Put "Art Quilt of the Day" on your ighome.com page

Thanks to a quilter named Wendy, you can install a quilt gadget on your ighome page.  I have used igoogle.com as my home page for years now. It will be discontinued on November 1 of this year.  The replacement is ighome.

Wendy emailed me the other day, distressed because she would miss the Art Quilt of the Day gadget on her new page.  So I got together with my webmaster and he said it wouldn't be difficult to put it on ighome.  Last night, it was uploaded, thank you so much Andy.

Ann's new gadget is shown in the center.

Now you can have Ann Fahl's Art Quilt of the Day on your ighome page.  Just search for "Ann Fahl" in the ighome search bar and you will find it.  It can also be found in either "new" or "lifestyle" choices. Each day the quilt changes, so you won't get tired of looking at the same old one. If you'd like to learn more about the quilt, you can click on it, read the story, or see larger and closeup images.

Even though they are all my quilts, I enjoy seeing what pops up each morning.  Some of them have been sold, so I haven't seen them in awhile. Quilts make the day more enjoyable. Another bonus is that you will be the first to see one of my new quilts the morning after they are uploaded to my website.

There are lots of other gadgets you can add to make your personal page more fun or informative. Give it a try by going to www.ighome.com

Ann Fahl

Cutting-Edge Art Quilts

A new book written by Mary Kerr, focuses on Art Quilts.  This is a treat for the eye, the color photography is wonderful.  Mary has collected over 50 artists and quilters, she shows their work, and includes statements and other contributions by the artists.

Instead of arranging the book alphabetically by artists, she created six categories.

• Color Play; I'm on page 18-21
• Alternative Fibers
• Threadwork
• Special Techniques
• Designs and Embellishments
• Art Quilts Inspired by Photographs

This makes the book interesting to leaf through. There are 270 color images within the 159 pages that are hardcover bound.  There is something that will appeal to everyone; along with names you will recognize and some that you may not. I love to hear what the maker says about their work, and this book is full of their thoughts and ideas.

It is published by Schiffer Publishing; ISBN: 978-0-7643-4313-1, 34.99.  Give yourself a gift!