Elise lives in Tustin, Michigan and is the proud parent of three children, eight grand children, and 3 great grand children. Laughing, Elise admits that she doesn't live with anything she has to feed or clean up after, except for the occasional grand child that might stop over for a visit!
Elsie started quilting while she was still in high school. Her dad's mother lived with them, and she was a quilter. One day announced, "You and I are going to make a quilt". Elsie doesn't remember being overly enthusiastic, though she did sew, but her mom thought that Grandma needed to be needed. Little did she know where that would lead!
One of the things our readers like to know about is whether or not our Featured Artist has ever experienced a major crafting disaster. Elsie had! A quilt that was being transported for judging in a plastic lined suitcase during humid weather unfortunately had some red dye transfer onto all the white areas. The good news is that the dye did all come out after repeated washings with Synthrapol.
Throughout the years Quilts by Elsie has been recognized with numerous awards in several large quilt shows, including American Quilters' Society, The National Quilt Association, The International Quilt Association, and Quilters Heritage Celebration.
It would be a shame if we let Elsie go without asking her which items currently listed on The CraftStar have caught her eye. She picked these bright yellow coasters from Queen of De Tile, purple soap from Amathia Soapworks, and this wall quilt from Patchwork Mountain.
Elsie, nice to meet you. I can appreciate the work that goes into quilting as my mother did the piecing part making quilt tops. After she passed I got a few of her tops in various stages of completion. I have finished 2 of them but have found that is not my forte'. I don't have the patience. You do very nice work. Wishing you lots of luck on TCS.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Elsie's shop as there's so much variety in her quilt. This has to be my absolute favorite, I've been eyeing it for months! https://www.thecraftstar.com/product_details/27719/quilted-wall-hanging-i-am-the-gate/
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Her work is stunning! I love the bright colors in all of her quilts.
ReplyDeleteYour quilts are really a work of art! Nice to meet you :)
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