Hi my name is Jen Alexander.  I’m a professional machine quilter.  My love for quilting started at a young age.  My grandma Stevens made quilts for her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.  There were many times as a child I would find myself in circle of wonderful woman quilting my grandmother’s latest creation.  What a wonderful legacy I received from her.  So It’s no wonder when I saw the opportunity to help others finish there own beautiful creations I grabbed the chance.

I purchased an A-1 Elite Long-arm sewing machine.  It was beautiful.  My excitement must have filled the house, because my husband started setting it up my machine a week before Mindy Cardwell (my dealer) was supposed to get here. I learned so much the day she trained me.  And I haven’t stopped learning since.  I’ve attended the HQMS show every year, taking classes from world renowned machine quilters like Linda Taylor, Pam Clark and many more.

The best part of my chosen profession is seeing my customer’s faces when they see their finished quilts.  Every reaction is different, from a spontaneous hug, a thank you or a little note dropped in the mail.  Every reaction warms my heart and confirms why I choose to help others finish their quilts be it theirs or the quilt tops they’ve inherited from someone they loved.

I now have the opportunity to help others take the same steps I have.  I am setting up A-1 Long-arm machines.  I am also training new quilters on maintenance, troubleshooting and quilting.

I am married to a wonderful husband JC and I’m a mother of three beautiful children Tori, Kaylee and Zaq.  Can I just tell you how blessed I am that I can be home for them when they need me.