Faith, family the center of Hampton native’s design business

By: 
Greg Forbes

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Nearly 30 years have passed since Leanne Anderson, her family and her business moved from Hampton, but one thing has never changed for the Whole Country Ca-boodle owner.
“Hampton is still home for me and it’s where I got my start,” she said.
On Saturday, Dec. 15, Anderson will be a featured presenter at the Franklin Gen-eral Hospital Auxiliary’s Quilt Show at the Franklin Wellness Center. Her pro-gram, “My Journey in De-sign,” will show the audience how the Whole Country Ca-boodle went from a small sewing operation she started out of necessity to an online presence that designs and sends sewing kits and patterns throughout the world. Ander-son’s presentation at the quilt show is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 15. The quilt show will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Anderson began her operation in Hampton in 1980, doing custom sewing for customers.
The Andersons moved to Nashua in 1989 after her hus-band, Ed, obtained his first school principal position. In 1992, Anderson began design-ing patterns as carpel tunnel syndrome and subsequent surgeries required her to quit sewing.
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