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Quilteralice

"Piece your sorrows, quilt your joys"

About Me

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My life revolves around family and my needle arts passions! I'm a stay-at-home mom, turned entreprenuer, with two teenage boys, a husband and two cats. For the past 18 years, I've been a professional quilter, creating art quilts, bed quilts and table runners to sell to shops and art fairs.
In 2006, I switched gears and got into the supply end of my passion, and opened Alice in Stitches . I now run an online quilting, knitting, needlepoint and cross stitch store full time, and I love it! I get to surround myself with wonderful fabrics, yarns, patterns and supplies on a daily basis!

My Interests

I love everything involving needle and thread! Quilting is my passion currently. When I have time, I enjoy creating landscape quilts with my kitties curled up in my sewing room. My favorite quilt artists are Caryl Bryer Fallert, Judy Niemeyer, and McKenna Ryan.
I've also been rather obsessed with knitting and needlepoint and cross stitch. I don't have as much time as I'd like for all the projects I'd love to work on!
I relax while making felted wool penny rugs in the evening while I'm watching TV. I enjoy going to the movies, having dinner with friends, getting together with my ebay buddies and relaxing at home with family.

I'd like to meet:

I'd love to meet needle crafts artists, quilters, knitters, needlepointers, cross stitchers and fellow Ebayers! I enjoy connecting with people from around the world. I've got lots of information to share and a store full of unique quilting supplies, yarn, knitting needles, beautiful needlepoint and cross stitch kits and so much more!
In addition to Ebay, I've opened a store on ECrater - a great new online shopping site. You'll find all kinds of fun products and an easy checkout experience with your choice of Paypal or Google Checkout.CLICK ON MY LOGO TO VIEW MY ECRATER STORE
At Alice in Stitches we carry unique and artistic needle arts supplies, specializing in quilting, knitting, needlepoint and cross stitch. You'll find a huge assortment of quilting patterns, quilting and sewing tools, heirloom pewter thimbles and chatelaines, collectible pin cushions, cotton quilting fabrics and hand dyed fabrics.
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Our needlepoint kits from Beth Russell are inspired by William Morris, imported from England. These special designs will become beautiful heirlooms for your home. We also offer a selection of Janlynn needlepoint and cross stitch kits and hand painted needlepoint canvases.

Thanks for visiting Alice in Stitches!..
CLICK HERE TO VIEW QUILT PATTERNS
Our specialty is in art quilting patterns but we carry a great selection of tradition patterns as well. Check out our great pattern artists including Caryl Bryer Fallert, Judy Niemeyer, McKenna Ryan, Bee Creative, England Studio Designs, Brandywine, Critter Works, Maggie Walker and many more.

CLICK YARN PHOTO TO VIEW KNITTING SUPPLIES
For knitting and crochet enthusiasts, we carry the highest quality, natural fiber yarns from Noro, Debbie Bliss, Maggi's Knits, Araucania, Elizabeth Lavold and more. We have silk, cotton, wool and alpaca yarns. We offer a selection of Lantern Moon exotic wood needles, Denise Interchangeable knitting needles, knitting boards in various sizes and great pattern books.

CLICK ON TUTTO BAG PHOTO FOR AVAILABLE MACHINE CARRIERS
Tutto Machine on Wheels bags are the cadillac of totes for your sewing machines! These carriers are available in two different sizes, have matching Tutto Embroidery bags and Serger bags. They are stackable, easily wheeled through the airport, and collapsible for easy storage.
CLICK ON ABOVE NEEDLEPOINT FOR KITS AND SUPPLIESWe carry needlepoint kits and handpainted canvases, as well as accessories such as scroll frames and stands.

Music:

I'm rather ecletic in this area - my favorites at the moment are Regina Spektor, Nora Jones, and Amy Winehouse. However, I also love 60's rock, country, folk, blues & more. I've even developed an appreciation for some of my kid's music!

Movies:

I love movies! We go to the theater about once a week & get lots of DVDs from the library. My favorites include About Schmidt, Reign over me, It's a Wonderful Life, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Departed, Hair - too many to mention!

Television:

I'm hooked on Desperate Housewives, The Office, House, American Idol, 60 Minutes, Grey's Anatomy.

Books:

Right now I mainly read all the Ebay and entreprenuer books I can get my hands on!

Heroes:

Gandhi, Martin Luther King - those who fight the peaceful fight, for the just cause.

My Blog

OSI Rock Stars

OSI ROCK STARS Have you dreamt of quitting your job, being your own boss and working from home?  There are lots of get-rich quick schemes out there that entice you into the belief that there is s...
Posted by Quilteralice on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:24:00 PST

Claire Murray Hand Hooked Rugs

CLAIRE MURRAY HAND-HOOKED RUGS New at Alice in Stitches We've recently added a selection of Claire Murray hand-hooked rugs to our store.  These high quality rugs are designed by Claire Murray and...
Posted by Quilteralice on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:05:00 PST

Judging Tips for Entering Quilt Shows

QUILT SHOW JUDGING TIPS Do you know how to successfully compete in the jurying and judging process?   A little advance preparation will put you ahead of the pack!  First, it's good...
Posted by Quilteralice on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:08:00 PST

Seattle Travel and Quilting destination Tips

SEATTLE TRAVEL TIPS INCLUDES QUILTING DESTINATIONS Are you planning a trip to Seattle in the near future?  I've been a Seattle native for about 40 years and have put together my list of favorites...
Posted by Quilteralice on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:46:00 PST

Summer Sale at Alice in Stitches

SALE AT ALICE IN STITCHES SUMMER FUN IN QUILTING, NEEDLEPOINT, KNITTING AND MORE We're kicking off the summer with a great sale!  If you are a quilter, now is your time to stock up on Quilting Pa...
Posted by Quilteralice on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 02:43:00 PST

Links to Alice in Stitches Store Categories

ALICE IN STITCHES Store Category Links Alice in Stitches supplies unique and art-focused quilting, knitting, needlepoint and cross stitch supplies. Below are easy links directly to the category of you...
Posted by Quilteralice on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:27:00 PST

New Art Quilting Squidoo Lens

ART QUILTING I've been busy working on another lens for Squidoo.  It's on one of my favorite topics - art quilting.  Let's give the art quilt the recognition it deserves! Check out...
Posted by Quilteralice on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:40:00 PST

Alice in Stitches Podcast with Janelle Elms of Online Success Institute

PODCAST WITH ALICE IN STITCHES INTERVIEWED BY JANELLE ELMS OF ONLINE SUCCESS INSTITUTE If you've thought about online selling, particularly in the world of Ebay, you might be interested in listening t...
Posted by Quilteralice on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:12:00 PST

Check out my Squidoo!

Visit my Squidoo for Tips, shortcuts and quilting advice Have you heard of "Squidoo"?  It's yet another online site for great information, blogging and shopping links.  I've just finished s...
Posted by Quilteralice on Wed, 30 May 2007 04:34:00 PST

My favorite quilting tools

My Favorite Quilting Tools Over the years there have been some reliable tools in my sewing room that I wouldn't be able to part with.  My favorites aren't fancy, pretty basic.  I've been a p...
Posted by Quilteralice on Thu, 17 May 2007 02:43:00 PST