DYED & GONE TO HEAVEN 

Dyed & Gone to Heaven is where you will find wonderful hand dyed fabrics, original quilt kits, patterns and beads to get you inspired and creating your own exciting masterpieces. Lisa Walton has been creating her own style of quilts for 18 years and has been awarded many prizes for her unique style.

Lisa teaches workshops in creative beading and her most popular quilt designs all over Australia and Internationally. Venues and dates can be found in the Workshops and Upcoming Events section of the website.

MOST EXCITING NEWS

Lisa has been awarded the Jewel Pearce Patterson International Quilt Teacher Scholarship, Houston, USA for 2010.

Jewel Pearce Patterson was one of the founders of Quilts, Inc. and the mother of Karey Bresenhan who is the current president of this organization. Quilts Inc. sponsors three major quilt festivals and two quilt markets each year. In 1990, this organization developed a scholarship for quilting teachers and one teacher is chosen for this prestigious award. This year is even more special as it would have been the 100th birthday of Jewel Patterson and she feel especially honoured.

The scholarship covers US airfare and accommodation and a full program of workshops at the 2010 Houston Quilt Market and Festival and is an opportunity of a lifetime. The following year she will be required to mount an exhibition of her work and that of her students at the Houston Quilt Festival and it also travels to the other Festivals.

What an extraordinary opportunit to share her work with  so many people.

You can also follow Lisa's daily blog at a Inspirations