The
remainder of 2007 is covered with a few interesting activities; some solitary
and others community. It was a nice mix. And it was oh. so. good. to be active (and on two legs) again….
Mother’s Cot Quilt
for Sophie: 2007
Two other activities of interest occurred that year. Firstly the Pasha Bulker washed up on Newcastle’s beach (30/6/07) and we, along with many others, just had to make a sightseeing trip. The beach was off limits so we had to view this giant of the sea from a nearby cliff. Not having been to Newcastle for many years, it was good to see well considered city redevelopment. This incident, of course, offered little of textile significance but much in the way of inspiration for artists of many disciplines. (I've been a bit glib and not mentioned ecological ramifications of this event. It was quite a serious incident.)
Finally, we headed off on a tour of Vietnam &
Malaysia in August. Fond reminiscing if
you will. I’ve covered the trip at
length in Textile Tourist – this was the start of my blogging life – so I won’t
add more here other than to redirect to my Vietnam posts. And yes, there is always something textile to
consider or discover!
Alluvium IV Exhibition
on Dangar Island: 2007
Just
as well I didn’t linger over this cot quilt as locals were being asked to participate
in what was the 4th exhibition of local talent in our Community
Hall. It was billed as an exhibition of
a “collection of fine articles celebrating our unique river culture” and took
place over 14-15th July 2007.
There was a special opening night on 13th July and my work
hung with a collection by other patchworkers.
At this stage, I had not investigated participating in a local group,
although at the time there was quite an active one on the island and it was nice to know they were there.
Quilting Class with
Kim Bradley:
I made the decision to commit to quilting my
own UFO’s on the domestic (Bernie Bernina) and managed to catch a class with
Kim Bradley at the Castle Hill Bernina office (25/7/07). It was very good; I learned heaps and still use the pencil drawings for
design planning in current projects.
Sadly we only did half a day quilting (and I began seriously lusting
after the new-ish BSR) then spent the remainder dabbling in manipulating fabrics
with crayons & pencils. Not my “thing”
but very vogue as any reader of Quilting Arts Magazine will attest. Two other activities of interest occurred that year. Firstly the Pasha Bulker washed up on Newcastle’s beach (30/6/07) and we, along with many others, just had to make a sightseeing trip. The beach was off limits so we had to view this giant of the sea from a nearby cliff. Not having been to Newcastle for many years, it was good to see well considered city redevelopment. This incident, of course, offered little of textile significance but much in the way of inspiration for artists of many disciplines. (I've been a bit glib and not mentioned ecological ramifications of this event. It was quite a serious incident.)
