{"id":6520,"date":"2019-04-03T15:33:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T22:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/?p=6520"},"modified":"2019-04-03T15:33:05","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T22:33:05","slug":"quilt-friends-lead-a-double-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/03\/quilt-friends-lead-a-double-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Quilt Friends Lead A Double Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n

Other interests may have first brought these quilt friends together, but it is their love of quilting that keeps their friendship strong. <\/p>\n\n\n

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These quilt friends are all retired teachers<\/strong> who got really \u201cserious\u201d with their quilt skills when their teaching days were over. Judy and Joanne taught 35 and 30 years respectively for the Alta Loma School District<\/a> and Barbara taught 35 years in the Ontario-Montclair School District<\/a>. Both school districts are located in western San Bernardino County. Joanne, who started quilting in 1976, is credited with encouraging Judy and Barbara with their post-retirement quilting. \u00a0The first year after Judy retired, she and Joanne made 102 quilts for all the first graders at Judy\u2019s old school, Jasper Elementary. These friends enjoy spending time together at Road\u2019s quilt show. Barbara and Joanne have been coming each year since the quilt show started in 1993. Judy has been attending with them for the past 8 years. They all like seeing the showcased quilts and visiting the vendors. At Road 2019, Barbara especially liked seeing the miniature quilt exhibit. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Eddie, Barbara, and Joe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

These quilt\nfriends are also dance partners<\/strong>. Eddie\nand Barbara are roommates in Hawthorne, California. Joe lives in Chino,\nCalifornia. A quilter for 50 years, Barbara inspired Joe to start quilting 2 \u00bd years\nago and Eddie a year ago. Eddie commented that quilting has become his stress\nreliever. Joe said he has discovered making quilows-\n<\/em>lap quilts that turn in to pillows. Barbara also likes to do embroidery\nwith her Brother 10 needle machine to embellish her quilts and clothing. She\nand Eddie were wearing some of her art work at Road 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Road 2019\nwas the 2nd<\/sup> time these quilt friends had been to the quilt show.\nBarbara likes discovering \u201camazing stuff\u201d at the quilt show to use with the new\nideas she finds. Looking at new sewing machines and trying to understand all\ntheir functions keeps Joe interested and coming back.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Los Angeles residents, Russell and Ivy, used to work together<\/strong> and then they became quilt friends. They met at the Sewing Arts Center<\/a> in Santa Monica, California where Russell was the original owner. Russell has been quilting for 24 years. He has been on the faculty of Los Angeles Trade Tech in the fashion design department. Besides quilting, he is interested in tailoring, pattern drafting and shoe making. Russell has been coming to Road to California for 20 years. He says that Road is \u201cstate of the art\u201d and that he always finds out \u201cwhat is going on in the community\u201d when he attends. He wanted to bring Ivy to Road 2019 to give her ideas to make her first quilt. Ivy said the quilt show was \u201ceye opening.\u201d \u201cI never knew how broad quilting can be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

Which quilt friend will you be attending with at Road\u2019s special 25<\/strong>th<\/strong><\/sup> Anniversary Quilt Show <\/strong>happening January 23-26, 2020?            <\/p>\n]]>\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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