About the Author

Helen Kelley's 'Loose Threads' column has been a favourite of readers of 'Quilter's Newsletter Magazine' since 1983. She is the author of Voyageur Press's 'Every Quilt Tells a Story', as well as 'Scarlet Ribbons: An Indian Technique for Today's Quilters', and 'Dating Quilts: From 1600 to the Present'. Kelley's by-line has appeared in a variety of quilting publications, and her prize-winning quilts have been the subject of numerous photo essays. Her 'Renaissance Quilt' was chosen as one of the 100 Best Quilts of the Twentieth Century.