In the past month I have re-established contact with two dear friends thanks to the search power of Google. Admittedly both friends have reasonably unusual names and interests but tracking them down was so easy. As Josh, an exchange student buddy from 1983 said: There should be some sort of ad (though redundant) along the […]
Daily Life
It’s a Miracle
There are a few assertive consumer stories floating around on the Artful Quilters Web Ring at the moment. For example: read all about Diane’s new car purchase or Kim’s sad tale of the lost camera. My own example relates to my 3 x 3 foot Blockbutler design wall which, after I took it to a […]
Happy Birthday Chantel!
On this 25th day of September, I would like to wish the family snow boarding bunny Chantel a very happy 30th birthday. Tomorrow I am off to a local high school to make a presentation to some textile and design students so I will have more to report then. In the meantime, here is the […]
Powerless
A high voltage feeder to our area went down this morning which meant that we were without electricity for almost three hours. Fortunately I had already checked e-mails and blog updates but any other computer activity was out of the question, as was vacuuming, sewing or ironing fabric. In this lull, I took the opportunity […]
All Quiet on the Blogging Front
No, I haven’t disappeared. After the Guild general meeting yesterday, I picked up my Mum who is over from New Zealand. Today, she spent much of the day browsing through magazines and books identifying the design elements that she would like to see in the quilt that I will make for her. Tomorrow we are […]
A Surprise in the Mail
When I cleared my post box this morning, I was delighted to receive a surprise envelope from a Quilt Camp buddy. Jeanette is a “Sewing & Craft Consultant” with SSS Pty Limited, a role that I gather involves a mixture of product testing and product promotion. Here are the goodies that Jeanette sent me: These […]