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About UsThe Quilt Room
Julie Arney I was born in Fredonia, Kansas, the heartland of America. It was there, with the help of my loving, patient grandmother that my love of sewing and making things was instilled. My mom taught me how to sew when I was five and that skill has stuck with me ever since. As a child we moved frequently as a result of my dad’s job. Eventually we landed on the north side of Houston. During my high school years I met my soon to be husband through my sister, who at the time was dating his brother. They too are married now. We started dating the summer following my junior year. We were married my senior year in March of 1980. My husband and I moved to Huffman in 1983, though we never heard of Huffman a few months prior. I was not accustomed to the rural life and for many years I was quick to share how much I disliked the move. When we would drive by the Huffman cemetery I would tell him, "that when I die, DO NOT bury me here". But as the years went by my heart for Huffman softened. Through my personal growth in the Lord and the involvement with my church I was able to become acquainted with a lot of the residences of Huffman. As a result my love for the area and people grew. Now when I drive by and I see the head stones and occasional funerals my heart is grieved for those families. My husband and I are the proud parents of two grown children. Both are married and we have been blessed with three grand children The seed of creating and managing a small business was sown in my heart and mind as a young woman. Over the years of working in business, and with people in general, this seed started to take root. About this time my good friend Claudia Neimeyer shared with me her dream of opening a quilt shop. She asked me to pray about me taking part in her dream. With much prayer and consultation I agreed and we took off and never looked back. When we came up with the name, “The Quilt Room”, my daughter said “Wow, I bet that took you guys a long time to come up with”. LOL, oh well, we liked it! We opened the doors in August 2006. The space was small but was adequate for our budget. As the business grew, it did not take long before we outgrew that space and in August of 2009 we moved in to our present location. With the Lord’s help and the support of our customers an even bigger location is in the future plans for the “The Quilt Room”. In April of 2011 Claudia retired but God has buffered the new challenges with the help of new and old friends. I still have a partner but he is my “Silent Partner”. He has always been in the background to help with building of the shelves, the construction of the classroom and workroom at our new location and any thing else that is needed. In addition to my husband I want to thank my friends who have been an encouragement and supported me through the various challenges. My goal everyday is to glorify God in all I do. Through His help I am endeavored to teach and inspire others to love the art of quilting. I hope you will come in and become one of our friends as well! Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; his greatness is unsearchable. Psalm 145:3 |
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