About Jan Hassard
ABOUT JAN
Jan is a quilter and embroiderer with over 40 year's experience. She is an active member of both her local and the national UK Quilters’ Guilds.
She has studied and taught extensively in the UK and abroad and attended the Houston Quilt Festival, the New Zealand Symposium and many other shows and events. Her work has been exhibited widely and won many prizes, most notably the Quilters’ Guild Award for colour twice.
Jan is also an invited judge for the Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles.
Jan has taught a variety of workshops varying from beginner to advanced level, specialising in colour and geometric design.
Focal points of Jan’s designs are usually colour and illusion, making patterns to form a three dimensional appearance within a finished piece.
Following on from the success of her workshops, Jan’s newest venture is preparing and selling her most popular designs as patterns online. She continues to take an interest in contemporary quilting and plans to continue working on new designs and patterns.