Individual Author Record
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General InformationName: Mary Ellen HopkinsPen Name: None Genre: Non-Fiction Born: Sites:
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Illinois Connection
She was born in Peoria, Illinois.Biographical and Professional Information
In 1977, Mary Ellen opened Crazy Ladies and Friends Quilt Shop in Santa Monica, California, where she lectured on quilting. After 20 years she closed the shop but continued lecturing and teaching. Mary Ellen has taught classes and given lectures all over the U.S. and the world-Europe, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and the Middle East. Hopkins later started her own publishing company and has written 11 quilting books to date.Published Works 
Titles At Your Library
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The It's Okay If You Sit On My Quilt Book ISBN: 0929950054 C&T Publishing. 2006 Mary Ellen breaks down complex piecing into simple, easy units. |
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Baker's Dozen Doubled ISBN: 0929950003 Me Pubns. 1988 Provides a brief tutorial of simple pieced block construction for both nine-patches and four-patches. Provides a lot of design ideas. Some of these completed quilts are included in color photos. The designs are in black and white, to encourage the reader to choose the fabrics. Key ideas within particular quilts are indicated. |