Artist MaryKay Lambert | Sew Much Quilting, Sew Little Time Water Bottle
Sew much quilting. Sew little time. 😄🧵 If you know, you know. The fabric calling your name from the store. The half-finished project on the cutting table. The pattern you've been dreaming about for months. Mary Kay Lambert has been racing against that clock since 1987 — and winning, one stitch at a time, 12,350+ quilts later. This bottle is for every maker who has ever looked at the clock, looked at the fabric, and chosen the fabric. Every single time.
Mary Kay Lambert was born in 1952 in a small Iowa county hospital, the daughter of Anna Jeanette Miller and Ralph Waldo Miller — owners of the only grocery store and café in Allendale, Missouri. Growing up at the intersection of hospitality, hard work, and homemade everything, Mary Kay absorbed the spirit of entrepreneurship before she could reach the counter. Her mother, Jeanette, was the heart of that operation: head chef, table server, and a gifted hand-quilter whose needle moved as naturally as breathing.
With her mother's encouragement tucked like a quilt square in her back pocket, Mary Kay purchased her first Juki sewing machine and launched Kay's Quilting in 1987. What followed was a remarkable 25-year chapter as a vendor at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, where she and her Vietnam veteran husband, Keith, sold quilts, quilt-related crafts, and handmade home goods until they retired in 2015. Today, Mary Kay quilts more than 300 quilts a year on her Gammill machine — and has meticulously documented every single one of her 12,350+ quilts. Each one, a stitch in the story of her life.
Kay's Quilting — and now her Monarch Shoppe collection — is dedicated to her beloved mother, who passed in 1989. The quilt in Mary Kay's artist portrait? Made by Jeanette Miller when she was in the eighth grade. Some legacies are sewn in fabric.
"One stitch at a time gets it done." — Mary Kay Lambert
A Kate Shu Collective exclusive, available only at the Monarch Shoppe.
About this Water Bottle:
• 32 oz (950 ml) — holds more, hydrates longer
• Height: 9.92 inches (25.2 cm)
• Double-walled stainless steel with vacuum insulation — stays cold as long as Yeti or ColdFlask
• Glossy finish — vibrant, true-to-life color that makes every design pop (most competitors use matte!)
• Foldable handle — lifts up when you need it, folds flat when you don't
• Straw AND twist top — two ways to drink, your choice
• Rubber bottom — stays put, won't slide
• Hand wash only — do not microwave or dishwasher
• Print quality is exceptional — exactly as pictured
Sew much quilting. Sew little time. 😄🧵 If you know, you know. The fabric calling your name from the store. The half-finished project on the cutting table. The pattern you've been dreaming about for months. Mary Kay Lambert has been racing against that clock since 1987 — and winning, one stitch at a time, 12,350+ quilts later. This bottle is for every maker who has ever looked at the clock, looked at the fabric, and chosen the fabric. Every single time.
Mary Kay Lambert was born in 1952 in a small Iowa county hospital, the daughter of Anna Jeanette Miller and Ralph Waldo Miller — owners of the only grocery store and café in Allendale, Missouri. Growing up at the intersection of hospitality, hard work, and homemade everything, Mary Kay absorbed the spirit of entrepreneurship before she could reach the counter. Her mother, Jeanette, was the heart of that operation: head chef, table server, and a gifted hand-quilter whose needle moved as naturally as breathing.
With her mother's encouragement tucked like a quilt square in her back pocket, Mary Kay purchased her first Juki sewing machine and launched Kay's Quilting in 1987. What followed was a remarkable 25-year chapter as a vendor at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, where she and her Vietnam veteran husband, Keith, sold quilts, quilt-related crafts, and handmade home goods until they retired in 2015. Today, Mary Kay quilts more than 300 quilts a year on her Gammill machine — and has meticulously documented every single one of her 12,350+ quilts. Each one, a stitch in the story of her life.
Kay's Quilting — and now her Monarch Shoppe collection — is dedicated to her beloved mother, who passed in 1989. The quilt in Mary Kay's artist portrait? Made by Jeanette Miller when she was in the eighth grade. Some legacies are sewn in fabric.
"One stitch at a time gets it done." — Mary Kay Lambert
A Kate Shu Collective exclusive, available only at the Monarch Shoppe.
About this Water Bottle:
• 32 oz (950 ml) — holds more, hydrates longer
• Height: 9.92 inches (25.2 cm)
• Double-walled stainless steel with vacuum insulation — stays cold as long as Yeti or ColdFlask
• Glossy finish — vibrant, true-to-life color that makes every design pop (most competitors use matte!)
• Foldable handle — lifts up when you need it, folds flat when you don't
• Straw AND twist top — two ways to drink, your choice
• Rubber bottom — stays put, won't slide
• Hand wash only — do not microwave or dishwasher
• Print quality is exceptional — exactly as pictured
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