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The aim of the
staff at Las Colchas is to be of service to you.
Our list of employees includes: |
Francine Pons
Francine
Pons, co-owner of Las Colchas Quilt shop, has had a love affair with
fabrics and textures since she was a little girl. Her first attempts at
sewing were prompted by her desire to dress her small china doll from
the Five and Dime store in a stylish wardrobe. That was the quiet
beginning of her sewing and designing journey and what led to the shop
we all enjoy today. It has been 25 years since she and Toni Reyna threw
caution to the wind and, with little more than a wish and a prayer,
opened Las Colchas.
Happily for us, Francine has been blessed
with an intuitive sense of color, style and design. The warm and
welcoming (homey) feeling of Las Colchas is a direct expression of this
talent. The many beautiful and imaginative combinations of pattern and
color found in our numerous displays throughout the shop are largely
due to her efforts.
Francine has recently retired from the San
Antonio Independent School District, after a distinquished career in
Speech Pathology. She is now able to devote her time and energies fully
to the work of her heart, to the delight of all of us who benefit from
those talents.
Irene Nikolewski
Irene
retired after a 25 year career in retail management and found her
"perfect job" here at Las Colchas 6 years ago. She is our "Traveling
Quilter" who is usually here on Fridays. If you find her missing on any
given Friday, you can safely assume that she is in another state
sightseeing, visiting family and checking out local quilt shops. She
has a good color sense and enjoys helping customers in fabric
selection. Her own "stash" is extensive, as she cannot resist "just one
more" beautiful textile. Always equipped with a joke or a story, her
warm and outgoing personality has been an asset our shop.
Jeanne Strottner
Jeanne
credits her mother with instilling in her the love of sewing. At an
early age, she started making doll clothes from the scraps left over
from her own clothing. From there, the seed was planted and her
interest and passion for all fiber-related things has never waned.
Through the years, she has explored a variety of techniques; from her
own clothing, men's wear, home décor, quilting and upholstering. She
would real like to tackle the lost art of tatting next.
Maria Connolly
Maria
took her first basic quilting class at Hill Country Quilts in 1985. She
began part time work at Las Colchas in the fall of 1990, where she
learned everything she needed to know about quilting.Maria's favorite
quilting technique is hand applique, along with Crazy quilting,
embroidery work and silk ribbon embroidery.
Nora Kelly
Nora
has been quilting for the last 10 years. She learned how to quilt in
Misawa, Japan, where her husband was stationed with the US Air Force.
Nora has three children two who are in college and one who is still in
high school. Nora really enjoys piecing but also does hand applique.
She prefers hand quilting to machine quilting. She teaches beginning
classes at Randolph AFB. She also has a group of ladies that she meets
with every week. Nora has been with Las Colchas for eight years.
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