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A Quilter's Diary - Written in Stitches - by Mimi Dietrich offers over 150 pieced and appliqued block patterns to construct the pieces of your life in fabric. This best-selling author explains how to tell your story in an extraordinary quilt. Over 24 themes including family, friends, holidays, hobbies, etc. are included as guides.

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A Quilter's Diary
Written in Stitches

Author: Mimi Dietrich
Pages: 128
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: Martingale & Company
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4HG0790
Weight:1.2 0 lb

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Make fabric your paper and a needle your pen!

Ever wanted to quilt the story of your life? You can chronicle your most memorable moments in fabric. Best-selling author Mimi Dietrich explains how to tell your story—or the story of someone special to you—in an extraordinary quilt.

  • Choose from over 150 pieced and appliqued block patterns to construct the pieces of your life in fabric.
  • Let Mimi guide your designs with inspiring questions and 24 themes including family, friends, holidays, hobbies and more.
  • A gallery of quilts, plus Mimi's unique setting tips, will help you launch your own ideas.

Author Mimi DietrichAbout the Author

Mimi Dietrich has always wanted to write a diary, but she's been writing quilt books instead! Inspired by patchwork sampler quilts made in the 1970s and the appliqued Baltimore Album quilts in which each block has a different design, Mimi stitched a Diary quilt instead of writing a diary.

Mimi has a class of "Graduate Students" who have taken her year-long Baltimore Album class. As they appliqued their first Baltimore quilts, they shared stories of life experiences, family members and travels. During the months leading up to completion of this book, they made blocks for their Diary quilts and once again shared stories of their lives. The stories are the best part and even though they are not "written" in a diary, they are stitched into quilts.

This is Mimi's 15th book for Martingale & Company.

Table of Contents

 
Introduction 5
The Making of a Diary Quilt 6
Getting Started 11
The Threads of Life  
Once upon a Time 12
Heritage 14
Childhood 18
Parents 22
Grandparents 26
First Love 30
True Love 34
Home 38
Children 42
Pets 46
Patriotism 50
Religion 54
Country Life 58
Celebrations 62
Friends 66
Careers 70
Seasons 74
Quilting 78
Travel 82
Hobbies 86
Life 90
Retirement 94
Dreams and Wishes 98
Legacy 102
Gallery of Quilts 104
Basic Quiltmaking 116
Bibliography 126
Acknowledgments 127
About the Author 128

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A Few of My Favorite Things
A Few of My Favorite Things

Celebration

Celebration

Memory Quilt
Memory Quilt

 


Childhood Life's Memories

Notes from Mini's Journal & Life's Memories Quilt


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