Quilting by the Sea

I have been working hard on completing the finishing touches to the quilts I have entered to  the Festival of Quilts at the NEC in Birmingham, which takes place from 11-14 August 2017 (see www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk for more information). If you have bought your tickets already, see you there!  A large package was sent off to the organisersContinue reading "Quilting by the Sea"

Swans fabric design

One of the things I have most enjoyed about being self-employed has been the opportunity to design fabrics. I trained as a surface pattern designer between 1995 and 2000, by means of a degree studied part-time. Although I then taught Textiles in school, this mostly involved encouraging the students' creativity, rather than exercising my own.Continue reading "Swans fabric design"