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Ann Holmes Studios ~ fiber art and stained glass

Asheville, NC.

Ann Holmes,

Home Economics major, then stained glass artist for over 30 years, had a desire to recreate some of her original glass designs into fabric, without the lead line look of stained glass quilts.

As a stained glass artist she would build a window on top of a drawing, Ann experimented with building her quilts on a see-thru “French Fuse” foundation. Then in 2005, foot surgery forced her to think of a quicker way to finish her project for the Asheville, NC Quilt Show. She asked herself, “Why am I sewing this twice”, first for stitching the top and then second for quilting. “No Sewing Until You Quilt It – French Fuse Appliqué” is the result. For more about Ann, visit her profile on Save Our Stories at Alliance for American Quilts website.

Ann was invited to give her 1st quilting demo in Feb 2006 and has been teaching her method since then. She produced her “No Sewing Until You Quilt It” DVD (copyright in 2007).

The American Quilter’s Society published her Daylily pattern in November 2008 issue of American Quilter magazine.

“No Sewing Until You Quilt It”, the book, by AQS is due out by late Spring 2012.

~ Rainbow Falls in Glass ~ ~ Rainbow Falls in Fabric ~