My mom taught me to sew when I was thirteen. Even at this early age, being around fabric sparked my imagination. I made several projects but the one I remember most was a blouse. I got as far as the collar and sewed it on crooked. My mom made me pick out the stitching and sew in back on, and you guessed it, I got it wrong again. They say 3 times is a charm, but it took me thirteen times before I got the collar on straight. One try for each year I’d been alive! By then I hated the blouse but Mom said I had to finish it. So I did. And I still hated that blouse and never wore it. Eventually it found a new home in the thrift store.
Fast forward a few decades - I had sewed everything from coats to draperies, but never a quilt. In the summer of 2010 I was inspired by a popular table runner pattern which I made up several times. It was so much fun. I asked a friend who quilted if I could look at some of her books & patterns. I was hooked before I got through the first one and haven’t looked back. My quilting studio has recently expanded to to fit a Gammill Statler Stitcher and now I'm offering long arm quilting services.
Why am I Sister Chick? Some friends (one of them, Heidi ) nicknamed me Sister Chick in 1996 and it stuck. I also decided to raise a few chickens in my backyard a couple years ago, and my young grandchildren call me Grandma Chickens as a result. It looks like I'll be a "chick" of some sort the rest of my life.
Why am I Sister Chick? Some friends (one of them, Heidi ) nicknamed me Sister Chick in 1996 and it stuck. I also decided to raise a few chickens in my backyard a couple years ago, and my young grandchildren call me Grandma Chickens as a result. It looks like I'll be a "chick" of some sort the rest of my life.
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