{"id":100,"date":"2008-06-04T11:54:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-04T18:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/road-to-california\/2009-faculty-cathy-van-bruggen\/"},"modified":"2008-06-04T11:54:00","modified_gmt":"2008-06-04T18:54:00","slug":"2009-faculty-cathy-van-bruggen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/04\/2009-faculty-cathy-van-bruggen\/","title":{"rendered":"2009 Faculty Cathy Van Bruggen"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tCathy Van Bruggen, Garden Grove, CA<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Website<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\n
Cathy is a vendor for Road and will be teaching an appliqu\u00e9 class titled \u201cSweet Magnolias\u201d.\n\nMore about Cathy:<\/span>\n\nCarolyn:<\/span> How many years have you been quilting?
Cathy: <\/span> I have been sewing since the age of 3 and quilting since 1995.\n\nCarolyn:<\/span> What motivated you to start quilting?
Cathy: <\/span> I previously owned a chain of women\u2019s clothing stores. My customers used to tell me how much fun they were having with their quilt guilds. I decided that when I retired, I would join a quilt guild also. I am so glad I did. I have made such wonderful friends.\n\nCarolyn:<\/span> Where have you traveled in your quilting teaching career?
Cathy: <\/span> I have had the opportunity to teach extensively in California. Maine, Massachusetts and Connecticut were also lovely places to teach. I have also had the privilege to travel to Texas, Utah and Oregon. In July, I will be teaching in Kona, Hawaii at Quilt Hawaii.\n\nCarolyn:<\/span> What is the most unusual, frightening, funny, frustrating experience you have had in your quilting career?
Cathy: <\/span> I left very early one morning to drive to a teaching engagement. I left before daylight. When I arrived at the location where I was going to be teaching, I noticed that I wore two different colored shoes. One shoe was black and the other navy blue. Luckily, I was able to find a Payless Shoe Store to get a new pair of shoes before I had to teach!\n\nCarolyn:<\/span> Does anyone else in your family quilt?
Cathy: <\/span> Yes, my daughter, Kim and both granddaughters.\n\nCarolyn:<\/span> What is your birth order?
Cathy: <\/span> I am the second child. I have an older sister.\n\nCarolyn:<\/span> Where did you grow up?
Cathy: <\/span> I grew up right here in Southern California.\n\nCarolyn:<\/span> Do you have children-grandchildren?
Cathy: <\/span> We had 5 children in 5 years time. A son, a daughter, then a son. Ten months later, I had premature twins, a boy and a girl. The last 3 babies were born in the same year. Sewing kept me from running away from home! I have been known to say, \u201c What
is a nice girl doing in a place like this?\u201d I have 6 grandchildren and 1 great gra\"\"<\/a>ndchild.\n\nCarolyn:<\/span> Do you have any pets?
Cathy: <\/span> I have a cat named Posie. Then, last year my daughter and granddaughter moved in with me and brought their pets. Now we have a zoo! The zoo consists of 3 cats, 2 Welsh Corgi puppies and a desert tortoise named Delphine.\n\nCarolyn:<\/span> What is your favorite food?
Cathy: <\/span> Without a doubt, hot fudge sundaes with lots of chocolate…..yummy.\n\nCarolyn:<\/span> What would be on your \u201cbucket\u201d list (like the movie) if you could do anything and money was no object?
Cathy: <\/span> I can\u2019t think of anything that I would rather be doing. I love quilting, teaching, designing and traveling to meet other quilters. I feel truly gratified with every aspect of my life. I don\u2019t think I would change a thing.\n\nCarolyn:<\/span> Do you have any other hobbies other than quilting?
Cathy: <\/span> I like to garden and read. I also love to cook and
clean my house…..just kidding!<\/div>\n\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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