This vine covered building is 
under construction, it will look super when it's finished....A building in Vietnam
A bird in the rain forest...Illustrated quilting will enhance the feathers and vines.... just super.
2006/04/30
More of the projects
This vine covered building is under construction, it will look super when it's finished....A building in Vietnam
A bird in the rain forest...Illustrated quilting will enhance the feathers and vines.... just super.
Two days work
I thought you might like to view some of the projects completed by my students over the past couple of days... It got rather hectic towards the end of the day and I
didn't get to photograph all of them... however, I was thrilled with the results and I think the students were happy with what they had achieved.
2006/04/28
Bach
It's mid evening and I'm listening to a little Bach. I'm able to access the internet in my room, hence I can muse on the blog work on my web page catch up on mail.
I'm frustrated that I can't do some of the things I really want to do on my web page, but a new computer next week should see some interesting results.
Many of you know that I am making a documentary this year... part of that will go into the blog....talking and moving pictures folks. It's called podcast and I hope to bring you chats with other Teachers and interesting people that I meet as I tour.
Long Point, New South Wales
Australia Cobar, New South Wales
New Zealand Dunedin
Australia Euabalong, New South Wales
New Zealand Auckland
United States Houston, Texas
Australia Nyrang Creek, New South Wales
United States Plano, Texas
United States Long Prairie, Minnesota
Australia Sydney, New South Wales
Australia Rhodes, New South Wales
Australia Mildura, Victoria
Australia Mogriguy, New South Wales
Australia Wollongong, New South Wales
New Zealand Paengaroa
United States Eureka, California
United Kingdom
Canada Scarborough Junction, Ontario
United States Lansing, Michigan
Australia Long Point, New South Wales
What on earth is this list....? these are just a few of the people who visited me on the blog and web page today.... Thanks for visiting, I'm always interested in just who visits, I don't know your names but I would love to say hello to you all.
It's just delightful here. Walking down a little track, past a tree fringed river... with rain forest on one side and an ocean on the other... The surf crashes onto a white beach which is visible from my class room and the air is full of the chatter of rosella parrots. what a way to go to work.
It's 10.15 and I've a couple of hours of compulsory writing to do tonight.... If I was home it would be toast and vegemite and a coffee as I. In my bungalow it's the taste of toothpaste and sheer abstinence....!!!
I'm frustrated that I can't do some of the things I really want to do on my web page, but a new computer next week should see some interesting results.
Many of you know that I am making a documentary this year... part of that will go into the blog....talking and moving pictures folks. It's called podcast and I hope to bring you chats with other Teachers and interesting people that I meet as I tour.
Long Point, New South Wales
Australia Cobar, New South Wales
New Zealand Dunedin
Australia Euabalong, New South Wales
New Zealand Auckland
United States Houston, Texas
Australia Nyrang Creek, New South Wales
United States Plano, Texas
United States Long Prairie, Minnesota
Australia Sydney, New South Wales
Australia Rhodes, New South Wales
Australia Mildura, Victoria
Australia Mogriguy, New South Wales
Australia Wollongong, New South Wales
New Zealand Paengaroa
United States Eureka, California
United Kingdom
Canada Scarborough Junction, Ontario
United States Lansing, Michigan
Australia Long Point, New South Wales
What on earth is this list....? these are just a few of the people who visited me on the blog and web page today.... Thanks for visiting, I'm always interested in just who visits, I don't know your names but I would love to say hello to you all.
It's just delightful here. Walking down a little track, past a tree fringed river... with rain forest on one side and an ocean on the other... The surf crashes onto a white beach which is visible from my class room and the air is full of the chatter of rosella parrots. what a way to go to work.
It's 10.15 and I've a couple of hours of compulsory writing to do tonight.... If I was home it would be toast and vegemite and a coffee as I. In my bungalow it's the taste of toothpaste and sheer abstinence....!!!
2006/04/27
On the road again and I think I'm jibbering.
The bags are packed, panic sets in.... what have I forgotten? It's mainly the work bag I'm concerned about... then there's the computer and all that goes with it...(I forgot a plug once) and the camera and all the cords...
I forgot to pack my undies on one trip. I just had to wash them out each night.
Sure I have a checklist, but that's not fool proof. I seem to have had a great deal of preparation for this tour.... Flo and I made a video one day. It took a day to update the presentation I'm giving.... I have 48 students in one class, a small class and another large class.....So I'll be running. I'm coming home earlier than first thought for the birth of my granddaughter (I hope) then off to Queensland for another week. We also have plans to celebrate Mothers day early too.
In the mean time I hope my new passport will be ready, the new business cards printed My new computer arrives on time and that all is going well with my trip to the US in 2.5 weeks.... Who said that Teaching Quilting was easy?
"She pursued big dreams instead of small realities" celebrate her priorities
I forgot to pack my undies on one trip. I just had to wash them out each night.
Sure I have a checklist, but that's not fool proof. I seem to have had a great deal of preparation for this tour.... Flo and I made a video one day. It took a day to update the presentation I'm giving.... I have 48 students in one class, a small class and another large class.....So I'll be running. I'm coming home earlier than first thought for the birth of my granddaughter (I hope) then off to Queensland for another week. We also have plans to celebrate Mothers day early too.
In the mean time I hope my new passport will be ready, the new business cards printed My new computer arrives on time and that all is going well with my trip to the US in 2.5 weeks.... Who said that Teaching Quilting was easy?
"She pursued big dreams instead of small realities" celebrate her priorities
2006/04/25
1776 wool applique blocks
The 6" wool applique blocks from the 1776 Quilt..... good for TV watching.
Vintage Post Card Quilt
The Vintage Post Card 
Quilt. Designed from a
1935 Vintage Post Card I purchased many years ago.
I think it might have been a Mothers Day Card.
I have quite a few other designs, but I thought this was quite appropriate for this time of the year.
Quilt. Designed from a1935 Vintage Post Card I purchased many years ago.
I think it might have been a Mothers Day Card.
I have quite a few other designs, but I thought this was quite appropriate for this time of the year.
Flo No-Bull
Meet my friend Flo.
Flo No-Bull in fact. Flo and I spent a hilarious morning yesterday filming a segment for my class in Coffs Harbor at the weekend.
Flo is a quite talented quilter and instructs viewers through the intricacies of making a block.
40 ladies will enter into a sewing frenzy with Flo and 3 quilt police to guide them through the class. Cheating is encouraged and prizes and certificates awarded. I can't say any more.... it's top secret.
We laughed so much while we were making it. The dogs decided to have a play fight right in the middle of filming... and we think we're darn clever... It's a bit of a worry when you see yourself on the screen and laugh!!! is there a name for that?
I've had an idea for a while now to develop smaller classes...One day classes in fact. I'm very fond of vintage.... you know, pinnys, doilies, old post cards etc. So the new class evolved. Vintage Post Card Quilts.... easily achievable in one day. They are small, but I can teach machine appliqué, Drapplique and machine quilting all in one hit......
I've also been working on a new wool quilt project based on the 1776 quilt. These are hand appliquéd blocks in wool. Quite quick to do and they look just great.
I'm off the Coffs Harbor on Friday, but having these few days home has been just wonderful.
"She listened to her heart above all the other voices" Celebrate her wisdom
Which day is it.....?
I've lost track of the days.... I think it's Tuesday and I arrived back from New Zealand last Thursday... It takes me a few days to catch up on mail, and I've finally got the web page glitch under control.... All that takes time.
I wrote on the plane....
"I've been on the road since 4.30 this morning. 3 shuttles, 4 planes, no alcohol, 14 hours traveling, a 3 hour time difference and I'll hit the ground in my home state in an hour or so.
Whoopee, my Dear Heart is providing the evening meal so I reckon it will be junk food. Now who says this isn't a wonderful life.
In just the past hour I've been able to catch up on all the news while Itunes keeps the sound of the plane at bay. There are twin boys running riot in the seat opposite. A Kid called Milo playing a mouth organ behind me and someone snoring very loudly somewhere in the bowels of the plane.
On the plane before this, I caught up with all my pod casts... I love them. I have 12 hours of "Commander in Chief" to watch and of course the ABC news from the USA and my music... Life's never dull."
Well Grandson aged 2 was there to meet me and was terribly excited at seeing the plane...(Oh and me too)
Yes we did have junk food on the way home and I fell asleep on the settee watching TV.
New Zealand was interesting... I enjoyed meeting the other Tutors and attending their lectures... I'm a great people watcher......!!!!The classes were super and I bought some super green shoes that look like an iguana!!!!! but they are amazingly comfy.
Some wonderful news,my nephew and his wife delivered their triplets safely on Monday....They are 10 weeks early, but breathing well on their own... one little fellow is just 680 grams...the others are just over a Kg I think....an absolute miracle.
"She loved life and it loved her right back" Celebrate her passion
from the book 'SHE'
I wrote on the plane....
"I've been on the road since 4.30 this morning. 3 shuttles, 4 planes, no alcohol, 14 hours traveling, a 3 hour time difference and I'll hit the ground in my home state in an hour or so.
Whoopee, my Dear Heart is providing the evening meal so I reckon it will be junk food. Now who says this isn't a wonderful life.
In just the past hour I've been able to catch up on all the news while Itunes keeps the sound of the plane at bay. There are twin boys running riot in the seat opposite. A Kid called Milo playing a mouth organ behind me and someone snoring very loudly somewhere in the bowels of the plane.
On the plane before this, I caught up with all my pod casts... I love them. I have 12 hours of "Commander in Chief" to watch and of course the ABC news from the USA and my music... Life's never dull."
Well Grandson aged 2 was there to meet me and was terribly excited at seeing the plane...(Oh and me too)
Yes we did have junk food on the way home and I fell asleep on the settee watching TV.
New Zealand was interesting... I enjoyed meeting the other Tutors and attending their lectures... I'm a great people watcher......!!!!The classes were super and I bought some super green shoes that look like an iguana!!!!! but they are amazingly comfy.
Some wonderful news,my nephew and his wife delivered their triplets safely on Monday....They are 10 weeks early, but breathing well on their own... one little fellow is just 680 grams...the others are just over a Kg I think....an absolute miracle.
"She loved life and it loved her right back" Celebrate her passion
from the book 'SHE'
2006/04/20
A Kitchener, a Pastie and a cuppa.
When I was a child I was really envious of my Mother who always announced at the end of the school holidays that the day we returned to school, she was going to meet with her friend Beth Burke, have a relaxing cuppa, a pastie and a kitchener bun.
For my American friends, a pastie is not the small covering of important bosom parts of a lady of the night, it’s a meat and vegetable filled pastry which is eaten with ketchup. A kitchener bun is like a large donut filled with fresh cream… I found this description......
"A Kitchener bun is similar to a berliner and can typically be found in South Australia. It consists of two halves of sponge cake, filled with jam and cream. Allegedly its name was changed during WW1 to honour Lord Kitchener. At that time many small towns in South Australia also changed names from those of German origin."
For Mum, it seemed like her right of passage, her freedom ticket after having kids under her feet during the long hot summers in Elizabeth. But I envied her so much… I don’t ever think I ever had the two elicit things in combination….
Well, I’ve had a hard week and yesterday I put the finishing touches to my Trip to South Africa… (that means I paid the money) I visited Keith’s office and it happened to be lunch time. Keith and Co were having a business lunch so I walked down to the local baker 3 doors down to buy a celebratory pastie…. And lo and behold there in front of me beckoning was a huge kitchener bun… right in the front of the shelf…
So when I returned home, I made a cup of coffee, turned on the TV, put my legs up and relished my pastie and shared my kitchener with an insistent pup thinking all the time of 50 years ago and Mum and her friend doing the same thing.
"She Ignored people who said it couldn't be done" Celebrate her independence
Change of Season
The weather is turning. The heater has been on for two weeks. I always feel a little sad at this time of the year. It signals yet another change, another season has passed. Somehow time seems to be moving ever faster as I get older.
It’s not the only thing that has changed in the past few weeks. My friend Della lost her fight for life and it’s been rather difficult to write.
Sometimes in our lives we are privileged to meet extraordinary people. Della Moon is one such person. Della and I met when we both were going through difficult times…. However, in the past few years we had some great times together….
We drove through tall green Indiana cornfields in the evening as millions of fireflies danced on the surface of the leaves.
We laughed till our sides hurt when we changed into our ‘classy clothes’ in the backseat of Della’s car for my presentation at Paducah… Della didn’t care she changed in the front and emerged a butterfly.
We sat on the swing seat by the lake and watched the magic of fireworks for July the 4th.
We visited museums, galleries and ate pecan ice-cream as a matter of course.
Dear Della those memories are very precious.
For the past 6 weeks, weekends have been a collection of classes, sometimes traveling, and sometimes in Adelaide where I can sleep in my own bed.
This week was taken up with travel preparations for flights in the future… NZ, Queensland, Sydney, US, in the next few weeks, South Africa and the USA ….in July, August. You just can’t make a mistake… it ends up darn expensive.
I’m leaving for a conference in NZ on Thursday… I can only take 20 kg of luggage so the reality of packing 10 kg clothes and 10 kg of quilt supplies instead of the usual 60 I take to the USA is a logistical nightmare. It cost me $400 excess last year to go to NZ… so I’m not going to get caught this time….
I spent the day in town on Tuesday, visiting Qantas, looking for new hand luggage to accommodate the cinecamera …. I also need new pyjamas. The only ones I could find were some that looked like an advert for my grandsons TV programs or granny gowns. Ugg. So the t-shirt and comfy bottoms will last a little longer… they’re not threadbare yet.
"Birth, life, and death -- each took place on the hidden side of a leaf."
It’s not the only thing that has changed in the past few weeks. My friend Della lost her fight for life and it’s been rather difficult to write.
Sometimes in our lives we are privileged to meet extraordinary people. Della Moon is one such person. Della and I met when we both were going through difficult times…. However, in the past few years we had some great times together….
We drove through tall green Indiana cornfields in the evening as millions of fireflies danced on the surface of the leaves.
We laughed till our sides hurt when we changed into our ‘classy clothes’ in the backseat of Della’s car for my presentation at Paducah… Della didn’t care she changed in the front and emerged a butterfly.
We sat on the swing seat by the lake and watched the magic of fireworks for July the 4th.
We visited museums, galleries and ate pecan ice-cream as a matter of course.
Dear Della those memories are very precious.
For the past 6 weeks, weekends have been a collection of classes, sometimes traveling, and sometimes in Adelaide where I can sleep in my own bed.
This week was taken up with travel preparations for flights in the future… NZ, Queensland, Sydney, US, in the next few weeks, South Africa and the USA ….in July, August. You just can’t make a mistake… it ends up darn expensive.
I’m leaving for a conference in NZ on Thursday… I can only take 20 kg of luggage so the reality of packing 10 kg clothes and 10 kg of quilt supplies instead of the usual 60 I take to the USA is a logistical nightmare. It cost me $400 excess last year to go to NZ… so I’m not going to get caught this time….
I spent the day in town on Tuesday, visiting Qantas, looking for new hand luggage to accommodate the cinecamera …. I also need new pyjamas. The only ones I could find were some that looked like an advert for my grandsons TV programs or granny gowns. Ugg. So the t-shirt and comfy bottoms will last a little longer… they’re not threadbare yet.
"Birth, life, and death -- each took place on the hidden side of a leaf."
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