Megan Byrne

I love to make quilts, especially appliqued quilts. I enjoy choosing the fabrics, creating a design and quilting them all together. I love the way you can take  beautiful fabric and turn it into a practical work of art that is every bit at home on the floor as the bed as the couch as the beach. I design my own patterns and am inspired by others and often I will make a quilt for the beauty of the pattern or to showcase a fabric. Did I mention I love fabric? Quilts can tell stories. It's not just the picture on the quilt but the chosen fabrics. Over time fabric lines are discontinued or become unavailable and then your quilt is a repository, if you like,  of fabric history and techniques at the time of buying.In the future my quilts will tell the story of fabric available over the years in Australia.

I am proud to say that my quilts have won awards at quilt shows in Perth and Hobart here in Australia and have toured America on exhibition shows, finishing up in Houston. I also contribute quilt patterns and projects to the Australian Patchwork and Quilting magazine. I am actively involved in the Western Australian Quilt Association  as the newsletter editor and help with Community Quilts.

I recently needed the zen of knitting to soothe a sore heart after a run of tragedies in the family. I have added these hand knitted baby shawls to the shop.

I really believe in using your quilts. Don't fold them up and put them away. Use them to snuggle on the couch to watch 'Teletubbies' or grab a quilt and a good book and sit on the veranda and watch the rain or fold one up, take it to the park and sit on it watching the kids play. They develop character and history when used and loved. All my quilts are machine washable on a gentle cycle with gentle soap powder and line or dryer dried. They will shrink a little in the dryer but that's what gives it an antique look so popular today. You can iron your quilts if you want, but above all else USE THEM.