I have had an interest in art since childhood, learning the basics via studying Art Higher at school. Through the years, as my children were growing up, I have attended a variety of leisure classes in art related topics from dressmaking, knitting, tapestry, decoupage, stained glass work eventually finding the perfect medium in fabric. Like many, my first sojourn into patchwork and quilting was through Laura Ashley’s packs of squares and hexagons! I was lucky to discover some classes at Purely Patchwork and an excellent tutor in Pat Archibald. Spurred on by my early work and Pat’s encouragement I enrolled in her first Design Class and find myself now stretching my imagination and knowledge as well as finding new challenges. Through this class I made good friends with several of the group members and we now form the group ‘Freewheeling’. Since retiring early, I have also enjoyed travelling the globe with my husband Brian, mainly in our campervan. On our travels I enjoy taking photographs and making many sketchbooks to provide endless sources of inspiration for present and future work.

At this stage I now see myself more of a mixed media fibre artist than a patchwork quilter.  I have an interest in hand stitching and embroidery for mark making and I am keen to explore working in felt, painting and dyeing.