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| My sweet friend Marilyn |
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| Long arm quilter |
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| Some of the pretty fabric at the shop |
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| Rolls of batting |
I found a jewel of a friend when I found Marilyn's Quilt Shop. It's about 30 minutes out in the county and worth the drive. It's always fun to go out there even if you are taking her a quilt to be quilted or picking one up. You get to look through her notebook full of different patterns for the quilting and pick what color thread you want her to use on your quilt. Of course that can't match the excitement of seeing your quilt top all quilted and turned into a real quilt when you go to pick one up. As Marilyn says, the top takes on a whole new personality once it's quilted. Just visiting with Marilyn is always so much fun. Not to mention going home with a couple pieces of her pretty fabric.
Marilyn lost everything she owned in the terrible tornadoes of April 2011. All but the quilt shop. Her house was down the road and they had gone to the church's basement that is across the street from the shop, several times that day. The last time was when they lost their house. The only thing that happened to the shop was a 2 x 4 board coming through the ceiling. You wonder how people can start all over with their lives when they lose everything they own but Marilyn has done it with such grace and it's a pleasure to be her friend.
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