2016 to Present
Hummingbird Collage
2016 71 x 43cm/ 28 x 17 inches
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: silk and cotton fabrics, paper, hand collaged, embroidered, couched, embellished with coins, buttons and beads, framed
Started in a workshop with Jae Maries, the design nearly made itself. The fabrics were arranged on the blue background and when the design was ready, the pieces were secured with couching and embroidery.
For Sale: £400
2016 71 x 43cm/ 28 x 17 inches
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: silk and cotton fabrics, paper, hand collaged, embroidered, couched, embellished with coins, buttons and beads, framed
Started in a workshop with Jae Maries, the design nearly made itself. The fabrics were arranged on the blue background and when the design was ready, the pieces were secured with couching and embroidery.
For Sale: £400
Robert and Jack on Brancaster Beach
2016 60 x 40cm/23 ½ x 16 inches
MATERIALS & TECHNIQUE: photo professionally printed on canvas, hand-embroidered, embellished with beads and seashells
This photo of Robert and Jack on Brancaster Beach just before a storm was professionally printed on canvas. I embroidered and embellished the canvas with seashells and beads.
Collection of Emily Seward
2016 60 x 40cm/23 ½ x 16 inches
MATERIALS & TECHNIQUE: photo professionally printed on canvas, hand-embroidered, embellished with beads and seashells
This photo of Robert and Jack on Brancaster Beach just before a storm was professionally printed on canvas. I embroidered and embellished the canvas with seashells and beads.
Collection of Emily Seward
Japanese Ladies
2016 112 x 128cm/44 x 50 inches
Materials and Technique: cotton fabric, Easy Stack patchwork, taught by Paula Doyle, machine stitches, longarm machine quilted
Paula Doyle taught me her “Easy Stack” technique which entails lining up four layers of fabric exactly, cutting it into squares, then swirling the squares to create a kaleidoscopic effect. It is very addictive and fun to do, and the result looks much more complicated than it is. This quilt is actually featured in her book!
Collection of Alysson Seward
2016 112 x 128cm/44 x 50 inches
Materials and Technique: cotton fabric, Easy Stack patchwork, taught by Paula Doyle, machine stitches, longarm machine quilted
Paula Doyle taught me her “Easy Stack” technique which entails lining up four layers of fabric exactly, cutting it into squares, then swirling the squares to create a kaleidoscopic effect. It is very addictive and fun to do, and the result looks much more complicated than it is. This quilt is actually featured in her book!
Collection of Alysson Seward
April Wedding
2017 94 x 85cm/37 x 33 ½ inches
Materials and Technique: cotton fabrics, machine pieced, raw edge appliqued, machine quilted, embellished with beads
This was made to celebrate the wedding of my nephew Jimmy Macho to Melissa and given to them at their wedding breakfast the following day. I creating it with the crazy curve patchwork method using traditional Javanese batik edged with glittering gold and silver. Cloth such as this is worn and displayed at weddings and other special ceremonial occasions. I thought it appropriate for a wedding quilt, and it does sparkle in the sun or when light is shining on it.
Collection of Jimmy and Melissa Macho
2017 94 x 85cm/37 x 33 ½ inches
Materials and Technique: cotton fabrics, machine pieced, raw edge appliqued, machine quilted, embellished with beads
This was made to celebrate the wedding of my nephew Jimmy Macho to Melissa and given to them at their wedding breakfast the following day. I creating it with the crazy curve patchwork method using traditional Javanese batik edged with glittering gold and silver. Cloth such as this is worn and displayed at weddings and other special ceremonial occasions. I thought it appropriate for a wedding quilt, and it does sparkle in the sun or when light is shining on it.
Collection of Jimmy and Melissa Macho
Tony’s Quilt
2017 78cm/31 inches square
Materials and Technique: silk ties, embroidery; machine stitched, machine quilted borders, hand embroidered
My dear friend Anthoney Marchese was killed by a car on October 5th, 2015. When I met his sister Kathy the following summer, she gave me a selection of his ties and I said I'd make a quilt for her. I decided on a Crazy Quilt as Tony and I had some pretty crazy times together. While working I listened to music that Tony and I had loved—The Boss (Bruce Springsteen), and Pink Floyd, The Eagles, Meatloaf, ELP, The Doors....I felt as if Tony was beside me having a beer and it made me happy to spend that time with him. I embroidered over the seams by hand which was a slow, gentle way to remember a life well lived. I presented the quilt to Kathy when I visited the States during the summer of 2017. She has hung in her home and it will provide happy memories of her brother, my friend. I feel it’s a fitting tribute to his life and I know she will treasure it. Perhaps it will eventually go to the nephew he never knew. That’s the thing about quilts: they tell a story that will last for generations. To honour someone's life in the form of a quilt is a wonderful way to remember, help others to remember and soothe a grieving heart.
Collection of Kathleen Sudol
2017 78cm/31 inches square
Materials and Technique: silk ties, embroidery; machine stitched, machine quilted borders, hand embroidered
My dear friend Anthoney Marchese was killed by a car on October 5th, 2015. When I met his sister Kathy the following summer, she gave me a selection of his ties and I said I'd make a quilt for her. I decided on a Crazy Quilt as Tony and I had some pretty crazy times together. While working I listened to music that Tony and I had loved—The Boss (Bruce Springsteen), and Pink Floyd, The Eagles, Meatloaf, ELP, The Doors....I felt as if Tony was beside me having a beer and it made me happy to spend that time with him. I embroidered over the seams by hand which was a slow, gentle way to remember a life well lived. I presented the quilt to Kathy when I visited the States during the summer of 2017. She has hung in her home and it will provide happy memories of her brother, my friend. I feel it’s a fitting tribute to his life and I know she will treasure it. Perhaps it will eventually go to the nephew he never knew. That’s the thing about quilts: they tell a story that will last for generations. To honour someone's life in the form of a quilt is a wonderful way to remember, help others to remember and soothe a grieving heart.
Collection of Kathleen Sudol
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Jack of All Seasons
2018 76 x 104cm/30 x 41 inches Materials and Technique: cotton fabric—commercial and hand-dyed, inkjet printed photos, free-motion machine quilting, hand and machine embroidery, embellished with beads This quilt is the culmination of a year of contemporary journal quilts on the theme of stitching through the seasons, with a focus on my dog Jack. Each block took a full month to complete. All images were original photos, printed on fabric, then thread-painted, embroidered, quilted and embellished with beads. 
Jack's Wedding Bed
I made this bed for Jack to rest in during my daughter's wedding in May. (We chose the venue for the reception because they allowed dogs to be there.) I bought the foam dog bed form from Lady Sew & Sew in Henley, and used Paula Doyle's Easy Stack method to make the blocks.
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Jack enjoyed having a respite in his bed from all his admirers during the wedding. I also made a couple of lavender sachets for him so he could relax fully while he slept (seen in the top image).