Introducing Linda Caringella of Lake Havasu

Linda is a fairly new arrival to the quilting scene but has been actively creating beauty with stitching most of her life – first with her mother’s Featherweight Singer sewing machine and then moving on to cross-stitch, needlepoint, knitting, card, and papermaking.

She became interested in quilting after retiring to Lake Havasu, meeting a couple of friends in a sewing class, who then challenged each other to enroll in a quilting class at Mohave Community College.

In spite of being a newcomer, Linda was elected President of the Lake Havasu Stitchers from 2005-2007.  In 2005, she won 1st Place in the Wearable Art Division of the Havasu Stitchers Bridge of Friendship Quilt Show for her jacket titled “Arizona Splendor.”

Linda always has her drawers and shelves full of ongoing projects – not a believer in “finish one before beginning another.”  She completes one design and then looks for a new, more challenging project.  Her favorites are bargello inspired, and looking back, her work includes a lot more red than she would have thought.  Next she would like to include portraits and truly wearable art.

Linda enjoys giving her completed projects to family and friends, and in so doing has blessed many around her with priceless quilts, wall art and one-of-a-kind heirloom gifts.

Linda has enjoyed numerous awards for her creative abilities, including “Best in Division” Winner in the Cake Division at the Orange County, California Fair for her famous cheesecake recipes, numerous blue ribbons for canning & preserving, and a 1st place for the restoration of an antique “mirror back” sofa. 

In addition, before relocating and retiring to Lake Havasu, Linda was known as “The Cookie Lady” by friends and business associates because Linda would drop by local customer accounts with a fresh plate of their favorite cookies, or give the delivery driver a special cheesecake to include with the customer’s order as a surprise for a birthday or just to say “thank you.”

One thing that no one knows about Linda is that she was on the Seventeen Magazine Fashion Board while in high school in California.