This bowl was a birthday gift from my Amy (my sister) and Paul (her husband). I carried it home from London as hand luggage and am very glad that it is still in one piece. It is much too nice to hide in a cupboard so I am keeping it in my studio to hold […]
Archives for June 2006
This Week’s Magic Moments
Quilt show week is always exhausting but there have been some magic moments including: seeing Margo Hardie, the winner of Best in Show, overcome the pain and discomfort of a recent injury to attend the last day of the show; don a fluro pink rosette bearing the words “Prize Winner – talk to me about […]
No Prizes for Guessing
what I’ve been doing for the past 48 hours. Quilt show stuff, quilt show stuff, quilt show stuff…but it’s all been worthwhile as our awards ceremony and opening day of the Sydney Quilt Show went extremely smoothly. You can now view images of the prize winning quilts online HERE. Although more traditional style quilts seem […]
Incidental Exercise
I am the kind of person that takes stairs rather than escalators; walks down (and Up!) stairs to get between floors in office buildings; and will take the stairmaster home from popping down to Copacabana shops. So I embrace incidental exercise but I got more than I bargained for yesterday printing prize certificates for the […]
And another thing…
Did you know that in the Yorkshire Dales, milk can be delivered to your door in glass MILK BOTTLES?! Now there is a blast from the past (and I’m feeling every one of my 40 years). Unfortunately, due to mobile phone reception difficulties, we were not able to make contact with the local milkman to […]
English Charms
Please excuse this final batch of holiday snaps but with preparations in full swing for the Sydney Quilt Show, I haven’t been able to survey/stroke my stash since I got back let alone get near a sewing machine! As you may have gathered, it rained every single day of our stay in the Yorkshire Dales. […]