inspiration, inspiration, inspiration.

Image by Martin Beek via Flickr I get emails from people all over the world and I love looking into the way they work, their galleries and their blogs. Now this man, David Hockney is an artist… but I thought you might like to see the way he goes about his projects… I love the…

Koala’s and kids.

It's 30 degrees in the shed, I'm in heaven……..and I've just finished editing my film for the Quilt show… so watch out for it. There is a Koala outside making an awful noise, but I can't see him, every time I go out he stops…. and why do I say "He" well it's only the…

Quilting.

The Texture quilt is almost finished… and I was really surprised to find that the quilting has shrunk the quilt by almost 3/4". The quilting has given wonderful depth to the pebbles, which are quilted in circles… the intensity of the straight quilting on the border has given it balance. This quit is called textures…

Podcast No 1. Lets talk about the Bayeux and other projects.

Download Podcast 1. I've been asked by a few people to do a podcast every now and then. So I figured I would do one each Sunday evening while I'm home. If you have some ideas on specific subjects just email me and I will try to accomodate your request.

Mummy fabric.

I've not been slack, just working on things I can't share right now… However, I was doing a little tidying today…. I have a lot of "special" things I've collected and I have to dust and clean them regularly… (well when I'm home that is.) I wonder if you know what these are….? These came…

Houston Quilt Event.!!!

Houston International Quilt Festival, and I'm not there for the first time in years…. it's my compulsory year off and tonight I feel like I should say tears instead of years…. I miss the ambiance, my friends and the excitement, the quilts, the softest beds at the Hilton Hotel, my groupies who turn up each…

The small woman.

Inspirational, funny, poignant and just plain good entertainment. Julie and Julia,  is a feel good movie and worth a visit to the movie theater. There are two stories interwoven that run parallel in the plot. Julia Childs, an irreverent, flamboyant, personality played by Meryl Streep carries you away with her positive attitude to life. And…