Is this the new in hobby then? October 31, 2013 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Nicole Cloutier/Susan Anderson Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 / RELEASE 13-320 NASA Astronaut Karen Nyberg Invites Quilters to Contribute a Star Block International Space Station Expedition 37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA, a lifelong lover of sewing, is inviting fellow crafters to join her in stitching together a global community space quilt. Nyberg, who is in the final weeks of her mission aboard the orbiting laboratory, recently shared a star-themed quilt block she was able to complete during her limited free time in space. She is now inviting quilters from the public to create their own star-themed quilt blocks to help celebrate her mission and passion for the quilting arts. "Now that I've tried my hand sewing in space, I can say one thing with certainty: it's tricky," Nyberg said in a video sent down from the space station. "This is what I've made. It's far from being a masterpiece, but it was made in space. I'm inviting all of you to create your own star-themed quilt block. We'll be combining them with my block to create a quilt for next year's 40th anniversary International Quilt Festival in Houston. I can't wait to see what we make together." Nyberg's complete video and other video clips of her quilting aboard the space station will be featured in a NASA exhibit at the 39th annual International Quilt Festival Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 3 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. Sewing and quilting include many of the principles and technical skills used in developing equipment for spaceflight missions. The exhibit will include sewn samples from spacesuits and parachutes, a cargo transfer bag and other soft goods from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The deadline for submitting a block for the quilt is Aug. 1, 2014. For more information about where to send your block, visit: Nyberg and The...

Sounds like a question for Grymma ?

Quilters of the World Unite?

Nov 01, 2013 24 Replies

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The Natural Philosopher 12 years ago

Think 'wall of death'...scalextric in space should be possible with a well designed track..as long as you don't stop...

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Molesworth 12 years ago

Or (gasp) steps on yr Bentley 4.5 litre...

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Grymma 12 years ago

I saw it... it was a very skew-wiffed star that she made. Nice though :-)

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Nicholas D. Richards 12 years ago

In article , Stanley Daniel de Liver on Fri, 1 Nov 2013 at 12:58:38 awoke Nicholas from his slumbers and wrote

Dis lex sicks of the wurld you knite?

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canaldrifter 12 years ago

I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.

Tone

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