‘Welcolme to the page all about Linde’

• I am often asked ‘Tell me a little bit about yourself’
• so here goes.....this information was taken from an interview I gave for Tracey at Charity Cross Stitch Central.

My name is Linde Adams. I am 46 years old and have been married to my husband Malcolm for 25 years. I have 3 children, Sonia is 17, Jonathon is 21 and Samantha is 22 and is married with children. I have 3 grandsons aged 6yrs, 22 months and 2 months old. 

We live in a rural area in Central Queensland, Australia.

• How did you get involved in charity stitching?

I came across the American LoveQuilts site one day, by accident (if there is any such thing), while on a cross stitch message board site. My daughter Sonia and I decided to make a square each for two of the children listed on LoveQuilts. We both liked the idea that something we helped create could bring happiness to a child suffering so much.

• What inspired you to create Quilts4Kids?

After stitching for the overseas children, I started to wonder if there was anything like this in Australia for Aussie kids. I did a lot of searching on the internet and couldn’t find anything that personalises the quilts as much as I’d seen the international groups do. The fact that the child chooses the themes and we work the colours and designs to suit their particular choice really appealed to me.

Around this time my grandson was born and it really hit home how blessed we are to have this beautiful, healthy baby in our lives. It spurred me on to create Quilts4Kids to try to give something to children and families that are doing it tough.

Luckily I have a very supportive family and technically gifted, wonderful friends that took the time to teach me how to go about building a website and continued to encourage me when the going got tough.

‘Quilts4Kids was up and running on September 1^st 2005 !!’

Both my daughters, my sisters, my mum and nieces are all stitching for me, they are a great support. My son is also stitching a square and hopefully soon it will be listed on the ‘Any Child Square’ page.

• What do you do as co-ordinator/manager of your group?

As co-ordinator of our group I process the children’s registrations, create their webpage and keep a register of stitchers signed up for each child.

I receive the finished squares, wash them when needed, then I finish the quilt.

In between there is lots of e-mail sending and answering, organising and stitching.

The very first quilt we made was an ‘emergency quilt’ and I was lucky enough to deliver it to Dani-Ella personally. It was a very special thing and I’m so very glad I could do it.

• How can people get involved in your group?

If you can stitch or know someone who can stitch, you can choose a child to make a square for.

If you don’t like the idea of a due date the ‘No Time Limit’ stitching is great.

Some people who don’t stitch have offered fabric donations to help with finishing the quilts.

I also have a local craft group who have invited me to make up the quilts at their meeting hall, large tables and lots of hands to help is very appealing and appreciated.

And most important of all - please spread the word about Quilts4Kids to everyone you know.

• Do you have any other hobbies besides cross-stitch?

I have been doing patchwork and quilting for about 12 years and have always crocheted for as long as I can remember.

My husband and I also love to ride our motorcycle. And of course I love spending time with my grandsons.