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Inspiration is Everywhere! so can be considered an
Sometimes it’ll be the international show so to win
fabrics that inspire me, or awards there is always special.
sometimes colour I see in

nature or in an outfit Another amazing achievement was
someone is wearing. Even song to win Best in Show at the Modern
lyrics or a phrase can catch my Quilt Show Australia two years
attention. Art from all eras. in a row, 2015 and 2016. Having
Books of antique quilts are the international judges, fabric/
always inspiring and I love how quilt designers and authors, Anna
“modern” some old quilts look. Maria Horner and Carolyn
A challenge theme is great for Friedlander choose my quilt at
making me think outside the the 2016 MQSA just made the
square. If I get an idea, I like experience even better.
to let it simmer and see where I
can take it. I’m always It was the combination of winning

scribbling down ideas on bits of Best in Show at the Sydney Quilt
paper which I then try to Show and The Modern Quilt Show in
transfer to a notebook. 2016 that made me finally agree
There have been so many to teach. Mr. Daisy sat me down
wonderful moments on my quilting and said “The Universe is trying
journey so far, from a kind to tell you something! You should
comments from strangers who read think about sharing what you have
my blog or who have seen my with others.” I am ever

quilts, to having my quilts grateful to have his
published in magazines, to encouragement and support in my
winning major prizes. creative endeavor’s.

I have been very honored that Winning an award at Houston for
my quilts have won some very my modern Yo-Yo quilt Fair and
special awards. I never set out Square was a wonderful
to make quilts with winning experience as well. It was quite
prizes in mind, the reason I surreal to be sitting there with
enter shows is to contribute and other quilters from around the
be a participant in the quilting world as we received our awards.
community. If people don’t enter The cherry on top was when I

quilts, we wouldn’t have quilt received the Judges critiques.
shows. One judge wrote a simple line
“This quilt makes me feel
Winning Best in Show at the 2016 happy!”. That to me is the best
Sydney Quilt Show with my quilt compliment someone can say about
Whizz Bang! has been like a my work.
dream. The best day of my life
so far! I’m still pinching Recently my biggest achievement

myself. The Sydney Quilt Show is has been writing my book “Whizz
the largest quilt show in the Bang - Adventures with Folded
Southern Hemisphere and accepts Fabric Quilts”.
quilts from around the world