Connie Starnes

1. How did you get started in quilting?

I have always liked the way quilts looked.  My grandma made them.  I joined the guild in 1992 and took classes from Carol Swope. 

2. What accomplishments are you most proud of?

Graduating from college and making a quit for my mom.  It was a green scrappy fan quilt.  That was about 4-5 years ago.

3. Have you ever put one of your quilted pieces in a quilt show?

Yes. Not sure which one.  I think it was Kaleidoscope.  I entered my mom’s green scrappy fan quilt.

4. Finish these sentences:
• I still can’t get the hang of . .

Binding

• The biggest enemy of creativity is . .

No imagination and I have none!

5. What was your worst quilting disaster?

I was making a quilt for my cousin and put a block in the wrong way.  I just left it in the wrong way.  After all  - only God’s perfect.

6. Which quilter’s work do you most admire and why?

Jackie Hopfinger.  Ask to see her “Baltimore appliqué “ quilt and you will know what I mean.  Jackie just started her last row.  Jackie has been working on it for about 6-7 years.

7. What creative endeavor do you plan to learn next?

I have always wanted to do a “white on white” quilt.  I think that I will be working on that in the near future.

8. What advice would you give to someone starting out in quilting?

Take a beginner’s class.  Most join a quilt guild and think the guild will give formal lessons – not so.