Freddy Moran divided her life into three periods: School years, parenting years and artist years. She graduated from Dominican College, a small liberal arts women’s college in San Rafael, California. Pottery was Freddy’s first love, and she majored in art. After graduation, she married her childhood sweetheart, Neil – they met when they were 12 and 13. Freddy and Neil raised a family of five sons. 

Freddy produced her ground-breaking colorful quilts for more than 3 decades.  Freddy traveled and taught, challenging quilters to break the rules and do what works best for them. “Red is a neutral” was her quilting mantra.