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A chicken house in north central Iowa became home to Country Threads, Inc. in 1983. Connie Tesene and Mary Etherington, two friends who loved to sew, started a small quilt pattern business, which has become Iowa’s largest and best known “quilt shop in a chicken coop.” The business is located in north central Iowa on an acreage four miles west of Garner on U.S. Hwy 18.The two entrepreneurs, who started by designing four patterns, currently have designed over 800 patterns and books. Country Threads patterns are sold in quilt shops around the world. Farm animals and pets are an integral part of Country Threads including Susannah, a pygmy goat; dogs, Carly, Maggie and Lucy; cats, Aggie, Pearl, Emmet and Maxine. Chickens, goats, geese and cats also live at Country Threads and greet visitors and friends.The Goat Gazette is published five times a year for a subscription price of $9.00 and includes what’s new in the quilt shop as well as animal anecdotes, an event calendar, free patterns, recipes, and a book club selection from Connie and Mary.