Creative & Designer

Ana’s work focuses on Art Quilting, incorporating different elements of surface design: fabric painting, mono-printing, screen printing, hand-dyeing and embroidery techniques. She works mostly with her own artist hand-dyed and designed fabrics.

AWAITS AN OLD BARN

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Workshops & Trunk Shows

Ana has been teaching quilting since 1986. From traditional techniques such as Free-motion quilting and New York Beauties blocks to art techniques: monoprinting, fabric dyeing, Paintstiks on Fabric and many more.

Writer & Author

Ana is a frequent contributor to Quilting Arts Magazine and to A Needle Pulling Thread. Her work has also been publshed in the American Quilter’s Society Magazine, in Modern Patchwork, as well as in 101 Patchwork Projects and Quilts and Quilt Scene. Ana has appeared on Quilting Arts TV on several occasions, and has 2 workshop DVDs with Interweave/F&W.

Recent blog posts

the front side of the front cover for the botanical hand-stitched book showing the detail of embroidered design from the vintage French table runner used to create it

The Art of Slow Stitching

Finding peace in the process Yikes! Another week has gone…

an image of a stack of fabrics and threads with pins and a measuring tape and a pair of scissors

What goes on behind the scenes?

Ahhh, a lot! That’s the answer to the question what…

a detail of some of the stitches and the trims used on the piece

Scraps, a needle and some thread

What’s not to like? A couple of weeks ago, I…

a collage of papers in neutral colours with different images from magazines creating a vignette

“Where does inspiration come from?”

As an artist, you’ve likely been asked countless times, “Where…

Composition in Art – The Rule of Thirds

Composition in Art – The Rule of Thirds

I’ve been talking, creating videos and thinking a lot about…

An image showing two British flags and a sign reading Portobello Road hanging up high between two buildings

Reminiscing while creating

Here I am … another week has gone by and…

Ready to move on

Ready to move on

I watch the Olympics. I watch it all. I talked…

Can you believe a week has gone by?

Can you believe a week has gone by?

Where does time go? I can’t believe a week has…