As modern day quiltmakers, teachers and communicators, we rely a great deal on having the right tools and having them work. Lose electricity, we’re stranded. Internet goes down, we’re bereft. Bloglines on the blink as it has been for the past 24 hours and we don’t know what’s happening. For me, the sudden demise of […]
Daily Life
Time Out
Between preparing for exhibiting and teaching at the Australasian Quilt Convention next week; working on sponsorship, layout and other administrative matters for the forthcoming Sydney Quilt Show; and making my next Twelve by Twelve quilt, my to do list is looking quite formidable. But today, top of the list is a picnic lunch in Bouddi […]
Free as a butterfly?
I’m not home-free yet but I am feeling considerably lighter knowing that some deadlines and commitments are out of the way. Phew! This unusual butterfly was outside my studio the other day. Are there any lepidopterologists out there that can tell me what it is? PS: My newsletter comes out this week. Sign up to […]
Convergence
I made a Ricky Tims “convergence” quilt once. Actually, that’s overstating things. What really happened is that made a quilt top and then gave up in disgust when I looked at it on the design wall the next day and realised that I had pieced some of the strips out of order. Sigh. I’m not […]
Snug and warm
There’s snow on the ground and the thermometer has been below freezing for a week. We are snug and warm but we’re looking forward to getting back to the beach, and back online, by the weekend.
Christmas Preparations
Whenever we arrive at my mother-in-law’s place in Pittsburgh, she presents us with a lengthy “to do” list and is astonished at how quickly we cross things off. We also had a list of our own. At the top was to get a Christmas tree. Mimi always protests that she has an artificial tree that […]