I've owned my quilt shop since 1990, specializing in antique reproduction fabrics. Made my first quilt in 1976 which greatly reduced my sewing of clothing! Would like to find more time to SEW.......maybe when I retire? Am married to a farmer, have 3 children and 4 grandchildren who are the light of my life!!! And now there are 3 great-grandchildren and another due in January 2019!
Little Nine Patches
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Remember these from my orphan block collection? I wanted a quick little
project so I pulled them out along with these blues. Not sure what I’ll do
in the c...
A Few Finishes
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I finally finished hand quilting my 2023 Quiltmania Mystery quilt designed
by Susan Smith. This one will be at our "Maine Quilts 2025" show this July
in...
Liberty's Birds #1: Bluebird
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*Liberty's Birds #1: Bluebird*
*by Denniele Bohannon*
This year's applique Block-of-the-Month series features the diary of Sara
T.D. Robinson written...
Tree of Life- March
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Welcome spring!
I've got my 2 March blocks made and added to the other 4! I'm liking it a
lot!!
It is far from perfect, but once it is all together a...
Come Saturday Morning
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(With apologies to writers Dory Previn and Fred Karlin, and recording
artists "The Sandpipers" for all the times I made the word "friend" plural
in their...
Once A Year Fabric Yardage Sale!
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My once a year fabric sale is happening right now!
Enjoy 20% off the regular price of fabric on the bolt!
Prices are already discounted. Time to st...
July Monthly Mini
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I borrowed this idea from many others who have done this. Scene within a
square of toile, framed with scraps. Lightly quilted. See more on Wendy’s
bl...
Counted Cross Stitch and a Quilt Finish
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Counted cross stitch has made a big come back and I have joined those
returning to the craft. What a change since I taught myself how to do it
back in ...
Radical Rose
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Original Quilt from our Collection We love seeing quilters making projects
with our patterns.
Our 'Radical Rose' has been a popular pattern for us.
One o...
Life after a Flood: It's Not All bad!
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Between 5 and 7 PM on February 27th, a small cold water valve under our
master bathroom sink gave way. I was gone but had been in there prior to
leaving...
catching up
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So, we had Christmas, and New Year, then we had the drought/heat wave, and
now we have the floods! Everything normal here in Australia.
I have been workin...
Visit my new blog
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https://www.bloglovin.com/@annhermes/using-vintage-rulers-to-hang-my-little-quilts
Also try going to bloglovin.com and search for @annhermes in the search...
An Awesome Gift!
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Look what arrived in the mail yesterday from my friend Mary from *Quilt
Hollow*.
It looks huge in the photo above but in actual fact, it measures only 6"x...
Ann Robinson Bedcover
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This bedcover is one of the earliest quilts in the Shelburne Museum
collection, and is on the cover of the book Enduring Grace, Quilts from the
Shelbur...
10 years ago
Sunday, December 12, 2010
New Books!
Always new books and magazines to read! When you are a Quilter who is also interested in the History of Quiltmaking and the Women who made them, you buy every book available on the subject just to see if there is a quilt that you have not yet seen somewhere else! These two books, huge books, are wonderful! Photos are often full-page. In "Quilts Around the World" I found that quilts are made in some form in unexpected places. This book also delves into history as well as contemporary work "from Alabama to Zimbabwe"! In "Quilts:Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum" are 200 of the most important quilts in their collection.....full-page....can see the handquilting! With books aplenty in my home, I'll Never be bored!! And another new one is ordered.....the new An Moonen book on Netherlands' Quilts which I am sure will have closeup photos of old European fabrics I've not yet seen!
oh the quilts around the world is on my Christmas list. I was hoping that the new An Moonen book would be available from someone here in the USA...hopefully someday. Isn't the Quilts Masterworks from the American Folk art Museum book amazing???? I think its my favorite book of the year. Kathie
oh the quilts around the world is on my Christmas list.
ReplyDeleteI was hoping that the new An Moonen book would be available from someone here in the USA...hopefully someday.
Isn't the Quilts Masterworks from the American Folk art Museum book amazing????
I think its my favorite book of the year.
Kathie