"Being Creative With Impact"

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About Me

Melissa The Founder of Needle Pulling Thread

I believe we can all be kind. And that we all have impact. I have been blessed with the opportunity to be creative & impact my friends in Kampala Uganda.

Over the many years of traveling with Terry, my husband, to work with schools in Uganda, East Africa, I have been able to bring the most amazing, unique fabrics back. Needle Pulling Thread is my way to share stories & treasures from Uganda, East Africa at quilt shows & venues around the area. Check out our events page to see where NPT will pop up next. And read about the adventure in the "Story Behind The Fabric"

Story Behind The Fabric

I love color.
I love texture.
I love fabric.

Okay, it’s an addiction. And it’s inherited. My mother has it. I dare say my daughter has it too.

Not long ago I figured out that it’s not the act of sewing the fabric that makes me happy. It’s truly just the fabric. And I’m okay with that. I’m a collector and sometimes I cherish a piece of fabric so much that I wouldn’t dream of cutting it.

I love slip stitching. So, I love binding a quilt by hand. And I love Dresden Plates.

I have very traditional training. I have a degree in Home Economics and in Business. Yes, it was called Home Economics back then and it wasn’t about getting married. It was very technical and hard.
I like to press. With steam. So my work is flat and I almost always press my seams open. I trim. Less bulk. That’s the formal tailoring training in me.
I love to hand bead and embellish on my pieces.
And I love Airedales. Well, I love dogs – but I especially love Airedales!