Textile artist, specialising in: hand dyeing and batik printing

My home is in Christchurch, New Zealand, where I have been quilting for about twenty years. As I could not afford to buy good patchwork fabrics, I learned hand dyeing techniques, using cold-water fibre-reactive dyes. I also explored batik printing with hot wax to get more interesting and unique fabrics, and other techniques including shibori, screen printing, discharging, gradation dyeing and over-dyeing. I have made a number of art quilts using batik hand-printing,  some of which have been accepted for national exhibitions.

I joined a co-operative craft shop, the Little River Craft Station, in the historic railway station at Little River, 50 km. from Christchurch. I sell baby quilts, small wall quilts, mainly landscapes, and small craft items.

My husband, David , is a woodworker, and we have a blended family of six grown children and thirteen grandchildren between them.

To see my quilts available to buy look at this online marketplace.