Lynne Edwards MBE

Today my friend, Lynne Edwards, an amazing quilter, teacher and author, received her MBE award (Member of the Order of the British Empire) from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace. I am sure Lynne will be sending more pictures in the next few days and I will be sharing them with you. This is a very prestigious award in Britain and Lynne is a most worthy recipient. Congratulations, Lynne!

Lynne Edwards, MBE

Last January I wrote about my friend, Lynne Edwards, from England, who will be receiving the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) from Queen Elizabeth for her work as a quiltmaker, teacher and author. This morning I received an e-mail from Lynne about this prestigious event. Here are a few excerpts from her letter:

"Just thought you might like to see the fat envelope that arrived with the postman recently! The Palace requested me to be there on a date in mid-June, when - of course! - I was booked to teach in France. With the UK students now having paid their fees and more importantly, booked their flights, I was terrified that this would be my only chance and that if I couldn't attend, they would just send me the medal in the post. But, happily, I spoke to a jolly lady in St James' Palace who gave me July 3rd as an alternative. I can take three guests and we have a special permit and car sticker that will allow us to drive through the gates into the Buckingham Palace yard and then park the car within the palace grounds."

Congratulations, Lynne! We will be looking forward to seeing all those photos of you with the Queen.

Lynne Edwards MBE

I have just learned that my friend, Lynne Edwards, from England has been awarded the prestigious MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire). This award will be presented to her by Queen Elizabeth in July of this year. Lynne's MBE is under the Arts and Culture section and she is listed as "quiltmaker".

I first met Lynne when we taught together at Quilt Canada (our National Canadian Conference) in Toronto and I have met with her several times since then at the International Quilt Market in Houston. She is a delightful person and a wonderful teacher. Lynne has written several books which have been published in England and has been teaching internationally for many years.

Congratulations, Lynne. This is indeed a well-deserved honour!