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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.

1000+ Books & Magazines Index

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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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MSRP: $~~28.95~~

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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.

About 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

Instruction/Pattern Page

A Few of My Favorite Things

Celebration

Memory Quilt

Childhood Life's Memories

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

1000+ Books & Magazines Index

Journaling How to develop ideas and sketchbooks for Projects & Quilts	Creative Sketchbooks for Embroiderers and Textile Artists by Kay Greenless	The Art of Travel with Sketchbook by Mari Le Glatin Keis	Location, Location Book 21	A Sketch in Time Book 12
Journaling Today's Quilter, their Journey, Stories & Developement Some bks include Blocks & Quilts	A Quilter's Diary by Mimi Dietrich	Artist Trading Card Workshop by Bernie Berlin	Creative Quilting, The Journal Quilt Project by Karey Patterson Bresenhan, ED.	Fuse-And-Tell Journal Quilts by Laura Wasilowski
	Quilting through Life Projects for the Mind, Body, and Soul by Julia Teters-Zeigler	The Quilting Path A Guide to Spiritual Discovery Through Fabric, Thread, and Kabbalah by Louise Silk	Speaking in Cloth 6 Quilters, 6 Voices by Ann Johnston, Jeannette DeNicolis Meyer, Cynthia Corbin, Quinn Zander Corum, Nancy Erickson, Trish Hassler	Includes Music CD Why We Walk The Inspirational Journey Toward a Cure for Breast Cancer by Paula Lerner & Deb Murphy
	Celebrate The Tradition Over 70 Fabulous New Blocks, Tips and Stories from Quiltings Best by C & T Publishing	Sparkling Jewels, Pearls of Wisdom by Edie McGinnis	Talking Quilts and Friends by Jeanette Pie