Fastest Way to Thread a Needle

This tip came from my Grandma K, another Mountaineer of Moxie, who started learning how to quilt when she was 70-something years old. This method is almost foolproof for threading the teensy eyes of quilting needles. First, make sure you cut the thread straight across with a sharp pair of scissors, then wet the eye of the needle. Put the dry thread through the needle's eye and bingo: you're set. If you wet the thread, the fibers will swell and you'll end up re-trimming and kinking and cussin' and having no fun.