Enjoyed three calm days a short drive away from home this past weekend. Along with a dozen quilting buddies, we attacked our unfinished projects and got lots of sewing done. And lots of eating. And as for the gin and grapefruit drinks, the less said the better probably. Except that they were yummy. From the Motel Royal Tara where we were staying in Binalong, there was a lovely drive up the road to Harden and my roommate and I had to visit the Quilters Stash in Murrumburrah. Along the way we found wide open skies and rolling hills and lots of photo opportunities.
Here is the happy young man taking his new quilt off to Japan with him - we all wish him the best and hope his years of teaching over there will be really rewarding. Now for the next one... I wonder which one?
Recently a close friend's daughter turned 21 and I promised to make a quilt for her. I used lots of fairy frost fabrics which I recently bought in bundles, along with a charming Japanese fabric. Now being quilted, I will bind it on the weekend and it will be ready for the giving ceremony soon after.
Lovely two-day workshop with Gloria Loughman 'Lighting Up My Landscape', in this case rain falling out of clouds at sunset as Chris and I drove over Kings Avenue Bridge. Possibly more quilting and then binding to follow.
Sunrise from our apartment in Queenstown. Magic place, with views of mountains, lake and trees. At every time of day, the light changes and the shadows on the mountains shift. Hundreds of us were here for the Remarkable Symposium. Great classes, lectures, entertaining gala dinner at the top of the hill. Enjoyed it all. On our first wake-up, the snow was down very low and it was very chilly. It soon warmed up though.
I have always been obsessed with creation and colour. These days I play with glass and fabric as much of the time as I can. The rest is taken up with a little paid architectural work, family and playing with our two cats.