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 life-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 20 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 15 years ago.  Rosie was

introduced to quilting by a friend and has been actively quilting now for about 14 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.

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 15 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.

Debbi Nisser     

Although Debbi has been sewing since she was a young girl, she has only been quilting for about a year or so....in that short amount of time, she has become quite knowledgeable and accomplished as a quilter.  Debbi has lived in Tuolumne County for over 40 years and has worked in many jobs during her adult life...not the least of which was raising her 3 children.  When not working at Bearly Quilting, Debbi enjoys landscaping, gardening, and crafts of all sorts.

Jean Boroff                              

Jean is a retired high school Home Economics teacher from Southern California.  Jean moved to Tuolumne County about 13 years ago.  Although

she has been sewing since she was a young girl, she started quilting about 1976.  She also is quite

an accomplished embroiderer.  When not working at Bearly Quilting, Jean enjoys sewing and reading. 

Dinah Carson                                                      

Dinah is the newest member of our Bearly Quilting family.  Originally from Southern California, Dinah has been living in Tuolumne County for about 16 years.  She has worked in dentistry for many years and now also works part time for Bearly Quilting. Dinah has been sewing for 45 years and quilting for approximately 21 years.  She is an accomplished quilter and has taught quilting

classes to children and adults.  When not working, Dinah enjoys reading, gardening, cooking, and traveling.  Please welcome Dinah the next time you’re in the store.