Liza Jones

About the author

Liza Jones has more that 30 years’ experience working with the owners and managers of SMEs, helping them reach their goals by doing what they love. If you are an owner or manager, her latest book, Creating Exceptional Teams, will be of interest. Here you will find a framework for building and running high-performing work teams, whether in a corporate field, education, healthcare or a charity. You will discover the practical steps to take to develop and run truly outstanding teams, achieving amazing results. You will see how, by understanding psychological safety and team dynamics, you can take smart risks and learn from mistakes, all particularly relevant in today’s rapidly evolving workplace.

Liza also has over 20 years’ experience of tutoring a wide range of weekend craft and textile courses, from patchwork and quilting, through appliqué and creative stitch to couching, embroidery and much more. Liza has also attended many courses as a student, all of which give her an unrivalled understanding of what people are looking for when they are thinking of taking up a craft. Her book How to Choose the Right Craft for You helps people match hobbies with their specific interests, attitudes and skills. Liza also wrote The Amazing World of Appliqué, 9 Steps to begin Patchwork and Quilting, Sewing Needles, Sewing Machine Presser Feet and the very useful reference work 101 Sewing Essential Tools & Notions -What they are for and how to use them and the intriguing Oranges and Lemons . . . and other Citrus Fruit.

In her spare time, she raises funds for the Air Ambulance by giving Zoom and in person talks on a wide range of topics. Liza speaks Spanish and lives in Suffolk, England with her husband.