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Experience 1983 to present day
              
   
 Class and Workshop Teacher

 Tidworth, Hants  1983 to 1985.

 Aldershot Hants  1985 to 1988

 Salisbury, Wilts 1988 to present day 
                                                        
Groups Founded

Clock Tower Quilters in Aldershot
Sarisberie Quilters in Salisbury
Quick Quilters in Salisbury
Black Adder Quilters group
Moot Quilters, Downton
Founding member of In-Spire Stitchers 2005
Co-Founder Quilter’s Day at the Fairground (annual event) 2007

Membership
Quilters Guild of the British Isles since 1985
Sarum Quilters - Salisbury
InSpire Stitchers - Salisbury

QGBI Involvement








Other Activites



























Future Projects


Area Representative whilst living in Aldershot.
Regional Co-Ordinator from 1989 to 1991 after move to Wiltshire.
Responsible for organising Area Days and Regional Days for members.
Traders Organiser for Guild AGMs in Liverpool, Blackpool and Stoneleigh                                                                    
Responsible for organising and co-ordinating the Skopos Travelling Exhibition for the Guild.

    
     
Craft Fair organiser for Salisbury Fire Brigade Annual fete 1992 & 1993

Joint organiser and active advisor with Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum for  “A Common Thread” exhibition of Patchwork, Lace and Embroidery 1996.

Active advisor with Salisbury and South Wilts Museum for “Textiles 2000” a further exhibition of patchwork and embroidery.

Organised demonstrations and traders day for both of those exhibitions.

Organiser Sarum Quilters Exhibition Salisbury Arts Centre 2000

Lecture tour organiser for Janet B Elwin (USA) 1996 and 1998; Grania  McElligott (Ireland) 2000.

Regular contributor to The Southern Star, the Quilter’s Quild  Region 3  newsletter.

Articles published Popular Crafts (2), Patchwork and Quilting (3)

Organiser of The Spirit of Sarum exhibition, Salisbury Museum July – Oct 2005

Organiser of Sarum Quilters’ exhibition Salisbury Arts Centre July – August 2005

Guest tutor at The Spanish Experience June and July 2007

Organiser with Jenny rundle of A Gift of Quilts. The project to give a quilt to each country participating in the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.  Visit our web site www.agiftofquilts.co.uk
2010January 9 2010 Workshop in Salisbury
Stick n Stitch Quilts

February 14 A UFO Day in Salisbury
Come along and finish off one of your workshop pieces!

March 13 Workshop in Salisbury
Have a Heart
A workshop encompassing foundation piecing and bond-a-web applique.   

May 15 Workshop in Salisbury
Chinese Lanterns

June
June 7th - Talk at New Forest Quilters

June 19th - Workshop at Westbury Quilters
Jubilee Logs

June 26-27 - Workshops for Chez Soi Quilters Jersey
Fractured Triangles and Roman Spirals

July
July 10th Workshop for New Forest Quilters
Counter Point fusion - Hand of Friendship quilt

August
Festival of Quilts at NEC Birmingham.  A Gift of Quilts - Olympic quilts project

September 11 Workshop in Salisbury
"Loosen Up" a workshop with guest quilter Janet McCallum

October 9 Workshop in Wilton
Axis Quilt

October 16 Ringwood Quilters Workshop

October 27 and 28 A two-day workshop with Jenny Rundle
Nine Patch Pizazz

November 13 Workshop in Salisbury
TBC 

Diary dates for 2011 will be published soon.