Moore's Sewing, Vacuum and Fan

Meet Robyn Stanford at Moore's of Huntington Beach

Sewing is my therapy. It doesn't matter if it's quilting, clothing or home decorating. It just makes me feel good.

I was raised in my mother's sewing room. As I grew so did my sewing machine. By the time I was 11 had my own Pfaff in a cabinet next to my moms. Living in the country on a farm, if I wanted new clothes I had to make them.

My first teaching experience was as a junior leader in 4-H, then as a teacher assistant in college. I graduated from the University of Alabama with a B.S. in Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design. After graduating my husband & I moved to California and I went to work as a Merchandise Manager for a large department. Then I went to work for my husband doing the company books & whatever else he needed around taking care of the kids. Once the youngest was in school I started teaching quilting, clothing & kids classes at my local sewing shop.

My 3 kids are all in college now, and the 2 girls have their sewing machines with them in their dorm rooms even though their majors are chemistry & molecular biology. Sewing seems to be a therapy for them too.