Mary and Connie are from Iowa and used to have a shop called Country Threads. Mary still has a blog and it is so interesting to follow. Their quilt shop was in a chicken coop. which was remodeled many years ago. They are retired now, but still make quilts and share ideas with their followers. Her blog is called Country Threads Chicken Scratch, if you care to check it out. She also loves animals, so includes stories about them in her blog as well. She has a lot of followers.