Kate is an enthusiastic quilter, a member of the Quilters Guild of the British Isles. She belongs to a post-City & Guilds Course group, "Pieces of Eight", and is Chairman of North Dorset Quilters.

"I now run small classes from home during the Winter and Spring terms at Box House. I offer a beginners' 8 week course, and one for those who want to 'do their own thing' but with help. I also have a short list of workshops and talks available on request.

My quilts vary in size, shape and purpose. Having come from a domestic rather than art background to quilting, I feel the need to produce 'useful' items. My largest project to date is a 14 foot high tent. This was definitely one of those 'good idea at the time' projects, though I often wished I hadn't started it. However, twelve months later it was put up in the garden and has regular successful outings for family parties in the summer.

Floor Quilt from Palladwr House, Shaftesbury. 48" x 36"	Gold Hill , Shaftesbury - Silk/Cotton Fabric - Hand Dyed - Strip Piecing	Crazy Cats - Appliqued Christmas Wall Hanging 24" x 18"

I make bed quilts, lap and cot quilts, and have started making bags of various shapes, sizes and materials. [Again the "useful" element!] Though having a new house with lots of blank white walls has triggered production of some larger pieces to hang in Box House."

 

Up the Garden Path - Hand dyed fabrics 48" x 18"	Swan's Gold -Reverse Applique - Hand Dyed Fabric 17" x 14"	Swirling Colours - Curved piecing 35" x 18"

Kate at work in her upstairs sewing room