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Patchwork Paradise Workshops

I had the privilege to participate in two, 2-day patchwork workshops conducted by Gloria Loughman and hosted by Patchwork Paradise, Rockhampton.  Participants travelled significant distances to work with Gloria and be inspired by her creativity and fabulous use of colour.[...]

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AEC at Marietta, Georgia

The AEC conference was held at the Hilton in the historic township of Marietta, on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia.  Attendees came from all corners of the USA, as well as England, and me, from Australia.  It was wonderful to[...]

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AEC at Marietta, Georgia

I renewed acquaintances with beader “extraordinaire”, Jenny and her colleague, Connie.  They were working beside me.  And Connie, made the beautiful necklace I am wearing.  I watched Connie, under the gentle guidance of Jenny, take two days to create this[...]

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Bluffton Embroiderers

Through the wonderful organization of Shirley, a group of local embroidery ladies came together to share the day with me at Bluffton, Indiana.  We discussed a range of topics related to machine embroidery. I presented a trunk show of embroidery projects created by myself and Tracey[...]

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Edwards Sewing Center, Fort Wayne

Wednesday was a great day in Fort Wayne. I presented a trunk show in the morning and afternoon, for Lisa, owner of Edwards Sewing Center.  The event allowed me to present a display of my quilts and other embroidered pieces, as[...]

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Patty’s Sewing Centre, TX

We had a great time creating our lined designer jacket with the ladies from Patty’s Sewing Centre.  Over two days, the participants embellished their jackets, learned to draft a mandarin collar and observed how to stitch a welt pocket.  Although[...]

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Patty’s Sewing Centre

Kathy, Patty and myself (L-R) at the shop with two projects, the Designer Jacket and the pin cushion. The Designer Jacket was made using the instructions available from this website.  And the instructions for the pincushion will be available in the near future.[...]

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Greenvale Textile Weekend

The dust has settled on another successful weekend of creative textile sewing at the small community of Greenvale.  Ladies immersed themselves in the fine art of heirloom sewing, which included pin tucking, drawn fabric work through the use of a[...]

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Threads of Friendship Retreat

Palm Cove, in the beautiful tropical north Queensland, was the venue for thirty ladies, and courageous partners to come together for four days of machine embroidery tuition.  Apart from the learning, there was laughter, tears, hugs and fun.  The participants[...]

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Threads of Friendship Embroidery Retreat

Thirty ladies arrived at the Hotel grand Chancellor Resort at beautiful Palm Cove for four days of machine embroidery tuition.  Four projects were created and included embroidery techniques using puffy foam,  in-the-hoop creations, precision design placement and cross stitch.  Participants[...]

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