Karin Hellaby is the owner of a quilt shop, Quilters Haven, in Suffolk UK.  She is a graduate Textiles teacher who enjoys traveling and giving classes all over the world.

As well as writing books, Karin has contributed articles to all the UK quilting magazines.  Karin is an adviser for Arena Travel, a specialist holiday company that has arranged holidays for quilters in Europe, America and New Zealand. 

In 1998 Karin was the winner of the Michael Kile Scholarship, and International Retailer of the Year. 

www.karinhellaby.com