I have a genetic predisposition for accumulating cameras. For a while, I’ve been planning on getting a camera small enough to fit in the side pocket of my pistachio travel organiser and compatible with my existing digital camera equipment. I was able to purchase this model when I was in New Zealand: An excursion to […]
Gadgets & Notions
Home (phew)
I’m taking a break from the Sydney Quilt Show today, returning home to Casa da Praia to pick up the car so that I can collect my allocation of quilts when the show closes tomorrow. It’s also an opportunity to test the “Super Satchel” that I purchased on Day 2 of the show. My Rasant […]
Quilt Show – Day 2
Thankfully, day 2 of the Sydney Quilt Show proved to be less frenetic than set-up and opening days. I was called in to do a morning of demonstrating machine quilting, something I really enjoy doing as I get to chat to everyone who stops by and to answer their questions. I also sneaked out to […]
360 Degrees
I bought a 60 degree triangle ruler on sale more than five years ago. That it was absolutely essential that I try it out TODAY for the first time (when I have 1001 things to do for the Sydney Quilt Show) is testament to the seductive power of a classic design. (Guess which quilt caught […]
Bounty
I may have returned home without my car but I made sure that I took my shopping with me. A selection of 1000m spools of polyester thread purchased from Win On Trading in Canley Vale (thanks to the tip off from Lisa) along with a 5000m spool of lime thread. (After all, you can never […]
Before & After
It’s a year since I first wore a hole in my “Buttercup” ironing board cover. Things have deteriorated somewhat since then and today I finally replaced the cover with its “French Blue” cousin: I’ve been using Interface Australia covers since David first found them in a market in Mudgee over ten years ago on […]