{"id":4679,"date":"2024-12-10T02:26:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T07:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miwf.org\/?p=4679"},"modified":"2024-12-10T02:36:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T07:36:49","slug":"spikberg-quilting-stitching-a-second-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miwf.org\/small-business-success-stories\/spikberg-quilting-stitching-a-second-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Spikberg Quilting: Stitching a Second Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/miwf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Blog-Photo-\u2013-800x520-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miwf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Blog-Photo-\u2013-800x520-2.png 800w, https:\/\/miwf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Blog-Photo-\u2013-800x520-2-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/miwf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Blog-Photo-\u2013-800x520-2-768x499.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When Mark Spikberg of Tecumseh left his job in the automotive industry, he was looking to keep busy, not start a business. But opportunity knocked, and <strong>Michigan Women Forward helped him open the door.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I<\/strong>t all started with a quilting class he took at his church. He was the only man among the church ladies learning about binding, batting, and blocks \u2013 and he was hooked. \u201cI just really loved the process \u2013 cutting all of the shapes. You have to be very exact,\u201d Mark says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark would get a quilt done and immediately want to make another. Luckily, some folks at his local Big Boy gave him some orders. He also made quilts for hospices and veterans. But then someone suggested he try to sell his custom quilts beyond Tecumseh. 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