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| My First Elk! This was at an archery tournament in Lewistown this past summer. |
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| My first fishing excursion!! Summer 2013 |
I am a third generation Bobcat, so it was destiny that I attended MSU for college. I am a business management and marketing major and I am also pursing a minor in small business and entrepreneurship. I currently work part time at Main Street Quilting Company in Bozeman. I have been quilting for over ten years now.
This is one of my first quilts (left) that I made in high school. It is one of my favorites because it has a lot of small pieces and I really love how the pattern looks. I entered this quilt into a competition and won a sewing machine in a People's Choice competition.
I made this applique giraffe wall hanging (right) for my sister last year for her birthday. My sister is obsessed with giraffes! It was a new challenge for me because I individually cut out all the little pieces by hand and fused them with my iron as layers onto the background fabric.
The quilt on the left I made in 2013 for my dad for Christmas. The darker blue triangles are pieces of his old jeans. I had a lot of fun picking out the fabric for this quilt. I didn't want it to be too feminine so I tried to pick out more manly colors.
It has been interesting working in a quilt store these past two years. I have been able to observe a lot about what people (mostly women) are looking for in projects, colors, and products. I have had experience first hand with a small business and what works and what doesn't. I hope to incorporate my learning experiences from the quilt store into my future consumer behavior blogs. It will be interesting as I go throughout this semester and learn more about consumers and their behaviors to see what I can apply to the quilt store.
