I had the opportunity to interview Shirley Cox in her shop, Side Stitchin’, which is on the main street in Belpre, Ohio.  Shirley said she was fine with the traffic and customers shopping in the background while we had the interview.  After this interview I had the opportunity to shop at Side Stitchin’ and each time Shirley was so helpful so that I could find just what I needed.  Although we’ve both been in this area for about the same amount of time, we just met.  I’m so thankful to get to know Shirley.

I was excited to meet Shirley



 



Contact Shirley

Website: Side Stitchin'

Facebook: Side Stitchin' Quilt Shop

Instagram: mysidestitchin

Shirley Cox

A podcast for quilters about quilters.  It's been said that every quilt has a story and it's so true.  I wanted to hear about the people behind these wonderful quilts and thought you'd enjoy hearing about their lives, also.  Enjoy meandering through the episodes to find out about the very interesting people behind the quilts!

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Imagine living in Houston and not knowing about the International Quilt Festival, then a friend takes you to see all the wonderful quilts. What an incredible introduction to quilts for Ellen Happe Phillips.  Ellen fell in love with this craft and never looked back. With each step she improved her skills and now uses her long arm quilting to help others make beautiful quilts.

Here's Ellen's quilt A Study in Lonestars



And we talked about how the quilting on It's All About the Quilting quilt Ellen made and ended up recieving a blue ribbon!



It was fun to meet Ellen at QuiltCon 2024



Connect with Ellen

Instagram: ellenhappe

Facebook: Ellen Happe Phillips

Ellen Happe Phillips

When Jody Leonardo suggested that I interview Rochelle Rice, I was thrilled.  I’d been wanting to connect with Rochelle and her co-host, Leslie Bercher, for awhile, but hadn’t done it yet.  Rochelle and Leslie are the co-hosts of the Inappropriate Quilters Podcast and I guess I had them up on a bit of a pedestal.  So when Rochelle told me that she’s been listening to A Quilter’s Life I was in shock. It was so much fun to chat and realize we have such respect for each other.  Rochelle teases me at the end that we chatted for many hours.  I’m sure we could have, but my interviews don’t last that long.

Here's a Mosaic Quilt that Rochelle made



Connect with Rochelle

Instagram: doughnutwarrior

And listen to her podcast:

Inappropriate Quilters Podcast

 

Rochelle Rice

Purple Daisy Quilt Designs is the culmination of Jody Leonardo’s experiences of participating in sewing groups, working in quilt shops and selling handmade quilts.  Now she has expanded to offering quilt patterns to allow individuals to make their own quilts.  This is a dream come true for Jody and she’s so excited to share a little piece of her creative world with us.

This is Jody's quilt called Kenzie



Connect with Jody

Website: Purple Daisy Quilt Designs

Instagram: purpledaisyquilt_designs

Facebook: Purple Daisy Quilt Designs

Jody Leonardo

Mary Shepherd and I met at QuiltCon2024 in Raleigh, NC.  She is an avid quilter and the president of the Delaware Modern Quilt Guild.  Since Mary’s retirement from being a mathematician and computer scientist she has become an author with her first quilting cozy mystery, Free Motion Murder.

Here's some of Mary's quilts.

Mid Century Energy



Nemish Flimsy



Volcano





Find out more about Mary's book, Free Motion Murder on her website Mariners' Compass Murders.

Mary Shepherd

It was so fun to get to know Robyn Capps.  Her daughter had posted a picture of one of Robyn’s quilts on her Facebook page and my sister happened to see it.  I’m so glad this led to an interview.  So, thanks Sadie and Ruth for helping this connection to happen.

Here's pictures from Robyn's Chicken Quilt

  

We also talked about Jerriann Massey and the Christian Quilt Guild.

Listen to Jerriann's episode:  Jerriann Massey

Connect with Jerriann:

Website: Annie McHugs

Instagram: anniemchugs

Facebook: Annie Mc Hugs

Website: Christian Quilt Guild

Facebook: Christian Quilt Guild

Facebook: We are called to PRAY

Shirley Cox

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