Bramble Patch Workshop

How exciting to be teaching my first overseas workshop at such a wonderful store - The Bramble Patch

My students were friendly and welcoming and within minutes I felt quite at home - even on the other side of the planet. Quilters are like that everywhere aren't they. We have an instant connection.

I have had a wonderful two days and the resulting quilts are going to be absolutely amazing.






This store has everything and would love to have it as my local store.

Colour in the Garden

I have been painting up lots of fabrics in preparation for our UK trip and Brisbane Show when we come back and here are this morning's efforts.

These are also the sort of fabric my Monthly Metre Club Members get.



While hanging out these lengths I looked up to see these drifting clouds.



And thanks to Lindi for nominating me for a blog award.

There are still some spaces in my Bramble Patch workshop on 1st/2nd September in the UK and I would love to meet some of my blog readers

Class in the UK

I am very excited to announce that I will be teaching at The Bramble Patch in the UK in September (1st and 2nd). I will be teaching my Breaking the Drought quilt which was originally commissioned by Janome as a showcase for the wonderful 6500/6600. It was used in their advertising and was also a Houston Finalist.

The workshop is an opportunity for beginners and intermediate quilters to really play around with their machines (any brands) and learn to use some of those strange stitches they have never touched, try bobbin work, raw edge applique and other techniques. Free motion quilting is also explored. The piecing is simple and it is a really fun quilt to make and very freeing and satisfying.

It is definitely one of my most popular workshops and I love seeing the variations that my students come up with.

For those of you in Australia who are interested - I am teaching this workshop at Quiltlove and Berry Patchwork in the next few months and all information can be found on my website in the Workshops Section.

So if you are in the UK and would like a little piece of Australiana - please come to the Bramble Patch for a wonderful workshop.