{"id":65,"date":"2009-06-20T12:08:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-20T19:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/road-to-california\/65\/"},"modified":"2009-06-20T12:08:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-20T19:08:00","slug":"65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/20\/65\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tRobin Kingsley<\/span>
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www.birdbraindesigns.n<\/a>et<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0Robin is teaching one evening class using her wool appliqu\u00e9 techniques.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\"\" \n\n


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\u00a0How many years have you been quilting?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officially I am not a quilter but a \u201cneedleworker\u201d for 45 years! (shocking).\u00a0 I have made quilts plus quilting up my embroidery designs for Bird Brain Designs, but my real love is embroidery and wool appliqu\u00e9.\u00a0 Both so relaxing an enjoyable<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\n

What motivated you to start quilting<\/span>?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the beginning of my career as a home economist, I was fired because I was pregnant with my first child (try that now).\u00a0 For something to do, I\u00a0taught myself how to embroider and \u00a0began to embroider anything that didn\u2019t move for the up coming baby.\u00a0 That passion turned into my vocation, a wonderful occupation!\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\n

Where have you traveled in your quilting teaching career?<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bird Brain Designs has taken us all over the west coast for retail quilt shows plus Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kansas & Kentucky<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\n

Who is your favorite author?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love adventure\/mysteries by Patterson, the Kellerman\u2019s, the Burke\u2019s, father and daughter and so many more\u2026can\u2019t choose just one.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\n

What is the last book you read or are reading<\/span>?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span><\/span>I just finished \u201cAngel\u2019s Tip\u201d by Alafair Burke<\/span><\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your birth order, only child, first, second, third, or ?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span><\/span>I am the first of 3 daughters.\u00a0 My sister, Tina (the\u00a0youngest) is my best friend and partner in Bird Brain Designs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\n

Where did you grow up?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span>I was born in New Jersey and at the age of 3 moved to California\u2019s bay area and have lived both in the southern California as a small kid and then northern California for the rest of the time.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where did you go to college?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b>I graduated from University of California, Davis with a BS degree in home economics<\/span><\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\n

Do you have children \u2013 grandchildren?<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have\u00a02 terrific kids, Jeffrey and Jennifer.\u00a0 Jeffrey has 2 kids, Anika 8 years old and Zane 6 years old.\u00a0 Jennifer has 5 year old, Milo.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\n

Do you have any pets?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\"\"\n\n

Mackenzie, my wire haired fox terrier is now my\u201cnew child\u201d.\u00a0 She goes with me everywhere including our shows.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\n

What is your favorite food?<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hey, way too hard to pick anything out as my favorite!\u00a0 See\u2019s Chocolate comes to mind, though.<\/span><\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\n

Do you have any other hobbies besides quiltin<\/span>g?\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>I love to putter around in my garden.\u00a0 Pulling weeks and \u201cheavy\u201d stuff is not so fun anymore but that is what a gardener is for!\u00a0 I just planted a terrific cactus garden complete with a metal cactus sculpture, rocks and broken pots\u2026..that is fun gardening!\u00a0 Another passion is hunting down and collecting vintage needle<\/span><\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n \n\n

What would be on your \u201cbucket list\u201d (like the movie) if you could do anything and money was no object<\/span>?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span><\/span>Our travels with Bird Brain Designs has taken us to so many great places and we have had some really wonderful experiences.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n ]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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