PRESENTATION:
Cindy Needham: Thread Facts and Fiction
November 18, 2008 (Tuesday)
See below for highlights of the presentation>

This fun and informative program takes the mystery and frustration out of using decorative threads, identifying and solving thread issues and problems, and teaching about needles and tension.

I have been a quilter for over 35 years with the first 25 devoted to my first love of hand quilting and the last 10 with my second love of machine quilting. Passing on my love of quilting and design through teaching is a dream come true.

I recently left my full time job in the medical field to teach and speak nationally for Superior Threads.  My love of design has led to unique opportunities to design stencils for Quilting Creations, Inc. and whole-cloth designs for Golden Threads.  I have also had several design features in Quilters Newsletter Magazine. My book, Wholecloth Linen Quilts, was released this year by AQS and features a wide variety of linen quilts as well as a large selection of my quilting designs. 

Highlights from the presentation

Restoration Soap is what I use to clean stains out of old linens and quilts. It is available on the internet from Engleside Products at englesideproducts.com. 

The quilt marking pens that I use for my light colored fabrics are Mark-B-Gone, Wonder Marker or any of the blue markers from Clover.  The pens I use to mark my dark fabrics are the Clover Fine Marking Pen that comes out with a steam iron and the Stabilo Pencil. The Stabilo is available from some art stores but also on-line at dickblick.com.  I recommend the brass bullet sharpener too.  Stabilo Pencil Item# 20408-1001 and Brass Bullet Sharpener item# 20410-1001 from the dick-blick site.  The Stabilo pencil comes out with water and very safe to use on your quilt top.  ONLY use the white, the other stabilo colored pencils do NOT come out.

With regard to needles, I recommend the Schmetz Topstitch 90/14 for use with all decorative threads such as metallics and glitter, etc.  I also use the Schmetz Quilting 90/14 for use with some of my finer threads.  The Schmetz Microtex and Jeans/Denim are also recommended for piecing. 

Website: http://www.cindyneedham.com/