Carrie Philpott

Carrie simply loves to sew! 

Once she took her first sewing class at age 14, she has never looked back from the textile/fashion/sewing/quilting/embroidery world.  This has led her on an international journey through all phases of the textile/fashion world at the manufacturing, wholesale, retail, and consumer level.

In the 1990’s, Carrie discovered both sewing machine quilting and embroidery.  Since that time, she has created her own digitized embroidery designs, quilting patterns, clothing, and costume lines.  Her teaching career has spanned 3 continents with certifications from Sue Hausmann, Martha Pullen, Connie Crawford, Nancy Ziemann, and many others.  Her quilts have been displayed at numerous major national shows and as part of Michelle Obama’s Quilts of Valor display in the White House.

Several years ago, Carrie experienced the disappointment of having a long arm quilter “not see her vision” for her daughter’s wedding quilt and ruined it.  As a result, she began her search for how she could complete her quilts from beginning to end.
Not having space (or the money!) for a long arm set up she was thrilled to discover the Westalee Design rulers and templates that worked with her Sew Steady Table.
The NEW EmbroideLee Design Collections perfectly compliment her love of machine embroidery. Together Carrie happily is eager to share her discovery with others!

Classes with Carrie bring a wide variety of quilting, sewing, embroidery and crafting techniques from beginner to advanced level with excitement, humor, and fun.

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