and others by Mimi are available from your local quilt shop or online booksellers, or contact the publisher at 800-426-3126 or online at www2.martingale-pub.com.

Cover: The cover quilt Midnight Floral Fantasy is also featured in QNM's 2005 Wall Calendar, available in quilt shops or online at www.villagequiltshoppe.com.

To order a pattern for the quilt, visit the website www.karenkaybuckley.com or write to Karen Kay Buckley, 1237 Holly Pike, Carlisle, PA 17013.

Digital Images on Fabric: page 30. Sandy Bonsib is author of several books including Memory Quilts (Creative Publishing International), available from her website at www.sandybonsib.com.

Mary Fisher is author of several books, including Abataka, published by Copyrighters Inc. Visit her website www.maryfisher.com.

Michael James's website is www.unl.edu/mjames_quilts.

Barbara McKie's website is http://mckieart.com.

Kim Ritter's website is www.kimritter.com.

Mary Ellen Kranz and Cheryl Hayes are the authors of Blending Photos with Fabric: A Beautiful New Way to Combine Photos, Printing, and Quiltmaking. Their website is www.quiltingimages.com.

Ami Simms's website is www.amisimms.com. She is author of several books including Scrapbook Quilts and Fun Photo Quilts and Crafts (Mallery Press, 4206 Sheraton Drive, Flint, Michigan).

Rita Blocksom can be reached at RitaBlock@aol.com.

Mary Richling can be reached at quilten95@yahoo.com.

Jeannie Spears's website is www.softfabricphotos.com. She carries Jacquard Dyeset Concentrate as well as other supplies and resources for printing on fabric, and will print photos on fabric for you.

Hewlett-Packard's website is www.hp.com. HP published the book Photo Fun with C&T Publishing and a magazine, Printing on Fabric, with the editors of Quiltmaker.

You must be a member to visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BJSFabricPrintingFX/, but it is easy to join and is a valuable resource for information and techniques for problem solving. The site focuses on the use of Bubble Jet Set, but other important information is shared as well.

Gloria Hansen's website www.gloriahansen.com has a copy of an article she wrote for The Professional Quilter with a lot of information on inkjet printing.

Caryl Bryer Fallert's website http://bryerpatch.com has Bubble Jet Set available, and offers lots of information. She is the author of Quilt Savvy (American Quilter's Society, 2004), a guide to printed images on fabric.

Information on Color Plus Fabrics from Color Textiles is available at www.colortextiles.com.

Information about Printed Treasures fabric sheets is available at www.printedtreasures.com.

Information about EQ Inkjet Printable Fabric Sheets is available from www.electricquilt.com, as well as in Mary Ellen Kranz and Cheryl Hayes's book, Blending Photos With Fabric.

Elizabeth II: page 28. To see more In the Beginning Fabrics, visit the store at 8201 Lake City Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115; 206-523-8862; www.inthebeginningfabrics.com.

More of Sharon Yenter's designs can be found in Blended Quilts: 16 Quilts Inspired by the 1800s (coauthored by Marsha McCloskey, In the Beginning, 2002) and Blended Wall Quilts: A Workbook of Easy Blended Techniques (In the Beginning, 2003). These books are available from In the Beginning, at quilt shops, and from online booksellers.

First Quilts...Last Quilts page 44. Carol Doak's website www.quilt.com/Cdoak provides information, books, and quiltmaking products.

Award-winner Zena Thorpe offers lectures, workshops, and products. You can contact Zena through her website geocities.com/zenasquilts.

Quilt judge and teacher Linda M. Fiedler can be reached at 302 Danville Pike SW, Meadows of Dan, VA 24120; forlin@swva.net.

Contact teacher, lecturer, and author Sharyn Craig at 2530 Indigo Drive, El Cajon, CA 92019; phone 619-440-2530; or email gcraig@mail.sdsu.edu. Sharyn's website address is www.sharyncraig.com.

Linda MacDonald provides lectures and workshops. Contact Linda at 707-459-4563; email linda@lindamacdonald.com; website www.lindamacdonald.com.

Heart Strings: page 20. Cindy Cooksey offers additional patterns at www.jukeboxquilts.com.

The Party Quilt Part 2: page 38. Share your party quilt with Cathy Perlmutter at ajwcjp@aol.com.

Chris Pascuzzi make quilts, wearables, and home accessories, and offers custom machine embroidery and sewing instruction. Contact her at 617 Cavenish Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23455; 757-671-1850; sewscuzzi@cox.net.

Photo Finish: page 82. All 36 block patterns for Cinco de Mayo are in Karen Stone's new book, Karen K. Stone Quilts, published by the Electric Quilt Company and reviewed in this issue. If the book is not available at your local quilt store you can order it online at www.electricquilt.com or phone 800-356-4219.

Quilted Calligraphy: page 36. Denise Clausen is available for lectures and workshops. Visit her website at www.oregoncoast.com/denisedesigns, or write to her at 26016 Sandlake Road, Cloverdale, OR 97112.

Quilting Bee: page 58. Quilt It Nine-Patch Favorites is available online at www.villagequiltshoppe.com or phone 800-590-3465.

Readers' Quilt Show: page 25. McCall's Easy Big Blocks Mariner's Compass tissue paper foundations are no longer available. Designer Cindi Edgerton has similar patterns available at A Very Special Collection, PO Box 2243, Yorktown, VA 23692, or on the website www.averyspecialcollection.com.

The Quilter's Book of Blocks and Borders by Jinny Beyer and Old Swedish Quilts by Åsa Wettre are out of print. Used copies may be available from online used book sellers such as www.alibris.com, www.abebooks.com, and http://powells.com, or check your library.

Urn with Flowers and Birds: page 34. Connie J. Nordstrom is the author of the article "One Pot of Flowers Quilt Pattern--Blossoming Through Centuries," in Uncoverings 2002, Volume 23 of the research papers of the American Quilt Study Group. Contact the AQSG at 35th & Holdredge, East Campus Loop, PO Box 4737, Lincoln, NE 68504-0737 or visit its website at www.h-net.org/~aqsg/.



Check our archive of past Extra Credit pages for more quilt-related links and resources.