1983

City & Guilds of London, England, Embroidery Part 2 with Distinction

1981

City & Guilds of London, England, Embroidery Part 1 with Distinctions

1981

City & Guilds of London, England, Textiles Part 1.

Teaching Certificate, specialising Biology, Textile Crafts, Sheffield University, England

Permanent Teacher’s Certificate, Ontario

2008

 Red Deer College, Alberta

2007  

Algonquin College, Ottawa, ON

2008-93

Summer School, Haliburton, ON

2006-05

St. Lawrence College, Kingston, ON

2000

Canadian Embroiderer’s Guild, London, ON

2000-99

Thousand Islands Summer School of the Arts, Brockville, ON

1998

Fibreworks, Kingston, ON

1996 

Quilt Canada, Saskatoon, SK

1994-93

Bernina University, ON

1992

Thousand Islands Summer School of the Arts, Brockville, ON

1991

York Heritage Quilters, Toronto, ON

1991

Rouge Valley Quilters, Toronto, ON

1990-89

St. Lawrence College, Kingston, Fibreworks weekend

2000-96

Quilting, Stitchery and Weaving groups in Eastern Ontario

1995 

“Sew It Seams”, Abbotsford, BC

1995  

Port Hope, Heirloom Quilters, ON

1992

Canadian Sewing and Needlework Festival, Toronto, ON      

1990-89

St. Lawrence College, Kingston for Fibreworks, ON

1987-85

Quilting and Embroidery groups in England

1996

CQA “Award of Excellence” for Wearable Art

1990 

Best Fibre Art Award, Toronto Outdoor Art Show

1989 

Mary Diamond Butt’s Award, Ontario Crafts ‘89

1983

Silver Medal for the top student in Britain in City & Guilds Embroidery

1983 

Merchant Taylor Award, given by City & Guilds of London Institute

2008

"Quilting Arts" April issue

2008 - Sept

"Inspiration" Bernina Switzerland

1996 

“Beyond the Horizon” by Valerie Hearder

1995

Bernina Calender, a piece of wearable art

1994  

“Profile” magazine, Kingston, ON

1988

Bernina magazine, Switzerland

1985

“The New Machine Embroidery” by Joy Clucas