About Marci Baker

Recognized internationally for her expertise in quilting, Marci enjoys sharing ideas that simplify the process of quilting. A native of Dallas, Texas, Marci has loved sewing for years, making her first quilt at age 9 and sewing her own clothes in high school and college. She began teaching quilting in 1989 for her local quilting guild and shops. In 1993 she started Alicia’s Attic with the concepts that combine her love of math with her love of quilting. Sewing became a great way to share her knowledge (she holds a bachelors and master’s degree in math) with others.

As an admirer of traditional quilts, Marci was inspired to author books on Not Your Grandmother’s™ Quilts. This series uses the traditional patterns people associate with their grandmother and simplifies the technique. She has invented several tools to help make quilting easier for all. Her Know Before You Sew™ solution cards take common problems quilters encounter, and provide easy-to-understand solutions.

Marci spends much of the year traveling, teaching classes for quilting guilds and trade shows as well as teaching in her workshop, Alicia’s Attic. Enthusiasm and inspiration for quilting can be seen throughout her lectures, workshops, and books. She has been featured in Redbook, on Home and Garden TV's "Simply Quilts", NBC’s “The Jane Pauley Show”, highlighted in "Traditional Quiltworks", and has been published in numerous quilting magazines. Marci has been nominated for The Professional Quilter magazine "Teacher of the Year" award in 2002 and 2005.

Marci, her husband Clint, two boys, their snake, and bearded dragon currently live in Fort Collins, Colorado where they enjoy the outdoors and the beautiful creation of life near the mountains.

Marci's classes at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Festival:

LECTURE:
Saturday, Aug 23, 2008, 11:00am - noon. $8 class fee plus admission cost.
Top Secret Bindings -Basic
Frustrated with your bindings? You don’t have to go under cover as a secret agent to learn the ins and outs of making a perfect binding because the secrets are revealed in this Know Before You Sew binding lecture. We will discuss the causes in order to avoid the pitfalls of common binding problems like rounded, pointed, and tucked in corners, lumpy finishes, and bindings that are not filled to the edge. You will find out how bias, grain, double-fold, strip width, mitered and a smooth ending come into play.

LECTURE:
Saturday, Aug 23, 2008, 1:00pm - 2:00pm. $8 class fee plus admission cost.
Top Secret Bindings -Advanced
Does your quilt call for a more advanced binding that does more than just finish the edge? Explore different widths plus angles other than 90 degree, inside corners, fully machine-completed bindings, and finishing odd shaped items. Walk away with ideas and inspiration for bindings that add pizzazz to your design.

LECTURE:
Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 noon - 1:00pm. $8 class fee plus admission cost.
Doubledipity: More Serendipity Quilts
Exciting techniques, beautiful quilts! Find surprise and beauty with this simple technique. Swirling pattern repeats add magical details to 6-Pointed Stars coming together like a kaleidoscope. By simply cutting layers of large print fabric, you will discover designs beyond imagination. See what fabrics work and why others don’t. When we are done you will see these often challenging prints in a DESIGN EXPLOSION!