Michele Holt
Sandy Hook, Virginia
804-556-0772
michele@myquiltingbeehive.com

Hours by Appointment Only

About Me

I have been quilting since Christmas of 1997, when my mother-in-law gave me a basic sewing machine. It started as a hobby, quickly turned into a passion. Back then, I was a kindergarten teacher. In 2002, I left teaching to be home with my children. In 2015, I bought the Babylock Crown Jewel II longarm quilting machine and started my in-home business, My Quilting Beehive. It was great because I could still be home for my boys when they needed me, but had my own goals and focus once again!

In August of 2019, I moved my business from Connecticut to Virginia. In 2020, I created and led my first Marvelous Mystery Quilt project.  When I started it, I had no idea that it would become an annual event with hundreds of participants (check out the patterns that are now available in my Etsy shop)! Through the mystery quilts, I started a YouTube channel with quilt video tutorials.

In 2023, I cut back my quilting hours so I could return to my former life as an elementary school teacher. I am still quilting after school and on weekends. Life has been full of great opportunities that looped back around to put me back into the classroom! I never could have imagined how it would all happen!