Mimi Dietrich is a nationally known teacher and the author of 17 popular quilting books, including Martingale & Company's all-time bestseller, Happy Endings. Her books have sold over a half million copies to date. A quilter since 1974, Mimi is one of the "Founding Mothers" of The Village Quilters in Catonsville, Maryland and the Baltimore Applique Society. She teaches quilting classes in the Maryland area as well as nationally. The International Association of Professional Quilters has named Mimi their 2013 Teacher of the Year! IAPQ publishes The Professional Quilter and hosts the annual Creative Arts Business Summit to support quilters who are serious about their work in the quilt industry.

Mimi says, "I am thrilled and very excited about this honor. It's so wonderful to be recognized for doing something I love so much! Many thanks to my students who have taught me so much as we've stitched and made quilts for forty years!"

Book News

Good News! Happy Endings is coming back in June 2013! I wrote it 25 years ago and it's available again to help quilters finish their quilts! Mimi's latest book, Baltimore Blocks for Beginners can get you started on your first Baltimore Album block. Give it a try!

Notes from Mimi One of Mimi's favorite books is Pink Ribbon Quilts- A Book Because of Breast Cancer. In September 2009, with a routine mammagram, Mimi was diagnosed with breast cancer again. Click here to read notes about Mimi's journey.

Podcasts!
Visit with Mimi as she talks to Annie Smith. Also listen to Mimi's stand-up comic debut at Stoop Stories in Baltimore.

Items in Mimi's Online Store:

• Baltimore Blocks for Beginners
• A Quilter's Diary
• Mimi Dietrich's Favorite Applique Quilts
• Baltimore Basics

Free Patterns:

• Diary Quilt Block Keeper
• Baltimore Crab
• Baltimore Musuem of Art Pattern from P&B Textiles

A note about some of Mimi's favorite books: Easy Applique Samplers , Growing Up with Quilts and Pink Ribbon Quilts are out of print. If you need a copy, you can order an autographed book from Mimi's online store.

You can e-mail Mimi at mimidietrich@comcast.net