I had an amazing time in NYC in February, I love the city and it's energy, I would love to live there one day. This was my third trip so I decided that I'd try and do less touristy things and 'work' during the day and have fun at night. By work I mean do research for my quilts, this mainly meant visiting galleries (Whitney, MOMA and loads in Chelsea when it's the open evening), shops, museums(I love the American Folk Art Museum) etc. I always take a sketchbook with me on my h

The last couple of months have seen me be fortunate enough to be published again in a couple of magazines. This time my work was in Reloved (a magazine about recycling) and Pretty Patches - a more traditional patchwork magazine. It ended up in both as they are sister mags and it enabled them to split the fee and get something for both mags. To get into the magazine I sent my trusty luck mini quilt sample to the editor with a brief covering note explaining who I was and what m