Melbourne & the AQC

 I have had a week in Melbourne at the AQC. The weather in Melbourne was lovely. This is the first time I have been in Melbourne that I haven't had to wear my big coat all the time. My lovely friend Daph & I stayed at the Nunnery. It is rigth across the road from the Royal Exhibition Building. So that was very handy.  In the stairway of the Nunnery was this beautiful window.

 From outside our class rooms you could look down on all the store holders & the quilt exhibition. There was so much to see and look at. All the quilts on display were stunning. It is fantastic to see  the best of the beat in the Australian quilt world. Sorry I can't show you any of my quilt photos (copyright) You will just have to go and have a look your self.

  I had a class with Rita Hutchens. Wonderfull inspiring lady. The class was Totally Tubular Triangles. Great class, we were all busy cutting and sewing, more cutting and sewing & then more cutting and sewing again.

  It was amazing what we made from a few strips.

  I had such a good a time in Rita's first class that I booked in for her 3rd class on Saturday. Mirror Image Magic. We did create magic with our strips.

  On my 2nd day I done TAP & Lutradur Techniques with Lesley Riley. Wouderfull creative lady. We had a fun day playing with TAP (tranfer artist paper) & Luutradur. There is so much you can do with those products. All the techniques can be used in your quilts.

  The TAP we used on lots of different fabrics, paper, wood, metal, & lutradur.

  Also lots of different ways to use the lutradur. We painted, stamped, burnt, heated & cut it. Lots of fun things to do.

  After 4 days at the AQC I still had a few days to see Melbourne, Went sigth seeing, done a little shopping  (yes I did have a little money left after hitting the shops at the quilt convention) Annie, Daph's daugther took us to Bendigo to see the Grace Kelly exhibition. The fashions from that time really were stunning.

  While out shopping I come across this shop. Totally weird & wonderful name for a shop.

 Well I had better go, It's getting late & I have to be up early to go to Springsure in the morring.