tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84627862868124386472024-03-16T12:12:47.899+11:00Linda Steele Quilt BlogLinda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.comBlogger543125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-68506582134955374492024-03-05T17:05:00.007+11:002024-03-05T17:05:00.151+11:00Quiltcon and Ocean Dance 2<p> Last week the Modern Quilt Guild Exhibition was on in America, it's called Quiltcon. I wasn't there but I made a quilt for the fabric challenge and it got accepted.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixF1Gl9RUuSijXd4Y35BXcRD1zE2qD_CjhDQIQ3GEakHzndnSsi4P2mqUBgym6mHhM2OpMlTD1H30sSXuF6OGSx6phMzbjQ89XU8hFTFHmGvFYqeYz2PregjsVE815E3-TD_6FxqWW6cIVo9A8jdcj9pLMz6x92My_fJo_5JTFIXNvwkNe7DJYt72sSvfT/s706/MMQG%20Challenge%20Fabrics-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixF1Gl9RUuSijXd4Y35BXcRD1zE2qD_CjhDQIQ3GEakHzndnSsi4P2mqUBgym6mHhM2OpMlTD1H30sSXuF6OGSx6phMzbjQ89XU8hFTFHmGvFYqeYz2PregjsVE815E3-TD_6FxqWW6cIVo9A8jdcj9pLMz6x92My_fJo_5JTFIXNvwkNe7DJYt72sSvfT/s320/MMQG%20Challenge%20Fabrics-500px.jpg" width="227" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Challenge Fabrics</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>I loved the fabrics so I signed up to do the challenge. Unfortunately, I didn't get a prize but I saw the prize winners on Facebook and they were amazing. The winners were actually what I would call a Modern Quilt and mine was more of a contemporary quilt, so I was surprised when it was accepted.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslmzdp1GaWJBKmoPy6BqegEPddTOPhzytAaXHPMvxfBBw7eC2f1URyZzoLIdv5kP0bktxOb04maqUMXEYs2ip1d2n3CtfLxzAczhwF-ArAWxU3mfGjv9TTNOLAyMhNyoJB-whdp9bdXME4RePPaYcw7kgyECZjJwLjoguAFU_BFEvVDH-KK9ZdqbKobcV/s500/Ocean%20Dance%202%20500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="500" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslmzdp1GaWJBKmoPy6BqegEPddTOPhzytAaXHPMvxfBBw7eC2f1URyZzoLIdv5kP0bktxOb04maqUMXEYs2ip1d2n3CtfLxzAczhwF-ArAWxU3mfGjv9TTNOLAyMhNyoJB-whdp9bdXME4RePPaYcw7kgyECZjJwLjoguAFU_BFEvVDH-KK9ZdqbKobcV/s320/Ocean%20Dance%202%20500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ocean Dance 2</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I actually took some progress photos, it's good to see where I started and where it ended up.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GC8We_TJEYLUYa-uQtdOK2EPsoNYAw40KhURTAGaEAothhdQ4NSYZYKHmlYyPnRFj7LH1usOVsnCQWJj_L121s5Ez-rCy5eKfdtrnlQYb3jbGRuM-4F01Tzg6tDp6Xqh-9eXODc8g_Jk0dT89XwihLHN8loK0cifReYT-WkLBvdwM_iaTklPZ13JMOCu/s500/Ocean%20Dance%202%20begining%20500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="500" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GC8We_TJEYLUYa-uQtdOK2EPsoNYAw40KhURTAGaEAothhdQ4NSYZYKHmlYyPnRFj7LH1usOVsnCQWJj_L121s5Ez-rCy5eKfdtrnlQYb3jbGRuM-4F01Tzg6tDp6Xqh-9eXODc8g_Jk0dT89XwihLHN8loK0cifReYT-WkLBvdwM_iaTklPZ13JMOCu/s320/Ocean%20Dance%202%20begining%20500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beginning the quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9V5doestwrpanysS8rEemTrGNuycyvO1u0akDCl-Jb1f80tF6uOXR31snH0t_-hcQ1gPqrtKhk-EejD4uKrOwEL744qNIeTRhdDYM4-oQQgsRWqY05g2-R1ZHyi3mr-6k7cjbzsY_awLYLANHYotLaKRes_74TDhtoWH6fW7x5uARmOJNUZ8BE8SJCJ6/s500/Ocean%20Dance%202%20begining%202%20500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="500" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9V5doestwrpanysS8rEemTrGNuycyvO1u0akDCl-Jb1f80tF6uOXR31snH0t_-hcQ1gPqrtKhk-EejD4uKrOwEL744qNIeTRhdDYM4-oQQgsRWqY05g2-R1ZHyi3mr-6k7cjbzsY_awLYLANHYotLaKRes_74TDhtoWH6fW7x5uARmOJNUZ8BE8SJCJ6/s320/Ocean%20Dance%202%20begining%202%20500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making progress</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I sometimes wonder how I manage to sew it all together! Here I am doing the quilting.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzUAaDJv9sQxj4vyodaTh7rZsiZgxPqhOPlfOVDodhLc_Uvn8uWEwII6jHvlEiZqUEUoP6i1lG0lH0aT82KWIvg22-kRNxLmYbMa0-ergoddKwIBIaLUBVgFEi8j5-7qZvjNvzr7etJ18gPgCLJycUwkugpDGbnX3G4kWC3yeAq72NlA3GkHvO1y8qBEO/s500/Ocean%20Dance%202%20Quilting-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="500" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzUAaDJv9sQxj4vyodaTh7rZsiZgxPqhOPlfOVDodhLc_Uvn8uWEwII6jHvlEiZqUEUoP6i1lG0lH0aT82KWIvg22-kRNxLmYbMa0-ergoddKwIBIaLUBVgFEi8j5-7qZvjNvzr7etJ18gPgCLJycUwkugpDGbnX3G4kWC3yeAq72NlA3GkHvO1y8qBEO/s320/Ocean%20Dance%202%20Quilting-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quilting Ocean Dance 2</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Here is a detail photo.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsKcfZpuw539JuZkpGYVtvO72lFTUEmGK2Kd8nEsXR41e_cD5JCOYgPqiw3B4lAlw2OzW4Q07KU64oq88ttaR1XDULNmOXGUOxDw4bpjo3R-KU4JBdsHX3Bb7yBSj93vgTzD6y3icnsVQp2BnTGtEvNUuaXm5145HO_9-d9x8XuUP4aPMZuCs6JZubSyn/s500/Ocean%20Dance%202%20detail%202-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsKcfZpuw539JuZkpGYVtvO72lFTUEmGK2Kd8nEsXR41e_cD5JCOYgPqiw3B4lAlw2OzW4Q07KU64oq88ttaR1XDULNmOXGUOxDw4bpjo3R-KU4JBdsHX3Bb7yBSj93vgTzD6y3icnsVQp2BnTGtEvNUuaXm5145HO_9-d9x8XuUP4aPMZuCs6JZubSyn/s320/Ocean%20Dance%202%20detail%202-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ocean Dance 2 detail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Here is a link to the <a href="https://quiltcon.com/quiltcon-2024-winners/" target="_blank">Winners 2024</a></p><p>I have a lot of fabric left over, so I think I will make another smaller quilt for an Ozquilt Network exhibition that is coming up using the same theme. Time is the problem, I had better get sewing.</p><p>Bye for now,</p><p><b><i>Linda</i></b></p>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-53652989551081811102024-02-27T16:19:00.001+11:002024-02-27T16:19:00.135+11:00Memories of France<p> <b>The Waverley Art Quilters</b> were supposed to meet this month for the first time in 2024. Unfortunately, there was a big summer storm which took out a lot of people's power. I had to cancel the meeting at the last meeting because the venue had no power. I emailed everyone and messaged as many as I could but unfortunately four people turned up anyway. It seems that not everyone checks their emails regularly.</p><p>Our Christmas holiday challenge was called <b>Memories of France</b>. I had bought the challenge fabric at the European Patchwork Meeting in France last year. The fabric is called Eclectic Elements by Tim Holtz. We all had a different colour accent strip to use, mine was Olive Green.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxd-2eLsgkbsjvOrSu0WKFNKCy-PrgtNZKBho1Wk4Ek0KTPpfJRZm7kX9zqJotPSvaSRCbwKaORDSgiG18xwj4dlgcLU-xR9bnSSXGuG5z7h-sHmcXuNU-u1S3QDHoyV9SpXaKhncgOsBJ1n0avi1zrxrYVvJqUxDZwnq7R8YgXhyNCxeHfktLB0AucMH/s640/Memoriesof%20France%20Fabric%20Challenge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="585" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxd-2eLsgkbsjvOrSu0WKFNKCy-PrgtNZKBho1Wk4Ek0KTPpfJRZm7kX9zqJotPSvaSRCbwKaORDSgiG18xwj4dlgcLU-xR9bnSSXGuG5z7h-sHmcXuNU-u1S3QDHoyV9SpXaKhncgOsBJ1n0avi1zrxrYVvJqUxDZwnq7R8YgXhyNCxeHfktLB0AucMH/s320/Memoriesof%20France%20Fabric%20Challenge.jpg" width="293" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Challenge Fabric</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>This year I have decided to work in a 12" x 12" square format for a change. I wasn't happy with my first attempt, it was too brown, busy and dark.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_23Wf36BZhpixsLhAKdHGHnhx9Q8YG57wTXfwqCkG-f7J51fDvbuDuK6JRYsMTnJRXWXIcoOP8M7xjXs9wqpqKmw0nr99DkzVd0wxAG_n1-2oXQ4sn8eh7Bc6LnsEIkkWW_A87tgA2eoWkgds473VVxVFKI6jTwj2rRNnbHrUiy46uucj7qJXt9jlGCBq/s500/Memories%20of%20France%201-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="500" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_23Wf36BZhpixsLhAKdHGHnhx9Q8YG57wTXfwqCkG-f7J51fDvbuDuK6JRYsMTnJRXWXIcoOP8M7xjXs9wqpqKmw0nr99DkzVd0wxAG_n1-2oXQ4sn8eh7Bc6LnsEIkkWW_A87tgA2eoWkgds473VVxVFKI6jTwj2rRNnbHrUiy46uucj7qJXt9jlGCBq/s320/Memories%20of%20France%201-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Memories of France 1</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I had printed photos of a door and some windows and flowers from my photos of France, so there were plenty of memories but it didn't remind me of France.</p><p>I stared at it for a month or two until I finally decided to try again. This time I simplified the design and used pink instead of brown.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitf5ujQeIWfqGwEkztlMmeJLJgaz0gpsnxzBcECfCIQz71vGww9y0ZXSrKf-VEtWdpvw1zZThExNZzsOPja_ocbbq6OShABSfbKLslMbk6IZBj2MR703AgKkfAGn3EhzMXHD_pBsJqai2nY5Z3-SVjhZWOCZQUfSoUAJCRkTE-vBbSUHIcL9LJSBEGdJo5/s511/Memories%20of%20France%20Pink-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitf5ujQeIWfqGwEkztlMmeJLJgaz0gpsnxzBcECfCIQz71vGww9y0ZXSrKf-VEtWdpvw1zZThExNZzsOPja_ocbbq6OShABSfbKLslMbk6IZBj2MR703AgKkfAGn3EhzMXHD_pBsJqai2nY5Z3-SVjhZWOCZQUfSoUAJCRkTE-vBbSUHIcL9LJSBEGdJo5/s320/Memories%20of%20France%20Pink-500px.jpg" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Memories of France 2</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I like the second one much better. It is light and pretty and reminds me much more of my time in France last year.</p><p>A member of my sewing group has moved down to the beach and we decided that we would all drive down and spend the day with her during the holidays. They have Magpies, Kookaburras and Parrots visiting all the time, they seem so tame. I loved having the opportunity to take some close up photos.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJZ4x9ckX30tUVbvEXGIUJjObON2-ZzDULrzF6REaGQxticxAwX6nbSK637BLbqHxPr2MVlAgAAGdnoRThrd6W1oOxlQ4t8jDJPS4SwPjXORw7OgycSAlow_5QkbC4PuEPEV-z14yhu9RJkK2fuBRUmT7Wb-RREtRxKIgUBe9W-NQPDq7y_rfxuo0eb9v/s677/Anglesea%20Kooka-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJZ4x9ckX30tUVbvEXGIUJjObON2-ZzDULrzF6REaGQxticxAwX6nbSK637BLbqHxPr2MVlAgAAGdnoRThrd6W1oOxlQ4t8jDJPS4SwPjXORw7OgycSAlow_5QkbC4PuEPEV-z14yhu9RJkK2fuBRUmT7Wb-RREtRxKIgUBe9W-NQPDq7y_rfxuo0eb9v/s320/Anglesea%20Kooka-500px.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHEjRI8qGV4RJ3O7b8kzGbxw5SR7HQr5ZLEn4-iWAtZ7o5p3qbCBIMi-3nhkjqSWhjBn3xOh0cyZ71ahT6zgAPsoh4Qn5ayL4CGbaPoGE7BjsPBOtsN34hFH6Bf8ms5XdvOnWu6BECLbBv6-H75-hxukoPWOIe6zZAw2HOptGzA8CYDakQfQsXoxC0FOV/s640/Anglsea%20Kookaburra%20and%20Magpie-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHEjRI8qGV4RJ3O7b8kzGbxw5SR7HQr5ZLEn4-iWAtZ7o5p3qbCBIMi-3nhkjqSWhjBn3xOh0cyZ71ahT6zgAPsoh4Qn5ayL4CGbaPoGE7BjsPBOtsN34hFH6Bf8ms5XdvOnWu6BECLbBv6-H75-hxukoPWOIe6zZAw2HOptGzA8CYDakQfQsXoxC0FOV/s320/Anglsea%20Kookaburra%20and%20Magpie-small.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqgC-luEluJIcIAy3IFPNKqGO4qg6Aq3LxVOnLp9Bpk5U4OsxJ7goEH1iNSbC_RcBiZi6mkj4psSR7Qybhb7pQWlKYZ7-ZErOFDFHQoenxpRQZ2NaL2sOR93VGfTCHThCxU4Qx6VwcYHdAVMhGRJViCGtjoULZrF49drrm4_hVLykleOA000ZWJq3G0kI/s357/Anglsea%20Kookaburra%20patting-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="352" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqgC-luEluJIcIAy3IFPNKqGO4qg6Aq3LxVOnLp9Bpk5U4OsxJ7goEH1iNSbC_RcBiZi6mkj4psSR7Qybhb7pQWlKYZ7-ZErOFDFHQoenxpRQZ2NaL2sOR93VGfTCHThCxU4Qx6VwcYHdAVMhGRJViCGtjoULZrF49drrm4_hVLykleOA000ZWJq3G0kI/s320/Anglsea%20Kookaburra%20patting-small.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4I69y1nrFHOmdmI4DjXj_mHFUgxeG-O8HrP6lHoMGEeqcZf2QC4AhM5_X9fgxynsgae_FU7QarBv1wd7pK1pO51hFsUcZiOKoWnR3QB8pkkZ_GgfmnqCm9DPEUFVV3nb-YiyzuHbLacroREq4ibY1FA5lzmSvTq90yfBMnyRO4O9ksE2_y1DtzNkzn1R/s368/Anglsea%20magpie%20singing-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="322" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4I69y1nrFHOmdmI4DjXj_mHFUgxeG-O8HrP6lHoMGEeqcZf2QC4AhM5_X9fgxynsgae_FU7QarBv1wd7pK1pO51hFsUcZiOKoWnR3QB8pkkZ_GgfmnqCm9DPEUFVV3nb-YiyzuHbLacroREq4ibY1FA5lzmSvTq90yfBMnyRO4O9ksE2_y1DtzNkzn1R/s320/Anglsea%20magpie%20singing-small.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><p>I've always loved birds, maybe I will make some quilts inspired by these photos!</p><p>Bye for now,</p><p><b><i>Linda</i></b></p>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-60025315629959661672024-02-15T12:21:00.002+11:002024-02-15T12:21:27.086+11:00Of Land and Sea Opening Event<p> My favourite month is January, the busy festivities of Christmas are over and there are no commitments or meetings to go to. I feel so free to do what ever I want which is mainly sewing and catching up with family.</p><p>February started with a bang with the opening of my <b>Of Land and Sea</b> exhibition last Saturday. The exhibition is in conjunction with Michael Hammer, who does nature based art that ventures into the surreal.</p><p>Here we are before the visitors started arriving. You can see an example of Michael's work in the background.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRR0lJ7b2Ag3UA6sCVv5sgHoB-1fPPXRwIKdDq4wjP5N8dmQO1SXLB7wZ-94g6wll7Ic_ZwaG389ITUK3NzAHHWYLMJbdBF1BR-f0r47z07hyphenhyphenWxYP5WLUJv4veh1pWQQ0mfM8awfVY_BZUcbgMI3h4_hEjbmbIn2I1-UiszNZiHmQX9oF9SPUQu9vK3VhD/s500/Michael%20and%20I-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="500" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRR0lJ7b2Ag3UA6sCVv5sgHoB-1fPPXRwIKdDq4wjP5N8dmQO1SXLB7wZ-94g6wll7Ic_ZwaG389ITUK3NzAHHWYLMJbdBF1BR-f0r47z07hyphenhyphenWxYP5WLUJv4veh1pWQQ0mfM8awfVY_BZUcbgMI3h4_hEjbmbIn2I1-UiszNZiHmQX9oF9SPUQu9vK3VhD/s320/Michael%20and%20I-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michael Hammer and I at the opening</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I had my Coral Reef series on display.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WfpVcy3ibToz9QkoCin52M1hyqrTqO-zvhXftLCFOGMDu6sVmcCg2-AepawKjNfIbBk87tsPS1K_2MIpAGyXftTOI6DJv88XbMJvC1guHBcfsg6wUYAwWwFyi3xYF0lEKyvzNL0B_wb_hZx8chcHErQgvR-r1tlW_CL-6TbhzUbzloHpT8LOEv4KiETx/s500/me%20at%20opening%20500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="500" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WfpVcy3ibToz9QkoCin52M1hyqrTqO-zvhXftLCFOGMDu6sVmcCg2-AepawKjNfIbBk87tsPS1K_2MIpAGyXftTOI6DJv88XbMJvC1guHBcfsg6wUYAwWwFyi3xYF0lEKyvzNL0B_wb_hZx8chcHErQgvR-r1tlW_CL-6TbhzUbzloHpT8LOEv4KiETx/s320/me%20at%20opening%20500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me at the opening</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The afternoon went really well and we had between 35 and 40 people come to the event. I asked my son to take photos of the visitors but the photos were mainly action shots that weren't very flattering to people.</p><p>My friend Clare, who I met in Morocco in 2022 and went to Europe with last year came and we took a photo together.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5__I9uDDnMvvxaoygpdShUfOfT_XOIOU-LYoMei7g9DlH80cLnZd3HtK4Gb122kd_s2yVQeE5pMnIRYFFh70CHdz6LWSSS7UxbDmOPlpULel2Ey_1UeqBquOlOw3216zAZuvxFHkZpJhdERyeOw2lLVOlwInSYBXY_AK-nlBKGwVPoQoY-3R9eWQ1YDd_/s500/Clare%20and%20I-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="500" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5__I9uDDnMvvxaoygpdShUfOfT_XOIOU-LYoMei7g9DlH80cLnZd3HtK4Gb122kd_s2yVQeE5pMnIRYFFh70CHdz6LWSSS7UxbDmOPlpULel2Ey_1UeqBquOlOw3216zAZuvxFHkZpJhdERyeOw2lLVOlwInSYBXY_AK-nlBKGwVPoQoY-3R9eWQ1YDd_/s320/Clare%20and%20I-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clare and I</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I had made a new work for the exhibition and here is my grandson looking at it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-Q4zXo9f6iSZ1c8M95tYOTQ_6w9Mct4BZs2iZzNGI0CjN_X3KBfCqrIYCtWeyYohtrgUhqjyTZcc1Ycueq-izi74C_nfcj_ozgh1X_CJF0KvoRLlb_m8oRNVCUuSRWoBFVUMt7_gzdbnKpGcnE0OpUg6-GABPuiFVccusIfIo7yiToggnGKbUTqS5AqC/s667/Jack%20at%20Opening-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-Q4zXo9f6iSZ1c8M95tYOTQ_6w9Mct4BZs2iZzNGI0CjN_X3KBfCqrIYCtWeyYohtrgUhqjyTZcc1Ycueq-izi74C_nfcj_ozgh1X_CJF0KvoRLlb_m8oRNVCUuSRWoBFVUMt7_gzdbnKpGcnE0OpUg6-GABPuiFVccusIfIo7yiToggnGKbUTqS5AqC/s320/Jack%20at%20Opening-500px.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Jack liked the idea of an exhibition so much, he has decided to have an exhibition of his Lego at home later this year and he is planning an entrance fee! At first he thought $40 but I said that maybe $5 would be a better price.</p><p>My new work is called Snapshots of the Reef.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtn86VczywFnvgLJIpniACzkB6SVEDMELGCykX0GF_08THCpNIDbx4t8i97iTPhluS3hBe83jQTbjooMQEZMToUFFGqAa0YwCgPlGXLuUDC_nUz0Hc9zr4eOyO96erKcJMV8SRTxtllokenJuCzVOq_vGIm5zGbONYPgYFv_lSvM-zk8c_M7bOkcK_rT_/s706/Snapshots%20of%20the%20Reef%20500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtn86VczywFnvgLJIpniACzkB6SVEDMELGCykX0GF_08THCpNIDbx4t8i97iTPhluS3hBe83jQTbjooMQEZMToUFFGqAa0YwCgPlGXLuUDC_nUz0Hc9zr4eOyO96erKcJMV8SRTxtllokenJuCzVOq_vGIm5zGbONYPgYFv_lSvM-zk8c_M7bOkcK_rT_/s320/Snapshots%20of%20the%20Reef%20500px.jpg" width="227" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snapshots of the Reef</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>It is double sided but I only took a photo of the front when I was planning the hanging arrangement.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi33PNEoKbfwtgyaUOwuo1qAgtR5M10z38cTLk61F5kkN734fQJ9cPlCWJb3C6NxnKE89rYGa96CcWYl-4fs2LwMdGqtS8pPb96EljfFE9kO07on_2N6V6_bwVUept1VlZHQPx-fSWaFlGxQ4MpmwtfoK-rx4nD0Z7THXYIraeQ2XN9Mubef-x0_eoni4Y/s588/Ssnapshot%20of%20the%20Reef-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi33PNEoKbfwtgyaUOwuo1qAgtR5M10z38cTLk61F5kkN734fQJ9cPlCWJb3C6NxnKE89rYGa96CcWYl-4fs2LwMdGqtS8pPb96EljfFE9kO07on_2N6V6_bwVUept1VlZHQPx-fSWaFlGxQ4MpmwtfoK-rx4nD0Z7THXYIraeQ2XN9Mubef-x0_eoni4Y/s320/Ssnapshot%20of%20the%20Reef-500px.jpg" width="272" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Planning Snapshots of the Reef<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>When I get them back, I'll have to take a photo of the second side.<br /><p>I love this photo of some visitors getting close and personal with my work.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4m0mtbpqpvf5uIkKWU5TBDFwttS67HOjXPBs6cf-hBfdpPK8LiFNyX5MNNRVRhsfJEKxLViE7Q1t0MHw49aQ-_DFA1n35srb0MtoiuNvwVAQqbIS-XHgqGl8Ak7TBtVitewNSYVxRphScJF4zoKWo8ZOjHIFv3vYcQwHqdCXBjOeeCIcisgxRlPeHS0z/s500/Visitors-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="500" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4m0mtbpqpvf5uIkKWU5TBDFwttS67HOjXPBs6cf-hBfdpPK8LiFNyX5MNNRVRhsfJEKxLViE7Q1t0MHw49aQ-_DFA1n35srb0MtoiuNvwVAQqbIS-XHgqGl8Ak7TBtVitewNSYVxRphScJF4zoKWo8ZOjHIFv3vYcQwHqdCXBjOeeCIcisgxRlPeHS0z/s320/Visitors-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visitors</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>We served Sparkling wine and orange juice, sandwiches, cheese platters and scones. There was a lot of food left over as usual, but it's is hard to know how much to serve.</p><p>Here is a photo of us with some friends after everyone had gone home.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAKCCRRwmcnvWeJh_DLKWXr0Oyn70pA6tLt5rD0dvnFilsbF8TG3nXTW0xn-ggx12SvOcMygI16MHzEMZeeY6xIpGjJrRVlJjkxH6cNtzVz4s4zq1Sf7yu_rcRIiFmHb8h5Xh4JCR8-o-EJh-5DuEVQmBrEhkGvecdQ-QXESmQn3eNRzoJTKSL7-XhVLx/s500/After%20the%20Exhibition-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="500" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAKCCRRwmcnvWeJh_DLKWXr0Oyn70pA6tLt5rD0dvnFilsbF8TG3nXTW0xn-ggx12SvOcMygI16MHzEMZeeY6xIpGjJrRVlJjkxH6cNtzVz4s4zq1Sf7yu_rcRIiFmHb8h5Xh4JCR8-o-EJh-5DuEVQmBrEhkGvecdQ-QXESmQn3eNRzoJTKSL7-XhVLx/s320/After%20the%20Exhibition-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the Event</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The opening went really well, it was a lovely, warm afternoon and everyone made the effort to come. We had some short speeches that went well. I got a bit emotional when I thanked my husband for his continued support! Silly me.</p><p>The exhibition is being held at the <b>Warburton Arts Centr</b>e, 3409 Warburton Hwy, Warburton. Victoria. Australia.</p><p>It is open Wednesday to Sunday from 12 midday until March 25th 2024. Entrance is free!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9Ch0hKredSzZll7fRMYGMr8Dm-MAs-7ZepHgc5gk3at-vR6vQHWvsKYfw3x8srZ_7FH0enTCWvdymssUUDttfE4tEI8nSmFq-IXVMvxVVqTgFPxSQPQsD7YDnFGIUTlWvg-cGpI0OJUDIIIEJg622Y1Kb8JOWf3Zd8vqYidH83z0QAPZ7-dzfLdKUuV4/s2245/White%20Poster%20Template%20(2).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2245" data-original-width="1587" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9Ch0hKredSzZll7fRMYGMr8Dm-MAs-7ZepHgc5gk3at-vR6vQHWvsKYfw3x8srZ_7FH0enTCWvdymssUUDttfE4tEI8nSmFq-IXVMvxVVqTgFPxSQPQsD7YDnFGIUTlWvg-cGpI0OJUDIIIEJg622Y1Kb8JOWf3Zd8vqYidH83z0QAPZ7-dzfLdKUuV4/s320/White%20Poster%20Template%20(2).jpeg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-55569387960832399782023-12-22T10:45:00.005+11:002023-12-22T10:45:28.476+11:00Merry Christmas 2023<p> As I look back on the year, I realise that it has been busy. I have had lots of fun and successes as well as catching the flu and Covid.</p><p>I thought my concert going days were over but I went to see Ed Sheeran and Paul McCartney.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJz1h-j40tY-oFgX8-IpumdVVl4tFJcdMEkJ520J-p_wr3BNE_7yNpKgx9KNQNYuOBGEX-P6TXPPLsj1VjxjFl3SmoqjPaU1tmJ7UchsJqK6EDDyYFbcag62msJyoTDM06soSFGAM36Rjd783CAFEisUCVuQteRPCanQA0LK-7N6JBRebu-MwrpYp9zVjh/s500/Ed%20Sheeran%20Concert%20March%202023%20Fireworks-%20500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="500" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJz1h-j40tY-oFgX8-IpumdVVl4tFJcdMEkJ520J-p_wr3BNE_7yNpKgx9KNQNYuOBGEX-P6TXPPLsj1VjxjFl3SmoqjPaU1tmJ7UchsJqK6EDDyYFbcag62msJyoTDM06soSFGAM36Rjd783CAFEisUCVuQteRPCanQA0LK-7N6JBRebu-MwrpYp9zVjh/s320/Ed%20Sheeran%20Concert%20March%202023%20Fireworks-%20500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ed Sheeran</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ekbJXq9bwcZjsc8IobYj35SRjzpx8mCMA0DGGAfnHiAwPeex9KwR1pMVRccdAiyqZR4LGpe6gi-5Ka-tXr_S3gss68Qtq-QWlQPm7me1vgSBR_V8rXyASDGLvrwRG7BWz_LC3N5SmgShoQx8MQqJyzRzDme0LYLFshMJaQXK-TUWygYDZL1BGv6iRX5F/s674/Paul%20Mc%20in%20concert-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ekbJXq9bwcZjsc8IobYj35SRjzpx8mCMA0DGGAfnHiAwPeex9KwR1pMVRccdAiyqZR4LGpe6gi-5Ka-tXr_S3gss68Qtq-QWlQPm7me1vgSBR_V8rXyASDGLvrwRG7BWz_LC3N5SmgShoQx8MQqJyzRzDme0LYLFshMJaQXK-TUWygYDZL1BGv6iRX5F/s320/Paul%20Mc%20in%20concert-500px.jpg" width="237" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paul McCartney</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>My European Holiday was the major event as I went to Zurich, France, Germany and Denmark for the first time which included the wonderful European Patchwork Meeting and the Rhine River Cruise.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJns-_4zDuF07UqCBzb4oVuDLM_nv2y0SJfW5z43Dd6xcF4BTCZQpUPGNECqctlpQWc1TPntVqIw8zYANoC63NbrzI4ZpT2IzNceCwCT8_2nXdu-9rC3wqbu6atah3Hy_LHj1vM-N7TK7EoA9xosD56XTjMK0bVYsV2G8wGhl6FLi0CuAlp90DG_hz_Yo/s667/EPM%20Morning%20tea-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJns-_4zDuF07UqCBzb4oVuDLM_nv2y0SJfW5z43Dd6xcF4BTCZQpUPGNECqctlpQWc1TPntVqIw8zYANoC63NbrzI4ZpT2IzNceCwCT8_2nXdu-9rC3wqbu6atah3Hy_LHj1vM-N7TK7EoA9xosD56XTjMK0bVYsV2G8wGhl6FLi0CuAlp90DG_hz_Yo/s320/EPM%20Morning%20tea-500px.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Morning Tea in France</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I also stayed at Create in Harcourt for a friends 70th birthday in April.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGN9Hrs-a3_n64L_SBEz_aNrG_s8AbiE9hpbIXs5Og3RRyyjJGkBZKta0YwlOMHZGsYY9i6uzWu7DK0zNfbrCPSTU7DNq5b7NEy02cW7Btt0u0D75Y1wCFtS5eA5BQaEc8aTqKavdfIRFjGM_KsGU9Ac0DdU70svn4rAnFTG_suKM-a8vwyr3M4KZFHIYP/s500/Create%20our%20group-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="500" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGN9Hrs-a3_n64L_SBEz_aNrG_s8AbiE9hpbIXs5Og3RRyyjJGkBZKta0YwlOMHZGsYY9i6uzWu7DK0zNfbrCPSTU7DNq5b7NEy02cW7Btt0u0D75Y1wCFtS5eA5BQaEc8aTqKavdfIRFjGM_KsGU9Ac0DdU70svn4rAnFTG_suKM-a8vwyr3M4KZFHIYP/s320/Create%20our%20group-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I got 2 quilts accepted into the <b>Australian Quilt Show</b> and Life Goes On won Best Abstract Quilt and Best machine Quilting.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivM3k3lHZq2cOEjorAVQeAheTYr3PhMFmurhAbXHGT3-myHP9foYdqVDj9TgW2w_imynLo7SFkKYuGO2qQ9iBl-Cfvh5glqBiORillaOt6nbXJjFnK4qAVDwEMULrR7qjqsHIqaKyCPkBJm01fWWAWJ9QAx0EDbUvlA23ipRbMFa0713Xamkcwiv8exyK/s526/AQC%20Me%20with%20my%20quilt%20500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivM3k3lHZq2cOEjorAVQeAheTYr3PhMFmurhAbXHGT3-myHP9foYdqVDj9TgW2w_imynLo7SFkKYuGO2qQ9iBl-Cfvh5glqBiORillaOt6nbXJjFnK4qAVDwEMULrR7qjqsHIqaKyCPkBJm01fWWAWJ9QAx0EDbUvlA23ipRbMFa0713Xamkcwiv8exyK/s320/AQC%20Me%20with%20my%20quilt%20500px.jpg" width="304" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Life Goes On</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>My Sailing quilt won 2nd prize in the Innovative/Contemporary section at <b>Victorian Quilters Showcase.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEMrlQd0B82kpvgFGgPAZtOS2s9aoVPVtzfYjtZwJsqLJw7DDrA2KhcAN6zLzKyDH1unQeu2VuifENbdnBs5dponuanVk6FRlV7MzXEoYnnT7tBM6Z_9aZVhHOPpwnaIxmubX4My7cBqy3P9Dn2zdhWvmzNTFOu42dZfZM2h0IYfV_761FE-9fVZzJqlZI/s500/Sailing%20500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="500" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEMrlQd0B82kpvgFGgPAZtOS2s9aoVPVtzfYjtZwJsqLJw7DDrA2KhcAN6zLzKyDH1unQeu2VuifENbdnBs5dponuanVk6FRlV7MzXEoYnnT7tBM6Z_9aZVhHOPpwnaIxmubX4My7cBqy3P9Dn2zdhWvmzNTFOu42dZfZM2h0IYfV_761FE-9fVZzJqlZI/s320/Sailing%20500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sailing<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div>I won the top prize in the Ozquilt Network's <b>Art Quilt Australia 2023</b> with Moroccan Magic. That was completely unexpected, it was something that I never thought I could win.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwQM3ZhEB_4N4la9vqBsc5OuM6aDAMI0VxZVCGHLjkJBYMFhj8kD6j7s2zIYx7EAC-MZETeBJ3AQAms97HJOqtMRdDnu_z4175_ItQtNH9la8AZ-geSdBCIjqOXU64bexgo94nQ9olnZt8G2FHSVsE-UFiRA3liQq1jFkuO2fWBVV7u-Ikgk6WHRSZWnU/s500/AQA-Excellence%20Award-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwQM3ZhEB_4N4la9vqBsc5OuM6aDAMI0VxZVCGHLjkJBYMFhj8kD6j7s2zIYx7EAC-MZETeBJ3AQAms97HJOqtMRdDnu_z4175_ItQtNH9la8AZ-geSdBCIjqOXU64bexgo94nQ9olnZt8G2FHSVsE-UFiRA3liQq1jFkuO2fWBVV7u-Ikgk6WHRSZWnU/s320/AQA-Excellence%20Award-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moroccan Magic</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I was accepted into <b>Golden Textures</b> with Citrus Zing. I am smiling in this photo but I have just recovered from the flu and was lucky to have been well enough to go.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_b6L4M7wE5zqebedv02HS73tvwCCEp9ObbYKlnxxmRWCLUYmRhnoBaLH9A4GpcnZi7kcHwX-gwW-AbVQ6B3NfG4WELKwfxEVPDiHm-9cZMuIkhc_btYsuIdzkW0obvycrai0RhV8Wf4Am0w-3J8k5fFwQhTR4t5j50hhgAg-lSYG6TtecjRoU_Fb_mkL/s531/GT-Me%20with%20quilt-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_b6L4M7wE5zqebedv02HS73tvwCCEp9ObbYKlnxxmRWCLUYmRhnoBaLH9A4GpcnZi7kcHwX-gwW-AbVQ6B3NfG4WELKwfxEVPDiHm-9cZMuIkhc_btYsuIdzkW0obvycrai0RhV8Wf4Am0w-3J8k5fFwQhTR4t5j50hhgAg-lSYG6TtecjRoU_Fb_mkL/s320/GT-Me%20with%20quilt-500px.jpg" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Citrus Zing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I sold two quilts, an Art Quilt when I was guest speaker at Mornington Peninsula and Autumn Song at Houston International Festival.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlyBFBNf1gfKlMuYxWDM4qfE1RUdbo9dtEHexlngONRmq3BRa43rldE1l26n2bGbVcgomTMyD9iGQxPe_iBXVfbIau8Nf_-arWeRn3zZ0eszTQL-cSCS2sLH3AYMiHDcsictwTJu4UYKV2LZTTLC0kXk6ejjuRCTw1GIS1YGqln0IYSDcOx5tSDnsuOH7/s500/SteeleL-Autumn%20Song-Full-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="500" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlyBFBNf1gfKlMuYxWDM4qfE1RUdbo9dtEHexlngONRmq3BRa43rldE1l26n2bGbVcgomTMyD9iGQxPe_iBXVfbIau8Nf_-arWeRn3zZ0eszTQL-cSCS2sLH3AYMiHDcsictwTJu4UYKV2LZTTLC0kXk6ejjuRCTw1GIS1YGqln0IYSDcOx5tSDnsuOH7/s320/SteeleL-Autumn%20Song-Full-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Autumn Song</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I also Judged AQIPP (Australian Quilts in Public Places)</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILXFu_OIvmBs5HikeLkP4TQt_htrstohvPUF2LzTk-OuT59oioyu5qMWdu2-HK9Kcqv1wD4nmJrKhP72swVLR1xinIzgdvboe-pCoEfQjcPMUMbP069Pzso1sJQ4BEOltnkdv-nexmZoy7vX7VzNIbGduH4VgLtD0-dRUUVdBQ219Kguq7_9CshSvt8xQ/s500/AQIPP%20Judges-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="500" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILXFu_OIvmBs5HikeLkP4TQt_htrstohvPUF2LzTk-OuT59oioyu5qMWdu2-HK9Kcqv1wD4nmJrKhP72swVLR1xinIzgdvboe-pCoEfQjcPMUMbP069Pzso1sJQ4BEOltnkdv-nexmZoy7vX7VzNIbGduH4VgLtD0-dRUUVdBQ219Kguq7_9CshSvt8xQ/s320/AQIPP%20Judges-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AQIPP judges 2023</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I thought it was my last year as Convenor of Victorian Quilters Showcase but the person who came forward to take over my job resigned a couple of months later. So it looks as if I still have that job, I'll have to do a lot of delegating because I also became <b>President</b> of the Ozquilt Network.</div><div><br /></div><div> <a href="https://www.ozquiltnetwork.org.au/" target="_blank">Ozquilt Network</a> is Australia's premier Art Quilt group and we have members in New Zealand and overseas as well as Australians. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have an exhibition in February and March next year of my Coral Reef quilts, so I'll enjoy the break of the Christmas holidays before I am back into being busy again.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3TkgYwzTb8EPwdgXlFX4Mg3jZpPM_DUUUFFNJReJlDyl8rpA0EIpo0XstWHpeW2m_-A_g2lFlT1b9JqA7lFIzGAyXS7JTDmwLh6w3ekpkEpb9snygff4DU9lOM6bc2iABcMprT5lzCWBJYVy44v60SiVkUUEYKltaIL2MvVvMqURqMdKvtqMtkKPFVKY/s500/Warburton%20Exhibition%20flyer-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="500" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3TkgYwzTb8EPwdgXlFX4Mg3jZpPM_DUUUFFNJReJlDyl8rpA0EIpo0XstWHpeW2m_-A_g2lFlT1b9JqA7lFIzGAyXS7JTDmwLh6w3ekpkEpb9snygff4DU9lOM6bc2iABcMprT5lzCWBJYVy44v60SiVkUUEYKltaIL2MvVvMqURqMdKvtqMtkKPFVKY/s320/Warburton%20Exhibition%20flyer-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Merry Christmas everyone and thank you to those who read my blog and take the time to comment.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5H6INNYv8VQHrqOFkhBVYle_235lcoozx2P6HU6sUxZmL9PjvZZ1XGnF9IPaZro-GBEwNbIXTEgK3BeWPlQezH4ZhrVUWm9ycE8FlJZcX24y_eEoAJYRTOWtdS3eJk-ryWZAxP3Gvw2awIIBwm9Kcd4Xp7Qw9j5wM13ImTXDGddC1zHx4TxLRHumBHu4q/s795/Christmas%20Tree%202023-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5H6INNYv8VQHrqOFkhBVYle_235lcoozx2P6HU6sUxZmL9PjvZZ1XGnF9IPaZro-GBEwNbIXTEgK3BeWPlQezH4ZhrVUWm9ycE8FlJZcX24y_eEoAJYRTOWtdS3eJk-ryWZAxP3Gvw2awIIBwm9Kcd4Xp7Qw9j5wM13ImTXDGddC1zHx4TxLRHumBHu4q/s320/Christmas%20Tree%202023-500px.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivC6jaMjJk1TzVX1bmeTEIa4ioDR8O6a6VuVz8OXVtoEDPYl9fWkzHFbRVX0EW3usHxEPq4uP7IUYZvd-Pw20sGBrVXjayWFtmIMMKCQ0xY1wMVU1ZpQTO2vGwAWQOxzvOJkF2v-BefJSc7rw6vF1xvub0Xc0206OedPCXNJVFCci9chqg-_F6Q3IbNOiT/s555/Christmas%20Wreath%202023%20500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivC6jaMjJk1TzVX1bmeTEIa4ioDR8O6a6VuVz8OXVtoEDPYl9fWkzHFbRVX0EW3usHxEPq4uP7IUYZvd-Pw20sGBrVXjayWFtmIMMKCQ0xY1wMVU1ZpQTO2vGwAWQOxzvOJkF2v-BefJSc7rw6vF1xvub0Xc0206OedPCXNJVFCci9chqg-_F6Q3IbNOiT/s320/Christmas%20Wreath%202023%20500px.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSe7JTauKJRtBG9COtv-qm2h0dZgTRgAL-xaTe-NjlN8G3wQMMSqm9tY1hezkMZQ31tdbPrvQvlAyA53eWZD2DtwrPmll0rTdjGGlUBdzgiJpyg33_SrTAFdXwHFn1o1jEmIzslgWrpTWa7CzDvC7ZXP5CUHh1C0PPsS-iZSlDuylBm6jLf9nu0M2Sv16/s500/Christmas%20Hutch%202023-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="500" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSe7JTauKJRtBG9COtv-qm2h0dZgTRgAL-xaTe-NjlN8G3wQMMSqm9tY1hezkMZQ31tdbPrvQvlAyA53eWZD2DtwrPmll0rTdjGGlUBdzgiJpyg33_SrTAFdXwHFn1o1jEmIzslgWrpTWa7CzDvC7ZXP5CUHh1C0PPsS-iZSlDuylBm6jLf9nu0M2Sv16/s320/Christmas%20Hutch%202023-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Bye for now,</div><div>See you next year!</div><div><b><i>Linda</i></b></div>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-63816214606199285802023-12-12T08:38:00.001+11:002023-12-12T08:38:00.217+11:00Create Whimsy and Good News<p> I did an interview with Lynn Woll for her online website <a href="https://createwhimsy.com/" target="_blank">Create Whimsy</a>. I think that she did a lovely job compiling all the different styles of work that I have created over the years.</p><p>Here is a link to the article about <a href="https://createwhimsy.com/projects/spotlight-linda-steele-textile-artist/" target="_blank">Linda Steele</a>. </p><p>I also have some more good news. I made an improv quilt for the Quilt Con fabric challenge using the required six Artisan Solids.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRs28n1EVoYDzpbcKd1Cur6rG7zZ5yQRZzSwLIu9qCnA75ge6uxRKvnocNEzs6NdF-QReEPPCKckpogE4Z7Oh82d6UmhPdWevLqaeWg9l_XF0ZrQsvmX25CagUOhQYRSOPXQIsEIR_oPOX6drgOK0gL8oGMMpaydKJNAs59JWifqZ1Dd2WaC10ZkfA3adS/s642/Ocean%20Dance%202%20Fabrics-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRs28n1EVoYDzpbcKd1Cur6rG7zZ5yQRZzSwLIu9qCnA75ge6uxRKvnocNEzs6NdF-QReEPPCKckpogE4Z7Oh82d6UmhPdWevLqaeWg9l_XF0ZrQsvmX25CagUOhQYRSOPXQIsEIR_oPOX6drgOK0gL8oGMMpaydKJNAs59JWifqZ1Dd2WaC10ZkfA3adS/s320/Ocean%20Dance%202%20Fabrics-500px.jpg" width="249" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fabric Challenge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I have never participated in a fabric challenge before but I loved those fabrics that reminded me of an under the sea type of quilt.</p><p>I didn't expect my quilt to be accepted because it was more improv than modern but I wanted to make it anyway.</p><p>Well, I received an email saying that my quilt was accepted and I have posted it off to Quilt Con. I think Quilt Con will be held in February. Unfortunately, I won't be able to be there and see it hanging.</p><p>Here is a photo that I took when I first started it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzmDkRjbFEcu-rS2jryfL0p0G_-SDegayRVAoeeRs6RDjpTQahcCL1x8P-Ovi6Y1G-gFs2KnNpHcbZW3PWLO3jvTOEsDzt38awv1B8YqOm3xE2BHGhyphenhyphenrCHqf4oOTgl77OVdWWJdZJYiQRwssplpNYNRHIOICuUj40FYdyKnA1PitNfhqtHewVbnwH9rXa/s500/Ocean%20Dance%202-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="500" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzmDkRjbFEcu-rS2jryfL0p0G_-SDegayRVAoeeRs6RDjpTQahcCL1x8P-Ovi6Y1G-gFs2KnNpHcbZW3PWLO3jvTOEsDzt38awv1B8YqOm3xE2BHGhyphenhyphenrCHqf4oOTgl77OVdWWJdZJYiQRwssplpNYNRHIOICuUj40FYdyKnA1PitNfhqtHewVbnwH9rXa/s320/Ocean%20Dance%202-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Here is a detail of the finished quilt as I am not sure if you are allowed to post photos of the entire quilt.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CWm2MXy1d0OQpdEKfKvxiPBE-NJik1mQPiNCQHWpV1dMYNufSmfuNGoUflCQQ0i2LQC01v9A6svNbYvaUjPhGmiZ4T0ZIKyE-rMyVmG9-hD-JO19WVysw5kc6q9wT0uj65sglESqaobtAcB-1TAoqv9m8UD-0esMUMTw0np2_PLVUIeILcvVDntDmWVN/s800/Ocean%20Dance%202%20detail%202-800px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CWm2MXy1d0OQpdEKfKvxiPBE-NJik1mQPiNCQHWpV1dMYNufSmfuNGoUflCQQ0i2LQC01v9A6svNbYvaUjPhGmiZ4T0ZIKyE-rMyVmG9-hD-JO19WVysw5kc6q9wT0uj65sglESqaobtAcB-1TAoqv9m8UD-0esMUMTw0np2_PLVUIeILcvVDntDmWVN/s320/Ocean%20Dance%202%20detail%202-800px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ocean Dance 2 detail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>It's the first time that I have been in Quilt Con!</div><div><br /></div><div>Bye for now,</div><div><b><i>Linda</i></b></div>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-12731809890392837722023-12-05T12:18:00.005+11:002023-12-05T12:18:51.164+11:00SAQA Art Quilt Quarterly<p> My quilt called <b>Autumn Song</b> which recently sold at the Houston International Quilt Show was featured in the SAQA publication called Art Quilt Quarterly, issue 33.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVewO7SEE533lKlygMZpnGSiyxLdnRMlVfJ1_VXhKgu1vkKzb0_BcX27BVGjcYhM2H8hcXAPmasdwU-l60vizUC7Phvf2VAvO86okQBKMYnWpT_2KjUQ2AVJQztgxWqOt3Kztr10cA8SRyhYcOirDNUQkvnYN9LO3rMD6s7gW0FTsNQX4qja4gCayI60DY/s627/Art%20Quilt%20Quarterly-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVewO7SEE533lKlygMZpnGSiyxLdnRMlVfJ1_VXhKgu1vkKzb0_BcX27BVGjcYhM2H8hcXAPmasdwU-l60vizUC7Phvf2VAvO86okQBKMYnWpT_2KjUQ2AVJQztgxWqOt3Kztr10cA8SRyhYcOirDNUQkvnYN9LO3rMD6s7gW0FTsNQX4qja4gCayI60DY/s320/Art%20Quilt%20Quarterly-500px.jpg" width="255" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Art Quilt Quarterly issue 33</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>There are 40 quilts in the RED exhibition so it was an honour to be featured.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5OVEF9l-cT19wGmcoOfEwS722D-CAXw3O1uO4RR3B3vTvgm2oIvg6CgxBf4s8ebYpjBx-nnCPr1mpy3KFehwHW6FJXWHTietLLVx9t39X4qg2K303DEm0MWYkDL-IYORXgqsIoxRzAmNJCyHPy0ZbvNxiT4DlTi7ymAEbMC6cmaqoljVVVy-lh3kkMUJ/s500/Art%20Quilt%20Quarterly%20Inside-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="500" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5OVEF9l-cT19wGmcoOfEwS722D-CAXw3O1uO4RR3B3vTvgm2oIvg6CgxBf4s8ebYpjBx-nnCPr1mpy3KFehwHW6FJXWHTietLLVx9t39X4qg2K303DEm0MWYkDL-IYORXgqsIoxRzAmNJCyHPy0ZbvNxiT4DlTi7ymAEbMC6cmaqoljVVVy-lh3kkMUJ/s320/Art%20Quilt%20Quarterly%20Inside-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Here is a better photo of my quilt.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZYhgqNW0q3xyrfVBt5tO4mVgsm4yM136XKRzex18YCQ2jDP-_RTXKCPGFVQCbIONSSH3n6XF_USWIGWXkBgJWoZP5gcVwWv2_E6Ko_AtIlTmyrLupkZ5DBtf1rTPhbOdHRJ7XiqjS0NS8XNlP7NO-0WxtPdqEJgxkfMY5mH0NRhoPL_Eds1edPw7oqMu/s500/SteeleL-Autumn%20Song-Full-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="500" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZYhgqNW0q3xyrfVBt5tO4mVgsm4yM136XKRzex18YCQ2jDP-_RTXKCPGFVQCbIONSSH3n6XF_USWIGWXkBgJWoZP5gcVwWv2_E6Ko_AtIlTmyrLupkZ5DBtf1rTPhbOdHRJ7XiqjS0NS8XNlP7NO-0WxtPdqEJgxkfMY5mH0NRhoPL_Eds1edPw7oqMu/s320/SteeleL-Autumn%20Song-Full-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Autumn Song by Linda Steele</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I have recently found out that the RED exhibition is coming to Australia next year and so I will be able to see my quilt at the Australasian Quilt Convention (AQC) again before it goes to its new owner.</p><p>Speaking of exhibitions, I went to see the Archibald Prize exhibition at the Mornington Gallery recently. It is Australia's premier portrait prize and the amazing thing is that a textile piece won first prize! What a massive step for textiles.<b> Julia Gutman</b> won with her work called <b>Head in the sky, feet</b> <b>on the ground.</b> There was no controversy about her winning either. There was trouble a few years ago when a charcoal drawing won and people complained that charcoal wasn't painting. Times have changed!</p><p>It was quite wide and there were a lot of people looking at it so I had to take the photo on a angle.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmy_15xI3il5omiQaWlWy1fTesxmpvkFxKV4WTTuNerdFfj1KRgabuGdpV8Xuv-P-6KUH-GnVbMwjojAAIPbAm85txFTbctet1wtqjZTyFPCkemNWPCesgOLPiEOW9kluF3G9dLrvlIRGGnCULUCayo6xePmN9SmLfKPe60ITEvTQpT-GyL81Ued7FAZpN/s500/Archibald%20Prize%20full-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="500" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmy_15xI3il5omiQaWlWy1fTesxmpvkFxKV4WTTuNerdFfj1KRgabuGdpV8Xuv-P-6KUH-GnVbMwjojAAIPbAm85txFTbctet1wtqjZTyFPCkemNWPCesgOLPiEOW9kluF3G9dLrvlIRGGnCULUCayo6xePmN9SmLfKPe60ITEvTQpT-GyL81Ued7FAZpN/s320/Archibald%20Prize%20full-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Head in the sky, feet on the ground by Julia Gutman</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Here are a couple of detail photos.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyavjiJ3feIj_MM7axDkPge-bwJoKEsRH4SzkUaHu5lih8Da4TLpqKiuRSOGQAXtQ9hfanUA06Xxn25TeAxXaFZq6SXHJKEFwkfaK8Bp8BqId-NAC1B77MvoObIS8Q7s-q2Kvzk14oTLj6AtwkJ4XkqfyfTDyBGFKF5akRQZAyELqyjKb7lPKqSqE5-G6/s954/Archibald%20Prize%20detail-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyavjiJ3feIj_MM7axDkPge-bwJoKEsRH4SzkUaHu5lih8Da4TLpqKiuRSOGQAXtQ9hfanUA06Xxn25TeAxXaFZq6SXHJKEFwkfaK8Bp8BqId-NAC1B77MvoObIS8Q7s-q2Kvzk14oTLj6AtwkJ4XkqfyfTDyBGFKF5akRQZAyELqyjKb7lPKqSqE5-G6/s320/Archibald%20Prize%20detail-500px.jpg" width="168" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEu2gcKE2Cu2zrmNba-opfQPF8tKlx8HV8lOjKw8klY1DwpEnTaR0Za-lXa41echzS0vsOfzr274A_zKBWaqpGCdB14yF7vsK3Rts9dAKfF0i52L6U21-EyX_yK_oRZiS0vouJqlh0BXEwoyKruWIaOL7AS1PZpsfWuYl5yUDar6PPxOW4uHFDA2LWLWS/s667/Archibald%20Prize%20detail%202-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEu2gcKE2Cu2zrmNba-opfQPF8tKlx8HV8lOjKw8klY1DwpEnTaR0Za-lXa41echzS0vsOfzr274A_zKBWaqpGCdB14yF7vsK3Rts9dAKfF0i52L6U21-EyX_yK_oRZiS0vouJqlh0BXEwoyKruWIaOL7AS1PZpsfWuYl5yUDar6PPxOW4uHFDA2LWLWS/s320/Archibald%20Prize%20detail%202-500px.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Bye for now,</p><p><b><i>Linda</i></b></p><p><br /></p>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-45141373836584938042023-11-28T17:10:00.001+11:002023-11-28T17:10:00.134+11:00Lions Club Donation<p> <a href="https://www.lcqv.com.au/" target="_blank">The Lions Club of Quilters</a>, Victoria is trying to raise money to buy and protect Australian Quilts for the future. </p><p>They are having an International Challenge as a way of raising some money and spreading the word. Another thing I did before I went to Europe was to make a challenge quilt for them.</p><p>I made a Coral Reef quilt, it was relatively small, 40cm x 40 cm which is just under 16 inches square.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhixN6TQodFXCFyIrXyBvXgyQvmncYe2Jl3CTVEaZs6IZKqpFtUzHHlYeJF5e-JWLpUij1zvHPsJvKDE-omubiNWtngrWXWM9RJIoAuy5ydsu5J25O2CMNfMOs0zod1syef6P2iuXo97LJgD_ayHurGo6GW5i2Z0PvT47uHWH4Ed-Aqr3Nzb5YykBLrwd/s515/Coral%20Reef%20for%20Lions%20Club-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhixN6TQodFXCFyIrXyBvXgyQvmncYe2Jl3CTVEaZs6IZKqpFtUzHHlYeJF5e-JWLpUij1zvHPsJvKDE-omubiNWtngrWXWM9RJIoAuy5ydsu5J25O2CMNfMOs0zod1syef6P2iuXo97LJgD_ayHurGo6GW5i2Z0PvT47uHWH4Ed-Aqr3Nzb5YykBLrwd/s320/Coral%20Reef%20for%20Lions%20Club-500px.jpg" width="311" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Coral Reef</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The Exhibition of the quilts will be travelling around the world in 2024 and 2025. The exhibition will be called Our World-Coming Together.</p><p>Here are a couple of detail photos of my little quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0nglI2yyPiLz5fwb-oztEFa8CZ8BxGMpCcQ_Dwqjf_KbtwIqvryy4Cd02rtQxh4SfjhE5ATamy674fgpzj8MSaIVFvf4L3m2MEPNdADA5SUyU11hp4w-ObAc-_-xMrCI8_jg8H-1NBpuH-kyHo70jT_MvGH9-EvSpB26nekUxvib14Q6163azDEuNB3T/s500/Coral%20Reef%20detail-Linda%20Steele-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="500" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0nglI2yyPiLz5fwb-oztEFa8CZ8BxGMpCcQ_Dwqjf_KbtwIqvryy4Cd02rtQxh4SfjhE5ATamy674fgpzj8MSaIVFvf4L3m2MEPNdADA5SUyU11hp4w-ObAc-_-xMrCI8_jg8H-1NBpuH-kyHo70jT_MvGH9-EvSpB26nekUxvib14Q6163azDEuNB3T/s320/Coral%20Reef%20detail-Linda%20Steele-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid52c9bzaNJlP-mtIqvKuCbcl_-JrnWmwPJJfRJ7HM0-ST9cCd2fdp33K8PHN7lRogaqxj3P9tBuipiAOVpoyrs3utbTUHhODFeARbLD84sKTwUfam98pLPpLr_ONZNGJLV553yJYOMFmJxxXgG4jki4gZzSS2cyEkpugUoq0ggWfdAE_PTFkc9moU7oYX/s500/Coral%20Reef%20for%20Lions%20Club-detail%202%20500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="500" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid52c9bzaNJlP-mtIqvKuCbcl_-JrnWmwPJJfRJ7HM0-ST9cCd2fdp33K8PHN7lRogaqxj3P9tBuipiAOVpoyrs3utbTUHhODFeARbLD84sKTwUfam98pLPpLr_ONZNGJLV553yJYOMFmJxxXgG4jki4gZzSS2cyEkpugUoq0ggWfdAE_PTFkc9moU7oYX/s320/Coral%20Reef%20for%20Lions%20Club-detail%202%20500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The people involved have been working hard on the project, hopefully they will receive the support that they need.<div><br /></div><div>I thought I was finished making my coral reef quilts because I am really enjoying making my improv contemporary pieced quilts but the challenge for the European Patchwork Meeting in France next year is called Ocean.</div><div><br /></div><div>The size is quite large, 80cm wide and 120 cm long ( 31" wide x 47" high) . I have a few projects on my list do to as well as having an exhibition of my work early next year, so I will have to see if I can get one done. I suppose I could try making all the components on a bigger scale! That might be quicker and will be different too!</div><div><br /></div><div>Bye for now,</div><div><b><i>Linda</i></b><br /><p><br /></p></div>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-43466279873265070552023-11-21T16:32:00.001+11:002023-11-21T16:32:00.138+11:00Waverley Art Quilters<p> Last week, the Waverley Art Quilters had their final meeting for the year. We showed each other our latest challenge and everyone brought a plate to share. </p><p>One of the artists we studied this year was American Collage artist Rex Ray. He's always been a favourite of mine and I've had his book for many years.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuuThHvGqO6Nq0TxiTMMFdDZjtbGOwYn9XJozJhG0-0EM07fpGxdHoLuhJ3TwcQ39Frk6N6U8ez2IPGDQvDww6SjpAwyPg4rs256ivdfVR2BXa9yPAx3EZknGb7fLYSsIeuAskMha9dc6I69dYPoJGD5H7Sy7nOFBFL7cJxBCPAOvZHvNo8iQGgnzg6nh/s620/Rex%20Ray%20Book-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuuThHvGqO6Nq0TxiTMMFdDZjtbGOwYn9XJozJhG0-0EM07fpGxdHoLuhJ3TwcQ39Frk6N6U8ez2IPGDQvDww6SjpAwyPg4rs256ivdfVR2BXa9yPAx3EZknGb7fLYSsIeuAskMha9dc6I69dYPoJGD5H7Sy7nOFBFL7cJxBCPAOvZHvNo8iQGgnzg6nh/s320/Rex%20Ray%20Book-500px.jpg" width="258" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rex Ray Book</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I was trying to do my Rex Ray inspired piece quickly before I went away to Europe. I decided to use spot fabric to sort of cheat a little and make it a quick little quilt. The photo of it is below.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsNkv933vXtQ8yHFBjEkZe8wmIdcyvwjBy2xuuShx0jdemFSITGCZCbSVM-wKdB5s6CQHmIunrj-hzHUvnfL857IYcLnXgp-3PMcNMUAHiAKKMsubYaZ8VW_teo8xBUC-HGmEMMAE7DFcEFfP1XsdBdbLZ9a2q-5Q64GvKvxNgOY3xydymN28WUwDS7wl/s684/Rex%20ray%20trial-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsNkv933vXtQ8yHFBjEkZe8wmIdcyvwjBy2xuuShx0jdemFSITGCZCbSVM-wKdB5s6CQHmIunrj-hzHUvnfL857IYcLnXgp-3PMcNMUAHiAKKMsubYaZ8VW_teo8xBUC-HGmEMMAE7DFcEFfP1XsdBdbLZ9a2q-5Q64GvKvxNgOY3xydymN28WUwDS7wl/s320/Rex%20ray%20trial-500px.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><br /> I was so disappointed, I didn't like it at all. I realised that the spot fabric was too even and perfect. There was no getting around it, I had to cut the work myself and sew around the shapes.<p></p><p>Here is my finished Rex Ray piece, I actually really like it. It is so different to my usual work and I love the colours.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77Kns4F8NttQA7JvwDOvMgT0h3z7u-qwPw4CbS9GipOcRXheaZnK2cj-k7SaJmcT-uxIHYIHmFM7T4rzq1sPALR-uRTw1LOCrUcySv51pD5E1UdUYK1n57P2LQ_9bUCrwtfUEi4yF2yIQnzIUEEE6I3yVzLdExRm_JjpUqpbseSWrUhXlWDMSqNsmQdBA/s635/AQ%20Stepping%20Stones-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77Kns4F8NttQA7JvwDOvMgT0h3z7u-qwPw4CbS9GipOcRXheaZnK2cj-k7SaJmcT-uxIHYIHmFM7T4rzq1sPALR-uRTw1LOCrUcySv51pD5E1UdUYK1n57P2LQ_9bUCrwtfUEi4yF2yIQnzIUEEE6I3yVzLdExRm_JjpUqpbseSWrUhXlWDMSqNsmQdBA/s320/AQ%20Stepping%20Stones-500px.jpg" width="252" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stepping Stones</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Our final challenge for the year was Desert-scape.</p><p>I had some hand dyed fabrics left over from the class with Gloria Loughman, so I used them. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDCEtKqKaL4_iElFX9P6Uj6st1p4D_r0wwoJhj0TPCpHPHduARMIXax7HBb_-CjVKVU4XZrBu3wZ3A-YlEA6DJ4-aq-qq9X7b8qf43VF6PORJlVf83EEn12Q7A9qfXBD4SJv58ELhNZnis9a0H9_8HBI5gnoU9KKTbARHa-DZr9iEc_aOmBfrcEway1-R/s500/AQ%20Desertscape-Uluru-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="500" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDCEtKqKaL4_iElFX9P6Uj6st1p4D_r0wwoJhj0TPCpHPHduARMIXax7HBb_-CjVKVU4XZrBu3wZ3A-YlEA6DJ4-aq-qq9X7b8qf43VF6PORJlVf83EEn12Q7A9qfXBD4SJv58ELhNZnis9a0H9_8HBI5gnoU9KKTbARHa-DZr9iEc_aOmBfrcEway1-R/s320/AQ%20Desertscape-Uluru-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uluru by Linda Steele</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Last week, I was guest speaker at Mornington Peninsula Patchworkers. A lady named Anne came up to me afterwards and said that she loved one of my little A3 Art Quilter quilts. It was the one from earlier this year, inspired by printmaker, Angie Lewin.</p><p>She asked if it was for sale? I was so shocked that she bought it that I asked if I could have a photo of her with the quilt.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yF4zRvCZSkKqvZbXxtEr8334WaEwN2K5Pm_Grruh0OzbD3G8zzd-5or2o3CEEXnphGJhmppQqjvJ_tYq4RNipJFL1vGkvHYPH333o4Jfm7yQAZEvvFWGkIlI5mVT7OQZm_S_FMlpKREGBbEuuh8lyc3QCPpkXE4jcMAok1O9Blhu2cAJB5pVhdoU9-2L/s543/Anne%20and%20me%20at%20Mornington%20Pen%20meeting-Sold-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yF4zRvCZSkKqvZbXxtEr8334WaEwN2K5Pm_Grruh0OzbD3G8zzd-5or2o3CEEXnphGJhmppQqjvJ_tYq4RNipJFL1vGkvHYPH333o4Jfm7yQAZEvvFWGkIlI5mVT7OQZm_S_FMlpKREGBbEuuh8lyc3QCPpkXE4jcMAok1O9Blhu2cAJB5pVhdoU9-2L/s320/Anne%20and%20me%20at%20Mornington%20Pen%20meeting-Sold-500px.jpg" width="295" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anne with my quilt.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Now I have had two sales in two weeks. Maybe, I'll start to mention that I sell my quilts when I do guest speaker talks.</p><p>Speaking of talks, I am the guest speaker on Saturday for the Victorian Quilters Gathering. I'd love to meet you there, if you can manage to come. Of course, it is in Victoria Australia!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhTicP_2jBAefzncyvj4M3Oa7hvalHoAjCT1jzYmQJlvK2L7h0wC7lr8fQcSwwELJUx0zsuwr2DyfW2QH1UQhwshRb43lZBbhpRZ2zGv1MnOdDbpUuZkH8TmNH0NDyXjQimVmpmuY0h1Yc1LBoNhVQXP-Tzi9RhOqPB8D5gMHjSYKXSMNGjaHbA_zaTHh/s709/VQ%20Gathering%20Flyer-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhTicP_2jBAefzncyvj4M3Oa7hvalHoAjCT1jzYmQJlvK2L7h0wC7lr8fQcSwwELJUx0zsuwr2DyfW2QH1UQhwshRb43lZBbhpRZ2zGv1MnOdDbpUuZkH8TmNH0NDyXjQimVmpmuY0h1Yc1LBoNhVQXP-Tzi9RhOqPB8D5gMHjSYKXSMNGjaHbA_zaTHh/s320/VQ%20Gathering%20Flyer-500px.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><p>I'll have to remember to wear my pearls!</p><p>Bye for now,</p><p><b><i>Linda</i></b></p>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-42118326407457466122023-11-14T17:35:00.000+11:002023-11-14T17:35:31.311+11:00AQIPP 2023<p> Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of judging AQIPP 2023. AQIPP stands for Australian Quilts in Public Places and it is a competition and exhibition of art quilts. The theme this year was <b>Unfolding- Something concealed, something revealed.</b></p><p>The other judges were Sue de Vanny and John Timmins from Brother International.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJ6MEWeAnnJj9OuhcEv4_kGI6bppGVttZdabtisx_CA6oHkCgBxTs0mpu_xh2PwCSMHwOI7xvW12fojZAKQh8IVR9ccTGYkcTmz3_IZ3Q6_-8Sa-hMPBBn-MVScaMGr7d-J-_y_S8u532HnWl-txQKzkPkB0wTV8LVHpiGgldH-8Kc3Rz5XSBu1I9Fdd_/s500/AQIPP%20Judges-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="500" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJ6MEWeAnnJj9OuhcEv4_kGI6bppGVttZdabtisx_CA6oHkCgBxTs0mpu_xh2PwCSMHwOI7xvW12fojZAKQh8IVR9ccTGYkcTmz3_IZ3Q6_-8Sa-hMPBBn-MVScaMGr7d-J-_y_S8u532HnWl-txQKzkPkB0wTV8LVHpiGgldH-8Kc3Rz5XSBu1I9Fdd_/s320/AQIPP%20Judges-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AQIPP 2023 Judges</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>We enjoyed the day, looking at and discussing the quilts. The hard part was deciding on the prizes, there were so many lovely quilts and ideas for the theme.</p><p>As well as the theme, we took workmanship into consideration as it was difficult to choose between some of them.</p><p>First prize went to Jacie Malseed for her quilt, Unfolding Shibori. It was so elegant, the photo does not do it justice.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjWMb17p9XcDk0HJuc4nNUQpqxkCm0Z_y5Ma_B0HKLalOIphEaMGTrICGN55PEmjr1NxmN-csNft7DJjoCOVYqKC7zVkR0_RnsVgeZ8gs4-t90GfhpyXiVft10q6v0Zb7dEBcbRsFdH0oObvqoBgngom5Y0LTEZYquTcKvUYH_72TY4bTxAADT5-LFz6s/s634/AQIPP%20First%20place-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjWMb17p9XcDk0HJuc4nNUQpqxkCm0Z_y5Ma_B0HKLalOIphEaMGTrICGN55PEmjr1NxmN-csNft7DJjoCOVYqKC7zVkR0_RnsVgeZ8gs4-t90GfhpyXiVft10q6v0Zb7dEBcbRsFdH0oObvqoBgngom5Y0LTEZYquTcKvUYH_72TY4bTxAADT5-LFz6s/s320/AQIPP%20First%20place-500px.jpg" width="252" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unfolding Shibori by Jacie Malseed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Second prize went to a South Australian lady, Lynne Casson with her quilt, Zoo Motion Illusion.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESoDaK6i2LX4QWaNywxFlKTRg7MSTdbF_wEOxOPijerzOn0PvEdfAPXWMRsy7cP_zXyeQX4w-9GqIAS5aNsnb4w_v-bymV0mXNXC-01kkpAzk0ytbOqXMywCm5vylcsm0Wwb2muyyGOOXP4ylSYWy7Wv4xBfFDmMB7rcZuGYetpcts19oMsnuBVLTQPH1/s511/AQIPP-%20Lynne%20Casson-%20Zoo%20Motion%20Illusion-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESoDaK6i2LX4QWaNywxFlKTRg7MSTdbF_wEOxOPijerzOn0PvEdfAPXWMRsy7cP_zXyeQX4w-9GqIAS5aNsnb4w_v-bymV0mXNXC-01kkpAzk0ytbOqXMywCm5vylcsm0Wwb2muyyGOOXP4ylSYWy7Wv4xBfFDmMB7rcZuGYetpcts19oMsnuBVLTQPH1/s320/AQIPP-%20Lynne%20Casson-%20Zoo%20Motion%20Illusion-500px.jpg" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zoo Motion Illusion by Lynne Casson</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Here is a detail photo of the quilt.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosXOKr6iMmNCqJOUipYXbw91R9gmWaU_J1UgnRzyYvANxh1DlJmN8jUo7_k8SRSQsnEUDLt5vsuQNFG1PwuP4Nc70gpC7_5d8fjEG1JJgNM-OVr8Om_4R04pH4OENF4XA_nTUkcFZkiGOq7u_Da8-A9XZqLXkdd9V0W77wtfggB8611YxsXR7ruiKRss3/s663/AQIPP-%20Lynne%20Casson-%20Zoo%20Motion%20Illusion-detail-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosXOKr6iMmNCqJOUipYXbw91R9gmWaU_J1UgnRzyYvANxh1DlJmN8jUo7_k8SRSQsnEUDLt5vsuQNFG1PwuP4Nc70gpC7_5d8fjEG1JJgNM-OVr8Om_4R04pH4OENF4XA_nTUkcFZkiGOq7u_Da8-A9XZqLXkdd9V0W77wtfggB8611YxsXR7ruiKRss3/s320/AQIPP-%20Lynne%20Casson-%20Zoo%20Motion%20Illusion-detail-500px.jpg" width="241" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zoo Motion Illusion detail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>It took ages for us decide on the Best use of Colour prize, we finally chose Pond by Marina Holland.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pfFCNdJt8VML6HpPrPwzSIstYkox6LGj2Soq4j8VroyPhoAItA78_5cHNQT7cc6TKa9JCGZGbwCmFhBGK697_7fHTywqonto-tPbGz5cVvyelzTR_uSMaJVqdTqwjccA4SnsbUCJZuWa_xShrNnkHvyQj2Ehy6EFBs4OBHSnqKYXaNsV0IouW6NELZs5/s500/AQIPP-%20Marina%20Holland-%20Pond-%20Colour%20Prize-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="500" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pfFCNdJt8VML6HpPrPwzSIstYkox6LGj2Soq4j8VroyPhoAItA78_5cHNQT7cc6TKa9JCGZGbwCmFhBGK697_7fHTywqonto-tPbGz5cVvyelzTR_uSMaJVqdTqwjccA4SnsbUCJZuWa_xShrNnkHvyQj2Ehy6EFBs4OBHSnqKYXaNsV0IouW6NELZs5/s320/AQIPP-%20Marina%20Holland-%20Pond-%20Colour%20Prize-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pond by Marina Holland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>We chose two Highly Commended prizes.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2fei9AFeL7zQFyCYRlvAHNhCtHIzwhFhJcIhjrMLTOSUwW7schrIoJoTBu-39NLgxAGunCR5sLfspLZN8DoNq3EOfmU_5Cy575U3NpydxwGEoKCEnrO-B730GtUSI44aEv_1dy0KZP-xyLe6pN2i0ur4ECr9_nhna9Zy_JoNh7wg0Y0sbuIGZj6TYSZd/s535/AQIPP-%20Nocturne-%20Iron%20Range-%20Heather%20Bingham-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2fei9AFeL7zQFyCYRlvAHNhCtHIzwhFhJcIhjrMLTOSUwW7schrIoJoTBu-39NLgxAGunCR5sLfspLZN8DoNq3EOfmU_5Cy575U3NpydxwGEoKCEnrO-B730GtUSI44aEv_1dy0KZP-xyLe6pN2i0ur4ECr9_nhna9Zy_JoNh7wg0Y0sbuIGZj6TYSZd/s320/AQIPP-%20Nocturne-%20Iron%20Range-%20Heather%20Bingham-500px.jpg" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nocturne- Iron Range by Heather Bingham</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgJz5joecpkKeslQLZuRu7QDNCx_6BRzi9bFPRnCuJQlNx0pmcedM7Se3GF18HWEEsRLjH6diefSase_Rk6rVyB1BDoio4CSBceO1FC9tS5rY1GIvPeq2oT4MK_q4g41STmg5a-pQIOxkR8MiTTjX5TxVln0_vWQtIIqzYRh5N3vFJ_kJl1aHucAnKTuo/s500/AQIPP-%20Scatter%20by%20Dianne%20Firth-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="500" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgJz5joecpkKeslQLZuRu7QDNCx_6BRzi9bFPRnCuJQlNx0pmcedM7Se3GF18HWEEsRLjH6diefSase_Rk6rVyB1BDoio4CSBceO1FC9tS5rY1GIvPeq2oT4MK_q4g41STmg5a-pQIOxkR8MiTTjX5TxVln0_vWQtIIqzYRh5N3vFJ_kJl1aHucAnKTuo/s320/AQIPP-%20Scatter%20by%20Dianne%20Firth-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scatter by Dianne Firth</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The Curators Prize went to Julie Langford for her quilt, Inside Out.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipKPJBwXMjGipnBamWwdE395ASlRs1Gly1ljlOkcGlNDIfqIdo6lUVR121FgBuGlT0UxxT5WZQyhUTBK7z8co1xm-3iOpJxeQq_2ykk18-ypkfhOb0I0YOpR5x0e8LLRRMzK9hKocQbYpzUxebbyxb22Tztc6750Juvb6RhvC3L765s30ldoYsthWXbQb5/s564/AQIPP-Inside%20Out-%20Julie%20Langford-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipKPJBwXMjGipnBamWwdE395ASlRs1Gly1ljlOkcGlNDIfqIdo6lUVR121FgBuGlT0UxxT5WZQyhUTBK7z8co1xm-3iOpJxeQq_2ykk18-ypkfhOb0I0YOpR5x0e8LLRRMzK9hKocQbYpzUxebbyxb22Tztc6750Juvb6RhvC3L765s30ldoYsthWXbQb5/s320/AQIPP-Inside%20Out-%20Julie%20Langford-500px.jpg" width="284" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside Out by Julie Langford</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>The Opening Night was held later that day, so we enjoyed seeing the prizes given out and I did a short speech on behalf of the Judges.</p><p>Apart from 2 of the prizes who went to quilters from interstate, all the winners were there. The best part was that they were already coming to the opening, so they were not told that they had won a prize. They were all so surprised and overcome, it was lovely.</p><p>AQIPP is held at the Box Hill Town Hall, Whitehorse Road, Box Hill. Victoria.</p><p>Opening hours are 10-4pm, Tuesday to Saturday. </p><p>The gallery is a lovely, very professional gallery and the exhibition is open until December 21st. It's well worth a visit. The gallery told us that they have more visitors to AQIPP than any other exhibition.</p><p>Bye for now,</p><p><b><i>Linda</i></b></p>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-79915118519159506732023-11-07T20:10:00.002+11:002023-11-07T20:10:00.141+11:00Autumn Song Sold<p> My quilt <b>Autumn Song</b> was on display at The Houston Quilt Festival last week. It had been selected to tour with the SAQA Global exhibition called RED.</p><p>I was enjoying seeing the various Houston posts on Facebook and saw pictures of the Red exhibition. They are not my photos so I don't think I can share them here.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81SRwRc6KZiMY8OMHkOh7-cHgJwzDtsScb4CEjS31w1P-kOm0fwzeOgFjh_NAVqM1zCgyw6H5Ij43mmf2fiya-rxung4SGiG2rcee6zDXeTm81MBdyj9ATdZEevkWRfKeRg364ZdnBmUUUgV1A-0cXG3yDfjJFB-RxBEeQ3VhIeomaD0iNQHVWj24omaA/s1200/SAQA%20Red.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81SRwRc6KZiMY8OMHkOh7-cHgJwzDtsScb4CEjS31w1P-kOm0fwzeOgFjh_NAVqM1zCgyw6H5Ij43mmf2fiya-rxung4SGiG2rcee6zDXeTm81MBdyj9ATdZEevkWRfKeRg364ZdnBmUUUgV1A-0cXG3yDfjJFB-RxBEeQ3VhIeomaD0iNQHVWj24omaA/s320/SAQA%20Red.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I received a wonderful email during the week to say that someone had bought my quilt!</p><p>It was such a thrill and an honour that someone decided that they wanted my quilt. I also sold my quilt called Grief at Houston in 2021. I remember being thrilled then but never expected to sell another one.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7ndkPJ6KwkdQNHoGJULnZ1eKitzZJXKo2pBAYuFQOzPXDOnSXxnh-558F9epyx4Al4sXnNYFthovAub8yPH_QGGxfn1np0VgQyLs4rJ47QYjtUmH1fgc1leIoNQq4ttTAQYQkM9a2IVwWwN11IP8Cl_5dyTyOs9DOb3cNio93VHdMBMq-GT9PCLOVj2t/s525/Grief-Full-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7ndkPJ6KwkdQNHoGJULnZ1eKitzZJXKo2pBAYuFQOzPXDOnSXxnh-558F9epyx4Al4sXnNYFthovAub8yPH_QGGxfn1np0VgQyLs4rJ47QYjtUmH1fgc1leIoNQq4ttTAQYQkM9a2IVwWwN11IP8Cl_5dyTyOs9DOb3cNio93VHdMBMq-GT9PCLOVj2t/s320/Grief-Full-500px.jpg" width="305" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grief by Linda Steele</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>So, I won't see both those quilts again. They take a long time to make but I have made so many quilts over the years, I am happy to let some go.</p><p>Here is a photo of the full Autumn Song.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5n0zJcrnQ2IzHEHiyTanTOV4Es5VVMS2kOqZlrWUDb9CFQgEDhQCP9tfyy8gLvqTwoDb9FS-AQENNV1pdu7xkDNRAefCqu9OtsqFs-RJB8lr-wo8GedhXpKmbdjiGoiQDtVcSI6u-a8v2_Bd8VJZZow_DwfqaZrXRxbICOrwn4p2CaKxy6mJyBVOspBuD/s500/SteeleL-Autumn%20Song-Full-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="500" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5n0zJcrnQ2IzHEHiyTanTOV4Es5VVMS2kOqZlrWUDb9CFQgEDhQCP9tfyy8gLvqTwoDb9FS-AQENNV1pdu7xkDNRAefCqu9OtsqFs-RJB8lr-wo8GedhXpKmbdjiGoiQDtVcSI6u-a8v2_Bd8VJZZow_DwfqaZrXRxbICOrwn4p2CaKxy6mJyBVOspBuD/s320/SteeleL-Autumn%20Song-Full-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Autumn Song by Linda Steele</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>Autumn Song was one of the first fully improv quilts that I made. I am glad that somebody else liked it too.</p><p>Bye for now,</p><p><b><i>Linda</i></b></p>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-777088004240738452023-10-31T19:59:00.001+11:002023-10-31T19:59:00.146+11:00SAQA Red in Houston<p> The big international quilt show in Houston begins this week. I have been lucky enough to go twice although my quilts have been there quite a few times. I didn't enter the judged show this year but I do have a quilt on display in the SAQA (Studio Art Quilts Associates) exhibition.</p><p>The exhibition is called Red and I was delighted to find that my quilt was on the cover of the catalogue.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6VoL4LgH0Fk-k5pwxsrp7krGaH5Kl4cPG_HNj-V4oWr3bSWDB27a9ivdoTnSxGCfdBH8OGmGZNy_IQlE7wAYsLfKh2edjUaoP4qKHdRFb0WlOxdkgbvYIYShMFxm21XG8mOXV7vYM2LSpJwPRrqE1-_8HoqahAslZrKWHFjBIVPehGFUkXllb0BhpktY/s566/SAQA%20Red%20Catalogue-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6VoL4LgH0Fk-k5pwxsrp7krGaH5Kl4cPG_HNj-V4oWr3bSWDB27a9ivdoTnSxGCfdBH8OGmGZNy_IQlE7wAYsLfKh2edjUaoP4qKHdRFb0WlOxdkgbvYIYShMFxm21XG8mOXV7vYM2LSpJwPRrqE1-_8HoqahAslZrKWHFjBIVPehGFUkXllb0BhpktY/s320/SAQA%20Red%20Catalogue-500px.jpg" width="283" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SAQA Red Catalogue</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The pages are quite glossy, so it didn't photograph very well.<div><br /></div><div>Here is my spread inside the book.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0ybLUcOrThDO44fDCMPT49RYszaKTh64SQ4od3EqDAmcryefgg5jITrCANBiUSl5og1JjkMtuDSZANnmrFY35Yk8ngSBL9Bz8LEUazIhy6vN1K6Vw_y3wvVdLHJFP9A-eetta8N6lD5etZARO9YhbWj5yP6T5a_dTIQyeY0O7m_ttQplb2k9jOLDQ2QV/s500/SAQA%20Red%20Cat%20Open-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0ybLUcOrThDO44fDCMPT49RYszaKTh64SQ4od3EqDAmcryefgg5jITrCANBiUSl5og1JjkMtuDSZANnmrFY35Yk8ngSBL9Bz8LEUazIhy6vN1K6Vw_y3wvVdLHJFP9A-eetta8N6lD5etZARO9YhbWj5yP6T5a_dTIQyeY0O7m_ttQplb2k9jOLDQ2QV/s320/SAQA%20Red%20Cat%20Open-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a photo of the actual quilt.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmZfCnAKOOb_SdZG0YGJEBez02JOIU8RQ1SVN-sLVsnfVT3izD6cR-6ygSOWM1FwxE0Y50fXocqyVTM-6HEHeeEeGspnj3EHLmBqVtnjWbW5uaOnMWTWr_gnc5OfKUnHab8ZNvpIyZI0jO_2PuLvbj-mR0tUfjC7CM_H5qhb6z2DBQRgHDLPODWfRrO08/s500/SteeleL-Autumn%20Song-Full-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="500" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmZfCnAKOOb_SdZG0YGJEBez02JOIU8RQ1SVN-sLVsnfVT3izD6cR-6ygSOWM1FwxE0Y50fXocqyVTM-6HEHeeEeGspnj3EHLmBqVtnjWbW5uaOnMWTWr_gnc5OfKUnHab8ZNvpIyZI0jO_2PuLvbj-mR0tUfjC7CM_H5qhb6z2DBQRgHDLPODWfRrO08/s320/SteeleL-Autumn%20Song-Full-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Autumn Song</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><p>Here are a couple of detail photos.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdtwrNN7DeuGBX9uEOya72kLOMxxw1dGFscf3rEzSpgLku3ngJSl35me1S6FLhOdZ3TILt9PkfBGw_VA-y4U_DaA5HbeOeuRD52QY_wVhjuxtDHhfx2I0RI8PMTiFfXu30ob1kQJ4Tu3KAkFfnP41FjZZ2pwP6nPINlBvzFTQCRJGpoWiwDUxRbaTL6DA/s500/Autumn%20Song%20detail%201-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdtwrNN7DeuGBX9uEOya72kLOMxxw1dGFscf3rEzSpgLku3ngJSl35me1S6FLhOdZ3TILt9PkfBGw_VA-y4U_DaA5HbeOeuRD52QY_wVhjuxtDHhfx2I0RI8PMTiFfXu30ob1kQJ4Tu3KAkFfnP41FjZZ2pwP6nPINlBvzFTQCRJGpoWiwDUxRbaTL6DA/s320/Autumn%20Song%20detail%201-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqKipMhG2WUWUricaC-C_25J4RlJvA4Pffb72grxBv1EViV606lnRsV3w3AxoU04XFyzL4nb55nRMjUiZd3VpI6UjVW1Cyz7MDtIvBlb_t3wNY7inWugSzbssZs8rzmJTHIw7wrzZbzQDJo0tVweu7RFYpSnoLT82KyXgOLVnQG490QBfVezoRy8JwZOs/s500/Autumn%20Song%20detail%202-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqKipMhG2WUWUricaC-C_25J4RlJvA4Pffb72grxBv1EViV606lnRsV3w3AxoU04XFyzL4nb55nRMjUiZd3VpI6UjVW1Cyz7MDtIvBlb_t3wNY7inWugSzbssZs8rzmJTHIw7wrzZbzQDJo0tVweu7RFYpSnoLT82KyXgOLVnQG490QBfVezoRy8JwZOs/s320/Autumn%20Song%20detail%202-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I made this improv quilt in 2022. I just started cutting and piecing with no pattern or plan, but halfway through making the quilt, I was reminded of Autumn and so that idea stuck.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other exciting thing that happened recently was that my husband and I went to the Paul McCartney Concert.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnvFhrP5XBO0pmIjPmGv3xmiGCgSE9VYWb5z6xslaK5LMuNXhp68kG-uzcKdaPVmI6UI50Tv3DA_z4X07DOvEe1W-rha7ZdZlxmKV_i56KAYmtUhewuaksDk12rkxZOatGBColPCKtHAqxzGr01A0aGcQtNcIkRX9ypjqtzXl2OerNprbtS8q1kptOXCS/s500/Paul%20McCartney%20Sign-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="500" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnvFhrP5XBO0pmIjPmGv3xmiGCgSE9VYWb5z6xslaK5LMuNXhp68kG-uzcKdaPVmI6UI50Tv3DA_z4X07DOvEe1W-rha7ZdZlxmKV_i56KAYmtUhewuaksDk12rkxZOatGBColPCKtHAqxzGr01A0aGcQtNcIkRX9ypjqtzXl2OerNprbtS8q1kptOXCS/s320/Paul%20McCartney%20Sign-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I bought the tickets as a treat for my husband because he was a big fan of the Beatles when we met in the 1970's. It was a fantastic concert. There was no support act and no interval and Paul sang and played multiple instruments for 3 hours. You could tell how much he loves singing and performing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAoTFb8Q0N3O5r0YFiGzsuwrnk8AxpWNuYx6TKZHPVJdb_7DEJQb25WgFieyuQa0oJ4Gf-pxM6kJEv1vA0ZlVrEsJ8IBxIB0u5c5xPSX8aiMTISf0Znzp3zqjTt2o1nhyZVOgD8yPziRGEI_OUuAB-MBLrHDCZUg9d2BWFdnk7KsL9wKoTba1EF3uIu8s/s674/Paul%20Mc%20in%20concert-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAoTFb8Q0N3O5r0YFiGzsuwrnk8AxpWNuYx6TKZHPVJdb_7DEJQb25WgFieyuQa0oJ4Gf-pxM6kJEv1vA0ZlVrEsJ8IBxIB0u5c5xPSX8aiMTISf0Znzp3zqjTt2o1nhyZVOgD8yPziRGEI_OUuAB-MBLrHDCZUg9d2BWFdnk7KsL9wKoTba1EF3uIu8s/s320/Paul%20Mc%20in%20concert-500px.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I could have easily sat through the concert again, it was so good. We stayed the night in the city, a short walk from the stadium, so we didn't have to deal with the traffic after the concert. It was like a mini holiday.</p><p>Bye for now,</p><p><b><i>Linda</i></b></p></div>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-66057333490560265162023-10-25T09:04:00.003+11:002023-10-27T20:19:37.398+11:00European Holiday<p> Last month I went on a wonderful tour of France, Germany and Denmark. I've already written about the European Patchwork Meeting in France and the Rhine River cruise through Germany but there were some other places we visited as well.</p><p>We started in Zurich, Switzerland and had a tour of the city and even went to a patchwork shop. We took a group photo of us all. It was a large group of about 34 quilters on the trip.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bP9lQlRDfCmnEssertKDRDEPt6hVvkRsJz2mQX4VT6JNu9tUoQ0MktgKqsU4DQy6neuOalBnyb-M89rkyAN1yhsN-80xbmc65KmLbKy8Fb8peJSjK533jWdqapo55vmJp6K0L3IrHkqq5AptXH3-oytRfRSxZv2lgmZvAgvcGzVQ7-CrwtQC3pR1CL6G/s500/RR%20Zurich-%20group-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="500" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bP9lQlRDfCmnEssertKDRDEPt6hVvkRsJz2mQX4VT6JNu9tUoQ0MktgKqsU4DQy6neuOalBnyb-M89rkyAN1yhsN-80xbmc65KmLbKy8Fb8peJSjK533jWdqapo55vmJp6K0L3IrHkqq5AptXH3-oytRfRSxZv2lgmZvAgvcGzVQ7-CrwtQC3pR1CL6G/s320/RR%20Zurich-%20group-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The following day we left for France and visited Milhouse, we even did some clothes shopping.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYpqGnJh6UWpMxh3PTafIC5F3t8eMPPxsiN5l25WxxDCJN9p416GF6LRk1osklfr2NwA93BTCw8HR6YmqxuAHwWjBl9-K6QHj9KdKrb6RKxTni5y5I94_fgkr_iuWdU5sk8Ij2Bq05EsXvOya2M8MUgHkWNIHyhwFCNZwsu9gHpN7Y07aHObDbyzZ40D1/s500/RR%20Milhouse%20shopping-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="500" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYpqGnJh6UWpMxh3PTafIC5F3t8eMPPxsiN5l25WxxDCJN9p416GF6LRk1osklfr2NwA93BTCw8HR6YmqxuAHwWjBl9-K6QHj9KdKrb6RKxTni5y5I94_fgkr_iuWdU5sk8Ij2Bq05EsXvOya2M8MUgHkWNIHyhwFCNZwsu9gHpN7Y07aHObDbyzZ40D1/s320/RR%20Milhouse%20shopping-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I was having lunch at a cafe, when I realised that I was in my first French cafe, I had to have a photo.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3WHlmBOQCV8LS97mzyyXuJbJinvaB0FLfBNiFPS9a2kMP2jG3rr1zPSo4TaAJ4e0PEWw5CjXVREr3gM2GEmNLIGZP1goCiIy3VBaPCrwEyHqldbABbLaGW6kBQ690EI4MKyeRLeCZ-ZTUgmfScS-HZRji0sb9jB8x9QYSI5E8FgOMeMQIWiBGrTl1hlN/s667/RR%20Milhouse%20My%20first%20French%20cafe-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3WHlmBOQCV8LS97mzyyXuJbJinvaB0FLfBNiFPS9a2kMP2jG3rr1zPSo4TaAJ4e0PEWw5CjXVREr3gM2GEmNLIGZP1goCiIy3VBaPCrwEyHqldbABbLaGW6kBQ690EI4MKyeRLeCZ-ZTUgmfScS-HZRji0sb9jB8x9QYSI5E8FgOMeMQIWiBGrTl1hlN/s320/RR%20Milhouse%20My%20first%20French%20cafe-500px.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>We went to a wonderful Textile shop and museum from 1746, where we learnt about how textiles started in France.</p><p>Then we stopped off in a lovely town called Colmar.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoE3WmKKqSy2WUlOVBgFZcmoTIaEV-LWcPDdU78wceOQgT_hJNvWiNQwVjemdBF0Zw6eMxCr7ogxhtNbaQuvuCJOdhFrPn_kisIxuxHYtfopQb0_hnCh2WM0ouGe_Pi11_IIbsjogQnxkXh7wYt0DVgnQCTyH0Lp3F8VbIQGsZFyC1TTPn3PGTHAa8XkV/s531/RR%20Colmar%20Village-500px.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoE3WmKKqSy2WUlOVBgFZcmoTIaEV-LWcPDdU78wceOQgT_hJNvWiNQwVjemdBF0Zw6eMxCr7ogxhtNbaQuvuCJOdhFrPn_kisIxuxHYtfopQb0_hnCh2WM0ouGe_Pi11_IIbsjogQnxkXh7wYt0DVgnQCTyH0Lp3F8VbIQGsZFyC1TTPn3PGTHAa8XkV/s320/RR%20Colmar%20Village-500px.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBe4OIq1UR3MSwS4GDLrfVpvgEOAC3edRv91Telh01s0GhFu8wDHruUed4G_ygT_hclmGv1585SOEUL7yKiiF5SGrIZnAzH_K2b3jXj7OoRjXB7Vd1n0_VvBRsegv_xGnfwE8IKf5bRoa9Ib_QOMdiLdxmlASypN4-cK_ppwD6g788GQxHih_jfxQIHDy/s528/RR%20Colmar%20Village%202-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBe4OIq1UR3MSwS4GDLrfVpvgEOAC3edRv91Telh01s0GhFu8wDHruUed4G_ygT_hclmGv1585SOEUL7yKiiF5SGrIZnAzH_K2b3jXj7OoRjXB7Vd1n0_VvBRsegv_xGnfwE8IKf5bRoa9Ib_QOMdiLdxmlASypN4-cK_ppwD6g788GQxHih_jfxQIHDy/s320/RR%20Colmar%20Village%202-500px.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Then it was off to Obernai, where we were going to spend three nights and attend the European Patchwork Meeting.</p><p>We had our Welcome dinner at a lovely restaurant in town.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYmVf8-MW9zc96jZSjhFFI_ojV21qnlOr0VDVeU5lGpfGpX7OeJelBt85HAM0Z_SSUKKu4n4keJlHaCvnij58NpD184ulSNup7nAjVYLDRAesOTzymToMxgdEOs1JIMYTYBfxSSSK75ZNy45IGHBOXJugzndt1gkGZ9aldo8e1wsfkkTkUBOOT9ojLJBF/s500/RR%20Obernai%20Welcome%20Dinner-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYmVf8-MW9zc96jZSjhFFI_ojV21qnlOr0VDVeU5lGpfGpX7OeJelBt85HAM0Z_SSUKKu4n4keJlHaCvnij58NpD184ulSNup7nAjVYLDRAesOTzymToMxgdEOs1JIMYTYBfxSSSK75ZNy45IGHBOXJugzndt1gkGZ9aldo8e1wsfkkTkUBOOT9ojLJBF/s320/RR%20Obernai%20Welcome%20Dinner-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>When we arrived home from the quilt show the following day, we had time to explore the town a little more. The shops were gorgeous, I could have bought so many things. Honestly, I felt like I had stepped into a fairy tale when I was over there. It is so different to Australia.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGwv_GSmWB-wZXwuwlYFy1h-WHL2mQIdOFjV9PsIc33Q3QPHZGKC-_Jrrwv61r7uodLuuIAaiUMdoIAlzDQ9y0OcUZteYtWgk16HZ7G5sZNj7wsq7OQ0hHu_EOyj_NPs4zTaFyitHj5l6BEaGirC9UU3V5vlUynyU1MeYLMPvbtVXtjgA-LFq2hFJC8Gt/s667/RR%20Obernai%20shop%20with%20Teddies-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGwv_GSmWB-wZXwuwlYFy1h-WHL2mQIdOFjV9PsIc33Q3QPHZGKC-_Jrrwv61r7uodLuuIAaiUMdoIAlzDQ9y0OcUZteYtWgk16HZ7G5sZNj7wsq7OQ0hHu_EOyj_NPs4zTaFyitHj5l6BEaGirC9UU3V5vlUynyU1MeYLMPvbtVXtjgA-LFq2hFJC8Gt/s320/RR%20Obernai%20shop%20with%20Teddies-500px.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pFQipPar2dqcAx0b39OxnlkH6_mIpx1bagGOXKXZjX-ymLEReTvl5qj65WyEMBwSqmydli4U2Qy8SNf6AgjYjVeBHotJJEESgpgVxMl6gLyNg4zfHQeeO1gtXp5w3IfFoR6dwTlw0eEFyDwHV_x6E0PwqLuAKr8h7Rs0x_5fRfl1gWBy3B5qIsay7ETI/s598/RR%20Obernai%20flower%20boxes-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pFQipPar2dqcAx0b39OxnlkH6_mIpx1bagGOXKXZjX-ymLEReTvl5qj65WyEMBwSqmydli4U2Qy8SNf6AgjYjVeBHotJJEESgpgVxMl6gLyNg4zfHQeeO1gtXp5w3IfFoR6dwTlw0eEFyDwHV_x6E0PwqLuAKr8h7Rs0x_5fRfl1gWBy3B5qIsay7ETI/s320/RR%20Obernai%20flower%20boxes-500px.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I brought a journal with me and I wrote in it every night, so I could remember my trip. Clare thought I was very dedicated and took a photo of me.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIm5LIVwOb9MEPb0bsMTGX872GQwhCtPOsXBFF9l0hZgS02xXfbz3Js42d4K-wve3S_R5jPDIQ_6VLOKo5Mm_tAYrGdHu9Tz7ijCtuhirGEs8pGdqCLyHmGrBOhgxeIDNPHSVlJTrwBrkRrMT1bOju-qSQBVrp9i-y_7u99zlDWS_C9o9r8I7vm60SMNnT/s667/RR%20Obernai%20Journal%20writing-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIm5LIVwOb9MEPb0bsMTGX872GQwhCtPOsXBFF9l0hZgS02xXfbz3Js42d4K-wve3S_R5jPDIQ_6VLOKo5Mm_tAYrGdHu9Tz7ijCtuhirGEs8pGdqCLyHmGrBOhgxeIDNPHSVlJTrwBrkRrMT1bOju-qSQBVrp9i-y_7u99zlDWS_C9o9r8I7vm60SMNnT/s320/RR%20Obernai%20Journal%20writing-500px.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Our next main event was the Rhine River cruise, which I wrote about in my last post. On the way to the cruise ship we stopped at Heidelberg and had a tour of the town, some lunch and looked at some shops.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuobrIOlKLjtR40NGbHKtESREzvyOM3Ohh4kobYUcJP3khO7m92NQM6IxVP4rIigBt3u6vNiPPcLaxkGE_oFh3nF3iTdyGQANdpdZiBCy_uTzO5sXUSh7hn3kkpVAtxXwFdwSK6LqkwYfTXQlKf1CgJHXFcdz-A3H3NyA7OSC3jWKAzQwhm2th9ZluTuaa/s557/RR%20heidelberg%20Houses%20on%20River-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuobrIOlKLjtR40NGbHKtESREzvyOM3Ohh4kobYUcJP3khO7m92NQM6IxVP4rIigBt3u6vNiPPcLaxkGE_oFh3nF3iTdyGQANdpdZiBCy_uTzO5sXUSh7hn3kkpVAtxXwFdwSK6LqkwYfTXQlKf1CgJHXFcdz-A3H3NyA7OSC3jWKAzQwhm2th9ZluTuaa/s320/RR%20heidelberg%20Houses%20on%20River-500px.jpg" width="287" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heidelberg</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Then it was on to Cologne for a couple of nights. Cologne is a big city and we were lucky enough to be there on a Sunday, so we could go to a church service in the huge Dome Cathedral and could hear the beautiful music and choir. The Cathedral is so huge that I couldn't get back far enough to take a photo of the entire building.</p><p>After the church service we were able to tour the church and saw many relics including the gold coffins of the 3 wise men.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBOtOyDgDmTYA-mRVG1mZMLbZ7zJNaKXr9ygg0V3LDlDFapMYQTWedzGrLSTZXft9gfuZ_8TTKY_fcbpmnLsM9hZ2lpkS26Bt6PdbT4cAg9tpknozmG7dr308wIOECnL_8CoA-DyulsFowS1zbCcN2z-U3QMrslnlXRgVy3cb_MFiSL1gKnRdKjbn1IEO/s742/RR%20Cologne%20Cathedral%20with%20me-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBOtOyDgDmTYA-mRVG1mZMLbZ7zJNaKXr9ygg0V3LDlDFapMYQTWedzGrLSTZXft9gfuZ_8TTKY_fcbpmnLsM9hZ2lpkS26Bt6PdbT4cAg9tpknozmG7dr308wIOECnL_8CoA-DyulsFowS1zbCcN2z-U3QMrslnlXRgVy3cb_MFiSL1gKnRdKjbn1IEO/s320/RR%20Cologne%20Cathedral%20with%20me-500px.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTWkd5slogEbphXeEPklKcsu4TGcY9qxF1M_oiKn5zSn62pe2tW5V-PEwkpVaJCnAhyphenhyphene0E4Ysa3_91IM2h_O5BMaUDXdXlMXN1sjyFK5rvYQvtpwaSe-UoLpr0gty4Pqcv4BWCv9mK_Tj1qRjn7RccxKqJQpgrT6mqWHgA8J7GCu76h8OHgCrnuTKX_-Z/s650/RR%20Cologne%20Cathedral-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTWkd5slogEbphXeEPklKcsu4TGcY9qxF1M_oiKn5zSn62pe2tW5V-PEwkpVaJCnAhyphenhyphene0E4Ysa3_91IM2h_O5BMaUDXdXlMXN1sjyFK5rvYQvtpwaSe-UoLpr0gty4Pqcv4BWCv9mK_Tj1qRjn7RccxKqJQpgrT6mqWHgA8J7GCu76h8OHgCrnuTKX_-Z/s320/RR%20Cologne%20Cathedral-500px.jpg" width="246" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dome Cathedral in Cologne</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>We had a guided tour of the town and did some shopping before we went to our boat for the 8 night cruise of the Rhine River.</p><p>We were feeling a little sad after the cruise thinking that our wonderful holiday was nearly over, we had no idea how much we would enjoy our 4 days in Copenhagen, Denmark.</p><p>Copenhagen was so different to Europe, instead of hearing all about the Romans and their ruins, we heard about the Vikings. We went to a gorgeous little fishing village and then went on to see the famous Little Mermaid statue.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3wU2soE7HpM0E7rouGi9NbwnIP6XnPre7reawV9AVulbKT44MgpV0PwWKVqwNUHKXlXPPsqusp1ZsfQc6jUcH7YdQcwuA-ldBYP3uWMrfhtn0k0ZAjhB21rG3clqhySRe1ikBAn7ClpSPnyFh37G21-HACkTKaK1-Iydmtoox0APJOOS_6mCZ6uGJ-Tz/s622/RR%20Little%20Mermaid%20Statue-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3wU2soE7HpM0E7rouGi9NbwnIP6XnPre7reawV9AVulbKT44MgpV0PwWKVqwNUHKXlXPPsqusp1ZsfQc6jUcH7YdQcwuA-ldBYP3uWMrfhtn0k0ZAjhB21rG3clqhySRe1ikBAn7ClpSPnyFh37G21-HACkTKaK1-Iydmtoox0APJOOS_6mCZ6uGJ-Tz/s320/RR%20Little%20Mermaid%20Statue-500px.jpg" width="257" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Little Mermaid statue</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Hans Christian Anderson is from Copenhagen and you see references to him everywhere, he was famous and rich in his lifetime.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbR3Aw9lbUG7S9MUSC7eyh8v5r4rY8s4G0Ufao6feq1FJz-46oqmCeW4zNfsGV-DQU0Pciw53fuF20fTlr-rRNdA97iN2evpjLTM6KPWSxsRUWrwoh_39GlvR0UzdOLJ_JagF4_ajJjE4QdmjSF8AXaWdAIy8j75geuA_E7y2tJW-IxHLWNRgYN98PsuQ/s552/RR%20Hans%20Christian%20Anderson%20statue-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbR3Aw9lbUG7S9MUSC7eyh8v5r4rY8s4G0Ufao6feq1FJz-46oqmCeW4zNfsGV-DQU0Pciw53fuF20fTlr-rRNdA97iN2evpjLTM6KPWSxsRUWrwoh_39GlvR0UzdOLJ_JagF4_ajJjE4QdmjSF8AXaWdAIy8j75geuA_E7y2tJW-IxHLWNRgYN98PsuQ/s320/RR%20Hans%20Christian%20Anderson%20statue-500px.jpg" width="290" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hans Christian Anderson Statue</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>We had a tour of the Christianbourg Palace, where Parliament sits and the Royal Family have their grand occasions.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEK0YGtwzK8nklA6RgyTXbTsZ_keA7Z9PBzgLddHF17tmCnN1FMxBGY-qh9FY8P_O55nkpyeyy0HElhKy6lSmK_G8jM6Zwe0QqunSM0AQV8mGn_S04E7Bj7sqwstzZcGLAMC2Mue9_Yx4VlPl_xYCY0fPAnKoC-INXcUbj84Y4pV9PFf4I-S_zVE8xwgK/s667/RR%20Christianbourg%20Palace%20Copenhagen-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEK0YGtwzK8nklA6RgyTXbTsZ_keA7Z9PBzgLddHF17tmCnN1FMxBGY-qh9FY8P_O55nkpyeyy0HElhKy6lSmK_G8jM6Zwe0QqunSM0AQV8mGn_S04E7Bj7sqwstzZcGLAMC2Mue9_Yx4VlPl_xYCY0fPAnKoC-INXcUbj84Y4pV9PFf4I-S_zVE8xwgK/s320/RR%20Christianbourg%20Palace%20Copenhagen-500px.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christianbourg Palace</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>We had a wonderful tour of the Palace and we had to wear blue plastic covers on our shoes. Below is a photo of the Queen's library.</p></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioc89Zc1llNvmrpb94egE0fDe8OhVFCLdCkcJiqwWcODY4Szb1G5bdigdENHr0zmFwR0sJnsNYfuBT-6tcSk8eiT95OogwFqu6f8ZAIzFUxPImLnfnPp4tErkEgXA1zSPCOYxHtvOr0eqkvqb6pPYpxnenCSvjL9EsfWy722sl796oNV2Q89zUmSmM4KGZ/s617/RR%20Christianbourg%20Palace%20Library-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioc89Zc1llNvmrpb94egE0fDe8OhVFCLdCkcJiqwWcODY4Szb1G5bdigdENHr0zmFwR0sJnsNYfuBT-6tcSk8eiT95OogwFqu6f8ZAIzFUxPImLnfnPp4tErkEgXA1zSPCOYxHtvOr0eqkvqb6pPYpxnenCSvjL9EsfWy722sl796oNV2Q89zUmSmM4KGZ/s320/RR%20Christianbourg%20Palace%20Library-500px.jpg" width="259" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Library</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>We also went to the square and saw where the Royal Family lived including Princess Mary's house. Princess Mary is an Australian who met the Prince in Australia when he was visiting and they got married. A true fairy tale.</div><div>We were there when there was a changing of the guard.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6ys4xi0Jw95Sov6bjLo1yKDb9rFJ6ZpKkoRXssPrsUm3oa6l3K3Hy8Di7KmUSZBKssqAeLRYXRAcYlWN5Nj6b8uQT7WADV_9qE_z0OeSUZDtau-zVlJRhL8W-OJ3ZeMU_a74vFl6-C1yAdg1WOldanwGkoMzDJjs88XMePApgFsPj51NXOTqO7Z4W4Pt/s588/RR%20Copenhagen%20Denmark%20guards-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6ys4xi0Jw95Sov6bjLo1yKDb9rFJ6ZpKkoRXssPrsUm3oa6l3K3Hy8Di7KmUSZBKssqAeLRYXRAcYlWN5Nj6b8uQT7WADV_9qE_z0OeSUZDtau-zVlJRhL8W-OJ3ZeMU_a74vFl6-C1yAdg1WOldanwGkoMzDJjs88XMePApgFsPj51NXOTqO7Z4W4Pt/s320/RR%20Copenhagen%20Denmark%20guards-500px.jpg" width="272" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The changing of the guard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>There was a beautiful big shopping street where we wandered a couple of times and at the end is the gorgeous Nyhavn Harbour, where we had lunch on our last day. Isn't it wonderful?</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_XT1NsUt6wEqT_V3stUOQPrQcSzaBodVLATPWF7yxr0mJD08h6F7RNEUA2-a1rxlarGc1RRHs-R49KTPTvjnyId6cfm3HvmzWzP-wZSY-EFrHmm5HJUNiKYnf9jHT7n7MxWUAzacX-3tvlwdSPXJv4nCnZU7WtiQg0TNlr_bazrYRC7gvmUDJIIw4CjP/s500/RR%20Nyhavn%20Copenhagen%202-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_XT1NsUt6wEqT_V3stUOQPrQcSzaBodVLATPWF7yxr0mJD08h6F7RNEUA2-a1rxlarGc1RRHs-R49KTPTvjnyId6cfm3HvmzWzP-wZSY-EFrHmm5HJUNiKYnf9jHT7n7MxWUAzacX-3tvlwdSPXJv4nCnZU7WtiQg0TNlr_bazrYRC7gvmUDJIIw4CjP/s320/RR%20Nyhavn%20Copenhagen%202-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nyhavn Harbour</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I was starting to feel a cold coming on and wasn't looking forward to the two days of flights home. Little did I know that I had Covid.<div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, I passed in on to my husband when I got back!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bye for now,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Linda</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-58330055969615414612023-10-18T13:00:00.002+11:002023-10-18T13:00:28.895+11:00Romance on the Rhine River Cruise<p> My friend Clare and I joined the Romance on the Rhine Quilting Tour last month, it was run by Travelrite. It was very well organised and the celebrity host was <a href="https://www.travelrite.com.au/patchwork-quilting-tours.php" target="_blank">Michelle Marvig</a>, who has been travelling the world doing tours for years.</p><p>It was an 8 night cruise along the mid Rhine River in Germany on the A Rosa Brava. We had upgraded to a Juliette Balcony, which meant we had a double door that opened onto the water.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKJ_b22-3Wv4SmJj25qhF9-vAeELCRU1ZuxBw0g9bZIfw8W3cTCSzPC8cA_SYUK0CYX19D6Z8WQSDkEVXXAyPLaMSXBxGyoGFLu19W87cte6TwT7FQ6qkzQquU-qOceHQW55gEvH9eFL9nDGcswUNBIgm7wMqHB7gdcH6Qdhm4aMLkwBt0QzUvo4dEkbc/s557/RR%20A%20Brava%20Rosa%20room%20500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKJ_b22-3Wv4SmJj25qhF9-vAeELCRU1ZuxBw0g9bZIfw8W3cTCSzPC8cA_SYUK0CYX19D6Z8WQSDkEVXXAyPLaMSXBxGyoGFLu19W87cte6TwT7FQ6qkzQquU-qOceHQW55gEvH9eFL9nDGcswUNBIgm7wMqHB7gdcH6Qdhm4aMLkwBt0QzUvo4dEkbc/s320/RR%20A%20Brava%20Rosa%20room%20500px.jpg" width="287" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Rosa Brava Room</td></tr></tbody></table><p>It was a lovely cruise and the food was wonderful. We were the first Australians that the cruise had ever hosted and they seemed to enjoy our enthusiasm. It might have been a bit of a shock to the mainly German passengers to have 35 Australian quilters on board.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujqY9K0BI1OJigT1zvSDmUz4KqxkkgUCoD3ULNHkNh6AJWloBnc1K922SaT9JaoDrTxLXz893hXn1CiczWDjjvZuHTyuucIYgzjJeWW3ibZvOZWRk2iOwBo19EKIz-zVUxHFHVAcLIwuX6CNU4LzQpH06z4-AuKoEQzULD-WN3sXwCxhwVm1fQ59WWdzQ/s500/RR%20A%20Brava%20Rosa%20-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="500" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujqY9K0BI1OJigT1zvSDmUz4KqxkkgUCoD3ULNHkNh6AJWloBnc1K922SaT9JaoDrTxLXz893hXn1CiczWDjjvZuHTyuucIYgzjJeWW3ibZvOZWRk2iOwBo19EKIz-zVUxHFHVAcLIwuX6CNU4LzQpH06z4-AuKoEQzULD-WN3sXwCxhwVm1fQ59WWdzQ/s320/RR%20A%20Brava%20Rosa%20-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Rosa Brava </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Our first stop was Rudesheim, we were taken on a tour through the beautiful city. We came across the oldest house that had luckily been spared any bomb damage during the war, it is from 1500! The stories that house could tell. It's a shame that the red van was parked in front of it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwg9yXpqkqzdU_3hKfnYKoQ_VC2oAzzaMAEpMoDaj5LB5i05tntItv0VI2Dx08m3iPA7TMwrpq_KhtC_RmvJePB15RfRBSwPA1dZshRiKmuzGQpnNSb8-D78_3LIUAwNRbV8nuG8K_6nunMkYaXKq5PRI_xAuWEmYIhO3pd9JfyItSUOjHDB-4J1o2enOA/s500/RR-Rudesheim%201500-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="500" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwg9yXpqkqzdU_3hKfnYKoQ_VC2oAzzaMAEpMoDaj5LB5i05tntItv0VI2Dx08m3iPA7TMwrpq_KhtC_RmvJePB15RfRBSwPA1dZshRiKmuzGQpnNSb8-D78_3LIUAwNRbV8nuG8K_6nunMkYaXKq5PRI_xAuWEmYIhO3pd9JfyItSUOjHDB-4J1o2enOA/s320/RR-Rudesheim%201500-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rudesheim House</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>One of our many activities was to go to Siegfried's Mechanical Musical Cabinet where we were treated a concert by the many restored and fully working, huge music boxes.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghugA0trpSOHZUAKzBz2mfQhfjliiSmcnYnWKAvM7wdxOoCBKIRwXK1JJ650AbFfYLjuIt_sO0AAxDt9m9bAViiTDjJqHNk2mmLqCGvZKZKVPyGt8Mgi6Fz51Oc49-FhxmpjZUjj5wGX6GFH87idDTFLAEtf4zylx0BKcEW-5jRFMqjU5DAZD6y-zYuWlA/s500/RR%20Rudesheim%20Germany%20Music%20Box-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="500" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghugA0trpSOHZUAKzBz2mfQhfjliiSmcnYnWKAvM7wdxOoCBKIRwXK1JJ650AbFfYLjuIt_sO0AAxDt9m9bAViiTDjJqHNk2mmLqCGvZKZKVPyGt8Mgi6Fz51Oc49-FhxmpjZUjj5wGX6GFH87idDTFLAEtf4zylx0BKcEW-5jRFMqjU5DAZD6y-zYuWlA/s320/RR%20Rudesheim%20Germany%20Music%20Box-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Siegfried's Mechanical Musical Cabinet. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The next day we arrived at Nierstein, which was a lovely gentle, small village.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgN38RHVzugtBv6bjjUK0_vPnJO1yUPhwM7kUA4Sm8lRFT5GPN6al4jkU6Gxk4BZCx5FKCEhe8j4Lssrp4ucIby_ofBTzkzPcL3QHYuJE1z1n9lidvi6BLhkn-ElWTLkHEC_WgMSzcxdLqF8w3pa3PN0AULs1zQYr5GefnIDoNbPtDyfFGPw8Ft3gJyLL/s586/RR%20Nierstein%20village-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgN38RHVzugtBv6bjjUK0_vPnJO1yUPhwM7kUA4Sm8lRFT5GPN6al4jkU6Gxk4BZCx5FKCEhe8j4Lssrp4ucIby_ofBTzkzPcL3QHYuJE1z1n9lidvi6BLhkn-ElWTLkHEC_WgMSzcxdLqF8w3pa3PN0AULs1zQYr5GefnIDoNbPtDyfFGPw8Ft3gJyLL/s320/RR%20Nierstein%20village-500px.jpg" width="273" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nierstein</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>We walked around town, exploring the church and streets, stopped at a cafe for morning tea and then spent the afternoon on the boat doing our hexagon project. Michelle Marvig had supplied us all with a kit to make a table runner with pink hexagons and a lovely bird fabric for the centre. Food and drinks were all supplied on board so we had to keep the waiters busy serving us with a cocktail! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbozqplystIHJ8icvVtkzzMdghFIOLmWjdt0t8ykZ6p6MEfOuUVPPVDIlciVC2Lnu-Kq0XVybNHU6HOhBeJf-cIYJ_lZA83hUubl_FNKyuTbzZBJdTJ_esBBXgxpTLt5TFLgLnAj7YCgkBgu2d1N9km51I8SBYmRP4jqecTR6iE8GCfW5kEKR-mzMKQh4L/s597/RR%20Nierstein%20hexagons-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbozqplystIHJ8icvVtkzzMdghFIOLmWjdt0t8ykZ6p6MEfOuUVPPVDIlciVC2Lnu-Kq0XVybNHU6HOhBeJf-cIYJ_lZA83hUubl_FNKyuTbzZBJdTJ_esBBXgxpTLt5TFLgLnAj7YCgkBgu2d1N9km51I8SBYmRP4jqecTR6iE8GCfW5kEKR-mzMKQh4L/s320/RR%20Nierstein%20hexagons-500px.jpg" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sewing hexagons</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The following day we went to Strasbourg, the weather was perfect and I thought Strasbourg was very beautiful, just like a postcard.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8VQNKd2Wqkive30K0NYf6ktrzq_rfvXJG7TzpbOh5uC11Z9MeTSWJMu7wgNmd3ZsZI5qk-DLbnhf2lqFb8iNEBWJsuC_IO2ID-sSiTmQNhwyswAncEAbBa-_ed6LvdwNu5OQP5u8q85nNJjg-xVwyKTw8Mw7yip-Yfq7nA-RN1sSYwUmVypCXJPbttTZ/s500/RR%20Strasbourg-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="500" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8VQNKd2Wqkive30K0NYf6ktrzq_rfvXJG7TzpbOh5uC11Z9MeTSWJMu7wgNmd3ZsZI5qk-DLbnhf2lqFb8iNEBWJsuC_IO2ID-sSiTmQNhwyswAncEAbBa-_ed6LvdwNu5OQP5u8q85nNJjg-xVwyKTw8Mw7yip-Yfq7nA-RN1sSYwUmVypCXJPbttTZ/s320/RR%20Strasbourg-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strasbourg</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>We walked around town and found the Notre Dame Cathedral, which is the same design as the one in Paris.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLE8E4NmiiYiiobYX8UMyzJNojT16P-Em1_26tA3MV_LI4BsbH97ukEIojaKVEvmyKdH_0QGz6qJjxncvKa1C3PnIDA4Uvx3BNYrZ3HQAjB7HRo3eVM8whGfAm-sgO6AvbZwW9jftBCXlWVQ_VfxvG-bc6OB5JkH4eGfHY11ucEuSkURxHjWf4wbbpXNhj/s558/RR%20Strasbourg%20Notre%20Dame%20inside-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLE8E4NmiiYiiobYX8UMyzJNojT16P-Em1_26tA3MV_LI4BsbH97ukEIojaKVEvmyKdH_0QGz6qJjxncvKa1C3PnIDA4Uvx3BNYrZ3HQAjB7HRo3eVM8whGfAm-sgO6AvbZwW9jftBCXlWVQ_VfxvG-bc6OB5JkH4eGfHY11ucEuSkURxHjWf4wbbpXNhj/s320/RR%20Strasbourg%20Notre%20Dame%20inside-500px.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtS91xdVujxk9YPTRRJPKyfEl-oXBm9i5J25kPOEFHt9pjWRrYfZNM6uuKpg4zxyIfKQvsi6PEpwYUBgssihc1GEv0U4odqErPCeD2l7hCcdJA1KEXyB2c_ksTyOmZ5kr36PPFv7MKRKwvIqVwEjxxW7w0gwLlUHRzk5W627_uvMIqtk8OSjBj2beirlGl/s667/RR%20Strasbourg%20Notre%20Dame%20inside%202-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Here is an amazing clock.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRPcJHUh2mLzhaautilhIrMyC4gS1i33fM3ZlLQkhlSA3LgnGSKYDjoF2AhNRgNVBUEshV3S9UbayR83AesuDCzj8U0QMbu3dKSdBPC1OEAR1xGuTtmxse_THOJkcBiOvd0mtoyPPc8ZRl1ZIBBOqXN6wFrHgdnSfru9oYZ_YwG-ssKlh-B0P69c-YYSx/s667/RR%20Strasbourg%20clock%20500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRPcJHUh2mLzhaautilhIrMyC4gS1i33fM3ZlLQkhlSA3LgnGSKYDjoF2AhNRgNVBUEshV3S9UbayR83AesuDCzj8U0QMbu3dKSdBPC1OEAR1xGuTtmxse_THOJkcBiOvd0mtoyPPc8ZRl1ZIBBOqXN6wFrHgdnSfru9oYZ_YwG-ssKlh-B0P69c-YYSx/s320/RR%20Strasbourg%20clock%20500px.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clock in the Decorative Arts Museum, Strasbourg</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The following Day we went to Mainz. We saw a beautiful Boroque Church and learnt all about Gutenburg who invented the printing press and then we went to St Stephen's Church which had windows designed by the artist Marc Chagall.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AUn78OmL0KvpqdWDTctmKjnGvv61l4n1AWgH1NYq73iv7Yyym8TBmWOUSRncw-T3yOUJedCpWh3qKQtzyP8rIIPWkxSII4zxLCRbgz6POyk06mY_hBIxhUJ14vDXdquVgG2oWimoHTkdN0vQ9rxI27qeA3w8iI2EBToH-jIuIM_MTxKRTqKRIZe0vOLB/s631/RR%20Mainz%20Chagall%20Windows%20500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AUn78OmL0KvpqdWDTctmKjnGvv61l4n1AWgH1NYq73iv7Yyym8TBmWOUSRncw-T3yOUJedCpWh3qKQtzyP8rIIPWkxSII4zxLCRbgz6POyk06mY_hBIxhUJ14vDXdquVgG2oWimoHTkdN0vQ9rxI27qeA3w8iI2EBToH-jIuIM_MTxKRTqKRIZe0vOLB/s320/RR%20Mainz%20Chagall%20Windows%20500px.jpg" width="254" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marc Chagall's Church windows</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Clare and I tried selfies every so often but we weren't very good at it!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRo1We6a4cJ0MQ0F5p676DWLXkoJgFitOE8GMhykxgR2fDYEFnLBqeHqt6sZ1A_kMIgONJE_yo_0E81yOp3AFcjQw5Q9DjhOFT35JEp2tD7_ybvp5pvxkpBP3JCBSdehM-xf75F9LLU2jFKaV3bmRgK0Mnl_mS_LfDCe4RC3qrQJL0rN4FXvVRznZy0UD/s667/RR%20Mainz%20Gutenberg%20statue-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRo1We6a4cJ0MQ0F5p676DWLXkoJgFitOE8GMhykxgR2fDYEFnLBqeHqt6sZ1A_kMIgONJE_yo_0E81yOp3AFcjQw5Q9DjhOFT35JEp2tD7_ybvp5pvxkpBP3JCBSdehM-xf75F9LLU2jFKaV3bmRgK0Mnl_mS_LfDCe4RC3qrQJL0rN4FXvVRznZy0UD/s320/RR%20Mainz%20Gutenberg%20statue-500px.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gutenberg Statue</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>We didn't set sail that night because they wanted us to sail during the day so we could see the beautiful UNESCO Heritage listed middle section of the Rhine. We sailed past so many beautiful houses, castles and vineyards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOh7nAl_GAPcW7sE3tDHuLbv-zOawIaBAiiUI2tYd2LtbrcWGRTZiGl3m-R3URYzW9tpheXIk_E17omtVz0ak9FhKSTbOOZ2iDadCpsaSdAVxSKOnLZU1kK99xayxC1EKCUR0kOjgEzzeu9hJo6hpTWZMEREcZQwLasKDAtWMcS7qy4cel2bcsx1M9CVP/s500/RR%20Scenery-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="500" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOh7nAl_GAPcW7sE3tDHuLbv-zOawIaBAiiUI2tYd2LtbrcWGRTZiGl3m-R3URYzW9tpheXIk_E17omtVz0ak9FhKSTbOOZ2iDadCpsaSdAVxSKOnLZU1kK99xayxC1EKCUR0kOjgEzzeu9hJo6hpTWZMEREcZQwLasKDAtWMcS7qy4cel2bcsx1M9CVP/s320/RR%20Scenery-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Look at the photo below and see the vineyards on the side of the hill, I don't know how they tend them without rolling downwards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5JNAJP_1tMEhYQmmVbDOpmTrOWTjIQwuBv0_VqpEYzjb0Z8h821Xym0yOpjHxsj90pf4_5QZtzSgqcLcSLtDf9g9wjq7IBY8nPbgk_QzxMjYmcy-DBt5Qm_XnX0rVdKhCGIJ3g9nAW2I2eUzmptoCRwF4jhEkfa65-_WmaPXYLwqwmGvqIvB-xkMKXHg/s500/RR%20Scenery%20with%20vines-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5JNAJP_1tMEhYQmmVbDOpmTrOWTjIQwuBv0_VqpEYzjb0Z8h821Xym0yOpjHxsj90pf4_5QZtzSgqcLcSLtDf9g9wjq7IBY8nPbgk_QzxMjYmcy-DBt5Qm_XnX0rVdKhCGIJ3g9nAW2I2eUzmptoCRwF4jhEkfa65-_WmaPXYLwqwmGvqIvB-xkMKXHg/s320/RR%20Scenery%20with%20vines-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We sailed past the famous Loreley Rock, where legends said the siren Loreley lured the sailors to their death in a very narrow section of the Rhine.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Vv0Ca0Nsh7rXYEWsngmGJDi7AEZUxjwK_swj-D3WZd8swjSFGmItX_xg_4e6giETHQrwpTFBpoRm5Z8Z7mBD-ZVs9EKBmxjzQbFcUlyVgXs7DS7Uk6sAbtkNTv8iLPNk8lQeFzso_u-pqu5qN_QhKRVH9zbntpZLhRrvI8ZEfcG8ihKJH2V45uNHTL11/s500/RR-Loreley%20Rock-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="500" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Vv0Ca0Nsh7rXYEWsngmGJDi7AEZUxjwK_swj-D3WZd8swjSFGmItX_xg_4e6giETHQrwpTFBpoRm5Z8Z7mBD-ZVs9EKBmxjzQbFcUlyVgXs7DS7Uk6sAbtkNTv8iLPNk8lQeFzso_u-pqu5qN_QhKRVH9zbntpZLhRrvI8ZEfcG8ihKJH2V45uNHTL11/s320/RR-Loreley%20Rock-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loreley Rock</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The ship played the Loreley music and Hans our entertainment guy sang the Loreley song as we sailed past. Here is the Loreley statue.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVqIpMh5I-MA9PDzdjKHVXw2FFHgmXcfJLZW8CSiBhyPCjOBxsWXcDGXiV9zy08pNyrnGRfn6_WOPvhmCzd0da5pS6X9A_0rINnAKGalVHctUfSZhEVL5j-YFc0JUUryoaHipMdeAEEVXjRCvgNgX7zF-XLntF1wPbCLoKcrsoHGeHb_kiGCO11qCiKiQ/s572/RR%20Loreley-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVqIpMh5I-MA9PDzdjKHVXw2FFHgmXcfJLZW8CSiBhyPCjOBxsWXcDGXiV9zy08pNyrnGRfn6_WOPvhmCzd0da5pS6X9A_0rINnAKGalVHctUfSZhEVL5j-YFc0JUUryoaHipMdeAEEVXjRCvgNgX7zF-XLntF1wPbCLoKcrsoHGeHb_kiGCO11qCiKiQ/s320/RR%20Loreley-500px.jpg" width="280" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loreley Statue</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>That afternoon, we stopped at Koblenz and had another walking tour through the town. Their emblem is the spitting boy fountain, every so often he spits out water and tourists get wet, which they think is very funny.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQLU6lZfyRihf2p2iGTDmC5WpFtVkFpWIPKnDoJQt2vct7ob5AhQbkbMicxUlUcE7jaumEN-hwiq8J8Cd2pI-eGhMe6S1rJm8FTxeYU7Ee_xIkhHzgC3fsRQEs0KlNxOZf68uuQ7uCv79O622HyUelijr3BHdPRGkZacinTtrL6c14DkO89H1TAIqkCaY/s783/RR%20Koblenz%20spitting%20boy-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQLU6lZfyRihf2p2iGTDmC5WpFtVkFpWIPKnDoJQt2vct7ob5AhQbkbMicxUlUcE7jaumEN-hwiq8J8Cd2pI-eGhMe6S1rJm8FTxeYU7Ee_xIkhHzgC3fsRQEs0KlNxOZf68uuQ7uCv79O622HyUelijr3BHdPRGkZacinTtrL6c14DkO89H1TAIqkCaY/s320/RR%20Koblenz%20spitting%20boy-500px.jpg" width="204" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spitting Boy Statue</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrY7q4C6MjF3OWrW05clSHr6NXgDWteAecM2XWe-5d6uByerAU2gfPydL5H_UaLlp2NUcZOz89zmrGaimfSOUTeKEcWThl6_Az6AohZwJ_wDabyaZYxP-EsFVf3_85TeHv3Ds9wqt6qPHny82d6ZlpY6UWsKF6jaPwBwEAfNMfb9B80zv99E3cZD3m5w_W/s500/RR%20Koblenz%20square-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="500" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrY7q4C6MjF3OWrW05clSHr6NXgDWteAecM2XWe-5d6uByerAU2gfPydL5H_UaLlp2NUcZOz89zmrGaimfSOUTeKEcWThl6_Az6AohZwJ_wDabyaZYxP-EsFVf3_85TeHv3Ds9wqt6qPHny82d6ZlpY6UWsKF6jaPwBwEAfNMfb9B80zv99E3cZD3m5w_W/s320/RR%20Koblenz%20square-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Koblenz Square</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>We stopped at Bonn for our last full day on the cruise. Bonn used to be the capital city of Germany before the wall came down, after that Berlin became the capital. Bonn, is lovely with a huge university. I really loved Bonn because we went to the house where Beethoven was born. It felt very special to be there and walk around the house which was set up as a museum to Beethoven with lots of info about him. He lived there until he was 22 and then he went to Vienna for a job with the orchestra.</p><p>I didn't get a good photo of the front of Beethoven's house, I only took one of the back of the house.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3H-LUBAU-tWjLGZHuC4kcYsVGSPpkZL4CFTViV6gbaQXja-JNdhQx4-S2H1xhZZgnvWvjIs7De1xmxi2U5uA5zGbwh2psIHYqYgeMjFvIZk8h0gNxe8x-4X1ha0vkH3AG0gxUibZaZgXneTCxSXiNfQwR9ueLPRkNUYJ92f7Y_6Vt7yWQ6wEB4OgzeCFi/s909/RR%20Bonn-%20Beethoven's%20house-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3H-LUBAU-tWjLGZHuC4kcYsVGSPpkZL4CFTViV6gbaQXja-JNdhQx4-S2H1xhZZgnvWvjIs7De1xmxi2U5uA5zGbwh2psIHYqYgeMjFvIZk8h0gNxe8x-4X1ha0vkH3AG0gxUibZaZgXneTCxSXiNfQwR9ueLPRkNUYJ92f7Y_6Vt7yWQ6wEB4OgzeCFi/s320/RR%20Bonn-%20Beethoven's%20house-500px.jpg" width="176" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beethoven Birth place </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCybR3cy9mMQdiEYZn05KC-PgVg0SvPCQRznGdbjqY6Xf6OQs2ER83EGziwPd6nax-Nbxn5DHMj2IuYaTb3f1yml6AVMfTDwcBBgCz3mBxsOMGTQxNydW0cYiPjxmub07DHXPxeqKK8ru4Ha3pi9_SzHwjB4djLGMhUlV1APVdCWnehzoU7dsxRg7q_0Sl/s667/RR%20Bonn%20buildings-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCybR3cy9mMQdiEYZn05KC-PgVg0SvPCQRznGdbjqY6Xf6OQs2ER83EGziwPd6nax-Nbxn5DHMj2IuYaTb3f1yml6AVMfTDwcBBgCz3mBxsOMGTQxNydW0cYiPjxmub07DHXPxeqKK8ru4Ha3pi9_SzHwjB4djLGMhUlV1APVdCWnehzoU7dsxRg7q_0Sl/s320/RR%20Bonn%20buildings-500px.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Bonn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>I loved seeing a book that Beethoven actually composed in, especially those crossings out, an example of an artist at work.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xzZGn4RD-fsnUJf43sRUNNKjKCdA0nPDiOrtf5VkgFUtKw0SQ2LoplWta2zlCqbyfhWAsSA3QkF1XHrRphagROD7Ejx6odoxLl-QYasjMvSGY2zW6fD36-Fl510maxSdCo5SSqJUlX-ZgWBS17RAbUkfFcJOcnizXT4zV7BeOH9TBtBN7ZDKeT5nSjUg/s500/RR%20Bonn%20Beethoven%20manuscript-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xzZGn4RD-fsnUJf43sRUNNKjKCdA0nPDiOrtf5VkgFUtKw0SQ2LoplWta2zlCqbyfhWAsSA3QkF1XHrRphagROD7Ejx6odoxLl-QYasjMvSGY2zW6fD36-Fl510maxSdCo5SSqJUlX-ZgWBS17RAbUkfFcJOcnizXT4zV7BeOH9TBtBN7ZDKeT5nSjUg/s320/RR%20Bonn%20Beethoven%20manuscript-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beethoven's music book</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KJrjGfKRmFFV5OFEK4BWZ3rpp6HsbEGM1Pji3059T0_xo5ZIJIvDudpq5uJpMPZbAZMr4y8mLLz4IHVGHemS-DrcHGta8NW0nv_D_rTQQeoP0sa4B47lkuzGjgK9h6so1vHLED2vOut0ilz5zrsKMyDM_KjjbeddIniVSOYGX-QSAwak9e5EUJ5DkGl3/s500/RR%20Bonn%20Beethoven%20statue-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="500" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KJrjGfKRmFFV5OFEK4BWZ3rpp6HsbEGM1Pji3059T0_xo5ZIJIvDudpq5uJpMPZbAZMr4y8mLLz4IHVGHemS-DrcHGta8NW0nv_D_rTQQeoP0sa4B47lkuzGjgK9h6so1vHLED2vOut0ilz5zrsKMyDM_KjjbeddIniVSOYGX-QSAwak9e5EUJ5DkGl3/s320/RR%20Bonn%20Beethoven%20statue-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me with Beethoven Statue in the garden</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Across the road from Beethoven's house was a large gift shop dedicated to Beethoven. I bought a couple of scarves with music notes on them, chocolate, a little music box that plays Song of Joy (Beethoven's 9th Symphony), a pen and eraser. I didn't have much spare space in my suitcase for many purchases.</p><p>Feeling a little sad that our cruise was finishing, we said good bye to the ship and a bus drove us to Frankfurt. We were catching a plane from Frankfurt airport because we were going to spend four days in Denmark.</p><p>Our plane didn't leave until late in the afternoon and so we could spend the day looking around. It was a Sunday and all the shops in Europe close on Sundays so they can spend time with their families. We didn't know how we were going to spend the day with the shops closed. Luckily, the old town tourist area was open, so we could look at Souvenir shops, have morning tea and lunch and an ice-cream because it was quite warm.</p><p>Frankfurt was another gorgeous town, I suppose the locals just take those picturesque old buildings for granted.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVIs-reiFUw9wmOFUlaXxoo22w4BIb82EYLoLsz4PEeURHYLu4JQi9K71flWFGoZq41LpivLQf1M5IbOjLmcjO2BqyBbq0VLub4Ah_k99MsmOf5ADpx_s6t3rxtVzZ6OZOvJ01u_CBDNMYhLY4XidN4tHw5jemquYxLFxk7f-zh2BbVhFI3nSXK773tVc/s892/RR%20Frankfurt%20bridge-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVIs-reiFUw9wmOFUlaXxoo22w4BIb82EYLoLsz4PEeURHYLu4JQi9K71flWFGoZq41LpivLQf1M5IbOjLmcjO2BqyBbq0VLub4Ah_k99MsmOf5ADpx_s6t3rxtVzZ6OZOvJ01u_CBDNMYhLY4XidN4tHw5jemquYxLFxk7f-zh2BbVhFI3nSXK773tVc/s320/RR%20Frankfurt%20bridge-500px.jpg" width="179" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Uq9a9twsOK484hz-OwBuRrzKVDpXp6GembMo8vif5DkTalyWj57p4mUCvCXrsQ3exXZZgomsj4WF4GNpWLmCmws7xGSIPjESDVrjTf2P9oYIGMkgogWq_1TnOT4pPeC4pJdWSlU_0nxe8-MKARcxfzL2_0PYFfP94wuJojhbh0JZaJrLIZvBfXAItyfU/s667/RR%20Frankfurt%20building-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Uq9a9twsOK484hz-OwBuRrzKVDpXp6GembMo8vif5DkTalyWj57p4mUCvCXrsQ3exXZZgomsj4WF4GNpWLmCmws7xGSIPjESDVrjTf2P9oYIGMkgogWq_1TnOT4pPeC4pJdWSlU_0nxe8-MKARcxfzL2_0PYFfP94wuJojhbh0JZaJrLIZvBfXAItyfU/s320/RR%20Frankfurt%20building-500px.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1O-RRU9FKwAP3JUEs6IctukaaCGCiKEBhd18VnS6lkLCSr3-AZYGmsKY_xXYZyAfPWWxbjUvh-5KwkRRAeXMdwhtnx72RDxJqK4fzRuehfZ73sPQoimLtBr5Tobo3_i6QFoPpIWtuVNm0gb2GizpWVIm8zSj5SdZc0OZcfDf1THUvjZW8QGly_9krOMd/s864/RR%20Frankfurt%20decoration-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1O-RRU9FKwAP3JUEs6IctukaaCGCiKEBhd18VnS6lkLCSr3-AZYGmsKY_xXYZyAfPWWxbjUvh-5KwkRRAeXMdwhtnx72RDxJqK4fzRuehfZ73sPQoimLtBr5Tobo3_i6QFoPpIWtuVNm0gb2GizpWVIm8zSj5SdZc0OZcfDf1THUvjZW8QGly_9krOMd/s320/RR%20Frankfurt%20decoration-500px.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSAgI4BxtnOgE09vc0JmpTK5sJU15dLJc7PVSEpP0x6q1JJ1B4fqYh-z-9lJFq-L_s0Y9NNs7BccbszBogp5-Xp7-eCu3RMVRg7A40YhgnAbLwZlJda-8gc0PHSz6O__Ezy5eSxHpzDIulJbbG84MNXcOpdxsKTncF9rrDr43DsQ1HmHjeriW4NkgFHgpD/s500/RR%20Frankfurt%20square-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="500" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSAgI4BxtnOgE09vc0JmpTK5sJU15dLJc7PVSEpP0x6q1JJ1B4fqYh-z-9lJFq-L_s0Y9NNs7BccbszBogp5-Xp7-eCu3RMVRg7A40YhgnAbLwZlJda-8gc0PHSz6O__Ezy5eSxHpzDIulJbbG84MNXcOpdxsKTncF9rrDr43DsQ1HmHjeriW4NkgFHgpD/s320/RR%20Frankfurt%20square-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frankfurt, Germany</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Although we were sad to leave Europe, we knew our holiday was not over because we were off to Denmark for another adventure.</p><p>What I loved about Europe was the beautiful, fairytale like architecture, their delicious melt in the mouth pastries and their lovely shops, where I could have spent a fortune, if I had space in my suitcase.</p><p>It was interesting to learn about how the World Wars affected their towns and how many times the French and Germans have been at odds with each other. It was also interesting to learn that most of their towns are built on top of Roman Ruins, we saw lots of Roman ruins on our tours.</p><p>Whenever they decide to upgrade a building or decide to pull one down to build a bigger more useable one, the archeologists move in to research the Roman Ruins and remove the artifacts for museums.</p><p>One building site was told the archeologists would take 6 months but 8 years later, it was still a building site!</p><p>I will talk about the rest of my trip in another post.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rtQr20Y-JkxPiz0Dw562zHBF_hD5nvxWSNRLwmRj_ebBccQ-_FdvTe9DyfrUrevUBz7x7K0MD4mnOnE_pJGVWXgu9v6tgVBodIhmdsX2DZBUpmBzBl5F3Ida0FxBQ-xySznLramhezbstReO1jXmtjD2NHEI70Szh1qIzg-59CW2F58VUgWUD9emzS55/s667/RR%20Drinks-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9rtQr20Y-JkxPiz0Dw562zHBF_hD5nvxWSNRLwmRj_ebBccQ-_FdvTe9DyfrUrevUBz7x7K0MD4mnOnE_pJGVWXgu9v6tgVBodIhmdsX2DZBUpmBzBl5F3Ida0FxBQ-xySznLramhezbstReO1jXmtjD2NHEI70Szh1qIzg-59CW2F58VUgWUD9emzS55/s320/RR%20Drinks-500px.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Bye for now,</p><p><b><i>Linda</i></b></p></div>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-68836541156150720642023-10-14T17:51:00.004+11:002023-10-14T17:51:32.994+11:00European Patchwork Meeting 2023<p> I arrived home from my wonderful European holiday with Covid! I had avoided it for all this time; anyway, I am better now and can start to get back to normal.</p><p>We had wonderful weather on our holiday and loved the European Patchwork meeting in France. It is set in the Alsace region amongst four gorgeous villages.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJx1zVl1jZUG1JsL1EF-EnMvJUbqZcsBBEXnrVzrZVnCoG6bCCWlzHv6nVkA5vnjGzdHmljG80s6au2IgxThtUgK63Xei_6H5Z_3uUkLeKqFPodJ7oBJXZXEK7tGZ8oNJ77R89MhAeqD7xRsJYVryVCFJM7ReiUGgH1rB8u1lWyuUanYrmZDgibY2SmHL/s1056/EPM%20Poster-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJx1zVl1jZUG1JsL1EF-EnMvJUbqZcsBBEXnrVzrZVnCoG6bCCWlzHv6nVkA5vnjGzdHmljG80s6au2IgxThtUgK63Xei_6H5Z_3uUkLeKqFPodJ7oBJXZXEK7tGZ8oNJ77R89MhAeqD7xRsJYVryVCFJM7ReiUGgH1rB8u1lWyuUanYrmZDgibY2SmHL/s320/EPM%20Poster-500px.jpg" width="152" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Our tour group stayed out of town and so we arrived by bus and spent two days at the show.</p><p>This is the entrance to the main town, Saint Marie aux Mines.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUBKshyphenhyphenP0g-Z0W1E3pqUvK0O7lEKlnYU9Srj2E8RArPklD0DCVqfCKL1-kxsD_DSWXpZDdKDg6CuYNhyphenhyphenKqP0nhThsD9HJrn9c2haPf4ukEIcKM9dSP2QjOXCEpXwk42wgXFB45bCJDK3xiIlwUzfW7Cymp1IZG_8Ctf8C-tXwkF7jaQGaLDCLyd-6dqY9/s601/EPM%20Entrance-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUBKshyphenhyphenP0g-Z0W1E3pqUvK0O7lEKlnYU9Srj2E8RArPklD0DCVqfCKL1-kxsD_DSWXpZDdKDg6CuYNhyphenhyphenKqP0nhThsD9HJrn9c2haPf4ukEIcKM9dSP2QjOXCEpXwk42wgXFB45bCJDK3xiIlwUzfW7Cymp1IZG_8Ctf8C-tXwkF7jaQGaLDCLyd-6dqY9/s320/EPM%20Entrance-500px.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><p>In those tents were lots of businesses selling their wares, which led to the main building that was filled with various patchwork businesses, selling fabric, thread and patterns etc.</p><p>All the buildings, halls and churches were filled with various quilt displays from around the world. We walked around each village looking at all the exhibitions.</p><p>Here are a couple of photos that I took as I walked around so you can see how picturesque it is.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98lqYPiKKNF30sAM8rCJSPnMoenkw1d7P1lc3xMT54mSqkfi-VYm0UH-fSumLit483Daa9XEYzUfi7iVITUnZDOT9fLwe9xCZzSYQHABCCZ9mITFyczroslcds4fbK_4MZ6JMK4Xkbb418wbWMNh4G6c7LU2i8-vYJ5Wx71oyD5L5KDpDnKlC1lmeU2p2/s542/EPM%20Village%202-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98lqYPiKKNF30sAM8rCJSPnMoenkw1d7P1lc3xMT54mSqkfi-VYm0UH-fSumLit483Daa9XEYzUfi7iVITUnZDOT9fLwe9xCZzSYQHABCCZ9mITFyczroslcds4fbK_4MZ6JMK4Xkbb418wbWMNh4G6c7LU2i8-vYJ5Wx71oyD5L5KDpDnKlC1lmeU2p2/s320/EPM%20Village%202-500px.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiy06H3IUyxrzrJYxxZ7TPbfcpHmwwWiA3hrPBSE6tPvY_eUl5plSTirKTsILPwN38IS7ML3o_XcMZeqO1hTcRGJZ8M7EcnRVckHfhvT5UBF8w8LODmw7awxJCd-2Q8mFBHvJU9FiKl6am6p9zG1cOT0OlSyhl1MbAcHirlJgKVJOtFpK3Up14owjnyAE/s525/EPM_Village-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiy06H3IUyxrzrJYxxZ7TPbfcpHmwwWiA3hrPBSE6tPvY_eUl5plSTirKTsILPwN38IS7ML3o_XcMZeqO1hTcRGJZ8M7EcnRVckHfhvT5UBF8w8LODmw7awxJCd-2Q8mFBHvJU9FiKl6am6p9zG1cOT0OlSyhl1MbAcHirlJgKVJOtFpK3Up14owjnyAE/s320/EPM_Village-500px.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There were wonderful bouquets of flowers decorating the streets and window boxes.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5VxfczBbLn56TXD6AzM2xhaJYc23jRYHEaNm1gBrTYDP3Dbxg1RxlbJ3KdW_bVkg4O6I7sw75ipxpimx8oQ7snVZLVYLabOiju_KLiz41kUognqIJcb5ATXvLPP9fOdp2wJvzEzB2yEE2_V3qEnVkE8Ytu78_FJm3YoKQIpee9dX1l9uSzRhRWU5M5Kj/s500/EPM_Flower%20bouquets-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="500" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5VxfczBbLn56TXD6AzM2xhaJYc23jRYHEaNm1gBrTYDP3Dbxg1RxlbJ3KdW_bVkg4O6I7sw75ipxpimx8oQ7snVZLVYLabOiju_KLiz41kUognqIJcb5ATXvLPP9fOdp2wJvzEzB2yEE2_V3qEnVkE8Ytu78_FJm3YoKQIpee9dX1l9uSzRhRWU5M5Kj/s320/EPM_Flower%20bouquets-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>We started off with morning tea, how I adored the French bakeries, everything is so light, fluffy and delicious.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlEz-2sBnXXazPj685lGuAYHAIETYRaYEaurPFlX5bZYe_9dPignQcPqTbXiba413sYuUPZCckjWyUHmPvBc8QEXyog_DQq2sZpdsVgZ7k-Gf36m4mBsHA2Ay6accvDWxHommaKbnErwL1sCRgjbKG2XnajoIojLFxKHV0YqkgNorRVg8FqPslkehrxyP/s667/EPM%20Morning%20tea-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlEz-2sBnXXazPj685lGuAYHAIETYRaYEaurPFlX5bZYe_9dPignQcPqTbXiba413sYuUPZCckjWyUHmPvBc8QEXyog_DQq2sZpdsVgZ7k-Gf36m4mBsHA2Ay6accvDWxHommaKbnErwL1sCRgjbKG2XnajoIojLFxKHV0YqkgNorRVg8FqPslkehrxyP/s320/EPM%20Morning%20tea-500px.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p>I loved the exhibition of coats by <b>Marijke van Welzen.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg11YiH8TuatGEYGqZ7ITBn2zAwifobDT_JATbJIZJ4rkZvzflFgzaXv5-n8JorBLDCA35acNh4MIrouKm1mAFuq2ViIM9he-pO6_Ze4ZGMJZP2LtB2AHGP-gj6D4Vl4EM8hnG5KQ0o2b3V3MOewdhr-aiyrpHOjjHXOxMeqoZHhK17CPS_YryMRG8bR6k/s1008/EPM-%20Clocks%20by%20Marijke%20van%20Welzen-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg11YiH8TuatGEYGqZ7ITBn2zAwifobDT_JATbJIZJ4rkZvzflFgzaXv5-n8JorBLDCA35acNh4MIrouKm1mAFuq2ViIM9he-pO6_Ze4ZGMJZP2LtB2AHGP-gj6D4Vl4EM8hnG5KQ0o2b3V3MOewdhr-aiyrpHOjjHXOxMeqoZHhK17CPS_YryMRG8bR6k/s320/EPM-%20Clocks%20by%20Marijke%20van%20Welzen-500px.jpg" width="159" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Seamstress by Marijke van Welzen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Here is a detail photo.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIE1LCkCBVW_ErLQaDDVyyoeAZxpMRB9xuWxpS4hEInh1mAz-lZE8aZJyC1skc5W54MVgCRek6VRG0mjgdK3jSFRAszxqY_yS5heYl1rjcUjQxS4DZf2hJCdFfLQJfKjUauhjh-kkWOhJDmy_HcDpr7yFYz71zUs2gcEwsWagg1NRDbRRqkBEzrGA4CKXf/s667/EPM-%20Clocks%20by%20Marijke%20van%20Welzen-detail-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIE1LCkCBVW_ErLQaDDVyyoeAZxpMRB9xuWxpS4hEInh1mAz-lZE8aZJyC1skc5W54MVgCRek6VRG0mjgdK3jSFRAszxqY_yS5heYl1rjcUjQxS4DZf2hJCdFfLQJfKjUauhjh-kkWOhJDmy_HcDpr7yFYz71zUs2gcEwsWagg1NRDbRRqkBEzrGA4CKXf/s320/EPM-%20Clocks%20by%20Marijke%20van%20Welzen-detail-500px.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Of course, I also loved the under water coat.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTprcc-kbkiIW9qlslhJnHeofoTImi2evpgoSECN8ondXgoGxRtNfHJEPILyY-hjVa_WjKuBDI3yZfJHq3oM1FHy7MLLtjXevRmG2Gv5MRuujRv1TH-SGfGICf26ADWrrxduAKKIVKHkuLgCzddDhAOPdMbcunqa7voOUJJLQ0LZorekFHVBdGDLkQOeVw/s897/EPM%20Underwonderworld-Marijke%20van%20Welzen-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTprcc-kbkiIW9qlslhJnHeofoTImi2evpgoSECN8ondXgoGxRtNfHJEPILyY-hjVa_WjKuBDI3yZfJHq3oM1FHy7MLLtjXevRmG2Gv5MRuujRv1TH-SGfGICf26ADWrrxduAKKIVKHkuLgCzddDhAOPdMbcunqa7voOUJJLQ0LZorekFHVBdGDLkQOeVw/s320/EPM%20Underwonderworld-Marijke%20van%20Welzen-500px.jpg" width="178" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Underwonder World by Marijke van Welzen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>There were so many gorgeous coats, here is another one but I didn't get the name of it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUi392xkJqt7RQ5ih98aRMseHX3jrPwUhopH79av3BKVnUbLDVO-l3hpMIQuSdnN6Kxe5PXawve7HOhIKt9tqhMVSTk0NqZYKNFMsBGofA9QLKWyfEBv5GTo3WhUbpxlf4RRpVcgCorgBeHslNs3d935Nsd3A6aBk6XRA9L-0a3DjPNN_5jddhqfcQjTgc/s908/EPM-Flowers%20by%20Marijke%20van%20Welzen-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUi392xkJqt7RQ5ih98aRMseHX3jrPwUhopH79av3BKVnUbLDVO-l3hpMIQuSdnN6Kxe5PXawve7HOhIKt9tqhMVSTk0NqZYKNFMsBGofA9QLKWyfEBv5GTo3WhUbpxlf4RRpVcgCorgBeHslNs3d935Nsd3A6aBk6XRA9L-0a3DjPNN_5jddhqfcQjTgc/s320/EPM-Flowers%20by%20Marijke%20van%20Welzen-500px.jpg" width="176" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flower coat by Marijke van Welzen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I felt very tempted to start making coats!!</p><p>Another exhibition in a church was called Perspectives on the Natural World. Here are two of the quilts.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYCgnrqybvcrRLtgXUMUUHl7mIdRk3lrkIR_ntsGLARqQ6dgR3kLaCWCqzVbrhre8niuQpGhjILuYVzusAs_XdnaSDhYzcTmuHH0LMtD0R0ZDaMvF7U8tIFfcjYQmaObh3azqRAWJs5bYEhx2pgOnMvE7mdYAUeJNUhgohLV2SVJfRWnsb3paEN3CfAp1/s686/EPM%20Palila%20by%20Phyllis%20Cullen-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYCgnrqybvcrRLtgXUMUUHl7mIdRk3lrkIR_ntsGLARqQ6dgR3kLaCWCqzVbrhre8niuQpGhjILuYVzusAs_XdnaSDhYzcTmuHH0LMtD0R0ZDaMvF7U8tIFfcjYQmaObh3azqRAWJs5bYEhx2pgOnMvE7mdYAUeJNUhgohLV2SVJfRWnsb3paEN3CfAp1/s320/EPM%20Palila%20by%20Phyllis%20Cullen-500px.jpg" width="233" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Palila by Phillis Cullen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Pz-BdHcgnIGh8Fq0R2bxwwnqzjWn44UvUdkN9aYkxSu7Z0l5umLGDbwbTRlI4vXIX9Cx0Q3or2RFaRPAbWnMV27ZuVQWsdQ7-qTpYkdgFBcPuJW2FpKKkKHq2BJyIiWNZpPBL1y-iHQjQdSTCfL_f_I-waw1mPyly2zKTpdIk3ucaaGfjPkLq-GCTTx1/s500/EPM-%20Nature's%20Distraction%20by%20Heather%20Bennett-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="500" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Pz-BdHcgnIGh8Fq0R2bxwwnqzjWn44UvUdkN9aYkxSu7Z0l5umLGDbwbTRlI4vXIX9Cx0Q3or2RFaRPAbWnMV27ZuVQWsdQ7-qTpYkdgFBcPuJW2FpKKkKHq2BJyIiWNZpPBL1y-iHQjQdSTCfL_f_I-waw1mPyly2zKTpdIk3ucaaGfjPkLq-GCTTx1/s320/EPM-%20Nature's%20Distraction%20by%20Heather%20Bennett-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nature's Distraction by Heather Bennett</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>In another village was an exhibition by artists around the world called 15 x 15 where they took their inspirations from famous artists. Here are just a couple of them.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNTi6UVFQNHLAfOb-Zydl0TyqRz9EmGFC7DUBzW1ncI7_a0ZY1E2MyKyRQlf3f9aBbJmbfu5GbhtTZY1Xf3y6xbt68c6UquE4G7qvoLqzizCn_RCXBEMMhyTkr0R5hv8t0YwKM7PGjUwiYWJVI7GTNroYXpMslJ3zCkZlL2_YdSYt6Sb0VqPBdp0RJftt/s1518/EPM%20David%20Hockney%20by%20Helen%20Hazon-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1518" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNTi6UVFQNHLAfOb-Zydl0TyqRz9EmGFC7DUBzW1ncI7_a0ZY1E2MyKyRQlf3f9aBbJmbfu5GbhtTZY1Xf3y6xbt68c6UquE4G7qvoLqzizCn_RCXBEMMhyTkr0R5hv8t0YwKM7PGjUwiYWJVI7GTNroYXpMslJ3zCkZlL2_YdSYt6Sb0VqPBdp0RJftt/s320/EPM%20David%20Hockney%20by%20Helen%20Hazon-500px.jpg" width="105" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David Hockney by Helen Hazen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0o0UsoutxZZnMShCq_E9EDMj8baQbAEKLGzA_2T9CZvRuLD5ZwVaeTj6Lt3a7oJaSmFAAN6EmMIRJw-gzKnp0yN9OcxULX580Q1U6o4wy50ZAGrToNTdQwdb2ti9T6wG_-VsgtlMDsBpMeI_60Rs4lzc9ykUCPxJN1V9rkzVQ-b2Y3L3H0jrj-lYhyphenhyphenRjS/s1405/EPM-%20Frida%20Kahlo%20by%20Sonia%20Ruiz-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1405" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0o0UsoutxZZnMShCq_E9EDMj8baQbAEKLGzA_2T9CZvRuLD5ZwVaeTj6Lt3a7oJaSmFAAN6EmMIRJw-gzKnp0yN9OcxULX580Q1U6o4wy50ZAGrToNTdQwdb2ti9T6wG_-VsgtlMDsBpMeI_60Rs4lzc9ykUCPxJN1V9rkzVQ-b2Y3L3H0jrj-lYhyphenhyphenRjS/s320/EPM-%20Frida%20Kahlo%20by%20Sonia%20Ruiz-500px.jpg" width="114" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frida Kahlo by Sonia Ruiz</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxYJ03t1S2dwbybeleuUZBJnetelRdrpG5617Q5i-njrx6HLn6G9IulVRIQrAWRCaS9Ypsf4Py2oEa3SScunPESKUw8q9KftQEzagugqkLjNwoXJSXGUbM6vxBqRmrqg5vsGjNa-ymaVBt9ncfQ3RZKx1D-AzcUgAjMxMIitNzrN2tev5qCmhjZA73Qrk/s1200/EPM_%20Mondrian%20by%20Greetje%20Hein-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxYJ03t1S2dwbybeleuUZBJnetelRdrpG5617Q5i-njrx6HLn6G9IulVRIQrAWRCaS9Ypsf4Py2oEa3SScunPESKUw8q9KftQEzagugqkLjNwoXJSXGUbM6vxBqRmrqg5vsGjNa-ymaVBt9ncfQ3RZKx1D-AzcUgAjMxMIitNzrN2tev5qCmhjZA73Qrk/s320/EPM_%20Mondrian%20by%20Greetje%20Hein-500px.jpg" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mondrian by Greetje Hein</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>There was a whole room of wonderful examples and I took so many photos.</p><p>There was another exhibition of quilts by Spanish quilter <b>Inmaculada Gabaldon</b>. Her quilts look like watercolour paintings to me.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-kaUKs3ojj709DtC5iTIjHkoqzepfKIgWr5Ey2ECiuXIlgfe94PzeVXU8mbkzWVqySiORIY32GJoN51qqOke_yFN_fdgWRspKblcJ9uDcv1jhSLzc86DlIT7nQFK5FSLW793uz3xj_QfhEKyAejDIFqVXHdweVWnNLsqDRkwaoltGKUPgvZycEdHtM3S/s500/EPM-%20Las%20Apariencias%20Enganan%20by%20Inmaculada%20Gabaldon-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="500" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-kaUKs3ojj709DtC5iTIjHkoqzepfKIgWr5Ey2ECiuXIlgfe94PzeVXU8mbkzWVqySiORIY32GJoN51qqOke_yFN_fdgWRspKblcJ9uDcv1jhSLzc86DlIT7nQFK5FSLW793uz3xj_QfhEKyAejDIFqVXHdweVWnNLsqDRkwaoltGKUPgvZycEdHtM3S/s320/EPM-%20Las%20Apariencias%20Enganan%20by%20Inmaculada%20Gabaldon-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Las Aparioncias Enganan by Inmaculada Gabaldon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaJMemBTIKehsbZv7-b6NTbo1UGi5D3ROc32NIQ5cDFv9VxWosNMDMHHD56NJiQ90v3jrIPP_1iV_wYyX2Qzjb6uxfId5EodiDA5X3ujb7X5LiDfZl6kWd-6LrJwonaBDJqieXDfLBy3eRAduuxYbFkemEpsGIDRvsBO1jVJ96crGrG6ozNXTJxrrJjtz/s532/EPM%20Libres%20Para%20Volver%20al%20Carnaval%20by%20Inmaculada%20Gabaldon-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaJMemBTIKehsbZv7-b6NTbo1UGi5D3ROc32NIQ5cDFv9VxWosNMDMHHD56NJiQ90v3jrIPP_1iV_wYyX2Qzjb6uxfId5EodiDA5X3ujb7X5LiDfZl6kWd-6LrJwonaBDJqieXDfLBy3eRAduuxYbFkemEpsGIDRvsBO1jVJ96crGrG6ozNXTJxrrJjtz/s320/EPM%20Libres%20Para%20Volver%20al%20Carnaval%20by%20Inmaculada%20Gabaldon-500px.jpg" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Libres Para Volver al Carnaval by Inmaculada Gabaldon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir4fMiBcnsx9wPY4tWNQKQwxk13D9yF-9nwzNXE39ZjGtPb1zuE-mF57YAaExmUGxdlhkVTa1XTNzHT-Q_3be2aJE1paJsysdR7OaMKoDTNPTV56t-YixvSW62GCpzhNcj7vD620MT10OzU2TCrFIkJ664PEX8iHpVJI-bcHq4kQWxvv8h4RClMEkCsVMF/s799/EPM-Todos%20Diferentes%20by%20Immaculada%20Gabaldon-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir4fMiBcnsx9wPY4tWNQKQwxk13D9yF-9nwzNXE39ZjGtPb1zuE-mF57YAaExmUGxdlhkVTa1XTNzHT-Q_3be2aJE1paJsysdR7OaMKoDTNPTV56t-YixvSW62GCpzhNcj7vD620MT10OzU2TCrFIkJ664PEX8iHpVJI-bcHq4kQWxvv8h4RClMEkCsVMF/s320/EPM-Todos%20Diferentes%20by%20Immaculada%20Gabaldon-500px.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Todos Diferentes by Inmaculada Gabaldon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>There was another exhibition of quilts by a Korean artist called Jongkyeong Lee.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLi5jG2b5Bv5tG-t2nu60FAoqafFET5jV2Pj9fRYOq1QyD47usjRd4sb4We-7otsUAKz4jyjlYNNUAvllAL4WZUnAz51CFOCsmZ77NfbJabRMIGy147AA8MCR4zKa_tGmdeazg8tKnOhWOKf_DvEX6oNcJWjGsxwrCoAyTvgaKNRmHW8fF4sSu9FDKxV_/s500/EPM-%20Korean%20Ex%20by%20Jongkyeong%20Lee-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="500" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLi5jG2b5Bv5tG-t2nu60FAoqafFET5jV2Pj9fRYOq1QyD47usjRd4sb4We-7otsUAKz4jyjlYNNUAvllAL4WZUnAz51CFOCsmZ77NfbJabRMIGy147AA8MCR4zKa_tGmdeazg8tKnOhWOKf_DvEX6oNcJWjGsxwrCoAyTvgaKNRmHW8fF4sSu9FDKxV_/s320/EPM-%20Korean%20Ex%20by%20Jongkyeong%20Lee-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Essay on Transparency by Jongkyeong Lee</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The photos I have shown are just a small section of the hundreds of photos I took. There were many traditional displays too but with only two days there, I had to concentrate on the art quilts. As well as seeing all the displays there were lots of shops, lectures, talking to people, eating and travelling on the shuttle bus to get to the different villages.</p><p>I wish that we could have stayed longer. I am planning to go back in 2026. I had lunch one day with a lady that organises the exhibitions and we have arranged an exhibition of Australian quilts in 2026. How exciting.</p><p>I think that it is my favourite quilt show ever, as well as there being so many exhibitions, the setting is so beautiful. Inspiration overload, I couldn't wipe the smile from my face.</p><p>I will write more about my wonderful holiday in another post.</p><p>Bye for now,</p><p><b><i>Linda</i></b></p><p><br /></p></div>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-60332448517524668412023-09-05T11:35:00.001+10:002023-09-05T11:35:00.155+10:00Classes<p> I have been busy trying to tie up loose ends after having quite a busy year. I have finished a new quilt that I cannot show anyone yet and have been doing my Art Quilters homework for the rest of the year!</p><p>Next week, I am going on a European holiday to France for the European Patchwork Meeting and then a Rhine River Cruise. I don't want to come home to a mess and not know how to get back into things again.</p><p>I had signed up for an Art and Design Course using a gel plate with Tara Axford. It was a good class but trying to do the class as well as doing all the other things I do was a bit of a stretch and I have not finished doing the work!</p><p>The idea was to learn how to tame the gel plate and not have everything an experiment and left to chance. We made lots of prints onto paper and then had to put them into sketchbooks and write about what we have learnt.</p><p>Here is some of the work that I did.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyPw_PXYUV3HxkplGjPsjUwtgql60TfUhA1BtTRwmksomSJ36wTU-4G6Sk7Q0QtFkRn8e34x0vGM_XKDnd0ObCo9WqcFexJbsAxuDQJSuB97cM6_AXbXzah76PUGAAHHYkgvyH8gZCGjULVpA7nFYopSfrYoy2GFiyq2sSphnXNYc1KDFQTBWsuJRlM6V/s2236/TA%20Botancial-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1615" data-original-width="2236" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyPw_PXYUV3HxkplGjPsjUwtgql60TfUhA1BtTRwmksomSJ36wTU-4G6Sk7Q0QtFkRn8e34x0vGM_XKDnd0ObCo9WqcFexJbsAxuDQJSuB97cM6_AXbXzah76PUGAAHHYkgvyH8gZCGjULVpA7nFYopSfrYoy2GFiyq2sSphnXNYc1KDFQTBWsuJRlM6V/s320/TA%20Botancial-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaf study</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbzL705cjjQhZh-qsH6vPE3AmhO0YTGbqEI1bAf9LI9C5YajhsQpWGrnudNMMtmlMdOSaIdoTYmg1KhS9P1OiQKLsl7PSYsZ6QD9BDe0vnAoT90AuWOusyauO8IcY-Ywpm4Py9MW2o_OxZHWyD_xirZ228izmuLu01eANNIPezoqswB-4F2eHVhTuA1xZ/s500/TA%20Botanical%202-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="500" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbzL705cjjQhZh-qsH6vPE3AmhO0YTGbqEI1bAf9LI9C5YajhsQpWGrnudNMMtmlMdOSaIdoTYmg1KhS9P1OiQKLsl7PSYsZ6QD9BDe0vnAoT90AuWOusyauO8IcY-Ywpm4Py9MW2o_OxZHWyD_xirZ228izmuLu01eANNIPezoqswB-4F2eHVhTuA1xZ/s320/TA%20Botanical%202-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Botanicals</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAD-QilWjTpzWfd_IEuU5-g_wCyoEnNxk2Qtm1_PHMywzbrz99jkK81P9f4aDRwltHlJNwSVKwwBGkn-NMRlFdLIESlUzQPxQf5IkM2OTVnbmRvUs7jlC3hiau02J9rUSKZHaudgZn8fPZhk7lyGcnp6oSardR4JPpPXfQy7cdr1UvUoYuWnDHUhipgVUK/s694/TA%20Collage-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAD-QilWjTpzWfd_IEuU5-g_wCyoEnNxk2Qtm1_PHMywzbrz99jkK81P9f4aDRwltHlJNwSVKwwBGkn-NMRlFdLIESlUzQPxQf5IkM2OTVnbmRvUs7jlC3hiau02J9rUSKZHaudgZn8fPZhk7lyGcnp6oSardR4JPpPXfQy7cdr1UvUoYuWnDHUhipgVUK/s320/TA%20Collage-500px.jpg" width="231" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collage</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjET6jYfQ9Pg4SskKDZ5KHvCTyXsY_9yGa5f6tXSMbNhtqJGOp-fwVT9OJIj2qH-tjU4t1TSW895KCnFcogIf5lgFViae1EpAVd4Pf29c38H0MmwccKGYzGFGhatbdgNsD-BHqudge5X9OdQ-I-5kyf7jUoCL0UtalLgQG1QFpGRwxC8_twkQvCBGMoX6tN/s500/TA-Image%20Transfer-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="500" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjET6jYfQ9Pg4SskKDZ5KHvCTyXsY_9yGa5f6tXSMbNhtqJGOp-fwVT9OJIj2qH-tjU4t1TSW895KCnFcogIf5lgFViae1EpAVd4Pf29c38H0MmwccKGYzGFGhatbdgNsD-BHqudge5X9OdQ-I-5kyf7jUoCL0UtalLgQG1QFpGRwxC8_twkQvCBGMoX6tN/s320/TA-Image%20Transfer-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image Transfer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I belong to Waverley Patchworkers and every two years they run a special workshop that is heavily subsidised by the club and lunch and morning tea is provided.</p><p>This year the tutor was the wonderfully talented <a href="https://www.glorialoughman.com/" target="_blank">Gloria Loughman</a>. I have known Gloria for a while but we got to know each other better on the Morocco trip last year.</p><p>I packed a whole lot of fabrics for the class and when I got there, Gloria had her gorgeous hand dyes for sale so I bought her fabrics and did one of her patterns instead, for fun.</p><p>I really enjoyed the class and made a sunset scene which is something I have never done before.</p><p>First we fused steam a seam 2 onto our sky fabrics and then cut them into pieces and placed them onto a base fabric. Then we cut strips of fabric for the foreground.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZiYBIPAlO_wuiTpNJVPsUduD42G3udse61ll8m8WV4o9b_UmB07Zfufz6pv4JU17qF3ckbROdpsl-8JEbKP_SKeNyI10T3CEWJtFjdET6oZxlv1KylqvONv6FZPmQxoFdAH0iwdqvAIsNiJiCvGSSzg9gs91s12DfMGUyBaYhXvV5yeabIflHNj8u8r-/s584/Sunset-%20in%20progress-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZiYBIPAlO_wuiTpNJVPsUduD42G3udse61ll8m8WV4o9b_UmB07Zfufz6pv4JU17qF3ckbROdpsl-8JEbKP_SKeNyI10T3CEWJtFjdET6oZxlv1KylqvONv6FZPmQxoFdAH0iwdqvAIsNiJiCvGSSzg9gs91s12DfMGUyBaYhXvV5yeabIflHNj8u8r-/s320/Sunset-%20in%20progress-500px.jpg" width="274" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Background</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>When the background was complete we added a tree or whatever we were making.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WJLODPuvyAPlwTajREV6O7KlIBdSDPLAkaDlKQBPD74X61Q5fKt9Z_Tx8imKRjmucNJPsVB05Jw7KaSs14pvkEDvo4uzAfnYDkUrURuseTxrtFNyPRBHm5Lu9UDTInD_0K0avzYEBsQMHLKclUrZAHR2CYMt7083ejWeZsd94S9qmV3UrbI3JU3YeS4J/s709/Sunset-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WJLODPuvyAPlwTajREV6O7KlIBdSDPLAkaDlKQBPD74X61Q5fKt9Z_Tx8imKRjmucNJPsVB05Jw7KaSs14pvkEDvo4uzAfnYDkUrURuseTxrtFNyPRBHm5Lu9UDTInD_0K0avzYEBsQMHLKclUrZAHR2CYMt7083ejWeZsd94S9qmV3UrbI3JU3YeS4J/s320/Sunset-500px.jpg" width="226" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I loved my finished piece and it was good to catch up with my friends from the club. </p><p>Well, I have a long list of little jobs to complete before I am off on my holiday. My travel mate is a lovely friend that I met on the Morocco tour, you just never know where life will take you!</p><p>I'll be back at the end of September!!</p><p>Bye for now,</p><p><b><i>Linda</i></b></p>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-62912303618285585702023-08-22T08:37:00.001+10:002023-08-22T08:37:00.170+10:00Eco Dyeing at Tarndie<p> Last weekend, I was down at Geelong for the Art Quilt Australia Awards, my<a href="https://lindasteelequilts.blogspot.com/2023/08/art-quilt-australia-2023.html" target="_blank"> last post</a> was all about my excitement of winning First Prize.</p><p>The following day some of us drove down to <a href="https://www.tarndie.com/" target="_blank">Tarndwarncoort Sheep Farm</a> or Tarndie for short, for a day of Eco Dyeing.</p><p>It is one of the oldest sheep farms and properties in Australia and was built in 1848 and now classified as a National Trust property. The same family still owns the property as it has been handed down through the generations.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQrPxuL_HhJPzn3Pnfzp_QlHtJVC3qRtj4Sry-ZigoIaLz2GTLImzB9b1CPKevMMa8TV0X5b_BKZJpW0bGkjGquwpNeyhDhq4-hpxuDTKgo4e04sHi8l_oSb0huLzP2jOyWqBw5ka_pT2u2mTQgm6a_4csbSnkXMx-XEAWAvDZu5SheAWwr9WV9ThhHsw/s531/AQA%20National%20Trust%20sign-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQrPxuL_HhJPzn3Pnfzp_QlHtJVC3qRtj4Sry-ZigoIaLz2GTLImzB9b1CPKevMMa8TV0X5b_BKZJpW0bGkjGquwpNeyhDhq4-hpxuDTKgo4e04sHi8l_oSb0huLzP2jOyWqBw5ka_pT2u2mTQgm6a_4csbSnkXMx-XEAWAvDZu5SheAWwr9WV9ThhHsw/s320/AQA%20National%20Trust%20sign-500px.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><p>As it was a sheep farm, we were dyeing using wool fabrics, they were quite thick upholstery fabric that they got in for us to use as they specialise in dyeing yarns.</p><p>First we dyed some fabric using Cherry Ballart or wild Cherry with some copper which gives a lovely Chartreuse colour and then we learnt about Indigo dyeing.</p><p>These are the fabrics that I did. I have ironed the fabrics but couldn't get the wrinkles out, so I won't be using upholstery fabric if I ever do it again.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeFwTauAMIF-aY56S9LteKypvZeEWunLX8MPqMwl_cyDBngLYY9-Tyv6r_5C4lyhoLlJG64jLc9LMYdGAy-MBCY8aaynCwsJQJsHycILRl7MHiTjCmfhXT7Cu39KQjfpGQwNAsKxtuDRcr2IigU7-m5_vmSt_FWIyWNn_iIe6Zx0RKCKrml7vFGEpC0CB/s500/AQA%20Dyeing-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="500" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeFwTauAMIF-aY56S9LteKypvZeEWunLX8MPqMwl_cyDBngLYY9-Tyv6r_5C4lyhoLlJG64jLc9LMYdGAy-MBCY8aaynCwsJQJsHycILRl7MHiTjCmfhXT7Cu39KQjfpGQwNAsKxtuDRcr2IigU7-m5_vmSt_FWIyWNn_iIe6Zx0RKCKrml7vFGEpC0CB/s320/AQA%20Dyeing-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> The Indigo vat seems like a lot of work, so I was glad to see it done but probably won't add it to my bag of tricks.<p></p><p>Our last technique was eco dyeing with leaves. I have done it before with iron water, so I took the opportunity to use copper instead to get an orange colour.</p><p>Here I am arranging my leaves onto the fabric.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMU13uL2IQFkht6aKDDuM_GBNJsKqAbxe-TqxaJTaqMInfw1DiNWMsQQggmGjbRhXrRu8BCiFsOXRQ0dwhmGETE9tmXDVfJe0Lnn11Uko7yasTTE4NfoLPcvpuT2HhKFdNZfHT4KYZIp2b94QtSW1NSFEI5BSml0LzwDxyFaLec-Jpp6FtNbDLRSNjw1X/s803/AQA-Eco%20Printing-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMU13uL2IQFkht6aKDDuM_GBNJsKqAbxe-TqxaJTaqMInfw1DiNWMsQQggmGjbRhXrRu8BCiFsOXRQ0dwhmGETE9tmXDVfJe0Lnn11Uko7yasTTE4NfoLPcvpuT2HhKFdNZfHT4KYZIp2b94QtSW1NSFEI5BSml0LzwDxyFaLec-Jpp6FtNbDLRSNjw1X/s320/AQA-Eco%20Printing-500px.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>This is a photo of all our fabrics on copper pipes after being steamed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRFfK8B-4nkHomdUFfgwe0f-Gvcbq0VJg8EZLzDS9UASE2xdFrrQd_ZkUQvFvoDfjfLecWZpIHoy0e2YF49oV-jda5IXqiiYTJxhSR8Bj-kyRzph7s6S99NIwBlf52VUwsmEQ5uYumZjl4IlKbmUHGqEuHmKBghgopwOS1HLYXjtpI7QVO7XX7g7rRvF0/s667/AQA-%20Eco%20Pot-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRFfK8B-4nkHomdUFfgwe0f-Gvcbq0VJg8EZLzDS9UASE2xdFrrQd_ZkUQvFvoDfjfLecWZpIHoy0e2YF49oV-jda5IXqiiYTJxhSR8Bj-kyRzph7s6S99NIwBlf52VUwsmEQ5uYumZjl4IlKbmUHGqEuHmKBghgopwOS1HLYXjtpI7QVO7XX7g7rRvF0/s320/AQA-%20Eco%20Pot-500px.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p> Here is the big reveal when we unrolled them and took off the leaves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4M6-QMSzO8AMkNfeO3XItz6SUvKErWKPawalUROUf4hrG1Opiq26kn-up7m_NTAk7YdgffsTPl4kfh9EB34bvG44up-EMTZP9UzVBAPk2Rt6pxwZdE712kEHNHYWk9MDCNW9VKDgJKngtYNHwA36VoN3NYjNpcu3spjqAO5vZ7XlldOsu_lcitQeyk3KL/s500/AQA-Eco%20Printing%20reveal-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="500" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4M6-QMSzO8AMkNfeO3XItz6SUvKErWKPawalUROUf4hrG1Opiq26kn-up7m_NTAk7YdgffsTPl4kfh9EB34bvG44up-EMTZP9UzVBAPk2Rt6pxwZdE712kEHNHYWk9MDCNW9VKDgJKngtYNHwA36VoN3NYjNpcu3spjqAO5vZ7XlldOsu_lcitQeyk3KL/s320/AQA-Eco%20Printing%20reveal-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We had a lovely lunch in the dining room of the old house.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVckVPlEGNzd12oaT_8u1xpficE4rTre2g5AcYylEKkxQETqvkzEwNkZ4CsgmyMrLsTSIW0XIlpjHN19tTObldWlmjrufXNaTqqickXRs5DXeaR1TBpB7wy2pWuyTNq57D3IWUs9ZFSeUbBr3dMym0T_Vu_n1hOO5xyXDhdOm4XxmHDgJs-a_p_qSgOsr/s561/AQA%20Tarndie%20Dining%20room%202-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVckVPlEGNzd12oaT_8u1xpficE4rTre2g5AcYylEKkxQETqvkzEwNkZ4CsgmyMrLsTSIW0XIlpjHN19tTObldWlmjrufXNaTqqickXRs5DXeaR1TBpB7wy2pWuyTNq57D3IWUs9ZFSeUbBr3dMym0T_Vu_n1hOO5xyXDhdOm4XxmHDgJs-a_p_qSgOsr/s320/AQA%20Tarndie%20Dining%20room%202-500px.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6aFNeaGHSgOsAimciL6DEKD268R_LUQxG7R7kR-BhoD6tIh1Qbzmjj3nFNSRa_SOY8vrmUfbioCjjLGn_GucnqikOgiSL64AjF9-ju8owb53tHrshE2N1Dpqv6_hIg55Ngu1r22QH4IqyQx-cvsfleGVG1EOhiIivOUIhwEiLaUGmPhBNAvDqMTDblx9/s667/AQA%20Tarndie%20Dining%20room-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6aFNeaGHSgOsAimciL6DEKD268R_LUQxG7R7kR-BhoD6tIh1Qbzmjj3nFNSRa_SOY8vrmUfbioCjjLGn_GucnqikOgiSL64AjF9-ju8owb53tHrshE2N1Dpqv6_hIg55Ngu1r22QH4IqyQx-cvsfleGVG1EOhiIivOUIhwEiLaUGmPhBNAvDqMTDblx9/s320/AQA%20Tarndie%20Dining%20room-500px.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>We also had a walk around the farm even though it was a bit of a wet, cold day. They keep Polwarth sheep which have the brown faces. The sheep in the photo below had twins and you can see a white lamb with them. The white lamb kept following the other mother with the twins, probably wanted some playmates.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IwSHMMiyVQh7ajSJRk60r60zom7FWYkqKYs1lkQA_b5pL_6d5voWcLrKDpSZROU8HVvCp_IZKUd7p8yLpfftFw_glsJQWlD7_npCLY3djMOx2iQE1iRoGtlBmKNugwgGHIexnJo9E9W1tOUd2HFjDLR654qAkQ5OivT8uW4sNjooPZOe2MmRxC8RrBny/s576/AQA%20sheep-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IwSHMMiyVQh7ajSJRk60r60zom7FWYkqKYs1lkQA_b5pL_6d5voWcLrKDpSZROU8HVvCp_IZKUd7p8yLpfftFw_glsJQWlD7_npCLY3djMOx2iQE1iRoGtlBmKNugwgGHIexnJo9E9W1tOUd2HFjDLR654qAkQ5OivT8uW4sNjooPZOe2MmRxC8RrBny/s320/AQA%20sheep-500px.jpg" width="278" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Polwarth Sheep</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Despite the cold weather, it was an enjoyable day and lovely to get to know the other women who mostly came from interstate.</p><p>Bye for now,</p><p><b><i>Linda</i></b></p>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-77376163035740926542023-08-15T20:19:00.007+10:002023-08-16T10:32:07.208+10:00Art Quilt Australia 2023<p> Oh my goodness- I won!!</p><p>I drove down to Geelong on Friday for the Ozquilt Network opening of Art Quilt Australia 2023. It was held in the National Wool Museum. I was very happy to be selected, the jurors chose 37 quilts out of 76 entries. It was good to meet up with quilters that I know and also put faces to names that I know.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9nHLudQ4W-9mehIiiT2_gO3xsi4MJBUcIsAvkm-lqFOvNxCN5_TOF2SPPv8rmng9CrgiX0IHqjWIzr59OZ8upZIwfxmg2QCHhdGJKXfmmMqupQtL1phfiy1DoRWaFqYsMIIqjRf8b_SOdLLzcTA9non--HqiLHJCH50OkdHF-YQDdYULuXB7jtH1XiVZ/s517/AQA-Sign-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9nHLudQ4W-9mehIiiT2_gO3xsi4MJBUcIsAvkm-lqFOvNxCN5_TOF2SPPv8rmng9CrgiX0IHqjWIzr59OZ8upZIwfxmg2QCHhdGJKXfmmMqupQtL1phfiy1DoRWaFqYsMIIqjRf8b_SOdLLzcTA9non--HqiLHJCH50OkdHF-YQDdYULuXB7jtH1XiVZ/s320/AQA-Sign-500px.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I was innocently sitting down listening to the speeches and the winners being announced, when suddenly my name was called out as the winner of the Award of Excellence, which is the top award! I was in shock, I never in a thousand years thought I would win this prize. I received a beautiful bunch of flowers and $4,000! My quilt is called Moroccan Magic and was inspired by my trip to Morocco last year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFJBVBQnj3BFAVc3i7qN9h2XKO4qYFE5tIFs9zuo3mYSUUsu5ugtuwr9z2wwEg51qYfYnUkF5Q6qLTkZCjcQgh1ktaAPxSRAiTeBmHBLfB_dWKhdLYIZAaBzZhPH8tjkwjj4YdCTVywh1s1hUs1ZyOcrTIlFjsqg_x84dM6fr_TKSQ7ygVp63uuWN6jE5/s500/AQA-Excellence%20Award-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivFJBVBQnj3BFAVc3i7qN9h2XKO4qYFE5tIFs9zuo3mYSUUsu5ugtuwr9z2wwEg51qYfYnUkF5Q6qLTkZCjcQgh1ktaAPxSRAiTeBmHBLfB_dWKhdLYIZAaBzZhPH8tjkwjj4YdCTVywh1s1hUs1ZyOcrTIlFjsqg_x84dM6fr_TKSQ7ygVp63uuWN6jE5/s320/AQA-Excellence%20Award-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>After the awards were announced we could look at the exhibition and the artists that were there could do a 2 minute talk about their quilt. I took a few photos but really I was in too much shock to take it all in.</p><p>Here are some of the photos that I took.</p><p>Alison Withers won the Wool prize, it has to be made by at least 60% wool.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEG4oGRq-VA9kD4MsfzKBReWDLV9chdcbXWv2F3MrlNKqzMo0Cm8UVt8FFZElmTN6WTWDXy_PjcyNGOUNWMZOYjdl_veDDjfU61OzaN-1t_NXanNTUYr40ICupbxr0b9qMCn7c5M-QrcV7I0eEa-By0RRxQs-5QEfInAqMcZwNYpEWFMWrB-v7_2BQ8O9/s1154/AQA-Alison%20Withers-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEG4oGRq-VA9kD4MsfzKBReWDLV9chdcbXWv2F3MrlNKqzMo0Cm8UVt8FFZElmTN6WTWDXy_PjcyNGOUNWMZOYjdl_veDDjfU61OzaN-1t_NXanNTUYr40ICupbxr0b9qMCn7c5M-QrcV7I0eEa-By0RRxQs-5QEfInAqMcZwNYpEWFMWrB-v7_2BQ8O9/s320/AQA-Alison%20Withers-500px.jpg" width="139" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DIY Deluge Design no 5 by Alison Withers<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARB02vKcX4ESjJJh6D6x5iTQwW6Dizplrbn1yfHuu2iH358KYGsCFF4voEdAmExRFLN3Tqo4wtygx8_YuAaR9sSuerSRmZYDIf1P731KssWfqeSd5dFIRUKtArDP54xRCtVo-UsK6ALmwCpg6CZq29HHPYNqaTnwymc-kLQNXGJYwShjzyGQ6eB7S5VF_/s1145/AQA-Cindy%20Watkins-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARB02vKcX4ESjJJh6D6x5iTQwW6Dizplrbn1yfHuu2iH358KYGsCFF4voEdAmExRFLN3Tqo4wtygx8_YuAaR9sSuerSRmZYDIf1P731KssWfqeSd5dFIRUKtArDP54xRCtVo-UsK6ALmwCpg6CZq29HHPYNqaTnwymc-kLQNXGJYwShjzyGQ6eB7S5VF_/s320/AQA-Cindy%20Watkins-500px.jpg" width="140" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Silent Web by Cindy Watkins<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Dianne Firth won the Highly Commended Award.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHJyu_ZrCzkcjSL-G0ryGtalGCh6Zzx6KXdq9H9H6Yv57F_c2iL0H-g2yQB8Rrw0cMom11SqVuH3PVHnKQFPUFsT8-ptQPd4O-abX14TS1523nUm9K3UwMvpH25Puwy-rivSW1Ld1EgoXtYuEfzl-SFlqgf3RL40r9wjWwoJ4W3ZVAPKnzmGhqBQX5c7N/s954/AQA-Dianne%20Firth-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHJyu_ZrCzkcjSL-G0ryGtalGCh6Zzx6KXdq9H9H6Yv57F_c2iL0H-g2yQB8Rrw0cMom11SqVuH3PVHnKQFPUFsT8-ptQPd4O-abX14TS1523nUm9K3UwMvpH25Puwy-rivSW1Ld1EgoXtYuEfzl-SFlqgf3RL40r9wjWwoJ4W3ZVAPKnzmGhqBQX5c7N/s320/AQA-Dianne%20Firth-500px.jpg" width="168" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deposit by Dianne Firth</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3ddgNl9Ocf3cBhowhB4S2mPgZZnyYM4faqYmY7zyFtI-kFn2KyiCcc38JC3mw6AKfeTPd09oghKCDA-jr9k2vTXPsK1UU-18n7SJ4GxrApnsHvVchKxQnXrJd_bep8Uqn7_Ekock7-HbOfWlE-alAti7m5Kq9Bg0OVxTdv4C2w1Dp2kBPzm8CGaW2Ndx/s500/AQA-Sue%20Broadway-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="500" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3ddgNl9Ocf3cBhowhB4S2mPgZZnyYM4faqYmY7zyFtI-kFn2KyiCcc38JC3mw6AKfeTPd09oghKCDA-jr9k2vTXPsK1UU-18n7SJ4GxrApnsHvVchKxQnXrJd_bep8Uqn7_Ekock7-HbOfWlE-alAti7m5Kq9Bg0OVxTdv4C2w1Dp2kBPzm8CGaW2Ndx/s320/AQA-Sue%20Broadway-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simple Pleasures by Sue Broadway</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_PA-MUSz4jzFVYlZgKc_PJdmvfEBFAeLqnth-RSzByXHJ5NcYg8B9-8pbYk0iDlLyLZQJKBNRJl2E41vZVQVJZdkw8l8WMkp3IE4oveBQobMWlDIuHM2Y8pcB9bG8gxrvZ6JiH5ekKRfk1BB20eTtuBCkTnkskDA1ZcUGd73w6Oy2XokriVVWmTWJtYs/s602/AQA-%20Grace%20Widders-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_PA-MUSz4jzFVYlZgKc_PJdmvfEBFAeLqnth-RSzByXHJ5NcYg8B9-8pbYk0iDlLyLZQJKBNRJl2E41vZVQVJZdkw8l8WMkp3IE4oveBQobMWlDIuHM2Y8pcB9bG8gxrvZ6JiH5ekKRfk1BB20eTtuBCkTnkskDA1ZcUGd73w6Oy2XokriVVWmTWJtYs/s320/AQA-%20Grace%20Widders-500px.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seeking the Sun by Grace Widders</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEW6f-oluuL20tfqXcnd7UIIvvPh4i4eejtIXt3VuIIBPEzdbWCWMDf1cXQolohzA_DZcGu8PA17YRNpVG4Zp13lKBuc-uWWr8-2EpmDZivn6sxREqgiF4j8Nis7E10YOHa12ZOm3MPwTC-7EO1VoyeRla605G6HTseouvTdEBc77BL0c6DtuVa6ElBAk/s500/Linda%20Balding-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="500" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEW6f-oluuL20tfqXcnd7UIIvvPh4i4eejtIXt3VuIIBPEzdbWCWMDf1cXQolohzA_DZcGu8PA17YRNpVG4Zp13lKBuc-uWWr8-2EpmDZivn6sxREqgiF4j8Nis7E10YOHa12ZOm3MPwTC-7EO1VoyeRla605G6HTseouvTdEBc77BL0c6DtuVa6ElBAk/s320/Linda%20Balding-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forest Floor by Linda Balding</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbKwGChuCiQ4IJWCvg6QG-bRYsGpbk-Jze9fjdy9vxWz97I3gDFZZCx5LkRgrdqrriP5F50ecs_ofO1KVdHQInUPCiBaRRoaZ2aLFb3OOqoAvW8Ks4AnZcawpCa5M3BEaOjzp1PZ2j85wQeO0z5iYwwe3rz3V_256jiHzF3Pe0n03hURnxArMrDz_rsHQ/s500/Tania%20Tanti-%20Clap%20clap%20you-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="500" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbKwGChuCiQ4IJWCvg6QG-bRYsGpbk-Jze9fjdy9vxWz97I3gDFZZCx5LkRgrdqrriP5F50ecs_ofO1KVdHQInUPCiBaRRoaZ2aLFb3OOqoAvW8Ks4AnZcawpCa5M3BEaOjzp1PZ2j85wQeO0z5iYwwe3rz3V_256jiHzF3Pe0n03hURnxArMrDz_rsHQ/s320/Tania%20Tanti-%20Clap%20clap%20you-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clap Clap You by Tania Tanti</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The exhibition is open until the 12th November, so I will try and get back there to have a good look at all the entries.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a photo of my quilt called Moroccan Magic. It is improv pieced, I have no pattern, I just start sewing and put fabrics together, piece by piece while thinking about my subject. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnqSKwSs6hT-oPoJhN2Uefky0PtBIaAiSmFHuvu1elPnX6UNaoKzjiv9j7K6UvuNktXZuAo5-wvC4wVaW4XzK45eFRUNPpyzi1IqvoI76xZAud-53lt5yyHjSmv7yOL8P_VjhujKgmsIEK48UJIbd3tkp__PBD3yPaOHKRuRtQQtu0Sgpu6ZBF6DMvNeO/s500/Steele%20Linda_Moroccan%20Magic-%20500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="500" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnqSKwSs6hT-oPoJhN2Uefky0PtBIaAiSmFHuvu1elPnX6UNaoKzjiv9j7K6UvuNktXZuAo5-wvC4wVaW4XzK45eFRUNPpyzi1IqvoI76xZAud-53lt5yyHjSmv7yOL8P_VjhujKgmsIEK48UJIbd3tkp__PBD3yPaOHKRuRtQQtu0Sgpu6ZBF6DMvNeO/s320/Steele%20Linda_Moroccan%20Magic-%20500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moroccan Magic by Linda Steele</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Here are some detail photos.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij59UMkr52aXBvdfDt4bFvuDpALVvVlFmWI526hQQ8bu-W0Y83SMuHS3vSeqxrfkDmJRVZC2Xr4kOGqTKmOF4AndGb5BSEWjIhBlp2dfDsP2LZjtHWEJmTc4tkmN52DtaUWB8TiUr0VHwB0-xyQgLJRXf9XyS0KBYpaGel8owAg7p7sMNGX0qHJgzAn558/s500/Steele%20Linda_Moroccan%20Magic%20detail-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="500" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij59UMkr52aXBvdfDt4bFvuDpALVvVlFmWI526hQQ8bu-W0Y83SMuHS3vSeqxrfkDmJRVZC2Xr4kOGqTKmOF4AndGb5BSEWjIhBlp2dfDsP2LZjtHWEJmTc4tkmN52DtaUWB8TiUr0VHwB0-xyQgLJRXf9XyS0KBYpaGel8owAg7p7sMNGX0qHJgzAn558/s320/Steele%20Linda_Moroccan%20Magic%20detail-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moroccan Magic detail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKaLgl-B0YFoKI6o5mKPeOXC3nUnjMiUjYRf_olQNW55veXdF8DDVx1bxlDA0-iuU6i41FLvl2s75Ztg7L5k-fgUU3Vqk6Nfny1_BAKPxNhBBgYYQ-OkdFeK7t-oIYVgbDv75NvLK-H-jMx7zTyOnD4_xIddCW8QrLumuvX2t0jRVFcDfmJoFw4COZ180/s500/Moroccan%20Magic%20detail%202-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKaLgl-B0YFoKI6o5mKPeOXC3nUnjMiUjYRf_olQNW55veXdF8DDVx1bxlDA0-iuU6i41FLvl2s75Ztg7L5k-fgUU3Vqk6Nfny1_BAKPxNhBBgYYQ-OkdFeK7t-oIYVgbDv75NvLK-H-jMx7zTyOnD4_xIddCW8QrLumuvX2t0jRVFcDfmJoFw4COZ180/s320/Moroccan%20Magic%20detail%202-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moroccan Magic detail<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMKuGCvhtegcbEla9-bDeygaBTMVWiwR_zYKUaud2c2Q6taEy5UceRyzjARqBF_ZSvJ07z-57E_hYq3Un-SgxqDtWIz03oRZZsjAlt8V3GiLB3smX6WaoWyewEoAeBkn56_8I1JoWLOFDQec958oZjWlWDaHCJuZzKPPdeePBui8f1v_PcpFGx-c7byDZ/s500/Moroccan%20Magic%20detail%204-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="500" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMKuGCvhtegcbEla9-bDeygaBTMVWiwR_zYKUaud2c2Q6taEy5UceRyzjARqBF_ZSvJ07z-57E_hYq3Un-SgxqDtWIz03oRZZsjAlt8V3GiLB3smX6WaoWyewEoAeBkn56_8I1JoWLOFDQec958oZjWlWDaHCJuZzKPPdeePBui8f1v_PcpFGx-c7byDZ/s320/Moroccan%20Magic%20detail%204-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moroccan Magic detail</td></tr></tbody></table><br />My artist statement said Morocco is a sensory overload, with its doorways, winding pathways and exotic markets.<br /><p>The have a lovely catalogue too which has large photos of all the quilts for only $20.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffvZyBF-SQhCzAATpReZMS8qXwwIfXkfJ4UbmszrKvAIzNZXUtE5UQvIN-g7GtvPyZ1UhqLR9lD8X1PdmqyWvDvcv4S9Ga7pcoAzAWb9jr975VhRhe4Mmlbqb2tlJ-Te3qfgZwnGnRSkZfhzBe-IEzdTF01zgqQaPEKJ4x-iN3Uw5URAFoY40vr3-Vrt_/s621/AQA%20Catalogue-500px.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffvZyBF-SQhCzAATpReZMS8qXwwIfXkfJ4UbmszrKvAIzNZXUtE5UQvIN-g7GtvPyZ1UhqLR9lD8X1PdmqyWvDvcv4S9Ga7pcoAzAWb9jr975VhRhe4Mmlbqb2tlJ-Te3qfgZwnGnRSkZfhzBe-IEzdTF01zgqQaPEKJ4x-iN3Uw5URAFoY40vr3-Vrt_/s320/AQA%20Catalogue-500px.jpg" width="258" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Bye for now,</p><p><b><i>Linda</i></b></p></div>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-27440019453131371482023-07-25T20:21:00.001+10:002023-07-25T20:21:00.157+10:00Connection at the Lume<p> I was in the city everyday for the Victorian Quilters Showcase and managed to slip away for an hour to see the Connection exhibition at the Lume Theatre.</p><p>The Lume theatre is in the same building as our quilt show, the Exhibition and Convention Centre, so it was very convenient. The Lume is set up to show paintings projected onto walls and the floor, so you feel surrounded by light and art. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf79YNExvxXyg539Q-FLCN7k6wFpKtlRSpP6x9bqh2Xwtr6YcJwD487tR4AS28HlccC8YTB812SkjSlT_pnsEcnrZhBy-1WMgjZPG0x4zOp6Ny1TNwNX0cq_ympjc6b_VLhLJhy93UA4ckk_r0WVnMFjMmFTbeTbkXnxJaVjBdY1o3zoOurmi_W9MScp9c/s689/Connections%20at%20Lume%20Book-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf79YNExvxXyg539Q-FLCN7k6wFpKtlRSpP6x9bqh2Xwtr6YcJwD487tR4AS28HlccC8YTB812SkjSlT_pnsEcnrZhBy-1WMgjZPG0x4zOp6Ny1TNwNX0cq_ympjc6b_VLhLJhy93UA4ckk_r0WVnMFjMmFTbeTbkXnxJaVjBdY1o3zoOurmi_W9MScp9c/s320/Connections%20at%20Lume%20Book-500px.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is the third exhibition they have presented and I have been to them all. The first was Van Gogh and the second was Monet and Friends.<div><br /></div><div>Connection is an exhibition of Aboriginal paintings. I wasn't sure if it would be as good as the others but it was just as wonderful. </div><div><br /></div><div>There is something magical about being totally surrounded by art and music. The only disappointment is that photos do not do it justice. It is all about the experience.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some of the photos that I took.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWf-paJ3PbA-pBQ1ymG4o5B9u5ndNGaTb-KcnROpffUGkz4g-8l1F3g7i3G443NNqfaWWkzuTG-NNXDYtMnNoxLBsc8zyQ6lDb8cJK32SO5STTieeA_GBlLmmSvbJSpxsvqDLHK8lfrRGm9DLyDLXqTLO2ky-izolo0fhkXdu2xTfkJ5LYVdgu8F1_qEKR/s500/Connections%20at%20the%20Lume%202-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="500" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWf-paJ3PbA-pBQ1ymG4o5B9u5ndNGaTb-KcnROpffUGkz4g-8l1F3g7i3G443NNqfaWWkzuTG-NNXDYtMnNoxLBsc8zyQ6lDb8cJK32SO5STTieeA_GBlLmmSvbJSpxsvqDLHK8lfrRGm9DLyDLXqTLO2ky-izolo0fhkXdu2xTfkJ5LYVdgu8F1_qEKR/s320/Connections%20at%20the%20Lume%202-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4yqt2k8tdnzye3fFFz-658_rcWoA5nyj37j9L8n_mzksY4HZ7cEy0wpXRuEURoBg59xNh4YSt3x8fjFoDgiLB5RFvRDUsY3Sqs9LdZfLSqzEejTHkm69MR4b0AyLilG9xwIiEha60AOvfN73O06mPeB6UUBC7hWdD6gdJ5ppby948ayd5HaGDbrSLQ2M/s500/Connections%20at%20the%20Lume%203-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="500" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4yqt2k8tdnzye3fFFz-658_rcWoA5nyj37j9L8n_mzksY4HZ7cEy0wpXRuEURoBg59xNh4YSt3x8fjFoDgiLB5RFvRDUsY3Sqs9LdZfLSqzEejTHkm69MR4b0AyLilG9xwIiEha60AOvfN73O06mPeB6UUBC7hWdD6gdJ5ppby948ayd5HaGDbrSLQ2M/s320/Connections%20at%20the%20Lume%203-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil29zBoITY0NoKndbjIzARKMiyY2sMNqT6cxpz009b4_laQJQKWRJO-nC2EDBioOFyoi_kSkYOCQjzCY9xY5em17k9kqPgfZ0acVaAuo6KJ6mgwj5_K3jMuHxsZVHIhwM-XRfVdHn5p0rR22iTHPPZyZXiW2ycQZaiaZgvQxx69h3clWvDsMhRDEO4BMW9/s500/Connections%20at%20the%20Lume%204-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="500" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil29zBoITY0NoKndbjIzARKMiyY2sMNqT6cxpz009b4_laQJQKWRJO-nC2EDBioOFyoi_kSkYOCQjzCY9xY5em17k9kqPgfZ0acVaAuo6KJ6mgwj5_K3jMuHxsZVHIhwM-XRfVdHn5p0rR22iTHPPZyZXiW2ycQZaiaZgvQxx69h3clWvDsMhRDEO4BMW9/s320/Connections%20at%20the%20Lume%204-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3Ga_WzMOQUIV5lxcJVZMiHiCLng15hD7mQ8XxDfrOrjWKXPQxFfRPzzefngQpvFcB64uAV10mfd6JvFiYsC9vXLGy16JaAjOMtcpaAOfD3EL_lEgJevygoK3McBvxU1Z9rC9YMBGYHkgcZC-tUJbr2PKr1-hG-eCwp7qB9JqWgah5YS6z9sWyBHmssRv/s500/Connections%20at%20the%20Lume%205-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="500" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3Ga_WzMOQUIV5lxcJVZMiHiCLng15hD7mQ8XxDfrOrjWKXPQxFfRPzzefngQpvFcB64uAV10mfd6JvFiYsC9vXLGy16JaAjOMtcpaAOfD3EL_lEgJevygoK3McBvxU1Z9rC9YMBGYHkgcZC-tUJbr2PKr1-hG-eCwp7qB9JqWgah5YS6z9sWyBHmssRv/s320/Connections%20at%20the%20Lume%205-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdCaXApPE0g5fSOwdQOMac60GnRTiXd9KQEGewnO2xdbwU8zY-jPek4-Z8hKKVHNwNFSuu8qTlaXJzdiBSeVWttHGxiC5ty0mOiGRThcRwhIsozMCMxblHbkIRC047hx4oSbGGSj6EtIkzYuJBPBdA7ioUqOtyHSw4p15oljBqnUKo08x_arJ04d-nqoN/s500/Connections%20at%20the%20Lume-%201-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="500" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdCaXApPE0g5fSOwdQOMac60GnRTiXd9KQEGewnO2xdbwU8zY-jPek4-Z8hKKVHNwNFSuu8qTlaXJzdiBSeVWttHGxiC5ty0mOiGRThcRwhIsozMCMxblHbkIRC047hx4oSbGGSj6EtIkzYuJBPBdA7ioUqOtyHSw4p15oljBqnUKo08x_arJ04d-nqoN/s320/Connections%20at%20the%20Lume-%201-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>If I get the chance, I would definitely go and see it again. </div><div><br /></div><div>Bye for now,</div><div><b><i>Linda</i></b><br /><p><br /></p></div>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-9909113896417325612023-07-18T17:08:00.004+10:002023-07-18T17:08:47.122+10:00Victorian Quilters Showcase 2023<p> The Victorian Quilters Inc. Showcase was on last week and it was my last one as Convenor. Everything went well, the show looked good and we had many compliments on the layout and the beautiful quilts.</p><p>I will be a quilt show consultant next year to make sure that the hand over to the new Convenor goes smoothly.</p><p>Best of Show went to a beautiful applique quilt by Mariya Waters called Floral Symphony no. 2.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_4vZ8Q8rM6LIJSRPNkb5-hq9bPtTqWzA0RtNnSqD6F8PfRdCRRXvh8KDmA1Qo7vGSEx0JzjpiGmwQfWlTwsy4n9M-To52yQycdH4MFwRgWCk4peHuSeaKA_0EQyhnlj15feUalOG5ImVn2cEvnccspe6BI5hybPmN5HL6YlXhqxL-Lp5ZETJroPZKXZn/s500/SC-Mariya%20Waters%20BOS%20(1)-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="500" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_4vZ8Q8rM6LIJSRPNkb5-hq9bPtTqWzA0RtNnSqD6F8PfRdCRRXvh8KDmA1Qo7vGSEx0JzjpiGmwQfWlTwsy4n9M-To52yQycdH4MFwRgWCk4peHuSeaKA_0EQyhnlj15feUalOG5ImVn2cEvnccspe6BI5hybPmN5HL6YlXhqxL-Lp5ZETJroPZKXZn/s320/SC-Mariya%20Waters%20BOS%20(1)-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floral Symphony no. 2 by Mariya Waters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Here are a couple of detail photos.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZimaUMSCDMPu3L1y4_XwueOkRnUYD6D4PUc2zOWqTcRSyRyYS9z73-TzVEsfByDjeYoivyj9PKDOLO3Ii5untYakMae2XFlZltc-gw6yHrKuFkHcrCWPYZQNMialeZYr6OVLpvYmp-qESxZ095bBNhtNnKY1yybjOxx-AsWEGPnwKir6DBmK_FEW68vkV/s667/SC-Mariya%20Waters%20detail%20(4)-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZimaUMSCDMPu3L1y4_XwueOkRnUYD6D4PUc2zOWqTcRSyRyYS9z73-TzVEsfByDjeYoivyj9PKDOLO3Ii5untYakMae2XFlZltc-gw6yHrKuFkHcrCWPYZQNMialeZYr6OVLpvYmp-qESxZ095bBNhtNnKY1yybjOxx-AsWEGPnwKir6DBmK_FEW68vkV/s320/SC-Mariya%20Waters%20detail%20(4)-500px.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmzWGDebinc6Z4rjr3W1fZI6lPhLwgDUb3P0KTlf7IGX5JVGn8T4HkLVSFBRJ_ijroGq6CPpufDOhWFm9A5N6QoV4DvlW3PWQ0a5fyd4xjMO544_zlsgjufvWcrW193z9xQIyI5Hes7lxjRLCjmOtevPjmKTvxMRLGp0NeLqlUXrvKEJmsgK8HKWpO2Er/s667/SC-Mariya%20Waters%20detail%20(5)-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmzWGDebinc6Z4rjr3W1fZI6lPhLwgDUb3P0KTlf7IGX5JVGn8T4HkLVSFBRJ_ijroGq6CPpufDOhWFm9A5N6QoV4DvlW3PWQ0a5fyd4xjMO544_zlsgjufvWcrW193z9xQIyI5Hes7lxjRLCjmOtevPjmKTvxMRLGp0NeLqlUXrvKEJmsgK8HKWpO2Er/s320/SC-Mariya%20Waters%20detail%20(5)-500px.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floral Symphony no. 2 detail by Mariya Waters </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Runner Up to Best of Show was a Pictorial Quilt by Sue de Vanny called Long Tall Sally.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUiuNj0M62-xJ22NENUHbQjHm2Pkf8oZe0ASI1WRpdAxDZi70_yIUbksayouivRSRfuJExMNsbjpQRejuRQD_pm1rDkCn_BWwOkaTXp8E4f5RDdEejT6ZO7DumWcmt_IUQ3MercwzLZEkFjPW5c9m64D64LR9pW2y97U6tA0DXhR3vS4hza-8kV9rVR_l/s654/SC-Sue%20de%20Vanny%20RU%20BOS%20(1)-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUiuNj0M62-xJ22NENUHbQjHm2Pkf8oZe0ASI1WRpdAxDZi70_yIUbksayouivRSRfuJExMNsbjpQRejuRQD_pm1rDkCn_BWwOkaTXp8E4f5RDdEejT6ZO7DumWcmt_IUQ3MercwzLZEkFjPW5c9m64D64LR9pW2y97U6tA0DXhR3vS4hza-8kV9rVR_l/s320/SC-Sue%20de%20Vanny%20RU%20BOS%20(1)-500px.jpg" width="245" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long Tall Sally by Sue de Vanny</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>There was another lovely pictorial quilt in the show with an Alice in Wonderland theme.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkX83_kdy5ZHS_R96xUjTdozAqivpUy8-dEWSL_r59ANDa7lj3R9dNKKfXL1i5rq6CZJffxpntKyY5BDohLeFbEhD6sjBcqiyP-a2uGHT6r-kLfY5j66GUr_kQ1J6M9iALTMoAfgjV6bL-jjSjhExdyilRzYrYQn57B1Mkcz1pYG0Dd_7kys6LLglBlq4j/s500/SC-%20Curiouser%20and%20Curiouser-%20Michelle%20Bardwell-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="500" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkX83_kdy5ZHS_R96xUjTdozAqivpUy8-dEWSL_r59ANDa7lj3R9dNKKfXL1i5rq6CZJffxpntKyY5BDohLeFbEhD6sjBcqiyP-a2uGHT6r-kLfY5j66GUr_kQ1J6M9iALTMoAfgjV6bL-jjSjhExdyilRzYrYQn57B1Mkcz1pYG0Dd_7kys6LLglBlq4j/s320/SC-%20Curiouser%20and%20Curiouser-%20Michelle%20Bardwell-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curiouser and Curiouser by Michelle Bardwell</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><p>We had a display of 20 quilts by the Melbourne Modern Quilt Guild and one particularly caught my eye.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikg0BiOUcBRUiWXm0BZ1dJUTUaGDmf2Z16RGio7tkJ74_CxmlsDyhpvO5pPaLSXZUv5TrENGjfU8ptotLk33mnmN55vN348DXO2tzUfXfjc_3z6d6qIFljoMXIBHnuPtmjJ_ncvaxN4SswtPUZdiBpzgA54e-qxsGQaaxJFgqw6z1V47d5q50rorB-N18g/s533/SC-MMQG%20Display-%20Fan%20Fold%20by%20Caroline%20Headley-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikg0BiOUcBRUiWXm0BZ1dJUTUaGDmf2Z16RGio7tkJ74_CxmlsDyhpvO5pPaLSXZUv5TrENGjfU8ptotLk33mnmN55vN348DXO2tzUfXfjc_3z6d6qIFljoMXIBHnuPtmjJ_ncvaxN4SswtPUZdiBpzgA54e-qxsGQaaxJFgqw6z1V47d5q50rorB-N18g/s320/SC-MMQG%20Display-%20Fan%20Fold%20by%20Caroline%20Headley-500px.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fan Fold by Caroline Headley</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>There was also a display of a series of quilts by Jan Preston about her Father in Law in World War 2.</p><p>After finding memorabilia in her Father in Law's belongings after he had passed away, Jan went about researching his story. Below is a photo of a section of the display</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEw6wtzzmv7ah6bUThuNjD7hXqjj2xBRqAXHa5cpOfv9sJMw4Y89EarrjX88vbpfb01U7sY-z6ryuVPbVpEwmOv5bXahLsk5Li89HIvsz3Ro1nV6diluz_guKmgvQ14t6w-qPZ9h_8OGxGxW5mx8B5q2Gm4C4Uwhrz1oFXWM0KhCz9rrjOnf_2-keEgyln/s500/SC-Jan%20preston%20Ex%20(1)-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="500" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEw6wtzzmv7ah6bUThuNjD7hXqjj2xBRqAXHa5cpOfv9sJMw4Y89EarrjX88vbpfb01U7sY-z6ryuVPbVpEwmOv5bXahLsk5Li89HIvsz3Ro1nV6diluz_guKmgvQ14t6w-qPZ9h_8OGxGxW5mx8B5q2Gm4C4Uwhrz1oFXWM0KhCz9rrjOnf_2-keEgyln/s320/SC-Jan%20preston%20Ex%20(1)-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courage and Determination by Jan Preston</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The display touched many hearts and visitors recounted their own family stories, quite a few tears were shed.</p><p>Jan Preston is a wonderful artist and you really need to see the work and appreciate all the different techniques in person. Photos do not do it justice.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1Zat5yHLf7WVkTNqweHOv2qV64M7FBlNcFFZ7Ym_aVKy61xAUaJkLR73UhjbdFONpRqCb3R9UWHo2WukNSJVMO79oyozkA6LI4_9XeGLCPSDaIpTufsh1Jfv4sF1fpwU54Io2Q3ENRX6Z44BGcfLSQAy_Y01DbmKvrdL6Lmevz7mUGZaiv5j8PvYNPBi/s557/SC-Jan%20Preston%20Courage%20and%20Determination%20Exhibition%20(12)-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1Zat5yHLf7WVkTNqweHOv2qV64M7FBlNcFFZ7Ym_aVKy61xAUaJkLR73UhjbdFONpRqCb3R9UWHo2WukNSJVMO79oyozkA6LI4_9XeGLCPSDaIpTufsh1Jfv4sF1fpwU54Io2Q3ENRX6Z44BGcfLSQAy_Y01DbmKvrdL6Lmevz7mUGZaiv5j8PvYNPBi/s320/SC-Jan%20Preston%20Courage%20and%20Determination%20Exhibition%20(12)-500px.jpg" width="287" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courage and Determination by Jan Preston.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I was also lucky enough to win 2nd prize in the Contemporary section with my quilt called Sailing.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuKHdYkioUxlIy2v0pP0UTUloetwHTa0rJPS9WNVrKgyxUHo5DX8GZ2i_rCif01EueQ2Ni54E-Ae3JJM7stc3qZnHMdIKpNPCsjQ4AA8qWMzx2uszOuvKjMp1a3c70DdY-oxfWG-2NyZFvZhUS_MjcabmXBcdv-eWlLgDQnIcSfcKltO-9Hh2KiIUWfjh/s500/SC-Sailing%20with%20Me-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="500" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuKHdYkioUxlIy2v0pP0UTUloetwHTa0rJPS9WNVrKgyxUHo5DX8GZ2i_rCif01EueQ2Ni54E-Ae3JJM7stc3qZnHMdIKpNPCsjQ4AA8qWMzx2uszOuvKjMp1a3c70DdY-oxfWG-2NyZFvZhUS_MjcabmXBcdv-eWlLgDQnIcSfcKltO-9Hh2KiIUWfjh/s320/SC-Sailing%20with%20Me-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sailing by Linda Steele</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Well, that is the end of an era for me, I have been Showcase Convenor for 6 years and did three Waverley Quilt Shows before that, as well as being President of Waverley Patchworkers for two years.</p><p>No wonder I feel a bit burnt out.</p><p>I really need some down time to concentrate on my own sewing.</p><p>Bye for now,</p><p><b><i>Linda</i></b></p></div>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-4911642347564273352023-07-11T10:28:00.001+10:002023-07-11T10:28:00.145+10:00Good news<p> I have been very busy for a long time but I can finally see some light.</p><p>One piece of good news is that I made a quilt inspired by my wonderful trip to Morocco. I have just heard that it has been accepted into the<b> Art Quilt Australia 2023</b> exhibition. It is a requirement that the quilt has not been seen or exhibited before, so I can only show a detail photo until August this year when the exhibition opens.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZmzA0_5sweQUn2Jqg2BFp0SAxeUubkQthqociG94MpacJEApMxJoBBH72oJYUVlNtlA-Vp9hQUgvyX-i8ePWmA_-JxgqeerPiikUHq4z6GRk27e_eYNOe7Reom0Zb2NsYCS_u3E44C_DWX2tu2yHZIciOwK6eKFKXGcIwFtxPMDhAtLnNlVvVcTkDXux/s500/Moroccan%20Magic%20detail%204-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="500" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZmzA0_5sweQUn2Jqg2BFp0SAxeUubkQthqociG94MpacJEApMxJoBBH72oJYUVlNtlA-Vp9hQUgvyX-i8ePWmA_-JxgqeerPiikUHq4z6GRk27e_eYNOe7Reom0Zb2NsYCS_u3E44C_DWX2tu2yHZIciOwK6eKFKXGcIwFtxPMDhAtLnNlVvVcTkDXux/s320/Moroccan%20Magic%20detail%204-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moroccan Magic detail</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I saw the fabric for the Modern Quilt Guild challenge and I really liked it, so I trawled online for ages until I found the correct fabrics. You could easily get the fabrics from America but hardly any of the shops post to Australia anymore because of the cost. I found one fabric at one shop and the postage costs were way higher than the the fabric, so I didn't go ahead with the purchase.</p><p>After much searching, I found the required 6 fabrics from 3 or 4 different shops in Australia.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfA0DX6fjlei6psgI9hpwKQFunYiEWROfGOf2eb6puLiYYXr0QBCGSK9HC5w6IeelPcfVeaRPkP8lI5ZZ1_ilKeOhwbqwDHrlfeGJ4xN2sOQ_fhKRSaD9mu0vUkr8AS53pMraCyBQqBWmi7rKeg-DePjqnu5U32gz3YYK8NXteIzzqYEuHcc15zgyf0LE/s642/Ocean%20Dance%202%20Fabrics-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfA0DX6fjlei6psgI9hpwKQFunYiEWROfGOf2eb6puLiYYXr0QBCGSK9HC5w6IeelPcfVeaRPkP8lI5ZZ1_ilKeOhwbqwDHrlfeGJ4xN2sOQ_fhKRSaD9mu0vUkr8AS53pMraCyBQqBWmi7rKeg-DePjqnu5U32gz3YYK8NXteIzzqYEuHcc15zgyf0LE/s320/Ocean%20Dance%202%20Fabrics-500px.jpg" width="249" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Challenge Fabrics</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I have already started, it's another improv pieced style quilt that I am really enjoying lately.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ef6ybW_dRsAZq_y9JdJruozMDZP2SZnJUFCT5HO6pwXkw4Z7j6UgegD9deVQWfb5_F78XGyVriAS106O9cZkR5DC8JOJ7rJILpCoMuhCpvA1r-pMzBlluJ80PMhv8wgOgyiQ0BJYgLZHCJs5hS90lw5NUq02WXYylPnt6P-J4gQu0waqjFiWBoIzQpb3/s500/Ocean%20Dance%202-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="500" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ef6ybW_dRsAZq_y9JdJruozMDZP2SZnJUFCT5HO6pwXkw4Z7j6UgegD9deVQWfb5_F78XGyVriAS106O9cZkR5DC8JOJ7rJILpCoMuhCpvA1r-pMzBlluJ80PMhv8wgOgyiQ0BJYgLZHCJs5hS90lw5NUq02WXYylPnt6P-J4gQu0waqjFiWBoIzQpb3/s320/Ocean%20Dance%202-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beginnings of a quilt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>To tell you the truth, it is probably not the sort of quilt that the Modern Quilt Guild is looking for, but I don't mind if it isn't accepted, I am just happy to be inspired to make it.</p><p>I have saved the best news for last. I have been the convenor of the Victorian Quilt Showcase for a few years now. It is our most prestigious show and is held at the Exhibition and Convention Centre in the city.</p><p>The Show opens on Wednesday at 10am and closes on Saturday at 4pm. I have been working hard on this for months.</p><p>We have a modern Quilt as our raffle quilt this year, it was made by members of the Melbourne Modern Quilt Guild. It is very different from our usual raffle quilts and it has been very well received.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRtMGcVLw9wM-y6QvlTV1QwpXeQawuV-RES-c8h-Qvzp4DOMD6ZbvocznONIW-JwQrHknRy4klgkI7HRUj7sgCYWPQFfLu8MiLXMfTjrfTeITlWkliScz9EfkkekavOb9Kq2sQr1I9dIutF6MYnr1QK_0A1Ft6AzCUdoeCCCRp498oI81KKI98aPJbPGH/s511/Positivity%20by%20Melb%20Modern%20Quilt%20Guild-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRtMGcVLw9wM-y6QvlTV1QwpXeQawuV-RES-c8h-Qvzp4DOMD6ZbvocznONIW-JwQrHknRy4klgkI7HRUj7sgCYWPQFfLu8MiLXMfTjrfTeITlWkliScz9EfkkekavOb9Kq2sQr1I9dIutF6MYnr1QK_0A1Ft6AzCUdoeCCCRp498oI81KKI98aPJbPGH/s320/Positivity%20by%20Melb%20Modern%20Quilt%20Guild-500px.jpg" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Positivity by the MMQG</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The good news is that someone has come forward to take over my job as Convenor!! I wanted to finish last year but we couldn't get anyone to do the job.</p><p>I will still be helping next year but as a guide and Consultant.</p><p>I will be at the show everyday this week, so I hope to catch up with many friends. It will be good to have a quilt show again.</p><p>Bye for now,</p><p><b><i>Linda</i></b></p>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-86487289566189166912023-07-04T20:02:00.001+10:002023-07-04T20:02:00.136+10:00Bendigo Art Gallery<p> After we had finished our little mid week holiday, the week before last, my friends and I went a bit further north to Bendigo.</p><p>Our first stop was to <a href="https://www.mareestclairquilts.com.au/" target="_blank">Maree St Clair Quilt Shop</a>. The shop is quite large and it was busy because a group from Ballarat were having a sewing day there. There was a lot of very traditional fabric, which I don't use anymore but there was some Kona cottons that I wanted.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCbEtWFWXNAeTcWgyPSCBB2eswniel6D-no6mt33NoRZq9ilAGAO3ypiBBijFkuYFlfJxGUUqxACB6edZ6KksjdDutBXjir8tPz2W-RXP-WSbkX6jDTLKcWR5JOn99GCaOfVt7l1FClvaC-2_iVR9qu0ZIpbF1G-vCzDI88Y-7xYQToL8FxqswAIqWHjn/s500/Fabrics%20from%20Bendigo%20500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="500" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCbEtWFWXNAeTcWgyPSCBB2eswniel6D-no6mt33NoRZq9ilAGAO3ypiBBijFkuYFlfJxGUUqxACB6edZ6KksjdDutBXjir8tPz2W-RXP-WSbkX6jDTLKcWR5JOn99GCaOfVt7l1FClvaC-2_iVR9qu0ZIpbF1G-vCzDI88Y-7xYQToL8FxqswAIqWHjn/s320/Fabrics%20from%20Bendigo%20500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Fabrics</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The tartan fabric on the left is enough for a quilt backing. Maree had very kindly donated a voucher to the Vic Quilters Quilt show and I was the lucky recipient.</p><p>Then we drove onto the Bendigo Art Gallery. There was an Australian Women's Weekly exhibition to celebrate their 90th Birthday. A massive achievement.</p><p>When we entered they had some of the beautiful clothes that had been on some of the covers. My favourite was the black dress called Snow Maiden by Paolo Sebastian.</p><p>It was worn by singer Tina Arena in Evita. I thought it strange that it was called Snow Maiden but I still thought it was gorgeous.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHPtfKe9Q8MdNmRW1ZNSU0hZV_8ivt_DTvZhlHl8lWTNNPW2V04rv1fFCNxBdjom9vAdRBDbQVzhbpgnvde4P5uhNsmW2QxSZE4Fm8et_CUcZL8Fo3z0sgyUJuwXebjQw5pzpUV3OGRqXF1XcD7HaSAFV1RlkRqTbPrcF7lnyn0FmzOUNw-92Cld3Jcxr/s795/Bendigo%20WW-Snow%20Maiden-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHPtfKe9Q8MdNmRW1ZNSU0hZV_8ivt_DTvZhlHl8lWTNNPW2V04rv1fFCNxBdjom9vAdRBDbQVzhbpgnvde4P5uhNsmW2QxSZE4Fm8et_CUcZL8Fo3z0sgyUJuwXebjQw5pzpUV3OGRqXF1XcD7HaSAFV1RlkRqTbPrcF7lnyn0FmzOUNw-92Cld3Jcxr/s320/Bendigo%20WW-Snow%20Maiden-500px.jpg" width="201" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow Maiden</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Here is a close up of the bodice. It looks see through but in the photo of Tina Arena wearing it, she had a black lining under it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-IeonRMkRTPmjm1qx6P22k2LH10QaiFoJec5nZaQUbAae8FwvP4Nx9zmYFeiQ0nRqTAC2S6rOiSk4X6oZRX-rWGJaMuAru0NJ7aK_A8zIAdRaFxrYi07PojAAJ79cnOYXCt4sW5TIvgKHCGbsJ0TMlpvZRKzKLsPqJvWlMVL9PGVFntnfdqmxY71_-BB/s500/Bendigo%20WW-Snow%20Maiden%20detail-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="500" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-IeonRMkRTPmjm1qx6P22k2LH10QaiFoJec5nZaQUbAae8FwvP4Nx9zmYFeiQ0nRqTAC2S6rOiSk4X6oZRX-rWGJaMuAru0NJ7aK_A8zIAdRaFxrYi07PojAAJ79cnOYXCt4sW5TIvgKHCGbsJ0TMlpvZRKzKLsPqJvWlMVL9PGVFntnfdqmxY71_-BB/s320/Bendigo%20WW-Snow%20Maiden%20detail-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow Maiden detail.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>When my children were young, the Women's Weekly magazine published a birthday cake book. My children loved it and it was a huge best seller. They had a display of photos of people and the cakes they had made from the book over the years.</p><p>It was a long wall but there were so many people looking at it that I could only take a photo of the middle section</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ96OKYrJkmE7Ql505Pe_FTZY2GPW5IKu1ZJ8Y4ORTvoVYhPrzXnLp2OPG5vHaAsBG801KYdBo9eIs5qoMqdVo_6XH_uSqC3jzGyj9tJnvsICEYcUW9dVO0nBuOT-zGDkJQ02gmZ_-KKBaDVXGmtA5G3chF_FrSQ7PShBdO72lka7rjHBaqZEM6FrS_Hw0/s500/Bendigo%20WW-%20Birthday%20cake%20display-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="500" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ96OKYrJkmE7Ql505Pe_FTZY2GPW5IKu1ZJ8Y4ORTvoVYhPrzXnLp2OPG5vHaAsBG801KYdBo9eIs5qoMqdVo_6XH_uSqC3jzGyj9tJnvsICEYcUW9dVO0nBuOT-zGDkJQ02gmZ_-KKBaDVXGmtA5G3chF_FrSQ7PShBdO72lka7rjHBaqZEM6FrS_Hw0/s320/Bendigo%20WW-%20Birthday%20cake%20display-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birthday Cake wall</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>There were some of the cakes on display too.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4eajFY1sZrzlG5JUgvTVENJxM7jkfFsSNj2VfM1OxZ1Fp0YUjTRWKY5IRtSogllv5DT0ZryHPa7Pr02CwaSb2JxAJo51mdmQC-xZN9Yu0zqyPXXuCsYaL0oH8wWviAZP5uktc_87Y-m8bj7CMTRUA_OsWHYm4WPl8eXCbas3BDaMtoVsPjtGU7bFXCkz/s500/Bendigo%20WW-%20Train%20Cake-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="500" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4eajFY1sZrzlG5JUgvTVENJxM7jkfFsSNj2VfM1OxZ1Fp0YUjTRWKY5IRtSogllv5DT0ZryHPa7Pr02CwaSb2JxAJo51mdmQC-xZN9Yu0zqyPXXuCsYaL0oH8wWviAZP5uktc_87Y-m8bj7CMTRUA_OsWHYm4WPl8eXCbas3BDaMtoVsPjtGU7bFXCkz/s320/Bendigo%20WW-%20Train%20Cake-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Train Cake</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>There was also an Australiana exhibition.</p><p>I remember Jenny Kee was very trendy in the 1980's and 1990's, she was especially known for her knitwear.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRyFEwegJ4S60picJXFQRe_5pcEs8Vbft9ABRg8G-iTm6woCxPs2Bcz5tk-NfxkB5npaZTA-Y-MzvuAWaLbArdst3C488sNCgYnUQauSWcLPkasmN8sfOjXUfZvFuGG69B8776toC0jlHh2TBBpeoOFrCP20WI-SlgXo3rD0P1lzW-wFNQa3oQPATJizh/s500/Bendigo%20Aust-Jenny%20Kee-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="500" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRyFEwegJ4S60picJXFQRe_5pcEs8Vbft9ABRg8G-iTm6woCxPs2Bcz5tk-NfxkB5npaZTA-Y-MzvuAWaLbArdst3C488sNCgYnUQauSWcLPkasmN8sfOjXUfZvFuGG69B8776toC0jlHh2TBBpeoOFrCP20WI-SlgXo3rD0P1lzW-wFNQa3oQPATJizh/s320/Bendigo%20Aust-Jenny%20Kee-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jenny Kee Display</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>There was also lots of other clothes on display from various designers.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZBC8U5yN8bnzLjU_IJGgtiKoFRLGTWallnhnyv6YpLNbXbk1zjJkyvOBc7VnQQMRgtYCrNMQUGgNq0omWR1IXNB539CDEC2ayfh0JBslNmPdxzoaHcj6wMn01LnvRMzlj1BFQXMzUWctpLZy-0Rj6eynVWJaaPTyIr1HxqpAKhfvRk-BJ6xwtTv7axq3/s500/Bendigo-%20Aust%20fashion-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="500" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZBC8U5yN8bnzLjU_IJGgtiKoFRLGTWallnhnyv6YpLNbXbk1zjJkyvOBc7VnQQMRgtYCrNMQUGgNq0omWR1IXNB539CDEC2ayfh0JBslNmPdxzoaHcj6wMn01LnvRMzlj1BFQXMzUWctpLZy-0Rj6eynVWJaaPTyIr1HxqpAKhfvRk-BJ6xwtTv7axq3/s320/Bendigo-%20Aust%20fashion-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Australian Fashion on display</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I took lots of photos. When I got home it was back to reality, cooking dinner etc. But it was refreshing to have those days away.</p><p>While I was gone, one of my quilts arrived home from exhibition. I hadn't seen it since 2021.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioo4lGQqrtg8pAzVnoj16zg73eEtEkm_SQXhpeGzGCB_nDDG0FH8lT2Bjm0lbHyH9cqjCDRjQHhiuhNMB-Z7zSQvKJDcRaVljPXiaf16OsFB-F3tabTWbNst0at7j-qruhvaF7sKE8wtg7raZLoparSS0TNspUN9g_vcodqlkYuAnKZqKGWW4MUxq7Nx0q/s500/Savvy's%20quilt-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="500" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioo4lGQqrtg8pAzVnoj16zg73eEtEkm_SQXhpeGzGCB_nDDG0FH8lT2Bjm0lbHyH9cqjCDRjQHhiuhNMB-Z7zSQvKJDcRaVljPXiaf16OsFB-F3tabTWbNst0at7j-qruhvaF7sKE8wtg7raZLoparSS0TNspUN9g_vcodqlkYuAnKZqKGWW4MUxq7Nx0q/s320/Savvy's%20quilt-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reef Revelations by Linda Steele</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Bye for now,</p><p><b><i>Linda</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-92004559546475771112023-06-28T20:01:00.003+10:002023-06-28T20:01:49.999+10:00A mid week get away<p> Last week, I went on a short holiday for a couple of nights with my sewing group friends. We stayed at <a href="https://createretreats.com.au/" target="_blank">Create at Harcourt</a> which is a couple of hours drive near Bendigo. It was one of the coldest weeks we've had so far, but luckily we had heaters in every room. It was a very relaxed couple of days, just sitting and sewing, chatting and eating. We can do it well!</p><p>I took a couple of photos of the retreat but I should have taken them during the day when the blinds were open! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZ8FDLeL8QSSWLOgKayVj0QKb0zUNHyNospaiAS9WX6IBrP8V1kDJ3lfQjqV5-ixH44VPrG2aXvqDZzJuka1TB1_LvtYkWh7oaZE2SKhEEHb_-SlMbaFpLaYI0725OmtIpUuPZZTkvZgohYsiylXdorl8CmxHFyweDke8-PrgUIt6RklT8T06yzShwlbN/s539/Create%20House-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZ8FDLeL8QSSWLOgKayVj0QKb0zUNHyNospaiAS9WX6IBrP8V1kDJ3lfQjqV5-ixH44VPrG2aXvqDZzJuka1TB1_LvtYkWh7oaZE2SKhEEHb_-SlMbaFpLaYI0725OmtIpUuPZZTkvZgohYsiylXdorl8CmxHFyweDke8-PrgUIt6RklT8T06yzShwlbN/s320/Create%20House-500px.jpg" width="297" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Create at Harcourt</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I knew I had found the right place when I saw the quilt pattern out the front. That bay window up the top is where we spent most of our time.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPycichNEztHhwuDjdvqNaMIFaLZzj4YT3rm4hNNO1zo8RVuFpyAQFRG9xK0ngN3QaBLkW16gAmVw71AR0Y22NIITEFAb5U9T1ELiOWa_Q9ESVsSDpsY4jrOk_Q-RpuqUYqWzKFDPx0hkseootlcFH7SocnJvaK32n0bTAhgTZu67frK1pFZ599ye6BwV/s500/Create-%20Sitting%20space-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="500" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPycichNEztHhwuDjdvqNaMIFaLZzj4YT3rm4hNNO1zo8RVuFpyAQFRG9xK0ngN3QaBLkW16gAmVw71AR0Y22NIITEFAb5U9T1ELiOWa_Q9ESVsSDpsY4jrOk_Q-RpuqUYqWzKFDPx0hkseootlcFH7SocnJvaK32n0bTAhgTZu67frK1pFZ599ye6BwV/s320/Create-%20Sitting%20space-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sitting space</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsLbgppr4WioKHzWSJiKRHVCHP3DPLVyk-dLOuLltdyYpjKmTf7HBGhMBkt1BOpQerPWmwfYtBwiEmYtAkvMv_96zzyGpA0aIqbwgMw4sgHmDMEtya5uRVs5Y6b5kl_p2gv5vS4zOP2tgbpPailkJBPuv8EzC2nGRiiyMoB-ylRyP0f7KxraB8_u8fuI4/s500/Create-%20Craft%20table-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="500" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsLbgppr4WioKHzWSJiKRHVCHP3DPLVyk-dLOuLltdyYpjKmTf7HBGhMBkt1BOpQerPWmwfYtBwiEmYtAkvMv_96zzyGpA0aIqbwgMw4sgHmDMEtya5uRVs5Y6b5kl_p2gv5vS4zOP2tgbpPailkJBPuv8EzC2nGRiiyMoB-ylRyP0f7KxraB8_u8fuI4/s320/Create-%20Craft%20table-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sewing table</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br />We all had our own room with quilts on the bed of course.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vt6vmXE0B2publflQXbEwch_HyPDtNjw6Qz2d9X79KXYztfuj2nQAZPNqWbWQ51SbzovBV6CsT6-gaLekTwOm-TaF8p6eU6aR26iSoAvCoW49OcIiKR2glWkNuWswbhGGbi2DfXRLJmxUhX5R_y4U7c4YUqnjNpV-ltm9zR1CSL3C91d08DvqTo37UDF/s546/Create-my%20bed-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vt6vmXE0B2publflQXbEwch_HyPDtNjw6Qz2d9X79KXYztfuj2nQAZPNqWbWQ51SbzovBV6CsT6-gaLekTwOm-TaF8p6eU6aR26iSoAvCoW49OcIiKR2glWkNuWswbhGGbi2DfXRLJmxUhX5R_y4U7c4YUqnjNpV-ltm9zR1CSL3C91d08DvqTo37UDF/s320/Create-my%20bed-500px.jpg" width="293" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My room</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>All the decorations were craft related, even my bedside lamp reminded me of some gel printing I have been doing lately.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38j_0pfYgqP2O3k3ogFy3We79bwwpHZGqeYGRcGRs_54mc_ZFcHN-6mUcj1iB506MJsZR1dh9xrKBrmPcd-KOVwEAuB0NC_v2yIi1OAmVNQ0ewFw6Vby36_nc_c0oTiqX2juuczAdgJoY96Pecx1efvy3Qz9ucqJq32pBNNtG4ms3GbHK24cjYGLveT-i/s828/Create-Lamp-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38j_0pfYgqP2O3k3ogFy3We79bwwpHZGqeYGRcGRs_54mc_ZFcHN-6mUcj1iB506MJsZR1dh9xrKBrmPcd-KOVwEAuB0NC_v2yIi1OAmVNQ0ewFw6Vby36_nc_c0oTiqX2juuczAdgJoY96Pecx1efvy3Qz9ucqJq32pBNNtG4ms3GbHK24cjYGLveT-i/s320/Create-Lamp-500px.jpg" width="193" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bedside Lamp</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Here is my gelli plate printing that I had done the week before. Even the colour was the same.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtCn7_uAtyjtwhW0UVlTR18Snrm5RUQePEJQd9yXNED1i8ke-hzZAHTordpm3eTfG10w1HEqOCjcCeSW_1hVx8xBkDy1nsQk2TPCnYq9rQgy7ZafR-t1QtflVH3FXtvYuG_8yry5abeR26FK94Zw7VTnDyC8bLxHHNPQuHJFsUTld7u6FdWd6Nw3jbbn9/s688/Create-%20gelli%20print-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtCn7_uAtyjtwhW0UVlTR18Snrm5RUQePEJQd9yXNED1i8ke-hzZAHTordpm3eTfG10w1HEqOCjcCeSW_1hVx8xBkDy1nsQk2TPCnYq9rQgy7ZafR-t1QtflVH3FXtvYuG_8yry5abeR26FK94Zw7VTnDyC8bLxHHNPQuHJFsUTld7u6FdWd6Nw3jbbn9/s320/Create-%20gelli%20print-500px.jpg" width="233" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Gelli printing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>There was a wonderful general store, bakery and café next door, where we managed to spend a bit of time. Before we left we asked someone to take our photo.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9TjDGtrBk0loJUvnlXlSUoB5cF1MpJMcOkoVZInEOW9OH2bLCI_hJDCcjV-_AAODaO3Oh1022JtXQp0xTRB9wI3QMPqKfDaTqVPZ_HyuYKxXRvzM-hO8IqvFHhGjlTLAGW81f6iZINPWKW8O8VqHJQrXP4dCE1bLo4lUaV04rX0iSFlKN1jnGYvKPdu6/s500/Create%20our%20group-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="500" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9TjDGtrBk0loJUvnlXlSUoB5cF1MpJMcOkoVZInEOW9OH2bLCI_hJDCcjV-_AAODaO3Oh1022JtXQp0xTRB9wI3QMPqKfDaTqVPZ_HyuYKxXRvzM-hO8IqvFHhGjlTLAGW81f6iZINPWKW8O8VqHJQrXP4dCE1bLo4lUaV04rX0iSFlKN1jnGYvKPdu6/s320/Create%20our%20group-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our happy group<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>We took the long way home and had lunch in Bendigo and visited the Art Gallery. I'll show those photos in the next post.</p><p>Bye for now,</p><p>Linda</p></div>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-26593904082240688852023-06-20T20:11:00.001+10:002023-06-20T20:11:00.134+10:00Golden Textures Contemporary Art Quilt Award 2023<p> Last Saturday, my husband and I drove to Maryborough for the opening of the Golden Textures Contemporary Art Quilt Award opening. It was held at the Central Goldfields Art Gallery, which is a lovely venue that has recently been renovated.</p><p>It was the first time I have ever entered and as there were only 21 entries accepted it was quite an honour to be included. </p><p>My quilt was on the flyer.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wLRt5eVSsiavAmkxAx5W7TO5sg8eOWAMwRdXd8qjNcVl7uHtm2jrL1OEzSdd125VJHwMkmHl4Z9ypWViU7JRmyCQ4BwIO_DC4f5Q0PfepwpsYXq8ohNBRLqcYlxiBu2JnGSo790797vUzAlPqJHXkc5xLgPWjDOFJrPlOTAzafOtjrO5YTd41jb5BQCC/s757/GT%20Flyer-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wLRt5eVSsiavAmkxAx5W7TO5sg8eOWAMwRdXd8qjNcVl7uHtm2jrL1OEzSdd125VJHwMkmHl4Z9ypWViU7JRmyCQ4BwIO_DC4f5Q0PfepwpsYXq8ohNBRLqcYlxiBu2JnGSo790797vUzAlPqJHXkc5xLgPWjDOFJrPlOTAzafOtjrO5YTd41jb5BQCC/s320/GT%20Flyer-500px.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><br /><p>It was a two and a half hour drive to get there and luckily we arrived in time with 10 minutes to spare!</p><p>The winner was Sandra Champion with her quilt Ancient Pathways 15.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin21H1GvUEKQywuOg47mu3NcxzUnogWbOxgu3jydADjILeNY4QzAlFBp_bAzXlmyvNNje1OZnlqlMbJebYWRYic-lBT9ndeNhN8qz3iWgdNddRfwuga4aVbMx1HCHXK85G3PtC-AWuP3NSgXX_NJ2_esKg-Lhsl6Mgx9fCFKkdM-js_SidZEAZqlclFXfm/s542/GT-%20Ancient%20Pathways%2015%20by%20Sandra%20Champion-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin21H1GvUEKQywuOg47mu3NcxzUnogWbOxgu3jydADjILeNY4QzAlFBp_bAzXlmyvNNje1OZnlqlMbJebYWRYic-lBT9ndeNhN8qz3iWgdNddRfwuga4aVbMx1HCHXK85G3PtC-AWuP3NSgXX_NJ2_esKg-Lhsl6Mgx9fCFKkdM-js_SidZEAZqlclFXfm/s320/GT-%20Ancient%20Pathways%2015%20by%20Sandra%20Champion-500px.jpg" width="295" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ancient Pathway by Sandra Champion</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Here is a detail photo of Sandra's quilt.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVA-hnU7gaA55N4nk-JV09ziJ1IyrN3baNcgbRFOJgWRUJGW9Vs5YQlLAftGEqmBmOm6n1PiJhrWc5p5X82aPPgO2U6m3QVtaq0QNPBOJgjs4Mbw8G5v8nksb8H9BF7K1mgIiBFIdMB02XHxK2x1YC1PJVTwSI4puldlgxaEz3qvV9IgBwIlq9rmJi2jr/s667/GT-%20Ancient%20Pathways15%20detail-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVA-hnU7gaA55N4nk-JV09ziJ1IyrN3baNcgbRFOJgWRUJGW9Vs5YQlLAftGEqmBmOm6n1PiJhrWc5p5X82aPPgO2U6m3QVtaq0QNPBOJgjs4Mbw8G5v8nksb8H9BF7K1mgIiBFIdMB02XHxK2x1YC1PJVTwSI4puldlgxaEz3qvV9IgBwIlq9rmJi2jr/s320/GT-%20Ancient%20Pathways15%20detail-500px.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ancient Pathway 15 detail by Sandra Champion.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The judges gave a talk after the presentation and said that Sandra's quilt won because of the innovative use of various materials like paper, silks, scrim and inks.</p><p>The Runner Up prize went to Dianne Firth for Red Shift.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdQoJLiBe8Zjxkodk1VeQDT4Ih6WRhGqIj4vZpbC3kJvkJtDn0ROaE9KaOMMXXrC4CK-yPzYEwH2h8I_qigyJDy-NGROSwxZbWuWxfyxJDcViW0UzN06v1KnCj6TSEkhp751TGsRSuTAmTRpjUmvme9gag1nJJ8oIUqWhmICXOaWZMbxO8PaO3Hf-M2MY/s968/GT-Red%20Shift%20by%20Dianne%20Firth-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="968" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdQoJLiBe8Zjxkodk1VeQDT4Ih6WRhGqIj4vZpbC3kJvkJtDn0ROaE9KaOMMXXrC4CK-yPzYEwH2h8I_qigyJDy-NGROSwxZbWuWxfyxJDcViW0UzN06v1KnCj6TSEkhp751TGsRSuTAmTRpjUmvme9gag1nJJ8oIUqWhmICXOaWZMbxO8PaO3Hf-M2MY/s320/GT-Red%20Shift%20by%20Dianne%20Firth-500px.jpg" width="165" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Shift by Dianne Firth<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The judges said that she won because of the gradation of the red fabrics and the impeccable workmanship.<div><br /></div><div>I have never been at an opening where the judges spoke about why they chose the prizes, it was interesting. Maybe I haven't been to many openings!</div><div><br /></div><div>I took some photos of some of the others that I liked.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZWVgKU_Ffw3JcT4U6IqhlAPhCych1j9tMX_1r4Jnycr2IAyt4KNoclPNKCHCeMtHpkOgRGowMoe54ZDRHL_KAObxrnDSt3x_5khb2OcmiXIIJZ_6q9igXSBh0in1EYJxeTA75sbZlozGqB-mCdrDX7KGafWnunaKzOO-ZNBLpoI-qXEDDRU9t1DAngsY/s500/GT-%20Canopy%2024%20by%20Anna%20Brown-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="500" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZWVgKU_Ffw3JcT4U6IqhlAPhCych1j9tMX_1r4Jnycr2IAyt4KNoclPNKCHCeMtHpkOgRGowMoe54ZDRHL_KAObxrnDSt3x_5khb2OcmiXIIJZ_6q9igXSBh0in1EYJxeTA75sbZlozGqB-mCdrDX7KGafWnunaKzOO-ZNBLpoI-qXEDDRU9t1DAngsY/s320/GT-%20Canopy%2024%20by%20Anna%20Brown-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canopy 24 by Anna Brown<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHDzSHL8YCCYKdP0v1CV97SoVEefzOYrXix9p5FQDCxv0yuzPYxyUjANxWg9EbQsZV0qbp42SevY_i2rRoDbvWgpVOpBKBm_Q9bIQWxeou0Pno9IrhWd7M_auDjtDYf8TmJ88ye1g8ymKb4I6vSYF4mbzipNbD1_Oiufd4uD2BHvQCU_Td9o41XbH8nVl/s880/GT%20-%20Golden%20Valley%20by%20Sue%20Dennis-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHDzSHL8YCCYKdP0v1CV97SoVEefzOYrXix9p5FQDCxv0yuzPYxyUjANxWg9EbQsZV0qbp42SevY_i2rRoDbvWgpVOpBKBm_Q9bIQWxeou0Pno9IrhWd7M_auDjtDYf8TmJ88ye1g8ymKb4I6vSYF4mbzipNbD1_Oiufd4uD2BHvQCU_Td9o41XbH8nVl/s320/GT%20-%20Golden%20Valley%20by%20Sue%20Dennis-500px.jpg" width="182" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden Valley by Sue Dennis</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraOkQsEk5KHvStzNzRYaDhAtaOv8lC71ZPqgNbjGShTAmq4-Xqz6ZYsSxol_NZo0omWuw-rwVJi2Ng2HGTngjU6cOmmJA8ydBamBCzqrQ7PvPi54PAU0rHRNbYVl20-v1k8c4L2uSKZgPnNHkwgRNXVBLSzo6MPHM_jiHAeBtfsqDE94gBotsu16kQRFp/s508/GT-%20Sunbathing%20by%20Beth%20and%20Trevor%20Reid-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraOkQsEk5KHvStzNzRYaDhAtaOv8lC71ZPqgNbjGShTAmq4-Xqz6ZYsSxol_NZo0omWuw-rwVJi2Ng2HGTngjU6cOmmJA8ydBamBCzqrQ7PvPi54PAU0rHRNbYVl20-v1k8c4L2uSKZgPnNHkwgRNXVBLSzo6MPHM_jiHAeBtfsqDE94gBotsu16kQRFp/s320/GT-%20Sunbathing%20by%20Beth%20and%20Trevor%20Reid-500px.jpg" width="315" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunbathing by Beth and Trevor Reid</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9Mi-jt_z-q37rGUnlj4G1rCGHqOTcz39KJYgijmLp_0S6TwtsGem2KTL6K9jx7INUUpu_CK748Mi0MIdn8LuPPmg9VX8IsvzvMNwkEp0zGeJM7pooQShq3G3WVbF1ad5b1svUyOaFXDOsM2YVVeJQFbMzJzyaHq_ciXGsc3_KinotuWk-fh7rWCf-Yuv/s500/GT-%20Stuff%20of%20Dreams%20V%20by%20Judy%20Hooworth-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="500" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9Mi-jt_z-q37rGUnlj4G1rCGHqOTcz39KJYgijmLp_0S6TwtsGem2KTL6K9jx7INUUpu_CK748Mi0MIdn8LuPPmg9VX8IsvzvMNwkEp0zGeJM7pooQShq3G3WVbF1ad5b1svUyOaFXDOsM2YVVeJQFbMzJzyaHq_ciXGsc3_KinotuWk-fh7rWCf-Yuv/s320/GT-%20Stuff%20of%20Dreams%20V%20by%20Judy%20Hooworth-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stuff of Dreams V by Judy Hooworth<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />TaniaTanti was also there, so I took a photo of her in front of her quilt made of wool<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27d_5TVDBIbILMOXKpfQ2lHh6OhBUPosn6aQ_ANK1LJNi1QrMjtBatml5gOMVF-IK4vKWxDCLo4AUBsOwETJgmS1GlGJsuN3p3kwRZQzCePWvTT_Yk-FKyKkgQu0ErpPapY0a5qo2WMgaQ3xjtC3WhVlka8vQrhuDXsnhX8Mu5tj-I4jO2t9KIggV2Ywj/s500/GT-Tangled%20up%20in%20You%20by%20TaniaTanti-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="500" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27d_5TVDBIbILMOXKpfQ2lHh6OhBUPosn6aQ_ANK1LJNi1QrMjtBatml5gOMVF-IK4vKWxDCLo4AUBsOwETJgmS1GlGJsuN3p3kwRZQzCePWvTT_Yk-FKyKkgQu0ErpPapY0a5qo2WMgaQ3xjtC3WhVlka8vQrhuDXsnhX8Mu5tj-I4jO2t9KIggV2Ywj/s320/GT-Tangled%20up%20in%20You%20by%20TaniaTanti-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tangled up in You by Tania Tanti</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>My Husband took a photo of me in front of my quilt.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJ1YasGQ3F5LREWOQuGrRupVzIuj-PiCmZmuaW4g5XnPt4AtKfLbaGq6AAN8HYXofuzotZC6VFoCtw5jIQfj-XhxmwmeODw-a61vWos1Kb5N3wmupQOmi7s3yl7GZ-PJQWoWJDOtzHquzG3ADOHaiAkgoHnlboHxh5UVRaFb8soipVvL059vmLouudqnS/s531/GT-Me%20with%20quilt-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJ1YasGQ3F5LREWOQuGrRupVzIuj-PiCmZmuaW4g5XnPt4AtKfLbaGq6AAN8HYXofuzotZC6VFoCtw5jIQfj-XhxmwmeODw-a61vWos1Kb5N3wmupQOmi7s3yl7GZ-PJQWoWJDOtzHquzG3ADOHaiAkgoHnlboHxh5UVRaFb8soipVvL059vmLouudqnS/s320/GT-Me%20with%20quilt-500px.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><p>Here is my quilt without me in front of it.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ77yulsqjOnSUMGOz3MayeN0lP9SQPw7PZLM4VVWuNNPIbbD01Lcl1YSTjv8Q4s5YGBIknKuKEyboeRxt3Vlkq9GHJ-Ggk9zHXqEXZyiXzI00G0M_09F5k7HfAdQF1kcdfbOa0Pk1bLIBsTOdrFBHd-eRvd30yG1W_RN3PNnVcqvGOmSfHQ06jCIYyhGh/s500/Citrus%20Zing_Linda%20Steele-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="500" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ77yulsqjOnSUMGOz3MayeN0lP9SQPw7PZLM4VVWuNNPIbbD01Lcl1YSTjv8Q4s5YGBIknKuKEyboeRxt3Vlkq9GHJ-Ggk9zHXqEXZyiXzI00G0M_09F5k7HfAdQF1kcdfbOa0Pk1bLIBsTOdrFBHd-eRvd30yG1W_RN3PNnVcqvGOmSfHQ06jCIYyhGh/s320/Citrus%20Zing_Linda%20Steele-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Citrus Zing by Linda Steele</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>My quilt is completely improv pieced. I have no pattern, I just cut and sew as I go. I was thinking about juicy fruits on a plate and cool and refreshing drinks on a hot summer's day. I am trying to express how I feel when I think of them.</p><p>I enjoyed making it, but it did look very different to all the other quilts.</p><p>By for now,</p><p><b><i>Linda</i></b></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-73263475253051042992023-06-14T20:11:00.001+10:002023-06-14T20:11:37.687+10:00Australian Tapestry Workshop<p> I haven't done a blog post for a while, I was so concentrated in getting my latest quilt finished before the deadline. I did get it finished with a few days to spare but I haven't heard if it has been accepted or not. It is a contemporary, different sort of quilt so it might not suit the exhibition that usually has a very Australian type of theme. At least I have a quilt finished.</p><p>I belong to a local group that goes on outings every month and last month we went to the <b>Australian</b> <b>Tapestry Workshop</b>. It is internationally renowned for producing contemporary tapestries that are commissioned and displayed all around the world. It is in a beautiful old building from 1885 and was built as a drapery but in 1893 it became a knitting mill.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhv6qtoZjonKFVBD5Os8eJezRDOKg0OLLl8kyp9LotZvOJM14cnh9Gwz925yh13BYpbGYSAbDUnjKOQpNszet3hG5oX0DyEh74IG5UeH6Vg2gWgMHY7QtE3LUz-aM4a5zAka6zwqbM4H_tcjeStb0pAhxXe9QqA2xFDHwu03hlSL-rjeTS2VZnRyQ5w/s689/ATW%20Demo%20area-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhv6qtoZjonKFVBD5Os8eJezRDOKg0OLLl8kyp9LotZvOJM14cnh9Gwz925yh13BYpbGYSAbDUnjKOQpNszet3hG5oX0DyEh74IG5UeH6Vg2gWgMHY7QtE3LUz-aM4a5zAka6zwqbM4H_tcjeStb0pAhxXe9QqA2xFDHwu03hlSL-rjeTS2VZnRyQ5w/s320/ATW%20Demo%20area-500px.jpg" width="232" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Demo area</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Before we entered the work area we were taken to a room where we were given a talk about the history of the Australian Tapestry Workshop and learnt that the weavers are trained thoroughly for many years and are master weavers. We were told about the wool that is used and how it is especially dyed for each project.</p><p>Then we were taken to the gallery where we could watch the weavers at work.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMg9t-u0ybqkei66Tn8ktk23i3EqGpW2cY_RjK2VOw32s8-1okuxtqIWwRVkMp6nthutvDh-QG5sc91LVHRYYnBqFSc3Ng6HGHP4Ycdj9WluKbaxdMC08QYW7thnCWCjb9Mi1L7YSFBK7aV7Fn-sf_9nOGZwvXkPSQx2b26EGbkPhWk9tN2q3Lig9Jg/s500/ATW-Old%20Media-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="500" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMg9t-u0ybqkei66Tn8ktk23i3EqGpW2cY_RjK2VOw32s8-1okuxtqIWwRVkMp6nthutvDh-QG5sc91LVHRYYnBqFSc3Ng6HGHP4Ycdj9WluKbaxdMC08QYW7thnCWCjb9Mi1L7YSFBK7aV7Fn-sf_9nOGZwvXkPSQx2b26EGbkPhWk9tN2q3Lig9Jg/s320/ATW-Old%20Media-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Media by Emma Biggs and Mathew Collings</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The picture above is the painting that they are recreating in tapestry. Next, you can see them working on it and get an idea of how big it will be.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuvfK51NYyIPGGuFLl5tRBXtUjsb69FtVLcwCn435i8rTP9tE5U1qJObNVbiX31vRb8RxGiQw7NdnGzNcx1ugHLv9VKYqZaoaPkkFrsv2u4Z3gbnjQLc2ZC191YckiKbd-SmzTyrEV93CdE5mscJF8S5gAYKCQoA-MpwU9KV5qAycEAhZuVYyjLTLtA/s500/ATW%20Weavers%20from%20behind-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="500" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuvfK51NYyIPGGuFLl5tRBXtUjsb69FtVLcwCn435i8rTP9tE5U1qJObNVbiX31vRb8RxGiQw7NdnGzNcx1ugHLv9VKYqZaoaPkkFrsv2u4Z3gbnjQLc2ZC191YckiKbd-SmzTyrEV93CdE5mscJF8S5gAYKCQoA-MpwU9KV5qAycEAhZuVYyjLTLtA/s320/ATW%20Weavers%20from%20behind-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I find it amazing that they all work on their sections and it all works out in the end.</p><p>Here you can see the samples that they make before they start.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamRTWiufuELvgpKFSkHUDbpRv_D5qjYf_scIarusttk1iMc2JffxVyiPCstJa9ecUk_ukULwJ-5K_K-vZo6CLnNnEhTP1Da9VAQS1BE4YBgc6Q3_4_wsCz1pl3t98AVWEByZi9PmSbmvaUzh8qvmzhEOyGps3vHwGs6cYBrmJfQm_bbZ3d_2qzuAL6Q/s500/ATW_Test%20Samples-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="500" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamRTWiufuELvgpKFSkHUDbpRv_D5qjYf_scIarusttk1iMc2JffxVyiPCstJa9ecUk_ukULwJ-5K_K-vZo6CLnNnEhTP1Da9VAQS1BE4YBgc6Q3_4_wsCz1pl3t98AVWEByZi9PmSbmvaUzh8qvmzhEOyGps3vHwGs6cYBrmJfQm_bbZ3d_2qzuAL6Q/s320/ATW_Test%20Samples-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Test samples</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Look at all this thread that has been produced for it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimA6rdamu7pwBwgoPqTtJM7GWIF57OmwVE0fJFWSmkzt3oKeVhEQvw1GPLeYI2cVbMD2mZu45W1J5jNTz8hhkKu-lPx3WS58QvnWG0eIuFjhZcEb97dw1Is5ja-i5MgUTEH41tArNePFDLLX8rV7ID__X5dScdjdBWAkvoklmu3K5oMajqgoMj-NtLdQ/s500/ATW%20Overview-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="500" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimA6rdamu7pwBwgoPqTtJM7GWIF57OmwVE0fJFWSmkzt3oKeVhEQvw1GPLeYI2cVbMD2mZu45W1J5jNTz8hhkKu-lPx3WS58QvnWG0eIuFjhZcEb97dw1Is5ja-i5MgUTEH41tArNePFDLLX8rV7ID__X5dScdjdBWAkvoklmu3K5oMajqgoMj-NtLdQ/s320/ATW%20Overview-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cones of thread</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I managed to get a closer photo of them in action.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3Ptl24FaFPj1fIMgnR9_098-xoSImx4rLN2GwnP_aokroxGRNuUq8enOLlpSVta6iDk29umi_6MceCuOyuPJ-YCKYr6M_21pxtVDwE7cpjpA376oNOjJaAwSBA9BN3vESFhjhypeDYJIJezgdxoiWtz_hG7N3fsm7Zb_ckOItqpVAUmP3fk-QxLseg/s765/ATW%20Weavers%20up%20Close%20500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3Ptl24FaFPj1fIMgnR9_098-xoSImx4rLN2GwnP_aokroxGRNuUq8enOLlpSVta6iDk29umi_6MceCuOyuPJ-YCKYr6M_21pxtVDwE7cpjpA376oNOjJaAwSBA9BN3vESFhjhypeDYJIJezgdxoiWtz_hG7N3fsm7Zb_ckOItqpVAUmP3fk-QxLseg/s320/ATW%20Weavers%20up%20Close%20500px.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><p>I don't think that I would want to sit there all day working with a mask on, but they must enjoy it. The tapestries cost thousands of dollars.</p><p>Unfortunately, I will miss our outing next week because I am busy doing something else.</p><p>On the weekend, I am off to the official opening of the Golden Textures Contemporary Art Quilt Award. They have used my quilt in their advertising which is an honour.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFSwJ8qOpnznaEvxarm-UouTCIU30JGA-2v8jJdtrg4gtmVM83ScUeO9fxE-ubYTzpYY2uG5pib0kYXwrx7hq1aek2jh5GlFNsOIsbyzwVs_UwbrXNgzOlITSk42TDxPQN02k2ERZWTmuM3W4pv8LY_ad-2iuK4Xl78EltRDXoQFcjt75YFInI--yZw/s650/Golden%20Textures%20Flyer-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFSwJ8qOpnznaEvxarm-UouTCIU30JGA-2v8jJdtrg4gtmVM83ScUeO9fxE-ubYTzpYY2uG5pib0kYXwrx7hq1aek2jh5GlFNsOIsbyzwVs_UwbrXNgzOlITSk42TDxPQN02k2ERZWTmuM3W4pv8LY_ad-2iuK4Xl78EltRDXoQFcjt75YFInI--yZw/s320/Golden%20Textures%20Flyer-500px.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><br /><p>Bye for now,</p><p><b><i>Linda</i></b></p>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462786286812438647.post-2217078432196439892023-05-02T19:56:00.000+10:002023-05-02T19:56:41.233+10:00New Sewing Space<p> One of the rooms that received the new carpet was my sewing room, so even though I have used this same room for years, it feels nice and fresh and new, because we painted it as well. I changed the set up a bit too.</p><p>I took some photos, while it was still relatively neat! My Q20 that I use for quilting and free motion thread painting, is still in the same corner. It's a nice light area.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxI1DP8Th1Y6zQ1Yk6FLu4NVb3Wp1MItU34QTYaqtqZFHxhEc6ArbDwNbAKPOtu42rCRlSKxEVb5HymYNVLzMYo-SIVmkHR5jXAou8UTqKw-ttgMYio8kHQB69hs0aJbtkINUIdOKxCM14BhEcbCUJymy1Xgo5volyJ7UDPRa9-X1x14eFNBDkrfbXA/s655/SR-Quilting-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxI1DP8Th1Y6zQ1Yk6FLu4NVb3Wp1MItU34QTYaqtqZFHxhEc6ArbDwNbAKPOtu42rCRlSKxEVb5HymYNVLzMYo-SIVmkHR5jXAou8UTqKw-ttgMYio8kHQB69hs0aJbtkINUIdOKxCM14BhEcbCUJymy1Xgo5volyJ7UDPRa9-X1x14eFNBDkrfbXA/s320/SR-Quilting-500px.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><br /><p>My quilting and designing templates are stored in this white chest of drawers. The brown sets of drawers on top hold the Madeira embroidery threads that I love.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibht8sZTBfFrLHN1pZTc34ifYgmpXYSkm9_c9F0kdTNuuW8rib0_A_eTHHEvInQxGGFkHMCp7nsSGYEnsMLPMQ9twUUjpjLreBcNHSUDnCZ7QcLoktQ2Z8Sg54mjs6sNbw_yIGLzJRb5Hl5AbLGOJSksqxn8LEogZEc6_tZFGIJsVLzIFxJ4lnFjwnrg/s547/SR-%20Storage-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibht8sZTBfFrLHN1pZTc34ifYgmpXYSkm9_c9F0kdTNuuW8rib0_A_eTHHEvInQxGGFkHMCp7nsSGYEnsMLPMQ9twUUjpjLreBcNHSUDnCZ7QcLoktQ2Z8Sg54mjs6sNbw_yIGLzJRb5Hl5AbLGOJSksqxn8LEogZEc6_tZFGIJsVLzIFxJ4lnFjwnrg/s320/SR-%20Storage-500px.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><br /><p>My domestic sewing machine is in a different spot and along side it is my computer area.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgjVW8rqLZkY0_MX59dnDEWHPtI289CBfJaL6E9F01qfvRaBKZ0U50plKrkGpkvc4ZoadKSHqriMy5WHSZ-ynJTIWrBndLXZPO1tRwAm1G_dSolHMoxVbCCIDSxpExdq1W4K57qZq0qeK-WxECS2AvaAlIlpVpt5PkBkighyXUMmueBnwz8ti-NET9Q/s651/SR%20Machine%20and%20compter-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgjVW8rqLZkY0_MX59dnDEWHPtI289CBfJaL6E9F01qfvRaBKZ0U50plKrkGpkvc4ZoadKSHqriMy5WHSZ-ynJTIWrBndLXZPO1tRwAm1G_dSolHMoxVbCCIDSxpExdq1W4K57qZq0qeK-WxECS2AvaAlIlpVpt5PkBkighyXUMmueBnwz8ti-NET9Q/s320/SR%20Machine%20and%20compter-500px.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><br /><p>My new purchase is a combined cutting table and ironing board.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zDFMMCW8UsfltrBfpI00nDMXqU3cL1atuA4uoQQkplbjVBSpU80IgiYX-e2M1J1HDCi9kPp24KinDf98Jh1cmjGxyRr2ptH6I-szbXoanW2cvZRwipUrFgESjNHDNi6J4meEl_EqIu8i9mEsf-6IDr45epRA7-hQOqVqRiF7UhBqlWmpvaCAG6XoEw/s695/SR%20Cutting%20table-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zDFMMCW8UsfltrBfpI00nDMXqU3cL1atuA4uoQQkplbjVBSpU80IgiYX-e2M1J1HDCi9kPp24KinDf98Jh1cmjGxyRr2ptH6I-szbXoanW2cvZRwipUrFgESjNHDNi6J4meEl_EqIu8i9mEsf-6IDr45epRA7-hQOqVqRiF7UhBqlWmpvaCAG6XoEw/s320/SR%20Cutting%20table-500px.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br /><p>I really love my new set up, it's working so well. What I have noticed when I looked at the photos that I took was that I haven't hung any work or pictures on the walls yet, so it is looking a bit bare. That's the trouble when you paint the walls, you don't want to mess them up.</p><p>I have started a new quilt, it feels so good to be inspired again. I actually did a bit of really traditional patchwork for the first time in years.</p><p>I sewed some strips of fabric together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiXtBT_F3mIjjfxt2NytndZ_FfIUApcXwY3H5e6zjpp76WEZSdXQWaOjofmqHD3EUOnqkF-q0v6bOrsP6hvZz0OgouQl_ISagE8sZSE-Pxc7TXCAocxP_kac4i-lokEilyGMPmFs_2_hV8am2fe5X6ArV_8yWvoNvjCaUgUfWBg4uWb7Io-t2BUE00Q/s500/SR-Fabric%20Strips-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="197" data-original-width="500" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiXtBT_F3mIjjfxt2NytndZ_FfIUApcXwY3H5e6zjpp76WEZSdXQWaOjofmqHD3EUOnqkF-q0v6bOrsP6hvZz0OgouQl_ISagE8sZSE-Pxc7TXCAocxP_kac4i-lokEilyGMPmFs_2_hV8am2fe5X6ArV_8yWvoNvjCaUgUfWBg4uWb7Io-t2BUE00Q/s320/SR-Fabric%20Strips-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Then I cut them and resewed them into squares.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVN7Od1grJ_GvkSL7hlkSy1sx0Iw9UKbiY5IfCBAX8CTlAc7AefiuTMKRqTEtoQRpxkGPgcu-OKNEpr28tQgskIk6g-FaWUcY9w377Hpx88rdB3aaxxmuap8Htgbyb6GmiksDRhbpk44gSdHwwkivlQqWxu1ZeQBXvgvVXFgoLO34WuXltf6V-5KKPg/s500/SR-Squares-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="500" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVN7Od1grJ_GvkSL7hlkSy1sx0Iw9UKbiY5IfCBAX8CTlAc7AefiuTMKRqTEtoQRpxkGPgcu-OKNEpr28tQgskIk6g-FaWUcY9w377Hpx88rdB3aaxxmuap8Htgbyb6GmiksDRhbpk44gSdHwwkivlQqWxu1ZeQBXvgvVXFgoLO34WuXltf6V-5KKPg/s320/SR-Squares-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I don't like having to be so precise, I find it a bit tedious, so luckily I don't need much of it.</p><p>Here is a sneak peak of the quilt that I have started, I was inspired by my Morocco trip.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ngB1YL284Lp8RT0VPiT3F8DKW3-0fGF5awI4xSOn4iMvh1q9SuTywNkZXBi7hLawcExeFyTlLQKJTb-E5GU3VqyC_V4beAqRxLifmATdLVHvCov6lClN9enFIO98-ml7f5dFqnfQEX4aFwNzvmi35LH2j6ByQHCfpHH3ixDyK7oS_NM6PjpnMrMJSw/s500/SR-Doors-500px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="295" data-original-width="500" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ngB1YL284Lp8RT0VPiT3F8DKW3-0fGF5awI4xSOn4iMvh1q9SuTywNkZXBi7hLawcExeFyTlLQKJTb-E5GU3VqyC_V4beAqRxLifmATdLVHvCov6lClN9enFIO98-ml7f5dFqnfQEX4aFwNzvmi35LH2j6ByQHCfpHH3ixDyK7oS_NM6PjpnMrMJSw/s320/SR-Doors-500px.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I am the guest speaker at the Patchwork and Quilters Guild on Saturday, they want me to talk about Art Quilts. The good thing about it is that I don't have to bring all my big quilts for a change. I last spoke at this group many years ago, so it will be good to see them again.</p><p>Bye for now,</p><p><b><i>Linda</i></b></p>Linda Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15251668087604960451noreply@blogger.com4