Hi! I'm Diana. 
Before I started quilting I reckoned I lacked artistic talent, a view I've now revised! I've been handy with needle and thread since childhood so it's no wonder I have become a quilter!
I studied for two degrees in later life and had my own management and training consultancy. Early retirement saw me heading for a new home in the Lake District and, I thought, a life of leisure. However.....
Near to my new home was a patchwork and quilting shop - it drew me like a magnet, and life hasn't been the same since! With wonderful teachers to inspire me, I began quilting 24/7 and was soon designing quilts while developing my own unique style.
Eventually, I was asked to become a teacher, something I really love. I consider it to be a real privilege, and am known for my ability to inspire quilters to develop their own creativity.
The Lake District's weather was a problem for my health and so, an East Anglian by birth, I returned 'home' in 2004.
Recently I've gained a reputation for creating complex and specialised heraldic quilts such as the one made for Julian & Sarah Allason, which was featured in Tak Tent, The Scottish Heraldic Magazine.
Having a long history in public speaking, I love visiting quilting and community groups, and am happy to travel throughout the UK or abroad. Where considerable travel is involved, it's often helpful to tag a workshop onto one of the days either side of the speaking engagement. Please contact me to enquire about visiting your group.
In September 2005, I founded Freedom Quilters, which serves local patchworkers and quilters. The group meet at Wisbech Baptist Church where I regularly worship and sometimes can even be heard giving the sermon!