Busy as a Bee...thats me....not making much honey though but buzzing around in all directions. What a month it has been.....Melbourne Quilt show, Canberra Quilt show, filming a DVD in Sydney, (gotta get myself a full-time hair and makeup artist...Miriam De Cooten is a miracle worker) deadlines for posting quilts to Houston.....blah blah buzz blah...... I won't waste your time telling you I won 7 awards at the Canberra Quilter's exhibition form 6 quilts coz that would be showing off but I would like to share with you my daughter's achievements....1st in Children's category with her quilt "Friends of Beatrix and I" and also the Bernina Award for Excellence for under 18 year old quilters...a huge rosette and a Bernette sewing machine! She is so thrilled and we are so proud.....check out her quilt. She certainly has been observing and learning from me that is true but every single stitch and all the dyeing and painting is absolutely her work as is the design, and the drawing....the only assistance she received was from gran for the binding as I was in Melbourne and Ineka  was rushed to hospital with suspected appendix....so she was excused from binding duty. (Like me she does anything to get out of doing the dreaded binding)

 Friends of Beatrix and I.....120 x 70cm

So having looked at the work of my 11 year old, if you have the feeling you really should get a start on those free-motion quilting skills you wish you had, there are 4 spaces left in my Beginners Free-Motion class "Liberation from the Ditch" at Hobbysew Belconnen this coming Sunday 15th August. 10 am thru to 4pm, I will liberate you the drudge of ditching and you will be on your path to freedom with your quilting. Ring the girls at Hobbysew to book in 02 6253 0011...come on down!