■ЧЙ;
-
“F a b ric s a r e a n
inexpensive way to add
style to any room
.
P u ll in p o p s o f c o lo r a n d
p a t t e r n o n e a t a t i m e w ith p illo w s , c a n v a s e s , a n d c u r ta in s
ANNA MARIA HORNER,
TEXTILE DESIGNER AND AUTHOR
dolls in outfits she
fashioned from fabric
scraps. That same artistic
bent moved to fabric
designs, paintings, and
the clothing line she and
her mother developed.
“I compose, edit, and
narrate what’s going
on in my head through
the images and forms in
my fabrics,” she says.
JU ST FOR FUN
Even if you don’t sew, you
can incorporate fabrics at
home, Anna Maria says.
“Some fabrics can be
simply stretched over a
frame and hung as wall
art. Or cover a bulletin
board with fabric.” fib
W H ERE
Nashville
W HY W E LOVE HER
Anna Maria Horner’s
playful lifestyle weaves
its way into her vibrant
fabric designs (and her
popular blog). The active
mother of five kicks it
into overdrive this fall
with her book
Seams to
Me: 24 New Reasons to
Love Sewing,
out in
October; a new fabric
collection and sewing
patterns; plus holiday
additions to her
needlepoint pillows and
hand-hooked rugs.
G E TT IN G IN SPIRED
Growing up surrounded
by her father’s paintings
and her mother’s
handmade clothes, Anna
Maria dressed her Barbie
Studio: 615/376-4861;
annamariahorner.com
To see more of
Anna Maria’s
fabricideasanda
linkto download
patterns, visit
BH G .com /
annam aria
horner
Anna Maria uses her fabrics to cover magazine
holders (she remakes her holders out of old
Fed Ex boxes). To replicate the look, wrap and
fold fabric around a box form and secure with
either fabric glue or Anna Maria’s favorite iron-
on adhesive, Steam-a-Seam strips.
MORE AT
BHG.COM
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AUGUST 2008 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
BY KELLY RYAN KEGANS; PHOTOS: JAMES CARRIÈRE
