I have been involved with fabric all of my life. My grandmother taught me to sew at a young age and I would design and make some of my own clothes. I also made a crocheted vest at 11 and shortly after was knitting and designing my own sweaters. I learned to spin and tapestry weave with my mother whilst in high school. At 18 I went to college in Carlisle, England and studied Textile Design majoring in weaving. My first real job was working for Laura Ashley in one of their factories that produced clothing, I was trained, becoming proficient and fast on the sewing machine.
Jane Haworth is a British born quilt artist and teacher living in Auburn, California. Teaching both adults and children sewing arts she encourages her students to break out of their comfort zone and create something new. Jane has been sewing and crafting all her life and has been making fabric collage for over 15 years and is inspired by photos from nature. Her most recent work featuring pet portraits have been featured on Quilting Arts TV and in Quilting Arts magazine and used as the cover art.She is a member of Artistic Alchemy a small group of creative’s who host an annual textile retreat at Lake Tahoe and can be found teaching workshops at quilt guilds around the country and at IQF Houston, and Craft Napa.
Classes:
1013C Paintbox Chickens
2013C Scrappy Dog or Colorful Cat
3013C Rabbit and Lupines
4010C Puffin Collage and Stitch
5010C Tropical Turtle and Fish Collage