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Family Album - Gavin, my man for 21 years…always patient and supportive of my art …he is very stable, clever, a perfectionist and maths minded, a computer geek, so opposite to me…I guess we compliment, sometimes I feel like we are 2 circles off wildly spinning that keep missing, but occassionally we bump into each other and its great, and you remember how comfortable he is and why you love him, witnessing each others lives.
- Ineka, my darling daughter - created her first quilts at age 6. She is such an angel and such a joy, she is my shadow and my leader. At age 4 my daughter had never seen me sew…nor had I but she had often seen me painting. One afternoon, end of Autumn, driving west towards an awesome sunset of glowing oranges, pinks and reds streaked with purple and blue clouds, from the back seat, she said…”Da sky is so pretty mummy, did you paint that?. (I can hear you sigh from here.)
- Pat(chwork) Godden, My Mum
- Errol, my dear old Dad and his Trains
- My Big Brother, Peter
- Aussie Applique - my first website, selling my quirky, original applique patterns….check out the reduced prices.
Art Farty Quilty Friends and some not so Arty but More Farty Friends…they know who they are!
- Annette Hendricks - kindrid spirit, my arty sister from Chicago USA, Winner of Husqvarna VIKING Masterpieces 2005
- Gail E Thomas - our other sister, a gorgeous soul and amazing portrait artist from Vernon, Canada
- Pam Rupert - second place - Husqvarna VIKING Masterpieces 2005
- Ita Riv - Israel -Honourable Mention - Husqvarna VIKING Masterpieces 2005
- Melinda Bula - guardian stranger - California USA
- Erica Spinks - an enthusiastic listener and talented editor. Check out her www.creativedabbling.blogspot.com
- Steve Evans - we meet at Uni during the 80’s; he studied Turtles and now runs a highly successful Courier business
- Tammie Bowser - a way cool chick I meet in Houston, creates Mosaic quilts and sells software and books to help you create your own
Quilt Groups and Guilds Sewing Equipment Suppliers
Husqvarna VIKING Sewing Machines- creators of my favourite sewing machines..the Designer range and the Sapphires. I love them mainly due to their logo! the Husqvarna viking company as been around for 300 years...originally they produced gun armery. the logo looks like a little crown, fit for a Princess or maybe a castle turret for the Princess...no its actually the original logo which is a gun sight! wow
Handi-Quilter - my HQ16 is from Handi-Quilter, USA - top quality product, a table top semi-industrial free-motion speed-demon!…has 16″ C section clearance for the big jobs and runs like the wind Bullseye!
Superior Threads - makers of the finest quilting thread in the world….wonderful variegted and exceptional metallics and lots of other fancy stuff that does not snap, rip, break or cause lots of swearing. Check out their new LAVA!
Other Great Stuff - Quilting Arts magazine - If you love traditional patchwork blocks, ditch stitching and only plaids, this is not for you. This fabtastic magazine has nothing ordinary or old hat. It is full of the latest ideas and amazing inspirations from the cutting edge Art Quilting world.
- The Thread Studio
- AussieApplique - The BEST website in the entire www to buy unique applique patterns from an amazing award winning Australian designer……….me.
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