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Book Reviews: page 74. The publisher of Invisible Machine Applique and Beyond is Teamwork Craftbooks, 44 Rectory Walk, Sompting, Lancing, West Sussex BN15 0DU, UK. The book is available in the U.S. from Quilters' Resource, Inc., P.O. Box 148850, Chicago, IL 60614; 800-676-6543; fax 800-216-2374; website www.quiltersresource.com.
Contact Bunker Hill Publishing at www.bunkerhillpublishing.com or 26 Adams St., Charlestown, MA 02129; 617-242-1518; mail@bunkerhillpublishing.com.
Canterbury Quilt: page 50. Ever Vigilant, designed and made by Barbara Baume of Southington, Connecticut, was published in the July/August 2002 issue of QNM. To order the back issue, visit www.villagequiltshoppe.com.
To view the original Canterbury Quilt in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, visit http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/quilts/patrioti.htm.
Color As I See It: page 58. Ann Johnston is best known for her dye-painted silk and cotton quilts which have been displayed in shows and galleries across the country and are in private and public collections. She has illustrated a full discussion of color and how to use its qualities as design tools in her book The Quilter's Book of Design, published by McGraw-Hill (1999). If you'd like to dye your own fabric, Color By Accident: Low-Water Immersion Dyeing, self-published (1997), teaches low-water immersion dyeing. Color by Design: Paint and Print with Dye, self-published (2001), teaches surface applications of dye. For more images of Ann's quilts, book excerpts, or secure online orders, visit her website www.annjohnston.net.
Colored Pencil for Applique: page 30. To order Gabrielle Swain's new DVD Masterclass: Hand Applique, the first in a series of instructions on her techniques, write her at 6228 Green Apple Ct., Watauga, TX 76148; www.gabrielleswain.com. Gabrielle's books From a Quilter's Garden: A Fresh Crop of Applique Designs and Applique in Bloom are out of print. Check your local library for these titles.
COVER. A pattern for Bea Mansanarez's original 82" x 92" Beloved Sunflowers is available by mail. To order, send a check or money order for $15.00 to Bea Mansanarez, 591 Spruce St., Monte Vista, CO 81144. Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.
Farmer's Daughter: page 48. Richard and Georgina Fries are the proprietors of Bellwether Dry Goods. They offer hand quilting services provided by a network of Amish friends. Georgina's quilts are for sale. Contact them at 137 Bayard Road, Lothian, MD 20711; 410-867-0665; www.bellwetherdrygoods.com.
I'll Vouch for That!: page 32. Moneca Calvert gives lectures, teaches, and judges. Email calvertart@aol.com for a brochure. Her quilt Glorious Lady Freedom was voted one of the Twentieth Century's Best American Quilts (Primedia, 1999); order at www.VillageQuiltShoppe.com.
Elsie Campbell's website is www.ElsieMCampbell.com. Her book about hand quilting, with patterns, Winning Stitches (C&T Publishing, 2004), is available at quilt shops or from C&T, 800-284-1114; www.ctpub.com.
Margaret Docherty, whose quilt Birds 'n' Roses was on the cover of QNM April 2005, has a book based on her award-winning quilt, Applique Masterpiece: Little Brown Bird Patterns, published by the American Quilter's Society (2000), 800-626-5420; website www.AmericanQuilter.com.
Shoko Ferguson teaches classes at Chesapeake Bay Quilting, 877-227-1354; www.chesapeakebayquilting.com.
Flavin Glover's book, A New Look at Log Cabin Quilts, was published by C&T in 2003 (see above). She teaches workshops and gives presentations. Contact her at 334-821-7091; website www.flavinglover.com.
Candy Goff's quilt Joie de Vie--Joy of Life was also selected as one of the Twentieth Century's Best American Quilts (see previous information). Get more tips on her website, www.handquilter.com.
Helene Knott lectures, teaches workshops, and has a series of patterns, Postcards From Japan, available at Story Quilts, 503-384-0185; website www.storyquilts.com.
Liuxin Newman's book Perfect Hand Quilting Without Pain is available from her website, www.thimblelady.com.
Andi Perejda teaches quilting and applique by hand and is a National Quilting Association certified judge. Her email is apquilts@pacbell.net.
Linda Pool publishes patterns and gives lectures and workshops. Her website is www.lindaslace.com. Email lpoolquilts@aol.com.
Anita Shackelford is an internationally recognized teacher and lecturer whose work explores nineteenth-century applique techniques, fine hand quilting, and trapunto. Her books, templates, and tools are available at www.thimbleworks.com.
Carol Sinnreich's quilts will be on display at Primedia Gallery in Golden, Colorado, through July 29, 2005 (closed weekends). Contact the gallery at 303-278-1010.
Ami Simms's book How to Improve Your Quilting Stitch, as well as her other books and fabric lines, are for sale on her website, www.AmiSimms.com.
Mary Stori teaches, lectures, and hosts trips for quilters through Traveling Together, www.travelingtogether.net. Mary's website is www.quilt.com/MaryS. Her books Beading Basics (2004) and All-in-One Beading Buddy (October 2005) are published by C&T (see previous contact information).
Knockout Blocks: page 52. Judy Martin's book Knockout Blocks and Sampler Quilts features 109 block patterns in multiple sizes and colorings. Ninety-eight of the blocks are original, and all are made from simple squares, rectangles, and the most common kinds of triangles. The book also features nine quilt patterns, each in three sizes. The CD Judy Martin's Stars & Sets is a stand-alone program from the Electric Quilt Company that lets you design your own quilts from more than 200 of Judy's star blocks from her out-of-print books. It includes quilt design tools, sets, fabric and color palettes, rotary cutting, printable templates in your choice of sizes, and a photo gallery of quilts made from these blocks. It works on your PC with Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP. Visit www.judymartin.com or phone 800-642-5615 to order.
Little Treasures: page 23. Connie Nordstrom is the author of the article "One Pot of Flowers Quilt Pattern-Blossoming Through Centuries," in Uncoverings 2002 (American Quilt Study Group). Contact Connie at 1910 Placitas Trail, Farmington, NM 87401.
Meetin' Place: page 64. Mary Hackett is the author of A Bridge to Landscape Quilts, published by the American Quilter's Society (see contact information listed under "I'll Vouch for That!"). She also teaches and accepts commissions. Contact her at www.marylhackett.com.
Piecing Mosaics: page 37. Jean Biddick loves to teach and to give her students the tools they need to translate their ideas into machine-pieced quilts. More information about her workshops can be found at www.jeanbiddick.com, or by writing her at 4513 N. Little Rock Dr., Tucson, AZ 85750; 520-749-3022.
Prairie Compass: page 34. A free block-of-the-month pattern for a sampler quilt, Sonoran Desert, plus a gallery of many of her prizewinning quilts are on Nancy Rink's website www.nancyrinkdesigns.com. She sells patterns and hand-dyed fabric and is available to teach classes.
Readers' Quilt Show: page 45. Ann Harwell's quilt Church in the Wildwood was shown in the June 2004 issue of QNM. Visit her website at www.quiltartisannharwell.com.
Check our archive of past Extra Credit pages for more quilt-related links and resources.
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