http://bonbondesigns.com Quilt Designs, Applique Templates and General Musings Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:46:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is my favourite blue glass jug handed down through the family.... August brings our second "The Farm" session and Jan and I will be sharing all things to do with "Urns and Vases". A fascinating history surrounds these vessels and we will explore some of their many styles, uses and the ... http://bonbondesigns.com/?p=757 An idea brewed a year or more ago and after many months of planning and several 'business meetings' with Jan Baker, we were able to present a fabulous day last Sunday. Twenty six quilters from around Victoria converged at Taranaki Farm on a chilly winter's morning loaded with bags of ... http://bonbondesigns.com/?p=731 "Pocket Full of Posies" is my NEW Block of the Month which is being launched at the Australasian Quilt Convention at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne opening TODAY. It was such fun to make this quilt in the muted hues of these fabrics.  I delivered it to Annette yesterday during ... http://bonbondesigns.com/?p=724 Our 'Gentle Art' (of Applique) classes over the past two days have certainly been an inspiring visual delight, with an extraordinary amount of work being produced and shared.  We have been eagerly watching Joan's progress on her reverse applique 'Pas de Deux' quilt top and how exciting it was to ... http://bonbondesigns.com/?p=705 Last weekend, I was hosted by lovely Sadie Moffitt (below), President of Murray River Quilters, during my Applique Technique and Design Workshop in Wodonga. Struggling with little voice and a pesky cough, Sadie dosed me up with honey, hot water and lime juice which came from fruit on her prolific ... http://bonbondesigns.com/?p=686 Such a crazy life!  Every minute is totally occupied and sometimes I wish I had 'two for one' on offer!  But never fear - I am here working solidly in the background with a new BOM receiving it's finishing touches. Don't you love this photo as an inspirational still life?  It ... http://bonbondesigns.com/?p=675