Cindi Rang, Owner Cindi learned to quilt from her frugal grandmother while learning to make her own clothes, and didn't know there was such a thing as "batting" until she was 22. She loves quilting, every aspect of it. She enjoys the ability to make a quick quilt in two hours, and the challenge and reverence of a hand pieced quilt that takes three years.Cindi is a retired Nurse Practitioner. She leads most of the clubs and is pictured here with her daughter, Brianna. cindi@fabricpatch.net Thelma Wentworth, Teacher, Machine Quilter, Domestic Diva Thelma has worked in the shop since it opened in 1999. She can hand quilt, machine quilt, knit, crochet, cook, can and clean. She is a wealth of information and a burst of energy. She does most of the professional long arm quilting and teaches a lot of classes. She loves to demo techniques and will take the time to show you anything you'd like. Thelma and her husband Russ are "snowbirds" , so she is gone from October to March every year. Check out "Dumpster Diving" and "Desert Rose" two of Thelma's original patterns in our "shopping" section!thelma@fabricpatch.net Charisma Dickinson, Fabric Goddess Charisma (yes, that's her real name.... and her personality) is one of our newest employees. She loves to help pick out fabric and as a scrapbooker, she puts together most of our story boards in the shop. She works in the quilt shop and refuses to take up knitting or crocheting... we'll see. She makes a lot of bags, and completes at least one quilt per week (OK, maybe no time for knitting).charisma@fabricpatch.net Donna Hodgson, Piece PoliceDonna works full time in the real world, and works here as a pattern tester. She is very left brain and is able to make some sense of our scribblings (which, of course, is better for you, but a pain for us). She even finds punctuation errors. She makes many of our shop samples and is our resident Featherweight expert. If we can ever get her to work for fabric instead of cash, maybe she'll leave that silly job. You can follow some of Donna's quilt conquests on her blog:
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Brianna Rang, Co-Owner Brianna has been quilting since she was four, and started teaching classes when she was six. She has her own pattern line, and her first book coming out this summer. At the age of 17 Brianna is an equal partner in the shop, running the shop beside her mother. A true quilting prodigy, Brianna is a spot of sunshine in the shop. She is pictured here on her horse, Annie. Quilter for Hire
Bertys Besel, Teacher, Yarn Guru Bertys does everything. She is our master crocheter, fast knitter, kit cutter, yarn shop teacher and all around great quilter. She hosts the "Round Table" on Tuesdays (no charge, noon to 4pm, bring knitting, crocheting, patterns, projects, problems, and questions. Sit for coffee and conversation.) and teaches most of the classes in the yarn shop. She packages most of our quilts and has a special place in her heart for anything purple!bertys@fabricpatch.net Donna Dorais, Scrap MasterDonna is a retired school nurse that now spends most of her time volunteering, piecing scrap quilts, and quilting on her pink 18" Innova. She works every Monday with anyone that rents our machine, and is involved with most of our clubs. She never met a 1 1/2" square she didn't use!
donna@fabricpatch.net Teresa Tranthem, Innova InstructorTeresa has been a professional long-arm quilter for 15 years and has just recently joined our staff as an Innova instructor. Her calm gentle, demeanor works perfectly in our classroom. She is very knowledgeable with every trick and technique on the long-arm machine and is available for one on one classes.
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