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    Anna Maria's Needleworks Notebook
    Anna Maria's Needleworks Notebook
    Anna Maria's Needleworks Notebook
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    Anna Maria's Needleworks Notebook

    By Anna Maria Horner

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    Come embroider alongside admired fabric designer Anna Maria Horner

    Admired for her luminous palette and innovative patterns, Anna Maria's brand means color and inspiration in the form of fabric, sewing patterns, needlework patterns, books, and friendly instruction. Now, her legion of fans will thrill to the publication of a brand-new addition to her growing library.

    Anna Maria's Needleworks Notebook gives readers 24 original motifs in a variety of embroidery types, from gridwork to crewel and fine detailed handwork. Readers will long to make projects to embellish their homes and wardrobes.

    • Anna Maria presents each motif in a warm personal notebook-style with inspiration adn advice to turn each motif into a treasured finished piece
    • Offers practical instruction in gridwork, traditional embroidery and crewel, and precise instruction to complete fine detail work
    • Vivid full-color photographs invite you into the creative process

    Whether you're a beginner or a veteran, the 24 needlework motifs in this beautiful book will transform your home and wardrobe into a collection of unique treasures.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTurner Publishing Company
    Release dateSep 5, 2012
    ISBN9781118365298
    Anna Maria's Needleworks Notebook

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      Anna Maria's Needleworks Notebook - Anna Maria Horner

      Anna Maria’s Needleworks Notebook

      Anna Maria’s Needleworks Notebook

      ANNA MARIA HORNER

      John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

      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

      Copyright © 2012 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

      Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey

      Published simultaneously in Canada

      No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600, or on the web at http://www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions.

      Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: The publisher and the author make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this work and specifically disclaim all warranties, including without limitation warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales or promotional materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for every situation. This work is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional services. Before beginning any project, review the instructions carefully. If any doubts or questions exist, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. Always read and observe the safety precautions provided by the manufacturers of any tools, equipment, or supplies, and follow all accepted safety procedures. Because codes and regulations vary greatly, you always should check with authorities to ensure that your project complies with all applicable local codes and regulations. Due to differing conditions, tools, and individual skills, neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for any damages, injuries suffered, or losses incurred as a result of following the information published in this work. The fact that an organization or Website is referred to in this work as a citation and/or a potential source of further information does not mean that the author or the publisher endorses the information the organization or Website may provide or recommendations it may make. Further, readers should be aware that Internet Websites listed in this work may have changed or disappeared between when this work was written and when it is read. Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for damages arising here from.

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      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012945677

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

      ISBN: 978-1-118-36518-2; 978-1-118-36527-4; 978-1-118-36529-8 (ebk)

      Printed in the United States

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      Anna Maria’s original patterns are intended for non-commercial, personal use only and may not be used in the production of goods for sale in any quantity.

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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.

      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.

      { CONTENTS }

      The Story of My Stitches

      How to Use this Book

      Grid Works

      Cross Stitch

      Menagerie at Midnight

      Four Tiles Collection

      Border Beauties

      AlphaCute

      Name That Kid

      Crossing the Line

      Needlepoint

      Nouveau Needle Cushion

      Star-Crossed Love

      Hand-Painted Canvas

      Free Works

      Embroidery

      Coloring Book Collection

      Daylight Fading

      Brace Yourself

      Tracing Blossoms

      Loves Me Bouquet

      Crewel

      Wild at Heart

      Letters Home

      Winter Wool

      Garden Geometry

      Finishing

      Patterns

      Index

      The Story of My Stitches

      My parents would have made the perfect Peace Corps couple. I remember hearing this phrase in my house long before I learned of the actual existence or purpose of the Peace Corps. Both were raised in a farming community—my father in the midst of vineyards in southern Greece, and my mother, the daughter of a veterinarian in a tiny town in northern Indiana. Through many disciplines like crochet, knitting, loomed brocade, embroidery, cross stitch, and needlepoint, each of my grandmothers—on opposite sides of the world—added layers of beauty to their homes with handworked items. So in addition to witnessing and taking part in the daily hard work of maintaining their family’s livelihood, my parents were also surrounded by everyday works of refined beauty. While I’m sure they never consciously realized it, it was their absorption of this beauty and their eventual translation of it in their own family that would have everything to do with my own interests and livelihood. My father became a civil engineer by trade, and my mother a nurse. In the midst of raising my brother, sister, and me, they also endeavored to design, build, paint, repair, sew, mend, hem, stitch, and knit as much of our house together as time and finances would allow.

      My baby bedding stitched by my mother

      Though they worked with their own hands (and still do) to create or fortify their home with items that served some necessity, I was most drawn to those works that weren’t necessary at all. Surely our walls would have stood even if my father hadn’t made beautiful paintings to hang on them. Yet I could describe to you in minute detail how his bold and colorful strokes of oil paint rendered the disturbed water beside a gondola with a long ore at the center of that swirl in a scene framed in our living room. Surely my baby bed sheet and pillowcase would have been just as warm without the elaboration of Dumbo and the whole circus cross stitched across each of them. Yet I have explicit memories of how those bumpy stitches felt under my fingertips and of rubbing them across my lips to drift into sleep. That blanket lived alongside me until I had rubbed out every single stitch except Dumbo’s eyes. The surviving pillowcase still rests folded in our linen closet. My sister and I could have busied ourselves with reading or coloring during the everyday napping hour when visiting our family in Greece over

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