Anna Maria Horner | |
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Born | 1972 (age 51–52) [1] |
Alma mater | University of Tennessee |
Known for | artist, author, fabric designer |
Website |
annamariahorner |
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]
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]
Horner'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]
Anna Maria Horner | |
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Born | 1972 (age 51–52) [1] |
Alma mater | University of Tennessee |
Known for | artist, author, fabric designer |
Website |
annamariahorner |
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]
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]
Horner'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]