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Every Quilt Tells a Story by Helen Kelly has a patchwork of tales for quilters everywhere. Each piece-from the humorous to the heartwarming-touches your soul and makes you smile, reminding you of your own spassion for quilts and the stories they tell.

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Every Quilt Tells a Story. A Quilter’s Stash of Wit and Wisdom.

With trademark charm and wit, Helen Kelley stitches together a patchwork of tales for quilters everywhere. Each piece—from the humorous to the heartwarming—touches your soul and makes you smile, reminding you of your own passion for quilts and the stories they tell.

Helen Kelley is an author, instructor, and lecturer, but she is, first and foremost, a quiltmaker. For twenty years, this “Erma Bombeck” of the quilting world has parlayed her passion for all things quilt into her enormously popular “Loose Threads” column in Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine.

Table of Contents:

Preface	8	Twinkle, Twinkle, Feathered Star	132
Chapter 1: Threads of Wisdom	17	Happy Days	136
Kelley's Laws for Quilters	18	New and Improved	140
My Mama Done Tol' Me	20	Just Keep A'Rollin', Wagon Wheels	143
Lesson Learned from a Munchkin	23	That's About the Size of It	146
Golden Guilt	27	And I Will Make Thee Beds of Roses	149
That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles	32	Beautiful but Dumb	152
Recycle	35	Stichosaurus	155
Feathering My Nest	38	Our State Fair Is a Great State Fair	157
Abracadabra	42	Chapter 5: The Ties That Bind	161
Slow and Steady Wins the Race	45	Kissin' Kin	162
Gaining a New Dimension	48	Up by the Hair on His Chinny-Chin-Chin	164
Eating Humble Pie	50	I'm a Calculating Woman	167
Life Is a Sandwich	53	Over-Taxed	169
Chapter 2: Keeping Us in Stitches	57	Celestial Navigation	172
A Matter of Policy	58	Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails	176
Oh, Say Can You See?	60	Ode to Joy	178
One Potato, Two Potato	79	To Dye, Perchance to Dream	181
A Monumental Mess	82	Time and Tide	184
Chapter 3: The Quilt Connection	89	Oh, Chute	186
De-lightful! De-lovely!	90	Leftovers	189
The Fateful Finger	94	Chapter 6: For the Love of Quilting	193
Tripping Was Quite Fantastic	96	10 Things to Do with a Blizzard	194
Hair (Spray) Today, Clean Tomorrow	100	The Unkindest Cut of All	196
It's a Jungle Out There	102	IQTest	198
How You Play the Game	105	Drawn and Quartered	201
Special Delivery	108	Creature Comforts	206
The Heiress	111	You Are Cordially Invited to a Fashion Show	209
A Message from Mother Goose	115	Yield Not to Temptation	221
A Workshop Is a Trying Experience	118	For the Mature Audience	215
Tell-Tales	121	Physical Fitness	218
Chapter 4: A Stitch in Time	125	Starting from Square One	221
Time flies When You're Having Fun	126	About the Author	224

The Story & History in the Quilts & About the Process:
Real, Fictional & Humourous (Contemporary & Antique)

Cultural & Ethnical Influenced African Themes

African Accents by Lisa Shepard

Bold Improvisation by Scott Heffley

Facts & Fabrications Unraveling the History of Quilts & Slavery by Barbara Brackman

Signs & Symbols by Maude Southwell Wahlman

Cultural & Ethnical Influenced Amish

Amish Crib Quilts From the Midwest by Janneken Smucker, Patricia Cox Crews, and Linda Welters

Amish Inspired Quilts by Becky Goldsmith & Linda Jenkins

An Amish Adventure by Roberta Horton

Coloring Book Threads of Tradition Amish Quilts

Cultural & Ethnical Influenced Signs and Symbols

Around the World Quilting Designs by Joyce Mori

Native American Designs 2 by Joyce Mori

Quilts of the Southwest by J. Michelle Watts

Embroiderer's and Quilter's Sourcebook by Angela Thompson A historical overview

More Ethnic, Cultural, Period Designs	Book 32 Aboriginal Designs Design Source Series	Book 28 Aztec Designs Design Source Series	Book 09 Egyptian Designs Design Source Series	Book 10 Medieval Designs Design Source Series
	Book 16 Viking Designs Design Source Series	Book 29 Roman Designs Design Source Series	Book 25 Tudor Designs Design Source Series	Book 06 Traditional Indian Designs Design Source Series

The History of US Quiltmaking, Textiles & Early Sewing Machine	100 Things You Need To Know If You Own A Quilt A Quilt Owner's Manual by Ann Hazelwood	American Doll Quilts by Kathleen Tracy	Antique Quilts & Textiles by Bobbie Aug and Gerald Roy	Calico Cowboy by Karla Menaugh and Barbara Brackman
'Chipped Quilts National Quilt Registry using Microchip technology	Dirty Wow Wow and other love stories by Cheryl and Jeffrey Katz	From the Cover by Mary Leman Austin & Quilter's Newsletter Magazine Editors & Contributors	Featherweight 221 The Perfect Portable by Nancy Johnson-Srebo	Making History Quilts & Fabric From 1890-1970 by Barbara Brackman
	The Quilt: A History and Celebration of an American Art Form by Elise Schebler Roberts	Vintage Quilts by Bobbie Aug, Sharon Newman & Gerald Roy

Dating Fabrics in Antique Quilts:	'Chipped Quilts National Quilt Registry using Microchip technology	100 Things You Need To Know If You Own A Quilt A Quilt Owner's Manual by Ann Hazelwood	America's Printed Fabrics 1770-1890 by Barbara Brackman	Feedsacks Feed-Sacks by Edie McGinniss
Calico Man The Manny Kopp Collection by Bobbie A. Aug & Sharon Newman	Dating Fabric by Eileen Jahnke Trestain	Dating Fabric 2 by Eileen Jahnke Trestain	Protecting Your Quilts by American Quilter's Society. Appraisal Certification Committee

Antique Blocks	Encyclopedia Of Pieced Quilt Patterns 4,000 Quilt Blocks by Barbara Brackman	Carrie Hall Blocks by Bettina Havig	Quilts, A Beautiful History by Zaro Weil
Quilts based on Antique Quilts from the past Many Include Historical Accounts of Quilt	Antique Quilts & Textiles by Bobbie Aug and Gerald Roy	American Doll Quilts by Kathleen Tracy	Out of Print Blending the Old & the New Quilts by Paul D. Pilgrim by Gerald E Roy	Celebrate Great Quilts by Karey Patterson Bresenhan & Nancy O'Bryant
	Quilting with Jodie in Cotton Country by Jodie Davis and Jayne Davis	Making History Quilts & Fabrics from 1890-1970 by Barbara Brackman	Nearly Insane by Liz Lois	Quilts from the Henry Ford by Marianne Fons and Liz Porter
	Quilts of the Oregon Trail by Mary Bywater Cross	Quilts in Red and Green and the women who made them by Nancy Hornback & Terry Clothier Thompson includes applique patterns

Also Find Ideas for using Reproduction Fabrics	Bonnet Girls Patterns of the Past by Helen R. Scott	Ladies Day Out with the Bonnet Girls by Helen R. Scott	Ladies of Leisure by Margaret Allyson	Protecting Your Quilts by American Quilter's Society. Appraisal Certification Committee
	Purely Provence Designs by Renee Nanneman	Small Quilts with Vintage Charm by Jo Morton	Vintage Animals by Nori Koenig

Letter & Diary Musings, or Historical Grave Markers
included in each book about the Antique & Contemporary Inspiration behind the today's and yester-year quilts

The 1776 Quilt by Pam Holland		Civil War Diary Quilt by Rosemary Youngs Book OR EQ Blocks CD NOTE: EQ software required	Book &/OR CD Civil War Love Letter Quilt by Rosemary Youngs Book or EQ Blocks CD NOTE: EQ Software required	Dear Hannah by Brenda Manges Papadakis Book OR Blocks CD compatible with EQ/Dear Jane Software
Dear Jane by Brenda Manges Papadakis	Stand Alone Dear Jane Design Software	Quilted Diamonds 2 with DVD by Linda Franz Optional EQ Blocks CD	Quilted Diamonds by Linda Franz Optional EQ5 Blks CD	Out of Print The Amish Circle Quilt by Rosemary Youngs

Historical Quilts, Blocks & Designs that honor & document Time Periods and Events	'Chipped Quilts National Quilt Registry using Microchip technology	America: From the Hearts 911 Quilts	Antique Quilts & Textiles by Bobbie Aug and Gerald Roy	Prairie Children and Their Quilts by Kathleen Tracy
Civil War Diary Quilt by Rosemary Youngs Book OR EQ Blocks CD NOTE: EQ software required	Book &/OR CD Civil War Love Letter Quilt by Rosemary Youngs Book or EQ Blocks CD NOTE: EQ Software required	Libertyville by Terry Clothier Thompson

Quilt Historian Barbara Brackman's Books & Software	Borderland in Butternut and Blue by Barbara Brackman	Calico Cowboy by Karla Menaugh and Barbara Brackman	Block Base Block Library Software that includes the 4,000 blocks from Encyclopedia of Quilt Blocks	Enclyclopedia Of Pieced Quilt Patterns, 4,000 Quilt Blocks: History, dates, a black and white illustration of each block
Facts & Fabrications Unraveling the History of Quilts & Slavery by Barbara Brackman	Making History Quilts & Fabric From 1890-1970 by Barbara Brackman	Prairie Flower A Year on the Plains by Barbara Brackman

Art Nouveau Florals

Art Nouveau Quilts For the 21st Century by Bea Oglesby

Art Nouveau, Art Deco & Victorian
Book 33 Art Nouveau Flower Designs Design Source Series	Book 01 Art Nouveau Designs Design Source Series	Book 30 Art Nouveau Borders & Motifs Design Source Series	Book 11 Art Deco Designs Design Source Series	Book 05 Victorian Designs Design Source Series

Memory Quilts: Add Sayings, Signature Blocks & Signature Quilts

ABC's of Words On Quilts by Elizabeth Scott

Quilts With a Message by Nancy Kazlauckas

Signed-by-Friends by Dori Hawks

Talking Quilts and Friends by Jeanette Pie

Alphabets / Monograms for Quilts, Wearables & Embroidery

Alphabet Quilts by Bea Oglesby

Mono-grams and more

Thread Calligraphy by Nancy Kazlauckas

Fictional Quilt Stories with historical or quilt inspiration as a theme	Benni Harper's Quilt Album Original Fiction by Earlene Fowler Quilts by Margrit Hall	Leaving Riverton The Novel &/OR Quilt Pattern Book by Jodi Barrows	Liz's Merchantile The Novel &/or Quilt Pattern Book by Jodi Barrows	Log Cabin Quilts: A Brand New Story by Karen Murphy
	More Elm Creek Quilts by Jennifer Chiaverini

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