As an elementary school teacher, she won a grant from the Pine Tree Quilters Guild to purchase materials to add an integrated thematic quilting unit in her classroom. Teaching the popular unit prompted Jan to run a Quilt Camp for kids in July 1998. She now holds 3 sessions of Maine Quilt Camp each summer. As a way to further connect kids to quilting, she created KidQuilts - quilts for kids to make.
Kids love the kits because they are lot of fun.