"When
love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece." -
John Ruskin
Our Story
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About
the Artist
Originally
from northwestern Wisconsin, Legacy Quilts founder, Jennifer
Olson-Hyatt did her undergraduate work in English, Linguistics,
Education and Women’s Studies, followed shortly thereafter
by a graduate MBA. After spending several years in
various locations internationally and in the US in ‘corporate
America’, she and her husband decided it was time to move
back to their small town roots in Wisconsin and make her
dream of starting a memory quilting business a reality. |
Jennifer
O. Hyatt
Legacy
Quilts Founder
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Legacy
Quilts Wins Grand Prize
in
Oxygen "Build Your Own Business" Contest
After
launching the business in 2002, a friend encouraged Jennifer to
enter the Oxygen Media “Build Your Own Business” Contest for female entrepreneurs. She
submitted her business plan, and out of 12,000 entrants nationwide,
the idea for Legacy Quilts was selected as one of four winners.
As
a winner, Legacy Quilts received a $10,000 grant, an Office Max
computer suite and a trip to New York City for a two-day small business
workshop. In
addition, Oxygen came to Wisconsin to shoot segments for a special
TV spot on the winners. View
Oxygen Video Clip /Link
to Winner's Article at www.oxygen.com
Legacy
Quilts Today
Jennifer
and her husband have two young daughters, Ania & Siri. In
2005, the family built their dream home on a northern lake, complete
with a separate quilting studio to permanently house Legacy Quilts. In
the next years Legacy Quilts is looking forward to significantly ramping-up
production and continuing to define and build the Legacy Quilts brand.
To Jennifer, the
most important thing in life is that she is doing what she loves, secure
in the knowledge that she is spending her life in the most satisfying
way possible, while enriching others by helping create and preserve
treasured memories through custom quilts.
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