Quite funny really. Our quilt guild held its AGM at our monthly day meeting last week. I was asked to be chairperson for the AGM, electing new committee etc. There was a 'trade table' at the meeting - LQS selling their wares with a lovely selection of quilt fabrics. The new president presented...

I have just finished a Japanese fabric quilt which I have titled "Kirichigae". Kirichigae means 'changed cut' and is the name of the block (#39) from the quilt book " Japanese Quilt Blocks, to mix & match" by Susan Briscoe. There are some lovely block designs in this book. The block comprises a...

I have just finished a Japanese fabric inspired quilt called "Kirichigae" which means 'changed cut'. Named after the block (#39) in the book "Japanese Quilt Blocks, to mix & match" by Susan Briscoe. The block comprises a set of four 6in. blocks using a 4" centre and striped fabric which is...

I have just finished a Japanese fabric quilt which I have titled "Kirichigae". Kirichigae means 'changed cut' and is the name of the block (#39) from the quilt book " Japanese Quilt Blocks, to mix & match" by Susan Briscoe. There are some lovely block designs in this book. The block...

Here's our itinerary as far as we know it: 10/8 Arr Los Angeles ) 10/9 Arr Santa Fe NM - 5 nights ) flights 10/14 Arr Washington DC - 5 nights ) 10/19 Arr Lexington VA - 3 nights ( from DC driving from hereon) 10/22 Drive from Lexington to New Orleans ...

Here's a pix of a little quilt I have made today - a little gift to take along on our US trip shortly. I took the quilt out on to our deck to show my quilting buddy/ neighbour, and who should fly in for a close inspection but a kookaburra! Couldn't have orchestrated it better. At least I...

Couldn't think of a topic sentence at all that is meaningful without explaining here! A tennis buddy of mine here in Queensland Australia recently traveled with her husband, daughter and son-in-law to Florida for a vacation. The daughter was about 16 weeks pregnant and whilst in Florida she had...

Six months ago my quilt guild entrusted me with the job of re-establishing our guild's web presence. This is a project I have now been working on together with a website authoring company with an objective to bring our website kicking and screaming into the 21st century. The old one was seriously...

Hi all I've just completed a month course on QuiltUniversity.com with Dena Crain from Kenya. The course was her 'Crystal Quilts'. I've called my original design "Crystal Sunset". It was great fun and a great learning experience with new techniques and design options. Some of you will know this...

Hi folks Just wondering what machine needle you use for machine quilting. Do you always use the 'quilting needle' or just use a fine point or standard one if you are not doing an extra special quilt? I try to use the quilting needle, but often times I only have standard or fine point ones and...

I flew to Melbourne (2hr flt) meeting up with my girlfriend Jenny. The next day we drove 2.5hrs to a little town in central Victoria with the delightful name of Violet Town. The following day (Saturday) was their monthly marketday and the local quilters put on a Quilt Airing Show. Over 300 quilts...

I'm thinking of making a scrappy/charm quilt; maybe 2x3in vertical rectangles. I have the idea to cut a rectangle from EVERY fabric I have in my stash. I guess that might number 500 or so. (I mostly have under half a yard/FQ/scraps of any one fabric, no bolts like a lot of you have.) Question:...

G'day John Can you please email me re my and DH proposed visit to US, travelling thru Ohio...... thanks Bronnie

G'day John Can you please email me re my and DH proposed visit to US, travelling thru Ohio...... thanks Bronnie bronferrier dot @gmail dot com

Here is a link to a page in the Australian mag, Down Under Quilts in which my close quilting buddy, Glad, has a profile of one her creations. Just wanted to share with you her stunning work. It also has an important link to the tragic bushfires earlier this...

Here's a snap of my Challenge quilt just completed yesterday and judged at today's Guild Meeting. It won a minor prize of "Encouragement Award". http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2260009960055460043avwJaq?vhost=home-and-garden Just as well I got tired of it yesterday and dragged my creative...

G'day everyone DH and I are having a grand time driving across the US, even tho I injured my ankle in Yosemite! Two weeks later after hobbling around on crutches, the Dr I saw in Rapid City SD today said it is healing well and I can jettison the crutches and start walking. Whoo hooo! I'll give a...

The chronicles continue.... I'll jump in here before Judy in Maine logs on! It has been difficult to get online to rctq as we are busy during the day and at night, either the accom does not have wifi or we are busy getting travel info. A big thing is --- my twin sister Pam, is presently up in...

When I visited Judy in Maine in October, she kindly gave me a box of Glad 'Press'n Seal' which isn't available in australian supermarkets. She showed me how to trace a quilting design on a square of it, and then finger press it to the fabric to be quilted. I thought I would open the topic up for...

G'day folks, Haven't posted any for the last few months, however I do pop in here to read every now and then, Haven't finished any quilt projects since the Crystal Dena Craine quilt mid-year. I have a project half pieced on the design wall -a different take on drunkard's path using graduated...