On Friday he got a Hole in One!! The ball on the green belongs to his golfing partner - the ball is taking from the hole is his!!!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
A man of many talents!!
On Friday he got a Hole in One!! The ball on the green belongs to his golfing partner - the ball is taking from the hole is his!!!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Pumpkins everywhere!
It was a gorgeous sunny morning and these pumpkins looked so beautiful I just had to take a photo. It is almost Halloween here so there are lots of pumpkins and decorations in the shops and houses. We are staying in the West University area and our hotel is surrounded by very beautiful homes in a very lush and leafy suburb. We are also very close to the Houston Cancer Hospital - it is famous throughtout the world for cancer treatments and every morning we share the share the shuttle bus that takes us to the George Brown Convention centre with people who are going to the hospital for the day. Everything in Texas is BIG and the hospital is no exception -it has covers an enormous area-nearly every morning we go to a different part of the hospital and if our driver goes to the wrong entrance it takes ages to drive around the various roads so find the right one.
To night we walked around the streets and took photos of some of the houses that are decorated for Halloween.
I thought this look pretty.
Pumpkins feature a lot in the decorations - the lawns around these houses are immaculate - there is not a blade of grass out of place.
Justine with the horse and carts which is being driven by a skeleton. There is a huge pumpkin in the back of the cart.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Beauties and a Beast!!
This quilt wasn't one of the prize winners but we thought it was so cute
This quilt is wholly made from metallic thread!! It is amazing. The winning quilts are hung in the front of the quilt exhibition in a very prominent position. Each quilt has it's own bay - there is a large rosette hung beside it and a massive floral arrangement to one side. The rosettes and flowers are done in colours that compliment the quilt. Made by Sue McCarty and is called Tribute to Tolkein - inspired by Lord of the Rings
This quilt is made for a little grand daughgter's bed. It is hand appliqued and embellished.
Santa Claus has come to Kirara's Home town - made by Ayako Kawakami from Japan
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Hi from Houston!!
This quilt looks like a painting - I think it will be winning a prize at judging time
Monday, October 12, 2009
Hello from America!!!
Luella Doss and me at her School House - she was so funny -and yes she made the hat!!
Another view of Jo Bailey's booth
Anna Marie Horner at her booth. The baby is her son, Rueben - he is at the show too.
Part of her booth - great Sofa
We took this photo at the Moda stand. The handsome young man in the cowboy hat is Andrew Dunlop - our Moda Distributor in NewZealand.
Ngaire, Jill and me with McKenna Ryan - we were at her booth talking about her visit to New Zealand next month.
Hello from America!! I wanted to update this page every day whilke we are in Houston at the Quilt Market but I had to wait until today for the internet connection box for our room. We have one day of School House - a day of lots of small lectures from different designers and two days of market at the moment we are in our apartment surrounded by lots and lots of pamphlets - everyone hands you their information - and now we are trying to make sense of it all!!
Friday, October 2, 2009
I'll bring the bubbles ...................
it took most of the year for it to heal and for her to walk again. While she was in hospital she gave her friends some fabric and told them to embroider something on it for her. Most of them have come back and now she has combined them with some of her favourite fabrics and made a memory quilt she loves.
"I'll bring the bubbles".......when you are better!!
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