Kay Gentry of Noble Needle Quilts has lots of patterns available at Quilters Warehouse.  I had a chance to interview Kay recently.  Here’s what she had to say. 

How did you first become interested in quilting?
“I started sewing at age 8. Have sewn just about everything imaginable from upholstery to wedding dresses. My degree is in Textiles and Clothing from The Ohio State University. I made my first quilt in 1980. About 1996 I pretty much stopped doing other sewing to concentrate exclusively on quilting.”

Can you describe your first quilt?
“It was a brown sampler for a double bed. I used a red pen to trace around cereal box templates. I was completely self taught from an old quilting book. I hand quilted the quilt. It was marked with an early blue wash out pen and the residue of the marker has turned brown over the years.”

Do you have a favorite quilt block?
“I collect antique quilts and love the Grandmother’s Flower Garden pattern. I think I prefer to make appliqué blocks. Or combine appliqué and piecing.”

What is your favorite part of the quilt-making process?
“Show and tell with other quilters!”

…your least favorite part?
“Deciding what to do with the leftover fabrics after finishing a quilt.”

Do you ever hit a slump, and if so, how do you get out of it?
“Spending time with other quilters and seeing what they are working on can help. It can also happen by just picking up a magazine and seeing possible projects.”

Do you have favorite fabric color combinations?
“I prefer clear colors. I go in spurts of working with 30′s, Civil War, Batiks, florals, solids- but all in crisp clear colors.”

Do you prefer to hand quilt or machine quilt?

Thanks for your time Kay!  I have to agree, I never know what to do with my leftovers either.

Here’s a sampling of Noble Needle Designs . . .

Antique Garden

  Collide-O-Scope

Twirling Blooms

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