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PATCHWORK, QUILTS & EMBROIDERY
Quilts & Embroidery - News & Events

MAGAZINES
Look out for my articles in Popular Patchwork, Patchwork & Quilting, The Quilter, Flair and Fabrications magazines.

RBSA AWARDS
I was awarded a HIGHLY COMMENDED certificate for my submission of three works to the Friends of the RBSA exhibition on 4th February 2010. Two of the pieces are featured here on my website: "Venetian House" embroidery and "Delphiniums" quilt.

I subsequently won the Artist and Illustrator prize for my submission of a further three works: "Square Dance", "Life's a Beach" and "Gallopers" in August 2010

If you are interested in finding out more about the RBSA (Royal Birmingham Society of Artists), go to www.rbsa.org.uk

BOOK



My appliqué project book is published by Traplet Publications (part of their Craftworld Series). Entitled Appliqué, a Cushion a Week, it is full of colourful projects to keep you stitching, and can be obtained from Traplet or Amazon.

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COMMUNITY ART PROJECT: THE COURTYARD, GOOLE
A quilt project with the Courtyard Group in Goole was completed in 2007 and was a great success.

WORLD QUILT COMPETITION 2011
This year my quilt "Ice/Seeking Polar Bears" was accepted for the World Quilt Competition to tour America as part of the UK entry. It will visit New England: Manchester, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, California and Florida.

This quilt was also exhibited at the Quilt Museum, York, UK, in Autumn/Winter 2010/11.

EUROPEAN ART QUILT FOUNDATION: EAQ VI EXHIBITION 2010 - 2012
My quilt "Hong Kong" is part of this touring exhibition which visits Birmingham, The Netherlands, Hungary, Germany and Denmark.