Phyllis Nuber

October, 2008

1. How did you get started in quilting?

My mother spent my whole childhood working on a pair of twin Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilts. (Pieced by hand.) Only in the last five years have I really started seriously quilting on my own.

2. What accomplishments are you most proud of?
   The quilt guild has given me the confidence and inspiration to go beyond conventional quilt patterns to “textile art”. I have been surprised by the depth of creativity I have found within myself.
   
    

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

No

 

4. Finish these sentences:
   • I still can’t get the hang of . . .  
     Mitered corners drive me nuts! I’m getting slightly better but I am still not satisfied.

• The biggest enemy of creativity is . .

Time! There always seems to be some other chore or obligation which takes me away from my quilting.

5. What was your worst quilting disaster?

The paper pieced Mariner’s Compass. I did a workshop last year. It still sits there on my wall, mocking me.

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

I don’t know enough about well-know quilters to have an opinion.

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

I would like to learn basket weaving and willow furniture construction. I live on a farm with marsh lands and have the raw materials in my own backyard.

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

Find an experienced quilter (or guild) to mentor you. You will learn all sorts of short cuts and techniques to make life simpler and give you lots of ideas.