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About Space: page 32. Ruth Ohol lives in western New York and travels to teach and lecture; 716-433-4950, rohol@roadrunner.com. A pattern for her quilt Tiger Lily appeared in our April 2004 issue (issue 361), and a pattern for her quilt Fiddler's Wife was published in QN last month (issue 396).
Book Reviews: page 78. Basic Quilting: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started, stackpolebooks.com; Papa and the Pioneer Quilt, penguin.com/youngreaders; Quilting-on-the-Go, quiltersresource.com; Raggedy Reverse Applique: 10 Fast, Fun and Forgiving Quilt Projects, krausebooks.com.
The Fabric Diary: page 44. The New Year's Quilt, the 11th novel in Jennifer Chiaverini's beloved Elm Creek Quilts series, is scheduled for release in November. Adele, the main character in "The Fabric Diary," will appear in the novel as well. For more information, visit Jennifer's website, elmcreek.net.
Email artist and illustrator Diane Fiedler at diane@fiedler-art.com.
Finish Line: page 64. The Body Rite Posture Pleaser is available for $35 from Linda Taylor's website, lequilters.com.
Innovative Fabric Imagery: page 38. Innovative Fabric Imagery for Quilts by Cyndy Lyle Rymer with Lynn Koolish (C&T Publishing, 2007) will be available this fall as a companion book to the "Innovative Fabric Imagery: A Digital Exploration in Quilting" exhibit premiering at International Quilt Market and Festival/Houston; visit ctpub.com.
Mother Earth and Her Children: page 50. Sieglinde Schoen Smith's best-of-show quilt now illustrates a picture book by the same name. Mother Earth and Her Children: A Quilted Fairy Tale (Breckling Press, 2007) has been translated from German by Jack Zipes. The original book that inspired Sieglinde's quilt, Etwas von den Wurzelkindern (Something about the Root Children), was written and illustrated by Sibylle von Olfers in 1906. This new version is available for $17.95 plus shipping from Breckling Press; 800-951-7836, service@brecklingpress.com. Contact Sigelinde at schoensmith@yahoo.com.
On the Cover: page 82. Judy Garden is the author of Dutch Treat: 196 Applique Blocks Inspired by Delft Designs (Martingale & Company, 2004). The 4" blocks are based on traditional Dutch ceramic tiles; 613-962-6443, patchworkgarden.com.
Photo Finish: page 114. Donations in memory of Sharon Heidingsfelder-Ammann can be made to the Studio Art Quilt Associates Education Fund, P.O. Box 572, Storrs, CT 06268. Sharon was a quilt judge, an author, an artist, and a former executive director of SAQA. She passed away in 2007.
Power Stitching: page 66. Products Sylvia Gegaregian uses include: a Bernina 180, bernina.com; Pellon stabilizers, shoppellon.com; Isacord embroidery thread, isacordthread.com; Madeira thread, madeirausa.com; Superior threads, superiorthreads.com.
Quilting Bee: page 20. To learn more about the Victory Junction Gang Camp, visit victoryjunction.org.
Susan R. DuLaney designs floral applique patterns, which she sells through her company, Distinctive Pieces; distinctivepieces.home.att.net.
Linda Worland's paper-piecing patterns are available through her company, Paper Panache; paperpanache.com.
Readers' Quilt Show: page 34. Visit these websites to learn more about some of the Potluck quilt artists: barbaradcohen.com; deidreadams.com; judithtrager.com; katywidger.com and colorwheelfabricdyeing.com; luanarubin.com; mariecastlewing.com and crazyquiltergirls.com; pattyhawkins.com; sandrawoock.com.
Short Takes: page 81. The purple eggplant was made using Marbelous! jacquards by Robert Kaufman Fabrics; robertkaufman.com.
There's Gold in Them There Quilts: page 58. Cindy Brick is an author, historian, and AQS-certified textiles appraiser. She has several books in print, including Hanky-Panky Crazy Quilts (American School of Needlework, 2002) and her upcoming Crazy Quilts: A Common Sense History (Voyageur Press). Call Cindy toll-free at 888-482-7425 or visit her website, cindybrick.com.
Cindy quoted these books in her story: Kansas Quilts and Quilters by Barbara Brackman and Jennie A. Chinn (University Press of Kansas, 1993) and History from the Heart: Quilt Paths Across Illinois by E. Duane Elbert and Rachel Kamm Elbert (Rutledge Hill Press, 1993).
Cindy would like to thank Xenia Cord, whose website is legacyquilts.net, for her help with this article. Quilts shown are from the collections of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Janice Fisher, Cathy Litwinow, and Suzanne Swenson, as well as the author.
Treasure Chest: page 88. Contact Helle-May Cheney at helle-may@comcast.net.
Tulip Baskets: page 92. Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins are the owners of Piece O' Cake Designs and the authors of several books published by C&T Publishing; pieceocake.com, ctpub.com.
An Unconventional Canvas: page 54. To learn more about Laura Wasilowski's lectures and workshops or to purchase her quilts, books, patterns, or hand-dyed fabrics, visit artfabrik.com. Her fabric line, Whimsy, was produced by Free Spirit Fabrics; freespiritfabric.com.
Check our archive of past Extra Credit pages for more quilt-related links and resources.
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