Welcome

Welcome to my web page. I am delighted with the design and I hope you will visit the site many times. The design shows a compilation of two of my quilts with Kapiti Island in the background. I live in this area of the lower North Island of New Zealand.

I am a quilter and an embroiderer and enjoy teaching my own original projects, both in Patchwork and Embroidery. I have a "What happens if" policy for the students which means we have a lot of fun and get some great results. I like the addition of embroidery either by hand or machine to my patchwork, I feel it gives an extra dimension to the flat surface. To learn where I'll be teaching, visit my Teaching Schedule page. To learn more about my classes, visit my Classes page where I've also included an image from each class and some examples of my students' work. You can also find me on www.FindAQuiltTeacher.com

Inspiration for my work often comes from my garden and the unique landscape of New Zealand.

News

Down Under Quilting Magazine Issue 132 features my pattern - Blocks of Fun, which uses the Wheel of Mystery Templates.
Fireworks! this online class starts at Quilt University on July 17th. www.quiltuniversity.com.
There are 33 New Zealand entries for World Quilt for this year. Check out where you can see them at the shows in the USA. www.quiltfest.com
The completed quilts from the block swap are on this web site. Fourteen quilters from Coastal Quilters in New Zealand and Milford Valley in Pennsylvania have finished their quilts and will be exhibited at the Milford Valley Quilt Show in July 2009, World Quilt in Manchester NH in August and at the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza in September, 2009. You can see all the blocks and finished quilts on http://www.helenmarshalldesigns.com/galleryextra.asp