Flower Stems
During my shopping sprees for African wax prints I found these four colourways of the same fabric.

This inspired me to cut up the fabric, mix them up, and put them back together again in true patchwork style!

Wall hanging. Machine pieced and quilted.

110 x 125 cm. 2005

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Autumn On The Forest Floor
Thoughts of the forest floor in autumn crossed my mind as I put these fabrics together. The bronze of the bracken, guinea fowl scuttling though the fallen leaves, and with a little luck even a little dappled sunlight! The bracken piece of fabric had been waiting patiently for a couple of years to be used when I finally found the right quilt for it.

Wall hanging. Hand-dyed, stamped, 'flower pounded', sun-dyed and batik cottons. Machined pieced and machine quilted.

60 x 80 cm. 2004.

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Flying Geese Stay On The Drunkard's Path And Follow The Stars
The name of this quilt is taken from the book "Hidden In Plain View" - which tells the history of the underground 'quilt code' used by slaves escaping from the American plantations to freedom in Canada. The slaves were told to: Follow the flying geese as they migrated north; stay on the drunkard's path to avoid capture; and follow the stars as a guide. The story is really only a theory, but I found it fascinating.

Wall hanging. Machine pieced and quilted.

85 x 60 cm. 2001.

NFS. Private collection.

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This piece has a hanging tail, which is made of strips printed with the name of the piece and embellished with shells.

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The Cats Crept In
Wondering what to do with this beautiful piece of tie dyed cloth, too many people said, "It's too nice to cut into." So I took the scissors out and cut it up! Then, it was just a case of putting it back together again. And then "The Cats Crept In."

Wall hanging. Machine pieced and quilted.

75 x 100 cm. 2002.

For Sale - £355

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I've Got A Rock 'n' Roll Heart
I feel this line, taken from one of my favourite songs, describes this wacky quilt perfectly. It was one of those pieces that just sort of grew out of an idea.

Wall hanging. Machine pieced and quilted using my own hand-dyed fabrics, Gambian batiks and Nigerian Adire cloth.

120 x 105 cm. 2001.

For Sale - £495

Rollin' and Tumblin'
Made as an assessment piece for a City and Guilds course. Designing a block and exploring the patterns it created was a new direction for me. And so was the hand quilting!

Wall hanging. A mixture of hand-dyed and patterned fabrics. Machine pieced, then hand and machine quilted.

120 x 120 cm. 1999.

For Sale - £395