Juanita Jones began quilting in 1982 with Linda Cumming and Kathy Honeycutt was her classmate then. Juanita misses Kathy so much – after having has so many years to learn from her – it is a daily reminder just how special Kathy was.
She started quilting with her other friends – but Juanita had always done hand sewing and embroidery and loved working with her hands. She most enjoys small projects but she and her mother hand pieced and quilted a double wedding ring. They won a First Place ribbon from the Alameda County Fair.
Some of her other hobbies are gardening, reading (books and magazines) mostly Romantic Novels and biographies. She is a good cook and can get something on the table quickly – to joy of her family.
Juanita has been married since 1969 – 41 years – to the greatest man in the world, Paul. He retired from the railroad and Juanita retired last year from the Castro Valley School District. They have two daughters and one granddaughter – the joy of her life. The sweet baby is seven years-old and plays basketball, soccer, sings – dances and loves to read books.
A dear friend mentioned Pieced Together Quilters. Juanita was in Monday night class at San Lorenzo Adult School and particularly loves our group because we all knew and love Kathy. It is so easy to talk about Kathy here and we don’t feel disrespectful to the leader.
A little known fact about Juanita is she would love to travel in Europe, especially France and Italy. She would love to sit in the sidewalk café and watch the Parisians walk by.
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