While traveling and living all over the world with her husband of 45 years (Retired Army Colonel Tom Gordon) and their three sons (Tom, Steve and Bob), she managed to learn the fascinating and noble art of teddy bear making.
While her adventures have been many, she treasures most the people she has met and the friends she has made along the way. This has enabled her to share her love for making teddy bears with students in classes she has taught across the country.
Francy’s “home base” and favorite place to teach is a delightful quilt shop in Clearwater, Florida – Country Quilts and Bears. She has been teaching beginner, advanced and limited edition bear making classes since before 1990.