Yesterday, at the invitation of the Pearl Beach Craft Group, I presented a pop up display of Living Colour! at the Pearl Beach Memorial Hall which is about 30 minutes from my home. The hall is a valuable facility built in the 1950s complete with a robust hardwood floor; special lighting; a catering kitchen; a […]
Gadgets & Notions
Red and White Quilt in Progress
Embracing the international love affair with red and white quilts, the Quilters’ Guild of NSW Inc has a special Red and White category in the upcoming members’ exhibition at Glebe Island (17-21 June 2015). I understand that there are over 100 quilts entered into this category and one of them is mine. Or at least, […]
Sashiko Stitching
I am accompanying the Living Colour! exhibit on tour to the Brisbane Craft & Quilt Fair. I knew I wanted a stitching project to work on while I look after the exhibit but I did not have time to pull dome supplies together before I left home. Be Be Bold to the rescue and I […]
A Good Friday
The year to date has been quite intense in terms of exhibition administration so it is refreshing to arrive at Easter without [too many] pressing commitments. In accordance with family tradition, I made hot cross buns and delivered them to our neighbours. Here is our family hot cross bun recipe: I am also working on […]
Batty over Batting
I have used all kinds of batting and wadding. However, my preferred choice is 40/60 polywool batting such as Matilda’s Own and Minijumbuk Nu Wool wadding. I use it in both bed quilts and textile art whether I am hand stitching or machine quilting. The qualities I appreciate include: it is pre-shrunk with little residual […]
Terri Stegmiller Stencil Giveaway Winner
BOIINNG, BOIINNG! Thank you everyone who hopped, and stopped, by my blog for Terri Stegmiller’s Stencil Blog Hop. There were so many comments! My blog theme doesn’t allocate a number for each comment and I went to bed last night thinking about how I could easily identify commenter #54 (for example). What a headache. I […]
