G'day (and a belated Happy New Year)
I have a confession – it is not that I haven't been working for a month or
two (though that's true) it's that I have been doing research. As those
numbers rise (you know, the one's that indicate how many moons you have seen
– probably easier to count by the number of Leap Years about now) the years
start slipping away faster n faster than ever. Well, I decided to mount a
watch to see who or indeed if anyone was stealing January. I sat on it and
can report that this year at least we have had a full month so there will be
no excuses later in the year.
Now I am about to embark on a campaign to educate the weather presenters on
the tv. Have they ever tried to sit under/work on a quilt when the
temperature is in the 30s? It is so dry around here even the weeds are dying
and yet those weather people continue to tell us how lucky we are to be
getting yet another sunny day.
Onto quiltie stuff and what an exciting year it's going to be. I have
retreats, classes and exhibitions coming up but more about that later.
Get back into quilting mode with the Summer Bash on Saturday February 9.
I'll show you another way to use up scraps so it is a repeat Pot Luck quilt
and Pot Luck lunch starting 10-ish and finishing whenever. Last year's rulez
didn't work very well – you know the one where you share and give as much as
you take. Well my scrap basket looked like it took n took. We were all meant
to end up with less not more and a quilt as well. Cost for the day is $15.
I have a couple of really exciting classes lined up for the first term:
The first is for those who want handwork – I will be teaching Candlewicking
– all those lovely effects and stitches that look superb on a cream on cream
quilt.
The second is a new take including lots of shortcuts on the traditional. I
have attached a picture of my quilt and you can see the old blocks
(Pinwheel, Flying Geese, Checkerboard. Churn Dash and Friendship Star). The
course covers stack cutting, appliqué, no fuss half-square triangles and new
ways with checkerboard borders.
These two classes will run for seven weeks starting on Thursday February 7
(handwork before lunch at 10am and 'traditions' from 1-3pm so you can bring
your lunch and spend the day if you like). The cost is $10 per session or
$60 for the term.
Contact me beforehand to get your list of requirements.
Friday night's sew n soup will continue on the last Friday of each month.
Unfortunately January fell off the calendar but book now for Leap Day,
Friday the 29th. Bring your machines for a scrap-happy session (I promise
the soup won't be quite so scrappy).
As always – if you want to come along and do your own thing, catch up on an
unfinished project or just visit then you are welcome. Please let the
catering department know of your plans.
Regards
Natalie Murdoch
www.nataliemurdoch.co.nz
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