A day with Brigitte

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to spend a day with Sydney based designer & teacher Brigitte Giblin at Southern Cross Needlework. I had had my name on the waiting list for some time and sadly (for them!) someone had to pull out. It was a great day, Brigitte was generous with her time & inspirations...sharing patterns & offering guidance. Most ladies have been working on her designs for a while...

loads of lovely 1/2" hexies...

a new design...

amazing fussy cutting...

reproduction inspirations...

and more!

I have started playing with a 30's palette...having fun at present!

Cardygirl xx

Comfort shopping...fabric style!

Yesterday was one of those days...cold & foggy...and a funeral that I HAD to go to a couple of hours drive away. We all do them occasionally & they are never much fun...our mothers said there are some things we just HAVE to do & yesterday was one of those things. I did listen mum.

So, to brighten the mood I stopped at a great needlework/patchwork shop on the way home at East Maitland...Southern Cross Needlework. Comfort shopping...not eating! Rhonda has gorgeous fabrics & is really kind & helpful...it was tempting to just back the car up to the door & load it all in...but I was good & just bought a few treats...not as fattening as chocolate thank goodness!

Found some great Paris fabric...not sure what I will do with it yet...DD loves it!

Great repros...perhaps a repro hexie project????

 And some fabric loveliness from Phillip Jacobs and Kaffe Fassett...delish! Aah...I feel better now...

Cardygirl xx