QUILT MAKER

ORGANIZATIONS

The Appliqué Society
P.O. Box 1030
Langley, WA 98260-1030
(800) 597-9827
Web site: http://www.theappliquesociety.org
This nonprofit organization is devoted to the art of appliqué. Members include artists, teachers, designers, writers, collectors, and other appliqué enthusiasts.

American Quilter's Society
P.O. Box 3290
Paducah, KY 42002-3290
(270) 898-7903
e-mail: info@aqsquilt.com
Web site: http://www.aqsquilt.com
Amateur and professional quilters, collectors, and quilt enthusiasts make up the 50,000 members of this group.

Canadian Quilters' Association
Carol Cooney, Membership Director
Box 24
Armstrong, BC V0E 1B0
Canada
(877) 672-8777
e-mail: pcooney@junction.net
Web site: http://www.canadianquilter.com/index.html
The goals of this association include promoting understanding and appreciation of patchwork, appliqué, and quilting.

International Quilt Association
7660 Woodway Drive, Suite 550
Houston, TX 77063
(713) 781-6864
e-mail: iqa@quilts.com
Web site: http://www.quilts.org
This nonprofit organization is dedicated to bring together from around the world quilt makers, quilt collectors, quilting teachers, retailers, and suppliers. Offering continuing education and support for the developing needs of quilters, it seeks to encourage the art and appreciation of quilts.

Mountain Cabin Quilters Guild
Box 8008
Canmore, AB T1W 2T8
Canada
Web site: http://www.diversitymetrics.com/quilt
This guild enables quilters to meet and share quilting activities. It offers classes and quilt exhibits.

National Quilting Association, Inc. (NQA)
P.O. Box 393
Ellicott City, MD 21041-0393
(410) 461-5733
Web site: http://www.nqaquilts.org
With approximately 5,500 members and more than 200 active chapters in 33 states, this association is concerned with the education of quilters and of the quilting community.

BOOKS

Bonsib, Sandy. Flannel Quilts. Woodinville, WA: Martingale & Co., 2001.

De Koning-Stapel, Hanne Vibeke. Silk Quilts: From the Silk Road to the Quilter's Studio. Lincolnwood, IL: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, 2000.

Ehrlich, Laura. Complete Idiots Guide to Quilting. New York: Simon & Schuster Macmillan Co., 1998.

Gordon, Maggi McCormick. Pictorial Quilting. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2000.

Rymer, Cyndy Lyle. Quilts for Guys: 15 Fun Projects for Your Favorite Fella. Concord, CA: C & T Publishing, 2001.

PERIODICALS

The Quilter Magazine
All American Crafts, Inc.
243 Newton-Sparta Road
Newton, NJ 07860
(973) 383-8080
Web site: http://www.thequiltermag.com