Hi, my name is Elaine...

...I am a crafter, quilter, momma, memaw, wife, quilt shop owner and a registered nurse. Our (5) children have all flown the nest so we took off to the Southwest of the USA, from Arizona to New Mexico and settling in Texas. We were originally from Washington state, tired of shoveling snow so headed off for warmer climates. My hubs has been retired for a number of years, does all the shopping, housework and laundry...along with feeding the horses, chickens, dogs and the freeloading cats that show up for the buffet at my house twice daily!

I am blessed with a multitude of grand babies and great grands too! I love to garden, am seldom successful, who cares? I love to create crafty things and quilty items...and give them away. I find it  difficult to sell my quilts but I do.

I work fulltime in a state psychiatric hospital in Texas, now that's interesting! I do have a brick and mortar shop and sell on etsy. Since I work full time, my shop is open 24/7, come on in, cut your fabric, figure the tax out, leave your money...come back soon. Easy peasy.

I have fallen in love with this awesome shop. I keep finding my self on Aussie sites, and was breathless when I went to Karen Cunningham's web page. I bought the patterns for the Irish Circles Quilt, wahoo! Now to get my hands on them!

This is a return visit to The Bee Balm for me. I enjoyed the first one, met some truly talented ladies, and look forward to this one.

Thank you ladies for an opportunity to ya'll. Can't wait Lizzie!