Loose Threads
Stories to Keep Quilters in Stitches
Published on 15. July 2008
224 pages
978-1-61673-806-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
A collection of amusing, moving, and invariably wise essays from Helen Kelleys beloved "Loose Threads" column (a favorite of readers of Quilters Newsletter since 1983), this treasury comes together much like the exquisite quilts Kelley creates: painstakingly pieced and stitched to convey not just a moment and its meaning, but the care and craft of quilting that lasts longer than thread holds out. Gathered in book form for the first time, these pieces form a lovely patchwork that will certainly keep.
A collection of amusing, moving, and invariably wise essays from Helen Kelleys beloved "Loose Threads" column (a favorite of readers of Quilters Newsletter since 1983), this treasury comes together much like the exquisite quilts Kelley creates: painstakingly pieced and stitched to convey not just a moment and its meaning, but the care and craft of quilting that lasts longer than thread holds out. Gathered in book form for the first time, these pieces form a lovely patchwork that will certainly keep.
Reviews / Votes
"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
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Language
English
Place of publication
Beverly
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Illustrations
43 b-w photos
ISBN-13
978-1-61673-806-8 (9781616738068)
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Book
07/2008
Voyageur Press
€36.11
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Person
Helen Kelley is America's most popular quilting columnist and has written for Quilter's Newsletter for over twenty years. She is a master quilter and has taught and lectured across the country. Helen's "Renaissance Quilt" was chosen as one of the 100 Best Quilts of the Twentieth Century. She is the author of Every Quilt Tells a Story and Helen Kelley's Joy of Quilting and is the 2008 inductee into the prestigious Quilter's Hall of Fame.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- 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
- The Ten Steps of Separation from My Fabric
- 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!
- When All Else Fails
- 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
- The High-Powered Finisher-Upper
- Trash Collection
- To Err Is Human
- Little Drops of Water
- Memories Are Made of This
- Like a Bolt Out of the Blue
- A Little Squirrely
- The Theory of Relativity
- The Ups and Downs of Life
- Sunshine and Shadows
- Chapter 5: I'd Rather Be Quilting
- Out of Order
- Excuse My Dust
- One Giant Leaf for Mankind
- Will You Join the Dance?
- Ecclesiastes
- It Is Sometimes Easier to Ride a Camel through the Eye of My Needle than to Thread It
- Sinking to a New Low
- Aitch-too-oh
- Time Goes By
- Little Things Mean a Lot
- My Druthers
- Small Favors
- Chapter 6: This Patchwork Life
- Ode to a Grecian Urn
- Encore! Encore!
- Silver Threads
- Sounds Good to Me
- Hands Off!
- A La Mode
- Feeling Groovy
- Love's Old Sweet Song
- Declaration of Independence
- Pretty Contemporary
- About the Author
- Copyright Page
