Jan Allston

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I live in East Sussex and having retired from a career in firstly teaching mathematics and latterly management and teaching of ICT in secondary school in 2004, I took up quilting after I saw a wholecloth quilt being made at Beamish Open Air Museum. It inspired me because of the geometric patterns and the sheer beauty of the fabric with its highlights and shadows.

I enrolled in a quilting class locally in 2005 and was hooked. The creative side of quilting with the use of maths everywhere, the tactile aspect of the fabrics and the satisfaction when an item is completed have taken me to heights I never anticipated.

I was lead trustee for membership for The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles for a time and occasionally design projects and write articles for the British version of Patchwork & Quilting magazine as well as The Quilt Pattern Magazine – an online publication from the USA. Recently I have started teaching craft on board cruise liners for Cruise & Maritime voyages and went around the world on MV Magellan in January 2017 and again in january 2018, where I was helping passengers to make a quilt called "Trip Around the World on Magellan (or Columbus)". In 2019 I had the good fortune to be able to each quilting yet again on a cruise around South America.

When I do get time to sew, I find it very relaxing as I have the Bernina 830 and the Artista 630 with embroidery module and V7 Designer Plus software which is another outlet for my creative streak!