Anna Maria Horner (born 1972) is an artist, author and fabric designer in Nashville, Tennessee, known for her colorful fabric designs, quilts, and sewing patterns.[2][3] In addition to teaching classes and selling items globally under her namesake brand,[4] she has written several books about sewing, quilting, and needlework. Horner has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show[5] and been featured in Better Homes and Gardens.[6] In May 2015 she opened Craft South, a craft store and studio in Nashville.[7]
Anna Maria Horner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 (age 51–52)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Tennessee |
| Known for | artist, author, fabric designer |
| Website | annamariahorner |
Horner comes from a family of artists, including painters, weavers, and knitters, and learned to sew as a child.[8] She later attended the University of Tennessee, where she earned a fine arts degree in drawing and was introduced to patchwork quilting.[4][3] Horner founded a clothing and housewares boutique called Handmaiden in 1995.[8] She continued to designed clothes, paint and quilt. In 2001, Horner began work on her personal brand Anna Maria.[8]
Work
editHorner's fabric designs have been sold around the world. She is a designer for FreeSpirit Fabrics[8] and serves as a curator for Anna Maria's Conservatory, collecting work by other fabric design artists.[9] Horner is known for colorful designs that often feature geometric and floral motifs. As a quilter, Horner combines her knowledge of traditional handcraft with her fine arts degree knowledge to create new designs rooted in traditional handcraft techniques.[4]
Books by Anna Maria Horner
edit- Seams to Me: 24 New Reasons to Love Sewing (2008)
- Handmade Beginnings: 24 Sewing Projects to Welcome Baby (2010)
- Anna Maria's Needleworks Notebook (2012)
References
edit- ^ "Horner, Anna Maria, 1972-". VIAF.
- ^ "About". Anna Maria Horner. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ a b Harris, Erin (2013-08-01). QuiltEssential: A Visual Directory of Contemporary Patterns, Fabrics, and Colors. C&T Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-1-60705-794-9.
- ^ a b c Ciccarone, Erica (2019-02-21). "Piecing Together: Talking to Fabric Designer Anna Maria Horner Ahead of QuiltCon". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Video: Fabric Silhouettes with Anna Maria Horner". MarthaStewart.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ Horner, Anna Maria (2010-05-03). Handmade Beginnings: 24 Sewing Projects to Welcome Baby. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-49781-4.
- ^ "About". Craft South. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ a b c d "Designers: Anna Maria". FreeSpirit Fabrics. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- ^ "conservatoryfabric". conservatoryfabric. Retrieved 2020-03-10.