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| Evelyn and the amazing Stella. |
Evelyn Crovo-Hall is a native
Miamian who still lives in that crazy, caffeine buzzed, beautiful city. She does take a break from it all for part of
the year in her second home, Boone, North Carolina, a sweet college town
nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Evelyn is a life-long
teacher who began playing school at age five with her imaginary students. She graduated to being a real high school
teacher and supervisor of beginning teachers in Miami for 25 years.
Evelyn learned to sew
at an early age under the instruction of her mother, Bernice, who was an expert
seamstress. A great weekend during those
years was a Saturday trip to the fabric store to purchase a pattern and fabric
for a new outfit, sewing it up on Sunday, and wearing it on Monday. Evelyn’s interest in quilting also began
under the influence of her mother when they made their first pieced quilt
together in 1987, just before Bernice died.
Evelyn took her first
class from Elly in 2003 and quickly made plans to attend Academy for the first
time. She hasn’t missed an Academy since
and treasures every moment and especially the friends she has made through the
years.
In 2011, her two
passions, quilting and teaching, were joined when she was asked to be a guest
artist at TESAA. Evelyn has been very
grateful for the past three years to be included as a full-time member of the
faculty. Evelyn’s goal is to motivate
students to “go for it” in an encouraging and fun atmosphere.
Evelyn
has been married for 23 years to her much loved writer in residence and biggest
fan, James W. Hall. They are the “parents” of the three sweetest dogs in
the universe: Carrie, Stella, and Maggie. They also dote upon their
niece, Emerson, the daughter of Evelyn’s sister, Laura. Evelyn is a
member of “Sew Inviting,” a group of stitching sisters who share life’s joys
and challenges accompanied by sewing and lots of food.
