Mimi Dietrich
{{Short description|American quilter}}
Mimi Dietrich is an American quilter, quilting instructor, author of 17 books about quilting and a member of the Quilter's Hall of Fame.{{cite web |work=UMBC Magazine |url=https://magazine.umbc.edu/2018-alumni-awards-mimi-dietrich-70-american-studies/ |title=2018 Alumni Awards: Mimi Dietrich '70, American studies |date=September 13, 2018 |accessdate=2019-04-27 |author=Dalrymple, Amy}} A lifelong resident of Maryland, she lives in the Baltimore County community of Catonsville. Her first book, Happy Endings: Finishing the Edges of Your Quilts, was originally published in 1987.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Endings-Mimi-Dietrich/dp/1564775003/ref=la_B000APF7JY_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1416235023&sr=1-1|title=Mimi Dietrich|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=November 17, 2014}}{{cite web |title=Mimi Dietrich's Books |website=Mimi Dietrich | url=http://www.mimidietrich.com/book |accessdate=2008-11-29 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608175117/http://www.mimidietrich.com/book |archivedate=2009-06-08 |url-status=dead}} Her books and workshops focus mainly on applique techniques and Baltimore Album Quilts. In total, her books have sold over a half million copies.{{cite web |title=Mimi Dietrich |url=http://www.martingale-pub.com/store/index.php?author_id=44 |accessdate=2008-11-29 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212125406/http://www.martingale-pub.com/store/index.php?author_id=44 |archivedate=2012-02-12 |website=Martingale Company}}
In 2013, Mimi was named as Quilt Teacher of the Year by the International Association of Creative Arts Professionals.{{cite web|url=http://www.professionalquilter.com/teachernomination.php|title=Teacher of the Year|publisher=International Association of Creative Arts Professionals|accessdate=November 17, 2014}}
Mimi was the 2015 inductee into the Quilter's Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/catonsville/ph-ca-quilter-0701-20150702-story.html|title=Catonsville woman's work quilting worthy of Hall of Fame|publisher=Baltimore Sun|accessdate=August 18, 2015}}{{cite interview |url=http://thequiltershalloffame.blogspot.com/2015/06/mimi-dietrich-interveiw-2015-tqhf.html |website=Quilters Hall of Fame Blog |interviewer=Alexander, Karen B. |title=Quilting with Mimi Dietrich |subject=Dietrich, Mimi |date=June 25, 2015 |accessdate=2019-04-27}} An exhibition of her quilts named Hometown Girl: Contemporary Quilts of Mimi Dietrich began in 2019 at the Maryland Historical Society.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoreculture.org/calendar/event/20378/hometown-girl-contemporary-quilts-mimi-dietrich|title=Hometown Girl: Contemporary Quilts of Mimi Dietrich|date=2019-04-23|website=Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance|language=en|access-date=2019-04-28}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mdhs.org/museum/exhibitions/upcoming/hometown-girl-contemporary-quilts-mimi-dietrich|title=Hometown Girl: Contemporary Quilts of Mimi Dietrich |website=Maryland Historical Society|access-date=2019-04-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428040214/https://www.mdhs.org/museum/exhibitions/upcoming/hometown-girl-contemporary-quilts-mimi-dietrich |archivedate=2019-04-28 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.wypr.org/post/hometown-girl-quilts |title="Hometown Girl" Quilts! |last1=Kast |first1=Sheilah |last2=Harvie |first2=Maureen |date=March 22, 2009 |website=www.wypr.org |language=en |access-date=2019-04-28}}
A breast cancer survivor, Mimi has identified quilting as a tool for maintaining a positive attitude, aiding in her recovery. This inspired her writing of Pink Ribbon Quilts, published in 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Pink-Ribbon-Quilts-Because-Breast/dp/1564772799|publisher=Amazon.com|title=Pink Ribbon Quilts|accessdate=November 17, 2014}}
Bibliography
- Happy Endings: Finishing the Edges of Your Quilts (That Patchwork Place, June 4, 2013, {{ISBN|978-1-56477-500-9}})
- Baltimore Blocks for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide (Martingale & Company, July 10, 2012, {{ISBN|978-1-60468-172-7}})
- Pink Ribbon Quilts: A book Because of Breast Cancer (Martingale & Company, March 23, 2012, {{ISBN|978-1-56477-279-4}})
- A Quilter's Diary: Written in Stitches (That Patchwork Place, May 13, 2008, {{ISBN|978-1-56477-792-8}})
- Mimi Dietrich's Favorite Applique Quilts (That Patchwork Place, November 5, 2007, {{ISBN|978-1-56477-679-2}})
- Mimi Dietrich's Baltimore Basics: Album Quilts from Start to Finish (That Patchwork Place, October 9, 2006, {{ISBN|978-1-56477-678-5}})
- Easy Applique Samplers: 20 Designs to Mix and Match, (Martingale and Company, March 2005, {{ISBN|978-1-56477-562-7}})
- Growing Up with Quilts: 15 Projects for Babies to Teens, with Sally Schneider (That Patchwork Place, September 2004, {{ISBN|978-1-56477-539-9}})
- Bed & Breakfast Quilts with Rise and Shine Recipes, (That Patchwork Place, March 2003, {{ISBN|978-156477-439-2}})
- Borders and Bindings (Basic Quiltmaking Techniques) (Martingale and Company, January 1999, {{ISBN|978-1-56477-253-4}})
- Basic Quiltmaking Techniques for Hand Applique, with Ursula Reikes (Martingale and Company, May 1998, {{ISBN|978-1-56477-220-6}})
- Quilts: An American Legacy (Martingale & Co., Inc., June 1996, {{ISBN|978-1-56477-167-4}})
- Easy Art of Applique: Techniques for Hand, Machine, and Fusible Applique, with Kerry Hoffman and Cheryl Senecal (That Patchwork Place, November 1994, {{ISBN|978-1-56477-081-3}})
- Baltimore Bouquets: Patterns and Techniques for Dimensional Applique (That Patchwork Place, September 1, 1992, {{ISBN|978-1-56477-010-3}})
- Handmade Quilts (Martingale & Co Inc., May 1990, {{ISBN|978-0-94357-467-7}})
References
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External links
- [http://www.mimidietrich.com Mimi Dietrich personal website]
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Category:American instructional writers
Category:People from Catonsville, Maryland
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