RODERICK KIRACOFE was cofounder of" The Quilt Digest," produced Homage to Amanda: 200 Years of American Quilts, and authored "Cloth & Comfort," He has assembled corporate and private quilt collections across the country and curated quilt exhibits here and abroad. He lives in San Francisco. MARY ELIZABETH JOHNSON wrote her first quilt book in 1976 and has since authored a dozen more craft and home decorating titles. Her latest and final book on the subject will be a history of the quilting in her home state of Alabama. She lives in Montgomery. For more information, visit www.theamerican...