Jan Smith is a sewing and quilting instructor from North Carolina. When she was ten years old, she started sewing with her mother and knew it would be a passion of hers for life. A graduate of Appalachian State University with a BS degree in clothing and textiles, Jan has worked as a buyer and merchandiser for retail clothing and fabric stores and operated her own business doing clothing design and custom nurseries. For the past ten years, she has been an instructor at Sew Much Fun in Lowell, NC focusing on clubs and embroidery machine mastery. Jan’s passions are teaching others her favorite craft, meeting new friends and travel. She has two grown children, two grandsons, five grand pets and lives in Gastonia, NC with her husband Mark and their dog Bobbin. Feel free to email me with any questions at mjjf@bellsouth.net.