{"id":1606482,"date":"2025-04-07T16:23:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T23:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/?p=1606482"},"modified":"2025-04-07T18:24:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T01:24:05","slug":"the-hartzell-homestead-all-in-the-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quiltfolk.com\/journal\/the-hartzell-homestead-all-in-the-family\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hartzell Homestead: All in the Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A family that crafts and quilts together, stays together\u2014never truer than of the Hartzell clan, with four generations often under the roof of The Hartzell Homestead, Creative Mercantile & Quilt Shop.<\/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 Hartzell Homestead family outside the shop: (L-R) Shelby Kindy, Parker Kindy, Anna Stewart, Eric Hartzell, Sharla Hartzell, Gracie Gibson, Alex Gibson, and 15-month-old Levi. <\/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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Sharla Hartzell, a lifelong Arkansan, had a 25-year teaching career, and all the while, she crafted and created on the side, regularly hosting a booth at craft fairs. As a young girl, Sharla fondly remembers playing with her grandmother\u2019s fabric scraps. She took sewing and garment making classes at school, but her quilting skills were self-taught.<\/span><\/p>

She made her first quilt in 1998 for her first daughter, but career and family kept her from regular quiltmaking. Sharla said, \u201cI looked for projects that I could start and finish quickly.\u201d But she shared her love of creating with her two daughters, Shelby and Gracie. Every summer, she conducted a mini summer camp where she taught the girls a new skill and created something fun with them. Today, not only do they live nearby, but they also work with her at the shop.<\/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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Nearing the end of her teaching career, Sharla contemplated what she might do next. The shop idea was a bold move in a new direction, but a small jump in concept. It basically put her craft fair booth in her own brick and mortar building and incorporated her love of teaching, crafting, and quilting. \u201cI swapped lesson plans for creative workshops,\u201d Sharla recalled.<\/span><\/p>

The venture got off to a rocky start, though. She opened a small shop in downtown Russellville in January 2020, offering precut fabrics, little projects, and classes on Saturdays and two evenings a week. Then, COVID-19 closed everything down. From a business perspective, \u201cWe basically had to start over after COVID-19, rebuilding momentum,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>

In 2023, an opportunity to buy out another quilt shop presented itself. Sharla recalled, \u201cThis was a big leap in faith.\u201d Buying that inventory would require them to move to a new space, in order to accommodate twice the amount of crafts and quilting fabric. <\/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

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Sharla in front of the 1,000-plus bolts of fabric The Hartzell Homestead carries. <\/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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But they took that leap, bought out the other shop, and moved to their current location: a country log cabin in Dover.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

They are now a full quilt shop, carrying 1,000-plus bolts of fabric, as well as artisan goods and crafts. Not only does that make them unique, but they are also the only non-box store within an hour\u2019s drive in any direction. Along with quilting workshops, the shop offers CrafTEA Saturdays featuring hot teas and projects, Bible journaling, and sewing classes that teach basic concepts for pillows and other items.<\/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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A staple product in the shop from day one. Quilters love to have these little quilts on their coffee tables or beside their sewing machine!<\/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
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Display inside the shop features \"Laguna Sunrise\" fabrics by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics. On the wall hangs Laguna Blooms (2025) by Gracie Gibson, which utilizes Barn Star 5 by Corey Yoder. <\/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
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A beautiful kitchen setting for their products including coffees, soup mixes, cookbooks, handmade charcuterie boards, and much more. <\/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
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(L-R) Sharla, Shelby, Alex, and baby Levi prepping some fabrics. <\/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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Although Sharla never imagined they would have grown so much in five years, she is open to even more evolution. A 2025 building addition will offer a larger gathering space for stitchers. Sharla also wants to grow their Etsy shop beyond fabric to include crafts, and she plans to do more designing and pattern writing, too. \u201cI\u2019m a huge goal setter! Each year, I set creative growth goals and try to learn new skills, so I can reach more people. I want them to know we were created to be creative and to give themselves grace to make mistakes in trying new things,\u201d Sharla shared.<\/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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(L-R) Shelby holding her quilt Joy Unspeakable (2024), Sharla with her quilt Cozy Farmhouse (2024), and Gracie holding both her son, Levi, and her quilt Farmer\u2019s Star (2023).<\/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
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Sharla calls this second career her \u201cfun season of life.\u201d She said, \u201cThe shop is my creative outlet. It brings me such joy. It doesn\u2019t feel like work.\u201d And she is surrounded by her family while she\u2019s there. In addition to her daughters, her mama, Anna, and grandson are often there, too. The adult men are involved as well. Sharla\u2019s husband, Eric, is a woodworker; Gracie\u2019s husband, Alex, does wood turning; and Shelby\u2019s husband, Parker, assists in his family\u2019s candy making company, Juanita\u2019s Candy Kitchen. Sharla boasts that it\u2019s an Arkansas favorite with the best brittles. The family\u2019s artistic handicrafts are offered for sale in the shop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Sharla said, \u201cWe all craft together\u2014diverse types and mediums. We all enable each other. It\u2019s a loving and supportive environment.\u201d It\u2019s clear her faith and family are the heart (and charm) of The Hartzell Homestead.\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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About the Author\u200b<\/h4>

Diane L. Murtha is an award-winning quilter, fiber artist, author, and international lecturer and instructor. Quilting for over 30 years, she gravitated to art quilts and discovered she loves challenges. Her quilts and articles are included in books, 30 + magazines, and multiple juried exhibits and international shows. Diane published her first book,\u00a0Artful Insights in Fiber: Quilted Bits of Wit & Wisdom<\/i>\u00a0in March 2023. She currently resides in Iowa. Learn more at\u00a0www.dianeLmurtha.com<\/a>, or follow her on Instagram\u00a0@dianelmurtha<\/a>.<\/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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