Annette Burns

Teaches at Capital Quilts

I began quilting in 1981 while I was pregnant with my daughter. A crafter/sewer from childhood, after making that first quilt, I emptied my sewing room of all things "non-quilting" and refilled it with "quilty" tools and fabric. I started working at Capital Quilts in 1998.

One of the best things about working at Capital Quilts is helping customers choose fabrics for a quilt. Once we have selected the pattern and fabrics, I feel as though that's one quilt I don't have to make! It becomes part of my "virtual quilt collection". I also really enjoy my teaching time at CQ. I teach a variety of classes, but most notably, The Complete Course which is a 10 session class beginning with fabric selection and rotary cutting and finishing with binding, labeling and care. The class was originally designed for newbies but I get lots of people who have been quilting for a while and want to strengthen their skills. It's lots of fun and hard work. Many of the class groups, having shared ups and downs for 10 weeks go on to have small groups when we are finished.

My personal philosophy regarding quiltmaking is based upon some of the following tenets: Finishing is overrated!....Don't get talked into making quilts for friends/loved-ones who have no appreciation for the effort involved....Once you have disregarded the prior, don't allow said friend/loved-one to choose the pattern or fabric....Buy that great fabric when you see it.....Fabric collecting, pattern collecting and book collecting are BONA FIDE hobbies."