Her handle, naturally, is QuiltingMuriel , and you need to join her nearly 25,000 followers right this second.
Muriel is one of the most spirited, funny and insightful people you're likely to follow.
Source: @QuiltingMuriel
She also happens to be 94 years old. Born and raised in Brooklyn, she now lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with her almost-9-year-old Yorkie, Tiger (a recurring figure in her tweets), and as of Thursday has 24,985 Twitter followers.
"My Young Friend put me on Twitter," she told me in an email, "because she was going back to Los Angeles and knew I would miss her company." The "Young Friend" in question is comedian and animal rights activist Elayne Boosler and she's a common character in Muriel's tweets as well. Boosler is the founder of Tails of Joy, a nationwide animal rescue and advocacy organization, and Muriel helps raise money by selling her quilts through the nonprofit's website.
"She chains me in the cellar until I come up with at least five new quilted wall hangings a month for her to use for fundraising," Muriel said. "I didn't really start quilting until my seventies, so I have a lot of items to make before she'll let me out. Truly, I love animals, and being able to do something I love, like creating warm and beautiful things, which also save lives, is a wonderful thing."
