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QNM Extra Credit

More about the
April #381 issue
and Our Contributors

Book Reviews: page 18. Order 422 Tax Deductions for Businesses and Self-Employed Individuals by Bernard Kamoroff from Professional Quilter Publications, 22412 Rolling Hill Lane, Laytonsville, MD 20228 or online at www.professionalquilter.com.

Civil War Dishes: Page 56. The fabrics shown are from the Charleston II line from Marcus Brothers. To see more selections, visit www.marcusbrothers.com. To purchase, visit your local quilt shop or online seller.

Easy Lesson: Page 69. The cream prints in Posy Primer are Daiwabo fabrics from Pinwheels Trading Corporation. Order online at www.pinwheels.com.

Embellish Like Crazy: page 24. The silk ribbons shown on the pages are from: In Good Company, 406-363-4064, www.ingoodcohanddyes.com; and River Silks Ltd., 877-944-7444, www.riversilks.com.

Fabrics in this Issue: Some of the latest fabrics from various manufacturers are highlighted in accent strips on pages throughout the magazine this month. Look for these at your local quilt shop or your favorite online retailer. QNM cannot provide more detailed information than presented here. Page 7–Picadilly by FreeSpirit Fabrics; page 16–Feelin' Groovy by Robert Kaufman Fabrics; page 74–Spring Celebrations by Peggy Toole for Robert Kaufman Fabrics; page 80–Swirl by P&B Textiles.

Getting Good Marks Part 1: Page 48. Clover Needlecraft products are available at quilt shops and online at www.clover-usa.com. Roxanne Products are available by calling 800-993-4445 or online at www.thatperfectstitch.com.

Lunar Eclipse: page 66. Piping Hot Binding is a kit that includes enough cording to make piping for a small quilt, a unique trimming tool, and complete instructions for binding a quilt with piping. It is available in quilt shops or from Pieces Be With You, 54336 237 Ave., W. Concord, MN 55985, or order online at www.piecesbewithyou.com.

Meetin' Place: Page 30. The Peace River Quilters' Guild's website is www.peaceriverquilters.org.

Becky Douglas teaches and lectures. Email her at rebdoug@comcast.net.

Vicky Fleming is the author of Hawaiian Applique. The book is available from the American Quilter's Society, www.americanquilter.com.

News: Page 10. Ruth Clement Bond's only exploration of quilt design is described in more detail in Merikay Waldvogel's book Soft Covers for Hard Times (Rutledge Hill Press, 1990), a story that was excerpted in Quilter's Newsletter Magazine in October 1990 (#226). The TVA Quilt is shown on page 100 of The Twentieth Century's Best American Quilts (Primedia Special Interest Publications, 1999). Copies are available at 800-590-3465; www.VillageQuiltShoppe.com.

On The cover: Page 21. Kathy Nakajima is a Japanese television personality and quilting teacher known for her Hawaiian-style quilts. Her own and many of her students' works have been displayed at international quilt shows. Her quilt Sunshine Rose Garden won the Founders Award at the 2003 International Quilt Festival/Houston. Her work has been shown previously in QNM on pages 26-30 of the July/August 2001 issue (#334) and pages 52-54 of the December 2002 issue (#348). She can be contacted by fax at Studio K3 at 011-81-33411-6171.

The hand-dyed fabrics Kathy uses are available from Shades Textiles by Stacy Michell. Phone/fax 770-919-9824; www.shadestextiles.com.

Please touch my quilts: page 40. To sponsor an RBKS quilt, send $50 U.S. to RBKS Collections, Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham, Burnley, Lancs BB12 8UA, England. The quilt's box will have the sponsor's name on it, and the money will help finance improved storage.

You can also purchase an interactive CD-ROM and screensaver (for PC or Mac running Virtual PC software) featuring 32 quilts from the collections dating from 1700, including details and Rachel's hand-written labels. Online orders ($20 U.S.) can be placed at www.rbks.co.uk or write to G. Newbery at Gawthorpe Hall, address above.

Quiltmaker's Workshop: page 60. Peggy Gelbrich teaches quilting workshops around the U.S. Visit her website www.yellowhousequilter.com for more information.

Readers' Quilt Show: page 36. Caryl Bryer Fallert is a teacher and the author of Quilt Savvy: Fallert's Guide to Images on Fabric (American Quilter's Society, 2004). Contact her at P.O. Box 116, Paducah, KY 42002; website www.bryerpatch.com.

Linda Fiedler teaches machine quilting and machine embroidery. Contact her at 302 Danville Pike SW, Meadows of Dan, VA 24120; email forlin@swva.net.

Ellen Heck can be reached at heck@cyberhotline.com for information about her classes and patterns.

Renske Helmuth is available for trunk shows and workshops; www.renskehelmuth.com.

Suzanne Marshall is the author of Take-Away Applique (American Quilter's Society, 1998). She lectures and teaches; www.suzannequilts.com.

Umbrella Stand: Page 52. The print fabrics used in the color option are from Jo Morton Collections for Andover Fabrics. For more information, visit www.andoverfabrics.com. To purchase, check online sellers or your local quilt shop.



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