{"id":1552994,"date":"2024-04-02T14:50:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T21:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/?p=1552994"},"modified":"2024-04-15T16:38:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:38:01","slug":"cool-people-quilt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/journal\/cool-people-quilt\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool People Quilt"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Michelle Collins wants you to know that you can definitely quilt. In fact, she thinks it\u2019d be pretty cool if you did.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The avid quilter and mom of three originally started a quilting site, Meesh Quilts, named for her own adventures into the skill. Once she expanded into teaching in 2020, she formed a Facebook group for current and prospective students and named it Cool People Quilt.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cIt was this idea to reframe quilting as this really cool thing that anybody can do\u2014no matter what your race or age or like, whatever it is, quilting is for everybody,\u201d said Michelle. \u201cAnd I think that stuck with a lot of people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

After the birth of her third child, Michelle joined forces with Linsey Cloud to continue the expanding education efforts of Cool People Quilt. Linsey\u2019s long-arm quilting specialities were a huge benefit to the growing classes that Cool People Quilts began offering in person.\u00a0

\u201cShe just seemed like the perfect business partner,\u201d Michelle said of Linsey.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Jaime Stepic (from left) Linsey Cloud and Michelle Collins. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The dynamic duo recently became a trio, transforming yet again by inviting Jaime Stepic to join them, this time as Cool People Sew. Michelle and Linsey had been selling designer fabrics in Duluth\u2019s Spool School, and the partnership seemed like a natural continuation of their mission to reach more curious new quilters out in the world.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI think a lot of times people think of quilting as this older lady-type situation, and as a younger person, they maybe wouldn\u2019t pursue it or think it’s for them,\u201d said Michelle. \u201cSo when I started quilting, I was like, \u2018I don’t know anybody else that’s doing it.\u2019 And now, I see it’s grown in popularity.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The team checking out quilts L-R: Linda DeMaris, Michelle Collins, Debbie Johnson, Laura Bazemore, baby Helen and Shannon Roane.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Michelle, Linsey, and Jaime aim to make every person who walks into the store, takes a class, or simply has a question feel welcome. They\u2019re happy to explain how to buy fabric (and how to figure out how much you\u2019ll need), help you find the right project to learn, and match you with a class in the process.\u00a0<\/p>

\u201cYou really need a lot of encouragement when you’re first making something,\u201d said Michelle. \u201cEspecially quilting, it can be so frustrating, especially if we don’t have the right tools.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>

You can find designer fabrics, explore class offerings, and get the original\u00a0Cool People Quilt<\/i>\u00a0pattern at the group\u2019s website, coolpeoplesew.com or you can drop in to their brick-and-mortar in Duluth on Main St.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mel Burke is a culture writer in the San Francisco Bay Area where she lives with her husband and dog. When she\u2019s not writing, she loves complaining about hiking and visiting cities with historic libraries. You can find her online everywhere as @melburkewrites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Michelle Collins wants you to know that you can definitely quilt. In fact, she thinks it\u2019d be pretty cool if you did.\u00a0The avid quilter and mom of three originally started a quilting site, Meesh Quilts, named for her own adventures into the skill. 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