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Sara Newberg King has been quilting since 1978. At that time she was an Occupational Therapist whose 3 year old daughter
just died. In her grief, she decided she needed some therapy work to do with her hands. She went to the local craft store
and purchased a cross stitch quilt kit and thus her passion for quilting began. She says that Erica, the name of her daughter,
has led her to stretch her creativity and talents and opened up unknown worlds to her.
In 1997 she opened King's Quilting Studio in Paducah, Kentucky. She loved her location only a parking lot away from the Museum
of the American Quilters' Society. She enjoyed meeting quilters from all over the world who would come to the museum and
the American Quilters' Society show each April.
In 2004 she became a grandmother again to grandchildren numbers 7 and 8. Because they all lived in Minnesota, she decided
that her heart was there. So she and Ron moved back to Minnesota where they spend all summer playing with their now 9 grandchildren
ages 1 to 11.
Sara now spends her time enjoying her grandchildren, creating fiber art, lecturing on her passions of fiber and travel, and
visiting the world to meet quilters throughout the world.
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Sara and her husband Ron began leading quilters on tours in 1994 with a tour to Italy. Since then they have gathered quilters
to visit the world each year. In 2008 they will go to Greece and in 2009 their group will go to Tucson for the "Quilt
Fiesta" and then on to northern Mexico and the Copper Canyon.
They may return to Russia to again see the Patchwork Mosaic of Russia quilt show in 2011 as it was a fantastic show. India
is also on their list of places to visit and see their cottons. A cruise on the great rivers of Europe and a train trip across
Canada are also in the planning.
To email Sara to ask about trips or classes, click here.
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