Two time Mahone Bay Quilters Guild "Extraordinary Quilter" Anne Morrell Robinson has just published a wonderful quilters' address book An Alphabet of Quilters.
"An Alphabet of Quilters draws its inspiration from the many characters that Anne has met over the years while attending shows, teaching workshops and visiting fabric stores.
Anne conceived of the work and composed the poems, and hired Ingrid Schipper-Ross to make the original sketches. After years of collecting the right fabrics, Anne transformed them into patterns for the quilt itself.
While reading the poems and discovering the work's subtle and humourous details quilters recognize themselves and their friends depicted there.
Many enthusiastic artists and acquaintances encouraged Anne to transform the piece into a book – one that would represent the beauty and complexity of the quilt itself, and help us to consider the ways quilt making enriches our lives." (reprinted with permission)
Autographed copies of An Alphabet of Quilters can be ordered at our September 12th Guild meeting. Please bring a cheque made out to Anne Morrell Robinson for $30 and I will place the order, I will pick them up at the Quilters Retreat and deliver them to the October 3rd Guild meeting. Or you can order copies of the book from Anne by writing to kingross@seasidehighspeed.com.
A wonderful gift for yourself or your quilting friends!
Where can we see the quilt from which the illustrations of the book are derived?
Thanks.
Jean-Guy