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]