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| Located along beautiful, scenic Highway 12 in La Veta,
Colorado you’ll find the Two Old Goats Quilt Shop, owned and operated by a
couple of goats, Karen and Mark Pharr. Why such a humorous name? Karen was once
a county goat queen, so she keeps her tiara enshrined in an antique cabinet with
her grandmother’s quilts. Karen, the goat queen, has been quilting for several
years and wants to share her joy and challenges of quilting with others. |
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you’re new or advanced, traditional or artsy, the goats have everything you’ll
need: fabric by the yard or ounce, needles, scissors, patterns, kits and even
instruction. Classes are taught by Karen along with special guest instructors.
Classes range from beginners to experienced to fast and fun quilting. For those
who want to stretch their quilting talents, there’s a variety of art-style
classes where students have designed quilts with skies, mountains, or trees.
Karen recently taught a class where no pattern or book was used. At first
students were hesitant but quickly found they loved making a quilt they could
truly create. |
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| Karen’s secret weapon that keeps her
quilting is hand-made lotion. After suffering from carpel tunnel in her hands as
well as arthritis and tendonitis, she studied the use of essential oils to
relieve swelling and discomfort. The result is an amazing blend of essential
oils in a goat milk lotion base, which not only relieves swelling and discomfort
but leaves no lingering greasiness, allowing you to continue working with fabric
or any other task right away. Quilters love this lotion but it’s good for anyone
who uses their hands a lot. Keep your eye out for the new Two Old Goats quilt
patterns coming soon. Karen’s excited to start producing her very own patterns, with
understandable instructions and a new interpretation on the “tart quilt”; (where
traditional meets arts). In addition to managing the store, classes, and the
development of patterns, Karen often hangs her original creations in local quilt
shows, and in some cases, even across the country. Investigate online at www.twooldgoats.com for class schedules, lotion, and some of her finished
quilts, or visit the shop. Winter hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. |
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