Linda Madsen is truly a talented woman. She is an excellent sewer and can sew anything you put in front of her. She has made entire quilts for this project, she has sewn blocks, sashing, boarders, binding, and ties quilts.
Linda is always coming up with fresh, new ideas to make The Girls' jobs a little bit easier. For some time, the tables rattled like crazy when the girls sewed at fast speeds. Well, Linda suggested placing carpet samples beneath sewing machines to curb the rattling. She also suggested placing non-slip shelving paper beneath the sewing pedal to prevent it from sliding around.
Linda is a wife, a mother of 3 girls and a grandmother of 5 -- but with twins on the way, she'll soon be a grandmother of 7. Linda is a very active woman whose time is spent with family, helping Freedom Quilts, and keeping busy with her many hobbies. Linda's hobbies include quilting, volleyball, and decorating sugar cookies (which, according to many, are quite simply the best sugar cookies you'll ever have). Linda is very talented and warm hearted, and her smile just lights up the room.
Linda first heard about the Freedom Quilts project on TV. Soon afterward, she and her friends went to work designing blocks and making a quilt for the project. When Linda came to deliver the finished quilt, she was invited to stay help... and, she's been with Freedom Quilts ever since.
Linda has witnessed first-hand what these quilts mean to the families. She helped to present quilts to the 9/11 victim families, she was at the Des Moines Event where families of fallen soldiers received quilts, and she was there when Freedom Quilts hosted its own special event in Varina to present quilts to families of fallen soldiers.
Linda was there when we presented one of our quilts to the 911 Memorial Museum... when Former Governor George Pataki from New York City thanked all those who helped bring comfort to the 9/11 families.
Linda's focus is her family, and you can tell how much her family means to her when she talks about them. Her eyes twinkle with joy as she talks about her beautiful daughters and grandchildren. Her heart goes out to families that have lost a love one. Not to long ago, Linda lost her dad. She is the first to tell you how important family should be to all of us, and she always takes time to help others.
"It warms my heart to help someone in need", is what Linda will say to you.
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