Attended the KZN Quilters AGM as a visitor yesterday. Overheard women talking about getting their "material fix" as they bought some beautiful fabric. I understood what they meant so I reckon I must be a quilter. Birds that need the same fix tend to flock together. Absolutely no disrespect to birds meant. Be assured that no birds were harmed in the writing of this blog. Emotionally or otherwise.
Learnt about the upcoming Quilt Indaba 2012. Had a step by step demonstration on how to book on line - http://www.bookwhen.com/quiltindaba2012 . So its not just quilting you learn at these get togethers. And dont be at all intimidated - feel free to attend - they don't try and convert you, simply because they cannot imagine anyone not being a Born Again Quilter (No disrespect ,etc, see above).
Totally amazing to think such awesome talent was under one roof. I stared with star struck eyes at Sue Stevenson, Jeanette Gilks, Glenda Kirkirdis, Rosalie Dase. Their work gives me goose bumps - and that's just looking at pictures over the net. To think I might have drunk from a tea-cup which they had used !! Although I'm sure all crockery was washed to the strictest of standards so no DNA transferrence could have taken place. What a shame.
I did not take notes but Ms Dase spoke along the lines of where we have come from - yesterday; today; and what's in the future. An added bonus was I left with a new voice in my head (and here I thought there was no more space in there). Now whenever the critical voices attack my work I will say "Rosalie says I should concentrate on producing what I LOVE TO DO and not necessarily what other people approve of". Thanks Rosalie.
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