Paula Choy
Paula began quilting – she tied baby quilts for 40 years. Started in San Lorenzo Adult School in 1995 hearing from a friend about the class. Kathy was the teacher and Paula was teaching full-time then so only completed small projects . She had children at home so sewing was a great outlet.
Paula said she always loved to sew; “[It’s a] Total hobby! I just always quilted.” Some of her other hobbies are bicycling and she’s a reader - mostly fiction.
A little known fact: she grew up on Venice Beach! Paula came to the Bay Area to go to college and met her husband and stayed! She’s been married 37 years to the love of her life. They have three daughters and two grandsons. The little boys are one and four years old.
Like most of us, Paula joined Pieced Together Quilters after Kathy passed away. Kristy Hanson e-mailed us letting us know about the new group started by Joy Vail. “This is an important commitment” Paul said, Our community of quilters is her salvation. As Paula taught Kathy’s classes after she was diagnosed with kidney cancer, Palua found the ladies had journeyed through life with each other. They shared joys, their sorrows their daily lives and were validated by the friends they made in Kathy’s classes. Paula shared; “They are a dying breed. We are complete with each other.”
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