The Quiltmaker’s Gift
After reading my post, 5 Favorite Posts Regarding Story Books, Carmen commented,
I am trying to find the fabric for “The Quiltmakers Gift” or any other children’s story…where to I go about finding the fabric….it’s been quite challenging. Your assitance is greatly appreicated..
Does anyone know where to find fabrics that represent story book characters?
Have you made quilts from story books? Perhaps you’ll share your experience with us or point us to a link on your blog where you explain this.
[...] by Mary Emma Allen on March 10th, 2009 Quilter/writers often plan a series of books, or find their initial book is evolving into a number of them, one leading to the next. Jennifer Chiav has done this with the Elm Creek Quilts series, developing pattern and recipe books in addition to her novels I’ve discovered that The Quiltmaker’s Gift is followed by pattern books. When I wrote an initial post about the children’s story book, The Quiltmaker’s Gift, I didn’t realize the interest it eventually would evoke. One reader of Quilting and Patchwork asked where she might find fabric with related designs on it, so I sent out her request in a post, Fabric to Represent Story Books, Particularly The Quiltmaker’s Gift. [...]
[...] I researched The Quiltmaker’s Gift, in order to answer a question from one of my readers, I discovered there were follow-up books involving quilts and quiltmaking instructions. These are [...]