Month: June 2009

Happy Wednesday everyone!! I have been to the graphic designer this morning and my book is soon going to be a reality…how exciting (and scary at the same time!!)

I have also received an email from Marcia at Attic Quilts with more details about a workshop she is running…….I will be there with some new projects…. click the following link for the flyer (need to wait for geek sons to come home to work out how to put flyer on blog!!!)

Download Antics In The Attic  

It is on Saturday July 25th at Attic Quilts in Berwick, Marcia has a great shop and it sounds like it will be a fun day. I would love for you to join us!!!

another sneak peek from the book!!!

hope to see you at Attic Quilts!!!

Cheers

Gail

Today I  spent a lovely morning at my friend Trudy's house. I have been taking some photos for my book….so take a look at a few….

you can see a little bit of the stitching…can you see a common thread here……

Tomorrow I am going up to Ramona's for another shoot…you can never have enough photo's!!!

Have a great weekend!!!

Cheers
Gail

Here is a photo of Willy's first block of "Busy little Christmas Elves". Blue is her favourite colour (and mine too!!!) She brought it with her to class today and I had to show you…

most of these blues are reproductions……there are not a lot of Christmas blues around!!!……..the DMC colour is 930…..it works really well with all the different fabrics.

back to work!!!

Cheers
Gail

Well, winter has come to Melbourne and it's cold today!! I think that means it is perfect weather to stitch……so here is block six!!!

First, though….check out these blocks   so gorgeous…it is great to see all the different blocks out there in blogland….the quilts are going to look fabulous!!

Click here Download Block 6 believe   

(slight correction to the instructions, circles are not lazy daisy flowers!!! )

I hope you are enjoying these blocks…..not long to go now!!!

and make sure you visit Melly…..her wonderful book is here!!!! Congrats Mel…it is gorgeous!!!

Talk later

Cheers
Gail

WOW!!!! What an adventure we have had in Cairns!! Rosie, Leanne and myself flew up to Cairns on Friday and have had the best time with the Kate & Colleen from Buttontree Quilts at their first weekend workshop. The workshop was at a beautiful property in the Atherton Tablelands and was just the perfect setting for a weekend of sewing, laughing, eating (very yummy food!!) and meeting lots of fantastic ladies.

here are some of the ladies working……

Colleen, Andrea and Gail……this is just outside the venue……and the view from the verandah is to die for!!!

we had glorious weather…….and a sensational sunrise (thank you Leanne for waking me at 6.30am so I wouldn't miss it!!!)

we also had a little bit of Carins rain (well we were in the tropical north!!) but it was still warm (a lot warmer that Melbourne!!!)

Here are Kate and Deb, looking after the shop…lots of yummy fabric there!!

We had a fabulous time and so did all the lovely ladies we met…….Kate and Colleen absolutely thought of everything!!! and thanks also to all the willing helpers who made sure it was such a success.

It was also amazing to see lots of different flowers up in far north Queensland……

this is one of my favourites (not sure of the name)

and look at this amazing jade flower!!!

A big THANKS to Kate and Colleen for a wonderful adventure!!!

Now back to reality!!!

Cheers
Gail