Biography:
Jean Wells has been an avid quilter for over thirty years, sharing her knowledge and ideas with thousands of quilters of all experience levels. A teacher at heart, she began sewing as a child, and her love of sewing led to a career as a home economics teacher and school counselor. Twenty-seven years ago, she opened her quilt shop, The Stitchin' Post, in Sisters, Oregon, a small 1880s-style town at the foot of the Cascade mountains. The Stitchin' Post is one of the very first quilt shops to be opened in America and today is one of the premier shops featured in American Patchwork &Quilting magazine's "Quilt Shop Sampler." Jean has written articles for magazines, lectured and taught quilting classes worldwide, conducted business classes for fellow quilt shop owners, and appeared on numerous television shows, including HGTV's Simply Quilts. A recipient of the Michael Kile Award for lifetime achievement in the quilting industry, Jean was inducted into the Primedia Hall of Fame as one of the first "independent retailers" and also received her local community's "Business of the Year" award. A love of gardening led Jean to open her second retail store, The Wild Hare, also in Sisters, where she offers unique garden-style accessories and decorative items. The combination of quilting and gardening has proved especially fruitful for Jean, and she often explores garden-related themes in her quiltmaking. In 2000, her quilt Paradise in the Garden won the Millennium Quilt Contest's Imagination Award. She used the cash prize to build a small greenhouse garden shed, which she has surrounded with flowers and vegetables. Visit The Stitchin' Post's web site at: www.stitchinpost.com
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Authors: Jean Wells, Valori Wells Product Code: 10465
ISBN: 978-1-57120-359-5
Description: 64p, color
No patterns to follow means easy customization - includes easy rotary cutting instructions, ideas for fabric palettes, and lots of illustrated how-to tips and techniques.
Authors: Jean Wells, Valori Wells Product Code: P10465
ISBN: 978-1-60705-068-1
Description: 64p color PDF
No patterns to follow means easy customization - includes easy rotary cutting instructions, ideas for fabric palettes, and lots of illustrated how-to tips and techniques.
