Philippa Naylor ~ E. Yorkshire, England

Philippa began sewing in childhood making dolls clothes, followed by needlework and garment construction. Four years of college training in clothing design and technology led to a job as head designer for a large lingerie company in the UK. She moved to Saudi Arabia in 1989 where she set up a bespoke wedding and evening dress company. In 1996 she discovered quilting and has not looked back. Precise curve piecing, use of graduated hand-dyed fabrics and extensive free-motion machine quilting with trapunto are favorite techniques. Philippa has published a wide range of articles in quilting magazines and has won many awards including the AQS Bernina Workmanship Award in 2002 and the AQS Best of Show in 2003.

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