Welcome to my website, designed and maintained mostly by my eldest son, William (wonderful chap!).

I love quilting, and am pleased to have this opportunity to show off my scrap quilts. Scrap quilts are made with odds and ends of material from many sources: presents, donations, swaps with other quilters, old clothes, flea markets, garage sales, and the occasional visit to a local quilt store. I quilt with scraps for many reasons: thriftiness, making something from stuff others were going to throw out, sentimentality (my grandmother's apron!), and the artistic challenge of using what's available rather than choosing and buying material, though I think that choosing material in a store is an art in itself!

I get inspiration for quilts from a multitude of places: magazines, books, exhibitions, and tv programs, (have any of you noticed the lovely quilt that has sometimes appeared behind Elaine's bedhead on Seinfeld?). The internet quilting chat rooms are also very interesting and informative. In the inspiration department, my ambition is to go to Italy one day and have a look at the geometrical designs on the floors of their churches and other historical buildings.

Please, feel free to email me. I'd like to hear your comments.