<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\n\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\nLinda will be teaching in our Longarm Division Classes on Monday and Tuesday.\u00a0 <\/span>She will also give a lecture on Wednesday afternoon on How to Start a Longarm business.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\n\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\nHow many years have you been quilting? <\/span>Well I made my first quilt in 1974.\u00a0 My sister was expecting a baby – the 1st grandchild and I wanted to make a baby quilt.\u00a0 It was applique and the design was hand drawn by me. I had no clue what I was doing but I did know how to sew.\u00a0 I was 13.<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\nWhat motivated you to start quilting? <\/span>Well my grandmother was a quilter and although I olnly got to see her a couple of times a year (she lived in Canada) I was always facinated by the quilts she had made.\u00a0 My mother was not a quilter but a wonderful seamstress. I made the baby quilt and then the bicentennial was coming up and quilting was back in the forefront and I just got the bug.<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\nWhere have you traveled in your quilting teaching career? <\/span>US, mostly places I could drive to since I never can pack light and I had the whole airport thing!<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\nWhat is the most, unusual, frightening, funny, frustrating experience you have had in your quilting career? <\/span>Well the most frightening was when a student cut the end of her finger off with a rotary cutter – I mean clean off!\u00a0 I hate blood and was so calm and collected I wondered afterward who it was that picked up the finger, wrapped it in a wet paper towel and called 911.\u00a0 I still to this day cannot believe I actually did that.\u00a0 Even more ironic is that she came back to class with 18 stitches – it was an all day hands on class and she did not want to miss it!\u00a0 Funny thing I just ran into her in JoAnns a couple of months ago and that class was over 12 years ago…her finger looked pretty good.<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\nWho is your favorite author? <\/span>Well there are quite a few.\u00a0 I am fond of Janet Evonovich – can’t wait for 15, love Emilie Richards and Susan Wiggs<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\nWhat is the last book you read or are reading? <\/span>The You I Never Knew – by Susan Wiggs, I read while I ride my trainer (one of my bikes is indoors on a stand -kind of like an exercise bike)<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\nWhat is your birth order, only child, first, second, third, or ?? <\/span>Fourth and the “Baby” – change of life baby, my mother was shocked when she found out.\u00a0 I hated being called the\u00a0 “Baby” growing up.<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\nWhere did you grow up? <\/span>Birmingham, Michigan,\u00a0 Small suburb of Detroit<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\nWhere did you go to college? <\/span>Oakland and Macomb Community College, RIT<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\nDo you have children \u2013 grandchildren? <\/span>Just 3 furry ones – I am a 16 year survivor of ovarian cancer and never had any children but do have Zach, Spencer and Winston – all Devon Rex kitties.<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\nDo you have any pets?\u00a0 <\/span>See children above<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\nWhat is your favorite food? <\/span>Well I am not sure it should be called a food – potato chips – I\u00a0 cannot have them in the house!\u00a0 Chocolate howerver can go moldy in my house – I think I still have red and green kisses from Chirstmas, but a bag of chips rarely lasts more than a few days.\u00a0 As for real food, I love broccoli.<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\nDo you have any other hobbies besides quilting?\u00a0 <\/span>Gardening, cycling – my husband and I love to ride and we have a tandem.\u00a0 I love to play golf but sadly don’t have the time like I used to.\u00a0 I have been making my own bread for the past 6 months and it has become an obsession.<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\nWhat would be on your \u201cbucket list\u201d (like the movie) if you could do anything and money was no object?\u00a0 <\/span>Go to art school.\u00a0 My sister got to do that and sadly she does not do anything with it. I would love to have some formal training. I want to sky dive but my insurance won’t insure me if I do.\u00a0 I would love to ride every roller coaster in the US. 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