Anna Maria Horner - Anna Marias Needleworks Notebook

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ISBN: 978-1-118-35997-6 (pbk)

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This book is dedicated to my talented grandmothers, Anna Ruth Coble and Eleni Demacopoulos, who both lived long enough to see their gifts manifested in my efforts. Their voices live within me each time I pick up needle and thread. Their spirits are present in the motion blur of my hand working every day. I pray to leave even a fraction of that inspiration to my own family.

Credits

Senior Editor

Roxane Cerda

Senior Project Editor

Donna Wright

Copy Editor

Marylouise Wiack

Editorial Manager

Christina Stambaugh

Vice President and Publisher

Cindy Kitchel

Vice President and Executive Publisher

Kathy Nebenhaus

Interior Design

Tai Blanche

Cover Design

Susan Olinsky

Photography

Anna Maria Horner

Acknowledgments

As with any project that ends up in the hands of many, it took a lot of people to make this book possible. My editors, Roxane Cerda and Donna Wright, have been so patient and gracious in both their willingness and support in letting me try a different way of making a book. They, together with my publisher, Cindy Kitchel, have worked so hard to ensure my vision for this project rests at the center of every small goal along the way. I owe a great deal to their trust in me and their friendship.

Pierrette Abegg, my assistant, has been a sweet, solidifying source in this project as well as countless others. I am thankful for her willingness to help with every major and minor task, even if I doubled them out of indecisiveness. Her effervescent father, Jimmy Abegg, is responsible for the cover photos and many good laughs. His lovely photography is both accomplished and appreciated.

Photographing the gorgeous faces of my friends and family in this book allowed me to share the beauty and love that I get to experience every day of my life with a lucky bunch of readers. It has been an honor to include you all on these pages. Thanked in order of appearance are: Eleni Horner, Isabela Horner, Roman Horner, Kelly Gunter, Naomi Daniel, Anna Johnson, Sierra Ragazzo, Juliana Horner, and Lily Katsaitis. I also appreciate the assistance of Pierrette Abegg and Anna Johnson for several photographs.

Thank you to my husband, Jeff, and my children, Juliana, Nicoloas, Joseph, Isabela, Eleni, and Roman. All of you are a source of inspiration, confidence, and joy for me, whether I am stitching, writing, drawing, or dreaming. Thank you for giving me time and encouragement to seek out my own creative happiness. I love you.

And finally to my mom and dad, Mary Lynn and Eleftherios Demacopoulos: Thank you for making sure that all of the beauty that has surrounded you in your lives would also surround me. I love you both dearly.

About the Author

Anna Maria Horner is an internationally recognized textile and sewing pattern designer and also the author of Seams to Me and Handmade Beginnings. Known as much for her luminous palette as she is for her vivacious personality, Anna Maria continues to inspire creative souls worldwide with her evocative art and clever ideas. Her fabrics and projects have been featured in numerous international magazines, television shows, and instructional videos. She journals her life as an artist and mother of six to thousands of readers every day at annamariahorner.blogspot.com.