Welcome to my website
I have been sewing since childhood, starting with dolls' clothes, then my own, making dance costumes and then somehow sliding into making clothes for my friends and then for friends of friends! For several years I had my own haute couture business working from home and shop premises.
In 1992 I began teaching patchwork and quilting at Adult Education classes and at the same time started a City & Guilds Certificate course at Lichfield College - at the conclusion of which I was hooked! I gave up dressmaking in favour of quilting and am still addicted.
My sewing machine is one of my most treasured possessions and I spend as much time as I can designing and making contemporary art quilts and wall panels.
I hope you enjoy looking at the quilts in my gallery.
I have been sewing since childhood, starting with dolls' clothes, then my own, making dance costumes and then somehow sliding into making clothes for my friends and then for friends of friends! For several years I had my own haute couture business working from home and shop premises.
In 1992 I began teaching patchwork and quilting at Adult Education classes and at the same time started a City & Guilds Certificate course at Lichfield College - at the conclusion of which I was hooked! I gave up dressmaking in favour of quilting and am still addicted.
My sewing machine is one of my most treasured possessions and I spend as much time as I can designing and making contemporary art quilts and wall panels.
I hope you enjoy looking at the quilts in my gallery.
Gallery
Maya Series
(Contains 12 photos) After a holiday in Central America the ancient architecture of Maya cities was a huge source of inspiration. These are the quilts I made and also some photos of the beautiful stonework on the facades |
Places
(Contains 25 photos) These quilts and hangings have been inspired by the people, culture, architecture and landscapes of places I have visited |
Plants & Flowers
(Contains 13 photos) |
All sorts
(Contains 14 photos) These are quilts which don't fit into the other categories! Some were made for a particular exhibition theme or challenge, or to an abstract theme |
Calling Cards
(Contains 3 photos) |
Gallifreyan Alphabet
(Contains 2 photos) |
Quilt en Sud
(Contains 2 photos) |
IDENTITY
(Contains 3 photos) IDENTITY was the theme for the inaugural exhibition of ART TEXTILES:MADE IN BRITAIN at the NEC, Birmingham, in August 2014. These three quilts represent my three creative careers, as a dancer, dressmaker and art quilter. |
Kuwait Visit
(Contains 7 photos) |