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.

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

News

• I have added two photos from the Fireworks classes I have recently taught  one in Chicago and the other in Pennsylvania.  Also a Wheel of Fortune from the recent class in Newfoundland run by Quilt Canada in St Johns.  You can find these photos by going to the Fireworks class and clicking on the students work.  The same for Wheel of Fortune .
•  My quilt Stars of New Zealand was recently in the 8th Groebenzell Quilt Exhibition in Germany.  
• I am proud to be participating in the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative, a programme to raise awareness and fund research for Alzheimer's disease. All proceeds will go to Alzheimer's research. You too can be come involved for more information go to www.AlzQuilts.com. Once a Shining Star is my quilt for this exhibition and it is on the Gallery page.