I do. Or at least I used to. With a sojourn in France coming up in May 2006, I thought I should brush up on my French and expand my vocabulary to include a few quilting and textile terms. And so I am off to my local community college for nine evening classes starting next […]
The New Quilt 2006
Last night I attended the opening of The New Quilt 2006 – contemporary quilt textiles exhibition presented by The Quilters’ Guild of NSW Inc and Manly Art Gallery & Museum. It was one of those sublime Sydney evenings where the summer warmth envelopes you and this experience was only enhanced by viewing the diverse range […]
National Cuisines
Well today is Australia Day and it so happens that I have some lamb to cook on the barbeque this evening so maybe I’ll get a gold koala stamp for being a good little vegemite. There was no decent lamb available when we were in the United States but there were lots of other yummy […]
Back in my Studio…
I had a great time in America but I am very happy to be back home in my studio. It hasn’t been the most beachy weather so I have been sewing up a storm. Alas, my trusty sewing machine developed an ominous clunking noise so has been whisked off to be serviced. Here is where […]
What I did in the holidays…
A couple of weeks ago, I returned from a month travelling in America visiting my husband’s family for Christmas. Despite taking some hand piecing with me, I didn’t do much in the way of quilting but there was plenty of inspiration. Such as the “jellies” at the acquarium at Monterey… They were moving so quickly, […]
Strawberry Jam
A couple of weeks ago I went to a concert by Michelle Shocked. I was only familiar with a handful of her songs and didn’t realise that she had such a diverse repertoire. Indeed, it is many years since I have attended a similar concert and it was very refreshing to find that the venue […]
