Follow me Next stop – Manchester, New Hampshire I was invited by The Quilters Gathering to run three workshops – two one day classes – Eva Grace and Melon, Lime and Bitters and a two day class – Confetti. I expected it to be cold in Manchester after Houston – but was pleasantly surprised toRead more ⟶
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I’m back…. from my fabulous trip to the US!
Follow me And what a fabulous trip that was – one whole month (and a tad more) travelling around the US, teaching, having fun, with some relaxation along the way. My first stop was Houston for market and festival. Houston is always fun… a time to make new connections and catch up with old friends.Read more ⟶
Teaching in the US – yeah!!
Follow me I will be in the US in October and November 2015 running needleturn applique workshops. All classes will include preparing your blocks using a light box – NO templates – as well as various methods of needleturn applique. I have now finalised my US teaching schedule and here it is: Houston Quilt FestivalRead more ⟶
A Paradise of Birds
Follow me I finally managed to get my act together and complete Month 1 of this Block of the Month. I started this quilt last year – had all the birds stuck down – took it to the US when I had my “sabbatical” there – but never got around to completing it. I didRead more ⟶
I finally have copies of my book!!!!
Follow me I had a fabulous time in Sydney for the quilt show – went with Margaret and Jennifer and did the road trip thing!! Lots of happy hours spent with friends as well as lots of socialising with Sydney friends. We left on Thursday last week by car and it rained ALL THE WAY!!Read more ⟶
My US visit in October/November
Follow me As most of you are aware – I’m sure I’ve mentioned it many many times!!! – I will be teaching in Houston this year. I was very lucky to be accepted in the “faculty” of tutors this year. I’ll be teaching a reverse applique workshop using one of the blocks from my quiltRead more ⟶
Calendar Update
Follow me I get asked quite often where I’m teaching. So here’s my teaching schedule for this year. Of course I still have some gaps in my calendar that I’d love to fill with workshops. So let your quilt shops and guilds know that I am available!! So here are some calendar notes. Saturday 27Read more ⟶
Last stop – Trondheim
Follow me Trondheim was my last stop in Europe before I returned home. Siw from Quiltegarden in Trondheim invited me to teach at her beautiful shop. I was quite excited about this having never been to Norway before – but I was also going to catch up with my favourite roomie – Randi who sharedRead more ⟶
Applique Academy in October
Follow me The Applique Guild of Australia are holding their first Applique Academy between 2-4 October 2015. There will be five tutors including Julie Adamson, Michelle Hill, Margaret Mew, Chris Serong and myself. We will all be offering some fabulous workshops over this weekend. Bookings have now opened for non-members, so if you have beenRead more ⟶
Next stop – The Netherlands
Follow me I left Nantes early Sunday morning to catch two flights to Amsterdam, arriving late afternoon. Karen and her husband Henk were there to meet me. Karen owns Aztec Rose Crea and has been buying patterns from me for a long time. First stop was dinner at a beautiful hotel – a smorgasbord ….withRead more ⟶