Meet LaVerne Nichols

LaVerne's story:  My best friend's mother was a handquilter and it fascinated me.   She agreed to teach me to quilt, but I never had the time.  I was busy being a wife, mom and full-tine elementary
school teacher.   My friend's mom tried to wait for me to retire.  She died at age 96 or 97 ........
two years before I retired!

While talking to my neighbor, LaBarbara Shelton in the summer of 2003, she told me she quilted and
belonged to a quilting guild at Fernwood Park.  She became ill and didn't return to quilting.    In Oct. she told me to go to the Fieldhouse and ask for "Miss Bessie".    That was the beginning of  my
wonderful quilting life.  I LOVE to quilt and I want to make sure that this art tradition continues!!

My granddaughter spends a lot of time at my home during the summer and has made several quilts.
I am now sharing my love of quilting with a small group of women at my church.  I teach a quilting class one Saturday a month at our church.  
The women of Needles and Threads have been wonderful. They are generous with their time and talent.  They have taught me so many skills, techniques.....you name it!!