Elsie Coleman

“I’m just an old fashioned lady.  Been around a long time.”  That’s how Elsie Coleman introduced herself to me.  I had the privilege of going to Elsie’s home to interview this centenarian and seeing her beautiful quilts.  She continues to make amazing quilts. Newspaper articles about Elsie in 1995 and 1999 Quilt that was raffled…

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Jerriann Massey

For those of you who have grandchildren, how important was it for you to come up with the perfect grandparent name for yourself?  Jerriann Massey figured out very unique grandparent names for herself and her husband.  Jerriann and I recorded this interview before the Quilt Festival in Houston, 2022, where she was heading to have…

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Connie George – River Run Quilts & Retreats

Hopefully you had the opportunity to listen to Connie George’s previous episode. We continue our conversation to learn more about her business in this episode. Connie George’s quilt retreats sound like so much fun! Just make sure you take your stretchy britches. She has a goal of getting people together, having fun, and maybe even…

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Connie Richerson

Besides being in quilting groups, I’m also in a group for podcasters so that I can learn how to do better in making this podcast for you.  A few weeks back the podcaster group had Kathi Lipp as a special speaker.  When she saw that A Quilter’s Life was the name of my podcast, she…

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Darla Hennessee Hall

While looking on Tori McElwain’s website The Quilt Patch by Tori, I saw that she was offering a class with a guest teacher.  Darla Hennessee Hall was so gracious to chat with me.  She has been free motion quilting on her A-1 Longarm, lovingly named Frankie, for 16 years! She has quilted for clients all…

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