We've Started Quail's Nest Quiltworks! -- Tom

Welcome, readers, to Quail's Nest Quiltworks' first blog entry. Denise will do most of the posting and I (Tom) will show up now and then. Just a quick summary of how we arrived at our recent decision to start Quail's Nest Quiltworks. In early October, Denise approached me about the possibility of starting a long-arm quilting business. I quizzed her about it and we decided to treat the idea seriously. About a week or so later we attended the MQX (Modern Quilt Expo) in Portland and tried out several long-arm quilting machines. We both had fun doodling a few stitches and picking the minds of experts.

We left the expo excited and scheduled an all-day long-arm quilting class with master quilter, author, conference speaker, Sheila Snyder. Though our brains were tired by the end of the day, we remained enthusiastic. We prayed a lot and asked our church home group to pray for us that we would make a wise decision. Also, after quizzing several quilters, we concluded there was a good market for this type of service.

On November 14 we traveled to McMinnville and visited Jack Boersma, who showed us a Gammill Optimum Plus stored in his warehouse. On November 15 we made a definite decision to start the business and to purchase the Gammill.

So here it is, December 6, and we're aiming to have the machine set up in our shop before the end of February. Can't wait! We plan on posting blogs twice a week. Keep in touch.