I am a quilt artist and teacher living on Vancouver Island in the Pacific Northwest. Quilting has been a very big part of my life for over 20 years, and I have been teaching classes since 1997. In About Ionne, you can learn about my quilting history (or ‘her-story”), and my textile art. Visit my gallery for a look at some of my work/play. (Something that is so much fun to do should be called “play”.)

I particularly love helping students to be more confident in their use of colour. My colour workshops are always popular and I have taught many different variations of them,  including classes on basic design principles.

Please visit my workshop page for more information about my classes and my teaching schedule.

This year I am the Canadian Coordinator for the World Quilt Competition.
Click here to download the Canadian entry form. Check the Links page to visit the World Quilt Show site. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Still cold here- but signs of spring are coming- the best part is the lambs- all 12 of them! We even had a set of triplets born, along with one single and four pairs of twins. And they are so much fun to watch- I call it Lamb TV. Hysterically funny at times! They even jump on and off their moms while the moms are lying down- sometimes at a run on the way by!
I finally finished my sweater- it was Fair Isle, so now you know why it took so long! It turned out beautifully, I am very pleased- it fits, it’s warm and lovely. So worth doing!

The Campbell River Friendship Quilters Guild is hosting an Island Quilting Symposium April 23rd through 26th- if anyone is interested in a space in the 2-day Colour workshop, please contact them- see the Schedule on the Workshops page for the email address.
Some other class dates have been changed- particularly at the Cumberland Quilt shop- please check the Schedule page.
The “Color for the Terrified Quilter” DVD is still in the works- the editing stage. I’ll keep you posted.

Check the Links page- I have added a link to my friend Gladys Love’s blog- please have a look, Gladys is very artistic and has a new book coming out in April- “Embellishing with Anything” published by C&T Publishing. The book is all about different fiber art techniques for your quilts and other projects. I can’t wait to see it!!!
Another artist and friend whose link I have added is Martha Cole- a Saskatchewan based textile artist who works in several different mediums.

More news: I have taken over the position of Canadian coordinator of the World Quilt Competition from Sharon Pederson this year. You will find the entry form just at the bottom of the Welcome section above.