Born in 1972, Anna Maria was raised in a house full of her dad's paintings & with a closet full of her mom's handiwork. Beds were warmed by the hand-loomed wool blankets from her Greek grandmother & she was kept warm by beautiful hand-knits from her American grandmother. Spending hours in fabric shops with her mom a& sister on the weekend was as normal as designing her Barbie's first wardrobe using the family trunk of fabric scraps.

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Since her first fabric collection debuted in 2005, her focus has intensified in the craft, sewing & quilting community where her creativity was first planted as a girl. Designing fabrics that become quilts & other sewn projects marries her love of art, making, & sewing. Hundreds of fabric designs later, she has authored two sewing books, one embroidery book, & self publishes a continuing collection of sewing, quilting & needlework patterns.Travelling & sharing her creative point of view through lectures & workshops that focus on design, stitching & patchwork has become an increasingly important part of her work.