Well here we are once again in Melbourne for the 2015 Australasian Quilt Convention! This is the fourth time I have had the honour of teaching here and this year the event has been spectacular. I am a tad weary after two days of intensive design tuition and with 20 students that was no mean feat! But as I told them all….'if I can do it anyone can'. Thanks for spending time with me girls and good luck with your creations. The world heritage listed Royal Exhibition building is such a wonderful venue……
The machines were a little idle in class for the first day with lots of creations being sketched instead……...
A wonderful improvement this year is the windows to each class partition - much more light and we all felt more inclusive of the buzz downstairs…only it did feel a little like being in a "zoo" so of course I just had to add a little label on my class window!!……….
It is also a great honour to see ten of my quilts hanging as a part of the amazing award I received last year (which is still quite surreal)………
And here he/she is Nydia and Ken on holiday from Thorngrove Manor for a few days! It is lovely to see it hanging but the venue is a little dark so photos are not the best (the down side of an older building)….
All my quilts are glad to be out of storage for a few days!…...
The special displays this year are fabulous. Some of the True Blue challenge quilt finalists……..Jan Clark was runner-up…….
Prue Wheal from my home state has produced another amazing masterpiece………..
And the winner……….
Lucy Carroll's Gallipoli quilts were very moving………
Judy Hooworth has a wonderful display of quilts inspired by the Silk Route journey she took………
I loved this work from a french artist - Segolaine Schweitzer………
Jan Irvine Nealie's work is visually captivating……from the distance they look like a photo but close-up all is revealed………..
And from a lovely friend from home…..here it is Tara hanging with the Best of the Best!…...
So it is time for me to have a soak in the tub before another day of teaching. I will finish with this photo of a jacket I so wish I owned…..sad it belongs to one of the students! I will report the finale of the convention in a few days...
Wow! What a post! I'll be going over it again and again - so much to take in, Michele. And what a finale for your Rajah award. Thank you so much for keeping us with you at the conference.
ReplyDeletewow so nice to see all of your quilts hanging and to see Tara's quilt hanging too I was watching her progress while she was making it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tour Michele, one day I will get there.
ReplyDeleteHi Michele - thanks for the great workshop at AQC Day 1. I loved it and the confidence you have given me to have a go at designing my own ideas. PS - That coat looks very familiar. You will have to get one of your own!!! :)
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