Alexandra Sladky Anderson (born 1955)[1] is an American quilter, television series host, and author.
Anderson is the author of various quilting books, fabric lines, and developed an award winning magazine.
When Anderson was a credit away from receiving an art degree from San Francisco State University, she finished a quilt that her grandmother started in the 1920s for her last class.
[5] Stephanie Kleinman, of Weller-Grossman Productions, went to one of Anderson's classes to ask her if she could host a television series.
Her initial response was that she was busy teaching class and asked if they could discuss the proposal during lunch, leading her to host the HGTV series Simply Quilts for 11 years.
[4][2] She later started The Quilt Life Magazine, published by the American Quilter's Society.