1/11/2025 Update: I am completely booked for the 2025 Graduation Season. Now accepting 2025 Christmas orders!
OWNER
Hi I’m Jill Nelson, the designer and creative artist behind Jilly Bean Sewing. I have been sewing for over 35+ years and a published author of the Waterfall Border T-shirt Quilt in Patchwork T-shirt Quilts by Fox Chapel Publishing Company. One of my favorite things is creating new memories for my clients while preserving their family history to keep for years.
My Story
My story started when I watched my mother start her sewing business of teaching kids to sew back in 1986. At 6 years old I would sneak downstairs to watch her teach! My mom saw my interest and started teaching me sewing skills. I would make headbands and scrunchies to sell in my parents Soc Shop store to make money! Then while in high school , I assisted teaching my mom to gain more experience. ​For the next few years, I went to college/school, got married, had 5 kids in 6 years, sewed matching clothing for my kids, made Christmas, birthday, wedding and baby shower gifts/quilts on the side. In 2015, I started making more quilts for my kids and did my first commission in 2017.​ At that point in my life, l realized I loved the process of helping people preserve their memories and using my creative ideas. I slowly did more blankets and finally in 2018, I started selling them on Etsy. Since 2018 I have learned to free motion long arm quilt and absolutely loved creating unique t-shirt quilts.