On the way to the Sydney Quilt Show

Walking to the Sydney Quilt Show at Darling Harbour you pass interesting sights of dappled early morning light & seagulls bathing. Sky view gondolas have sprung up in every Australian capital city.

At the Sydney Quilt Show # 2

Down Under Quilts magazine are celebrating being 21 & Deborah Segaert, editor had a lovely corner booth at the Sydney Craft & Quilt Fair set up with a bed, some furniture & quilts.

Sydney views

I woke this morning to these wonderful views from the 23rd floor of the Medina Grand in Sydney. It is going to be a top of 16C- the icy chill was in the wind yesterday.

At the Sydney Quilt Show

The Sydney Quilt Show seems to get bigger each year & the spacious area that it's in this time is great for the traffic flow of the crowds. The quilt here, Anthill Country # 2 is my entry in last year's Guild challenge Coast & Country. This collection of quilts tours to various venues during the year.

Saw the beautiful, colourful work of Kim Bradley L who uses the Derwent Inktense pencils & a textile medium in her work. She was giving demonstrations of the technique at her stand.

Chelsea art day out in the USA

Last month four of us set off for the art galleries in the Chelsea area of Manhattan. When you're with NY locals Lisa Chipetine & Melly Testa things happen. We looked at lots of interesting little gallery spaces in large converted warehouses & tried our hand at arty photo shots, as above & came across a great Chuck Close exhibition.
Refueling with coffee are L-R Lorraine Carthew, Lisa & Melly.

Manhattan to Sydney

From Manhattan sights & quilts to the Sydney Quilt Show at the Darling Harbour

Craft & Quilt Fair, life is never dull when the threads of our interests entangle us.

I'll be experiencing the delights of Sydney for a couple of days & hope to bring you some quilt stories.

Manhattan signs # 3

It's so easy to get food in the various Manhattan neighbourhoods & there are a lot of ready made options, but remember there is also a small State tax added to all advertised prices- so just when you think you have the nickels, dimes & quarters sorted you have to dig into the purse for more.