Sometimes life takes unexpected turns – some all good and some are a little harder. But even the hard one can be good for us in the long run!

For me at the moment things are a little – 'not sure where things are heading'.

But this is what I would like to see happen.

With my quilting work in the past I guess you could say that I am a traditional quilter with a twist of the creative. I do love the tradition, but I like to see people adding something extra or changing the pattern. For me it will always be the addition of flowers, leaves or something free form.

My inspiration comes from God’s creation – I am amazed at the complexity and the simplicity of the beauty around us. When I get to heaven I will ask God questions like – why did you spend so much time and effort making a beautiful hibiscus or day lily flower and only have it last one day? How and why did You decide to have the salmon fish swim upstream to get back to the place where they were born, so that they could have babies??

But in thinking about all those things it just goes to show what an expanse of created things there are for us to be inspired to do our own bit of creating in our particular chosen field.

For me in the future I want to expand more into the textile art area – recreating a scene or a flower or a tree stump, with lots of texture and dimension. If this means I still teach, then that’s fine but if it means I work for my own enjoyment or to sell pieces, well I just don’t know.

I miss the teaching and travel, but new seasons mean a change usually so I will see where it takes me. There will always be room to teach ‘quilt as you go’ and my favourite – Fibonacci, these are things that I am still passionate about in this industry.