Travels

We've travelled over 1500 kms in the last week - to Wagga and back via Yackandandah in Victoria.

Glad to be home and dealing with lots of washing !

A few pics from the class in Wagga at Simply Stitches. Great big, airy shop and happy students makes for a good two days.

I caught up with blogger friend Janelle who's just won 1st prize at Canberra Quilt Show - well done that girl! and met lots of lovely girls in the class.

Here they all are on Sunday afternoon - tired but happy I think.

Now some pics from recent classes elsewhere. This is a new take on Mariners Madness - beautiful!

Mariners Garden

Birds in Paradise with extra borders.

Something completely different - Susan's Bulldog quilt. Will that dog fabric never run out? but don't you love the giant geese.

How many quilters does it take to sew a seam? Three like this when the sections are paper-backed and 2 1/2 feet long! Work progressing on the grand piano cover.

I'm off to Toowoomba on Monday for a 2 day workshop at Precious Time, a beautiful shop in a beautiful town. Lisa has organised lots of different tutors over 2 weeks of classes and I'm lucky enough to be one of them. Thanks Lisa. I'll have some pics when I return.

In the mean time some pics from recent classes - lots of different projects just to keep me on my toes!

Bev's NYB's

Barbara is starting on Prickly Pines

Helen's Deauville is just beautiful

Rosemary was my guinea pig for this Jacobean Star class
but isn't it fabulous! Just needs one more setting triangle.

Judy is working her way thru 36 NYB blocks

Mariners Medley from a Figtree class

One day workshop on a basic mariners compass - they always look great!

Lorraine's on the "Dots" journey - love it

This is on my wall at the moment - I'm having a ton of fun
working with 30-ish fabrics and lots of doilies.

Have you seen the latest issue of Quilt Mania, the French patchwork mag? My Lots of Dots quilt is in it!! A full page pic from the Sydney Quilt Show - I'm excited! It's not in the shops yet but I've seen a subscription copy and the pic is fantastic. Did I mention it will be a BOM thru Hobbysew stores? Hopefully January 2012.
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Have a great weekend - isn't the weather perfect and don't miss the Wentworth Quilters quilt show tomorrow at Lynwood House,  Guildford.

Out and about again

Have you seen the latest issue of Australian Country Craft and Decorating?

My quilt Peony Circle is a project in the mag and is featured on the front cover!

I've recently been to Hobbysew Belconnen (a suburb of Canberra)

for a 2-day workshop on Basic mariners Compass and Basic New York Beauty blocks.

Here are a few pics - lovely shop and we all had a great time playing.

 Now to Bathurst and Janette's NYB quilt finished and bound.

She quilted it herself and has done a fine job as you can see.

 Figtree now and Susanne's Mariners Medley is done. All from her stash too.

 I go to Blackheath once a fortnight to sew with a lovely group in the church hall.

This is on the wall and watching over us - isn't it beautiful.

Keeps the conversation polite as you never know who's watching do you!

I have combined with the Hobbysew group to make my Lots of Dots quilt into a Block-of-the-month project. I'm busy re-writing the patterns to suit (big job with 26 blocks!) and it should be released early 2012. I'll keep you posted but I am VERY excited.