PatchPieces.com makes and sells quilts and quilting products in WV
Title
patchpieces by Patti R. Anderson
Description
I have been quiltmaking for 15+ years, but I have been sewing since I was nine years old. I come from a long line of seamstresses and crafters, and I treasure that heritage greatly! I am a native West Virginian and my husband is "WV'ian by choice". My husband, Robert, is a United Methodist pastor and we have two grown daughters. They are and have always been very supportive of my work (i.e. very patient). We have one very large 13 year old cat, Rascal, and a very active dog, Grommit (she's part Husky and part ???).
I met my husband, Bob, at WV Wesleyan College, where I was majoring in Social Work and Minoring in Art. Bob began calling me "Patch" just after we began dating some 23+ years ago. I used to sew patches on my jeans when it was "cool" to do so. I think it was an omen of my career as a quilter. When I began searching for a name for my business I knew it had to have "patch" in it. I was making quite a variety of quilted pieces.... thus patchpieces was born.
I have been making and selling my quilts and quilted items since 1993 and several years ago I channelled my energies into teaching others to make quilts. I have sold my quilted items (quilts, handbags, etc.) through Tamarack, West Virginia's ultimate craft retailer, Crafters in the Glen, Inc. in Glenville, WV and at Poplar Forest, a central WV craft cooperative, as well as making quilts on commission. It had gotten to the point where I was selling just about everything I made and I had nothing to show for all my hard work! When we moved to Rainelle, WV in 1998, I decided to switch to just teaching and designing patterns. We are now located in north central WV and hope to stay put for a long time.
