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Loose Threads
Stories to Keep Quilters in Stitches
| Author: Helen KelleyFormat: Hardcover, 224 Pages Item: 144592 ISBN: 9780760332030 Publisher: Voyageur Press Specs Illustrations: 43 b/w photos Size: 5 x 7.25 Weight: 0.688 lb. Edition: First Published: July 15th 2008 DC: AP List Price: $17.95 $13.46 All discounts based on list price. No trade discounts available from sale price. In Stock |
One of the countrys best-loved quilters shares her observations on the whys, wherefores, and wonders of applying needle to fabric and creating a world. |
“Helen Kelley's death on September 1, 2008 marked an enormous loss for the quilting community. Loose Threads becomes a poignant reminder of all that we loved about her and her words of wit and wisdom. These essays will inspire and entertain you no matter where you are in your quilting journey.”—Quiltmaker, Winter 2008
“One of the country's best-loved quilters, and columnist in Quilters Newsletter since 1983, shares her observations on the whys, wherefores, and wonders of applying needle to fabric and creating a world in this collection of amusing, moving and invariably wise essays gathered in book form for the first time. These pieces form a lovely patchwork that will certainly keep.”—Decorating Digest/Craft & Home, December 2008
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Every Stitch Tells a Story Thoughts on Masterpieces Life on an Ocean Wave Mama, Where Did I Come From? I Am a Lady Sweets for the Sweet Doing What Comes Naturally Getting Down to the Nitty-Gritty 10 Signs It’s Time to Clean Out Your Fabric Stash That Old Time Religion Tennis Elbow
Chapter 2 License to Quilt X-Rated Carpe Diem (Seize the Moment) Here’s a Toast to Quilting! I Got Music License No. HK-428-27 Riding Lesson Let’s Have Another Cup of Coffee Six Delicious Flavors Four Days Tut Tut! Darn It!
Chapter 3 Common Threads When I’m Calling You Chit Chat Griselda Tuna Melt Punch Drunk Who Is the Fairest One of All? Shape Up or Ship Out Let Them Eat Cake How Sweet It Is! Heavenly Days Pearly Whites
Chapter 4 The House that Quilts Built Flight of Fancy |
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