Page 54 - The Digital Cloth - Issue 5

the Melbourne area. When I was asked to return to teach again
AQC is such a fabulous fun show. I have in 2019 it was a good incentive to get them
made so many very special friends and I finished and take them with me.
just loved teaching so many happy

students AQC was again a fabulously fun experi-
ence. After the show I went on to Uluru,
In July 2018 or world was turned upside Alice Springs and to Perth, seeing more
down when our 26-year-old son died in of the country, returning via Malaysia
a tragic accident. Will was one of those to meet my family and a couple of Will’s
annoying kids that could do everything friends for a holiday
so well. He always gained top marks at I would love to return to Australia.
school, effortlessly, played rugby union
at county level and everyone adored him. On a cold rainy day here in the UK I can

My daughter on the day he died said so clearly remember the colours of the
“Mum, he was just perfect” Aussie outback sky or those beautiful
plants in Kings Park in Perth.
Will’s funeral was attended by more than Today the sun is shining and its beautiful
500 young people. My son, daughter and here in the Yorkshire and just to let you
his friends all spoke, leaving us with a all know I have no intention of retiring
clear message to live our lives as Will just yet.
had done. I was so impressed with the
eloquence of the young people and their
ability to find just the right words and
quotes to say.

The months after the funeral were hard
and I felt I wanted to do something
creative to occupy my mind.
I made quilts of my husband Mark,
daughter Katie, son Luke and Will. It
was so therapeutic for me.
I used photos and manipulated them in
Photoshop elements, made patterns and

chose the fabrics carefully,

Each quilt reflects their personality and
includes some of the words spoken at the
funeral, machine stitched in the
background
I gave Will a pink background as his
rugby team played in pink and black.
They were always being teased. He used
to say “It’s not pink, it’s magenta with his
beautiful smile”