Jane has been drawing and creating art works since she was a child. Always having some project on the go, her introduction to quilting in 2002 was by chance as she had time to spare when working part time and waiting for her son to finish school for the day ... quilting was the answer. In 2002 she made her very first quilt - a single bed sized Double Irish Chain in 30's style fabrics. This quilt was hand but is very "underquilted". Jane progressed to domestic machine quilting and it was a natural and necessary step to purchase a long arm machine in 2007 which allowed freedom of creativity. She loves to do freemotion quilting without patterns as she is always practising something different on her own quilts.
Jane now works full time in her business Purrfectly Quilted from her home in Grindelwald. She is open by appointment only but is very flexible to suit your time schedule.
Jane has won a number of awards for her quilting...
2010 Awards - Tasmanian Quilt Guild Island Quilts - Hobart
Viewers Choice - 2nd - with Marie Goodall's quilt - Bunches of Irises for Dave
Exhibition Convenors Award - with Rosslyn Gale's quilt - Flourishes
President's Award - with Wendy Fittler's quilt - Rose Window
2nd Traditional - with Janine Richardson's quilt - Lightning Strike
Highly Commended - Non-traditional Two Person - with Marie Fox's quilt - Ginko Dreaming
Highly Commended - Non-traditional Two Person - with Marie Fox's quilt - Black and White and Green Allover
Tasmanian Quilt Guild Island Quilts - Hobart 2009
First: Group Quilt - "Walkies" - by the "Quilt Inn Group" and custom quilted by Jane Monk First: Non-Traditional Two Person - "Kimono Glory" by Marie Goodall and custom quilted by Jane Monk Second: Non-Traditional Two Person - "Asian Glory" by Marie Goodall and custom quilted by Jane Monk Highly Commended: Applique Quilts Two Person - "Funny Farm" by Moira Keating and custom quilted by Jane Monk Highly Commended: Little Quilts - "A Scrappy End" made and custom quilted by Jane Monk Highly Commended: Group Quilt - "Dear Jane Friendship Quilt" - pieced and custom quilted by Jane Monk - individual blocks made by members of the International On Line Group "Dear Jane" for The Great Swap in 2007.
Highly Commended - 2007 Australian Machine Quilters Exhibition in Victoria
Third Place - 2008 Australian Machine Quilters Association Challenge
Second Place - 2008 Tasmanian Island Quilts Show (Customer Quilt)
Judges Choice - 2008 Break A Day Stitchers Quilt Show (Customers Quilt)
Judges Choice - 2009 Break A Day Stitchers Quilt Show (Customers Quilt)
Viewers Choice - 2009 Break A Day Stitchers Quilt Show (Customers Quilt)
