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Okay, so I did say I would be back at the end of the week,  but I didnt say which week!LOL!!

 

Here we are working away at the workshop with Kim Diehl.

dinner with Nancy and Sharon in SLC, what a fun night!!

meeting Anne, how wonderful to meet a blogging friend!

another Anne!! I think you all know who she is!

Pat Sloan, how cool to meet her!!

Pumpkin Patch Brenda…I'm just sayin'!!!

Dawn from Linen Closet Quilts, it was so cool to meet a facebook friend!! and isn't her booth just gorgeous!

so back to the needle and thread for me, so much to do before I head off to Sydney for the trade show!!

have a great weekend

Cheers

Gail

 

Hi everyone, I am back from my big trip to the US with Sandra. Wow, what a fantastic time we had and we met some of the most fantastic people too!

Salt Lake City is gorgeous and had just enough snow to look like a postcard but not too much to be cold!!

Before I show some photos I need to mention a couple of places I will be in early July. First I will be over in Adelaide with Sarah and her team at Quilt Fabric Delights on the weekend of 2/3 July. Pop over to Sarah's blog for more details.

Next I will be hitting the road on Monday 4th July for a trunk show at Stawell Craft Shop, followed by a one day workshop on Tuesday 5th July. If you are interested in joining me there, please call the ladies at the shop on 5358 4313. It is so much fun to meet lots of sewing friends and I am looking forward to going away again!

Sandra and I spent a lovely day in Santa Monica, shopping, eating and happily browsing through the biggest antique mall we have seen!

Next it was off to Denver where we spent a day in Golden, not too far away, to visit the Rocky Mountain Quilt Musuem.

We also got ourselves to Littleton, a gorgeous town south of Denver. This is painted on the side of the train station.

Here I am with Nancy, who I met through blogging. (hi Nancy!!!) she was kind enough to drive us around to some great shops, including Shepherd's Bush (oh my where do I start!) We had the best day!!!

Outside Shepherd's Bush

and with the lovely Kim Diehl, we were so lucky to be able to do a 2 day workshop with her. Such gorgeous quilts and a fantastic teacher, we had the best time!!!

that's all for now, otherwise you might have to put up with photo overload!

I'll be back with more photo's at the end of the week!

Cheers

Gail

We are having a great time in Salt Lake City! Market is over now and we are trying to pack our bags…… I bought lots of lovely goodies….. Oops, where will they fit!!
This photo is my booth at Market, thanks to some friends who lent me props and things to make it look interesting!
On our way home tomorrow, see you all soon!

Tonight we meet the lovely Kim Diehl and were so lucky to see all her gorgeous quilts in the flesh!!
She is so lovely and very funny, she had us laughing all through the show and tell.
Tomorrow and Sat we will do a workshop with her, so looking forward to the next two days!
Enjoy your weekend
Cheers
Gail

Had a lovely day at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden. Met some lovely ladies there. Then we were lucky to get a lift to the Quilters Newsletter offices and met the lovely staff there including Joli and Kelly. Wow, how inspiring, they all just love quilts!
Have also bought a gorgeous antique quilt! (not this one)
A bit cold in Denver but I am sure we will be warm tomorrow at the quilt show!
Cheers
Gail

Well it’s almost here, my big adventure to the US. In the meantime I have been working hard to get everything ready for both here and away.
I also received some gorgeous fabrics in the mail from the lovely Lynette, her new Christmas range! I have designed a wall hanging already, to stitch while I am away
I will try to blog to keep you up to date with what I am doing!
Cheers and Happy Easter
Gail

Can you tell I am on a countdown now? Only 8 sleeps until I leave!

here is a little look at what I have designed for the Cookies and Cream Christmas Club (say that fast!!)

I have stitched it in the gorgeous thread called "running postman" from Cottage garden Threads, it is perfect for a Christmas stitchery!!

 This club will be starting in July so if you are interested, pop on over to Cookies and Cream Craft and ask Sandy how you can join in!!

off to do some more work, no rest for the wicked!!!

Have a great weekend and I may see you in at AQC tomorrow, will be catching up with some friends and having a good look around!

Cheers

Gail

 

Here we are in April, only 16 sleeps until Sandra and I leave on our big adventure to the US. I still have lots to do but am getting there slowly!

I am sewing up a storm to get some projects ready for Inspired Stitches in Adelaide in July.

It's going to be so much fun, so if you can please join us!!

I have also finished a project for a club that will be announced shortly, if you like Christmas then this is for you!!!

And if anyone out there has their first pattern from Robyn at Country Hart as part of the My Sewing Room project of the month, let me know what you think!!!

Be back soon with more to share!

Have a great day

Cheers

Gail

Sorry for the delay, I said at the end of the week and I sort of lost the end of last week! Couldn't tell you what I did with my time but it went anyway!

The winners of a set of 4 petite projects are Leeanne and Pip, so congrats girls and send me an email with your address and I will post them off to you. I hope you enjoy them!

Only 3 weeks and 6 days until I head off over to the US for a holiday and a bit of work as well. I will be having a booth at Spring Market (wholesale show) in Salt Lake City and am busy getting everything ready!

I will also enjoy some holiday time with my friend Sandra, we are looking forward to hitting some quilt shops and also the quilt show in Denver!

And one of the best things will be meeting up with Nancy who I have met online. She just happens to live near Salt Lake City!!! How exciting will that be! I can't wait!

Just because I need a photo, I thought I would show you this one. "believe in the magic" is another Christmas wall hanging. I will have this one with me in the US so maybe your local shop owner may see it!

So bye for now as I get back to work!

Cheers

Gail  (only 27 sleeps!)

I had a fabulous day at the Monbulk quilt show on Saturday, no pics though as I was very busy. It was great to meet so many ladies and have a chat. My new petite projects were very popular and now here are the next two..

this one is "cottage flowers pincushion"

and this is "oscar owl project folder" (stitched in the gorgeous Cottage Garden Threads)

I am having a lot of fun thinking up lots of petite projects for you, perfect as gifts or perfect to make and give!

The Stitcher's Cupboard has them all in stock if you need one!

If you would like to win all four patterns, please leave a comment on this post and I will pick 2 winners at the end of the week!

See the previous post for "butterfly dilly bag" and "little tweets pouch"pictures.

Have a great week everyone!

Cheers

Gail