Nancy Bertuccelli,  Owner/Manager          
 
Nancy and her husband have been part of the Tuolumne County community since 1995.  They moved from the Bay Area and began living in

Sonora full time in 2000.   Nancy began her hobby career in quilting from a small quilt studio on her property.  In 2006, she expanded Bearly Quilting

into a large retail store front finally fulfilling a ife long dream.  Nancy has been active in the local quilt

guild for several years and was the chairperson for the Sierra Quilt Guild Quilt Show in 2005 and 2006.  When Nancy isn’t quilting, running the quilt store, or sleeping, she loves to travel, spend time with her husband, kids, grandkids, and her puppy (GiGi)...but not necessarily in that order!

Ruth McCord

Ruth is a retired 2nd & 3rd grade teacher who has recently returned to Tuolumne County after spending 18 years in Lodi, California.  Ruth has been quilting for over 15 years and says she loves her job at Bearly Quilting.  When not working or quilting, Ruth enjoys reading, cooking, camping, kayaking, and gardening.  She also spends lots of time with her grandkids.

Rosie McCarthy                                                        

Rosie is a retired elementary school teacher from    Vacaville.  She and her husband moved to

Tuolumne County about 13 years ago.  Rosie was

introduced to quilting by a friend and has been actively quilting now for about 12 years.  She started at Bearly Quilting as a volunteer, but has been working part time at the store for several years..  When not quilting, Rosie loves to travel, work in the garden, and spend time with her family.

Ardyth Brady                                                      

Ardyth is a local gal who has lived in Tuolumne

County for over 38 years.  Ardyth has been sewing

all her life, but just started quilting the last 5 years

or so.  She is also an avid emroiderer. Ardyth has also served as a volunteer docent at Columbia State Park and Railtown State Park since 2001.  When not sewing or working at Bearly Quilting, Ardyth enjoys bowling, reading, gardening, computers, and spending time with her grandchildren.

Cheryl Guhl                                                        

Cheryl was orignaly hired at Bearly Quilting in 2007,but left us for an extended vacation/job opportunity with the Parks Service.  She recently returned and rejoined our Bearly Quilting family.  Cheryl has lived in the Sonora area since 1965 and is a former instructional aide for the school district. Cheryl said she has been sewing since she was 8 years old and quilting for the last 12 years or so. In that time, she has become a very accomplished quilter. When not working at the shop, Cheryl enjoys painting, creating murals, camping, reading, and spending time with her grandkids.

Julie Schoennauer                                      

Julie is our newest member of the Bearly Quilting family.  She has lived in Tuolumne County for approximately 30 years. Julie has been a "stay at home" mom having raised 5 children. Although Julie has been sewing since her early teens, she is new to quilting and is looking forward to this new adventure. Whe not working, Julie enjoys dancing, gardening, and spending time with her children and

five grandchildren.  Please introduce yourself to Julie the next time you're in the store.