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That Patchwork Place

Creative Quilt Collection
Volume 3

Creative Quilt Collection
From That Patchwork Place®

Contributors: Various Designers
Pages: 128
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: Martingale & Company
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4E0400
Weight: 1.17lb

20% off: $22.36
MSRP: $27.95

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Get a sampling of the best quilts from today's brightest designers!

• Explore easy techniques in patterns from Fig Tree Quilts, Me and My Sister Designs, Mimi Dietrich, Heather Mulder Peterson and more.
• Try a variety of methods, from simple strip piecing to hand appliqué and paper piecing.
• Find quilts for cuddling, displaying and gift giving for every season.

About the Contributors

Lynn Roddy Brown is a sixth-generation Texan who has always loved to sew. As she was growing up there was one beautiful quilt in her home, made by Lynn's great-grandmother as a wedding fit for her parents. This quilt, which now belongs to Lynn, kindled a lifelong interest in quilting. In 1989 when she lived in Rochester, New York, she began to quilt seriously.

She has had three of her quilts hung in the IQA juried show in Houston, two of which were scrap quilts.

Lynn currently lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, an economics professor at Rice University. They have three grown children and two beautiful grandchildren. Lynn has been a seventh-grade science teacher and a computer programmer.

Jodi Crowell is a quilter who enjoys all aspects of the quiltmaking process. When she was growing up, quilts were a part of her life because of a grandmother and great grandmother who were both quilters.

Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada, Jodi has since lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba and now in Oromocto, New Brunswick. She lives with the love of her life, Barry, who is a member of the Canadian Forces, her daughter Samantha and stepson Brennen.

Linda Lum DeBono was born and raised in Canada. She has been a crafty girl all her life. She graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in science and later worked in the pharmaceutical industry. At the same time , she started her first artsy venture, a greeting card company called The Paper Gallery.

Linda lives in Clinton, New Jersey, with her fabulous and supportive husband, Reno and her two wild and lovable kids, Adam and Alex.

Kim Diehl set about to make her first quilt without the benefit of any quiltmaking knowledge or experience. She soon discovered she had found a new passion. Kim has seen many of her designs published in national magazines, and she remains a frequent contributor to American Patchwork & Quilting. When she's not designing and sewing patchwork. Kim enjoys traveling to guilds and events around the country, sharing her quilts and teaching her invisible machine appliqué methods.

Kim makes her home in scenic Idaho surrounded by her family, her much-spoiled pooches and her country-style gardens.

Mimi Dietrich lives in Baltimore, Maryland, and loves to appliqué She has been writing books for That Patchwork Place for 20 years. In 2006, Mimi designed a line of fabrics with P&B Textiles and the Baltimore Museum of Art based on her favorite Baltimore Album quilts.

Barbara Groves and Mary Jacobson of Me and My Sister Designs really are sisters. They share of love of fabric, sewing and quilting and you can find their hands in almost every aspect of quilting.

Barb and Mary both live in Phoenix, Arizona, with their families and they see each other almost every day.

Cyndi Hershey became interested in quilting in 1976. Because there were very few quilt shops at that time, she was self-taught - with varying results! Her education and background in interior design and textiles were helpful as her interest in quilting grew.

In 1989, Cyndi and her husband, Jim, bought the Country Quilt Shop located in Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania. They owned the shop for 11 years, during which time it was selected as one of the top 10 quilt shops by American Patchwork & Quilting magazine in 1999. They live in Philadelphia suburb of Audubon, Pennsylvania and their family includes four grown children and two grandchildren.

Mary Hickey has been a best-selling author, a teacher, and an influential leader in the quilting world for almost 30 years. Her primary goal is to create projects and write instructions that enable quiltmakers to create beautiful, traditional-style quilts that look complex, artistic and stunning but that are fun and easy to make.

Mary lives in the northwestern coastal area of Washington State where she thoroughly enjoys her family, especially her granddaughters, Audrey and Ava.

Tammy Kelly is a quilt designer, teacher and author, She teaches quilting at regional quilt shops. Tammy's favorite quilting topic is color! She carefully chooses just the right color combination for each individual quilt Many of her quilts have been published in national quilting magazines and calendars.

A view of the San Francisco Peaks from her sewing room studio in Flagstaff, Arizona also provides inspiration and encourages reflection. She lives with her husband, Dave and daughter, Lynnae.

Tricia Lund lives with her husband, Luther, in Seattle where they love to spend time gardening together or taking their Irish wolfhounds. An avid quilter for 25 years, Tricia teaches quilting classes and is a Master Gardener volunteer.

Judy Pollard has been quilting for the last 25 years. During this time she has made many baby quilts for friends, family and church members. She lives in Seattle with her husband, Frank. They also spend time in Phoenix with their grandchild and his family.

Nancy Mahoney is an author, teacher, fabric designer and award-winning quiltmaker who has enjoyed making quilts for more than 20 years. Almost entirely self-taught, Nancy continues to explore new ways to combine traditional blocks and updated techniques to create quilts that are fun and easy to make.

Nancy lives in Florida with her life partner of more than 30 years, Tom and their umbrella cockatoo, Prince.

Joanna Figueroa feels that quilting is a perfect combination or art and practicality. Joanna's quilts utilize a patchwork design that shows off the fabric and color. She believes that any mood can be communicated through a well-chosen palette of color, pattern and texture.

Joanna and her husband, Eric, and three kids are her inspiration.

Lisa Quan, Joanna's coauthor, loved crocheting as a child, but also was intrigued with knitting, tatting and embroidery. In high school when took her first hand quilting class she found her true love.

Lisa has two young adult daughters and her husband and she enjoys traveling, spending time with family and friends, knitting and crocheting.

Heather Mulder Peterson while working in a quilt shop garnered a solid foundation in quiltmaking and after learning the basics she began running a long-arm quilting business. Heather lives with her husband, Joel, in Spicer, Minnesota

Jane Quinn opened Quilting in the Country in 1991, fulfilling a lifelong dram to have her own quilt shop. In 1998 , quilting in the Country was named one of the top 10 quilt shops by American Patchwork & Quilting Magazine. She has designed many of her own unique quilt patterns and has written a book on hosting quilt retreats as well as authored four of her own cookbooks. Jane lives with her husband, Bill, in Boseman, Montana.

Cynthia LaBlanc Regone started quilting in 1981 and within 10 years was producing award-winning quilts, She lectures, teaches, and judges quilt shows.

She was born in the heart of Cajun country in Lafayette, Louisiana. She and her husband have three children.

Laurie Simpson creates quilts that grace galleries and private collections. A patchwork quilt in a magazine inspired Laurie to take up quilting at the age of 14. Laurie lives with her husband, Bill, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They share their home with a happy menagerie of three cats and a dog.

Sweet Pea

Geese in the Air

Japanese Baskets

Black Eyed Susans

A Glorious Trip

Cherry Blossoms

Midnight Garden

Summer Stars

City Flats

Cherry Vanilla

Traditional

Best Quilts selected from previously published books & magazines

Traditional

Mixed styles of quilts in each book

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