Why Quilts Matter – Question & Answer with Allie Aller
Call them concept quilts, art quilts or embellished quilts, the saying “everything old is new again” is most recently illustrated in the wildly popular renaissance of “crazy quilt” techniques. What began with French knots, the ladder stitch and blanket stitch has exploded in to using more complicated and decorative embroidery stitches in a wild and colorful variety of threads and ribbons. Who better to sit down and talk embellished quilts with than Allie Aller! Allie has authored two books, teaches extensively, and has a self-confessed history of “twenty years (of being) a sane quilter until 2001” when she began her love affair with all things “crazy”!
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