Michèle Santerre was first bitten by the quilting bug when she took her first quilting lesson in Silverside, Nova Scotia where Michèle, Raymond and their daughter Karina were living in 198. The course was for a sampler and was done completely by hand from the first cut to sewing the border in place. It wasn’t an easy task for Michèle, at that time she did not speak English and Raymond had to translate the instructions for her to follow the course.
It wasn’t until ten years later when the family was living in Ottawa that Michèle was “bitten” once again when she was walking by “Seams Sew Perfect” and saw “a beautiful sampler quilt” in the window. She signed up for the course given by Anne Donaghy and has been quilting ever since.
The family home became a Bed and Breakfast where Michèle satisfied her passion for cooking and running a Quilting School. Along with organizing retreats in tranquil settings for her quilters “to get away from it all” for three days of inspiration and sewing; Michèle staged quilt shows in her garden. She also managed to keep up with her other activities which included knitting, crafts and gardening.
They have since revamped their location to include a wide array of vibrant colours to appeal to all their customers and diversify themselves from other quilting stores. The Running Stitch was chosen by the publishers of The Quilt Sampler as one of the 11 Top Quilting Stores in North America.
“We choose Padgett because we were drawn to Karen’s successful local business, she helped us with getting The Running Stitch’s books in order. We were so pleased with how she helped us that we have and will continue to use her services.”
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Address: 462 Hazeldean Rd, Kanata, ON
Phone: (613) 836-5908