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Joyful Soul Fabrics got started the same as most
small independent fabric stores. I am addicted to
fabric! My addiction started in 2001 when I
discovered my local quilt shop while living outside
Washington D.C. I had always been intrigued by the
art of quilting and garment sewing but never had the
time to pursue it. I had a beautiful baby girl in
September of 2000, was transferred with my husband
from the West Coast to the East Coast and was lucky
enough to not have to go back to work immediately.
My Mom sent me a sewing machine for Mother’s Day in
2001 and that was the beginning of a life long
obsession!
I
have always said that fabric and sewing is my form
of therapy. I am a proud wife of a United States
Navy Chief. Being a Navy family, I had to leave
behind the awesome support system I had grown up
with, relocate about every two to three years and
endure long deployments being a single mom and
missing my husband so much I could cry. Sewing was
a friend I could always turn to. It comforted me in
ways I can’t describe. On those lonely or stressed
days, I would just walk into my sewing room, pick up
a piece of fabric, sit at my machine and create. It
was, and still is, an amazing outlet for me.
I
discovered Amy Butler fabric in 2004 while at a
Quilt Expo in Virginia. Her design and choice of
color were amazing. They were so inspiring and
beautiful! It wasn’t long before I was scouring the
internet and my local quilt shops for her fabric.
The problem was, I couldn’t find it. I could find
little bits here and there but no one had it all. I
was spending a lot of money on shipping charges
trying to get all of the pieces I was looking for
having to buy from three and four different stores.
I’ve always wanted to be in the fabric business. I
firmly believe in the statement “LOVE WHAT YOU DO!”
Well, I love fabric and I love being able to offer
it to you. Our goal is to be your one-stop-shop for
all things Amy Butler while providing phenomenal
customer service. I want you to think of me when
you are looking for that new fabric or that gorgeous
handbag pattern. I am working everyday to provide
my customers with what they are looking for. If
there is something you want, let me know, and I will
do the best I can to get it for you!
Thank you for visiting my store and please come back
soon!
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