Hi Everyone,
I have been doing a lot of teaching this year at a beaut shop in town called, "Jiddi's Patch" - see home page for link, at a most wonderful group in the country called, The Bacchus Marsh Friendship Quilters, our local Geelong Guild and at the Barwon Heads group called Seachange Quilters; what great groups they have been and we have had so much fun. Quilters have the best sense of humour and we always manage to laugh at ourseleves a lot. It continues to amaze me that my classes fill up and I feel so lucky to be able to teach my "Appliqart" method. I would like to say a huge "thank you" to all of the girls who have been in my many classes this year, for your company and for making the time we spend together thoroughly enjoyable. Although I teach, I seem to learn so much from you all and I thank you.
This year I have had several designs in magazines, including Australian Patchwork and Quilting, Australian Country Craft and Decorating and a block in Homespun, as part of a quilt for the Starlight Foundation.
My husband, Ian, is currently updating the store on our web site and adding some new designs. Unfortunately, due to the rising cost of printing we have had to increase the price of our patterns; this is the first time in two and a half years that we have done so. However, we feel that they are still very reasonablly priced, especially given that they are all full sized.
The Geelong Patchwork and Quilters' Guild is holding our biennial quilt show on the 25th, 26th and 27th of November and I am looking forward to that. I am the Treasurer again this year and although it takes a lot of work to organise the show, it is truly worth it. Our small committee of Carole, Mary, Pam, Chris and myself, is a wonderful little group to be a part of. I would encourage you all to try to make it to the exhibition as there is something there for everyone to see. I have 5 quilts that I will put in the show - 3 that will be making their "debut". We also have a quilt challenge and our theme is, "Nautical" - not necessarily nice.
Til next time,
Happy Quilting,
Robyn and Ian
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Pam Bono's new web site
Hi Everyone,
What great quilting weather we have been having here in the southern part of Victoria. It has been a delightful week or two of cold outside and warm and snuggly inside doing our quilting. It is times like this when it is so cold at night that I think about those who are homeless and much less fortunate than we are, and I always appreciate how lucky I am.
The garden is a bit of a mess with the leaves from the apricot and nectarine trees scattered in a carpet across the lawn. But they can stay there until they have all fallen because sure as anything, if I go out and clear them up we will have a windy day and the rest will fall. The seasonal changes that we experience here in the southern part of Australia are one of the things I love most about our climate.
I have continued to be busy and now have another pattern with a DVD on how to make my "Duet" design on Pam Bono's, Pam's Club, web site. Pam has worked so hard over a long period of time to create a new and wonderful web site, where for a small membership you can get the best free patterns and bargains. I am just so in love with Pam's magnificent creations and would encourage people to go and look and consider joining up. The link is http://www.pamsclub.com
I have had two other patterns in the Australian Patchwork and Quilting magazine and continue to work on new designs.
Til next time,
Happy Quilting,
Robyn
Friday, September 3, 2010
New Pattern On Our Website - "Geometry and Grace".
Hi Quilters,
This is just a little blog note to let you know that we now have a new pattern on our web site called, "Geometry and Grace". It is a pattern made up of blocks in an unusual configuraation. They have a centre part made from 8 triangles and the outer part is a wavy border that has it's edge covered with leaf stem bias. It has some great secondary patterns as well. It would suit either an experienced quilter or someone wanting to start out, especially if their foray is into the world of applique.
For our Australian web browers we have a special of free postage on any patterns for the month of September. But I am sorry that we are unable to extend that to our overseas customers as postage is just too expensive for such a small business as ours.
I hope you are all still thoroughly enjoying your quilting and that there is sunshine in your life.
Actually, I feel for the USA people because I have been watching some of the tennis - another love in my life - and you guys have had some pretty hot weather over there.
Til the next time,
Happy quilting,
Robyn
This is just a little blog note to let you know that we now have a new pattern on our web site called, "Geometry and Grace". It is a pattern made up of blocks in an unusual configuraation. They have a centre part made from 8 triangles and the outer part is a wavy border that has it's edge covered with leaf stem bias. It has some great secondary patterns as well. It would suit either an experienced quilter or someone wanting to start out, especially if their foray is into the world of applique.
For our Australian web browers we have a special of free postage on any patterns for the month of September. But I am sorry that we are unable to extend that to our overseas customers as postage is just too expensive for such a small business as ours.
I hope you are all still thoroughly enjoying your quilting and that there is sunshine in your life.
Actually, I feel for the USA people because I have been watching some of the tennis - another love in my life - and you guys have had some pretty hot weather over there.
Til the next time,
Happy quilting,
Robyn
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Hi Everyone,
Just a quick little note to tell you about my big win at the Victorian Quilters Showcase Quilt Show in Melbourne last week. I won Runner Up in the Mainly Applique - professional section for my "Hearts and Vines" quilt. The same quilt also won a Judges Commendation. I was so overjoyed as it is a state show and I didn't expect to even get a look in there. I won some beautiful prizes, too.
It is the second time I have entered a show and won prizes and I still find it hard to believe because there are so many divine quilts being made and entered.
The quilt that won Best of Show was staggeringly beautiful with such fine detail and gorgeous work. So often these days I am stunned speechless (no mean feat) by the scale of magnificent and spectacular creativity that is going on among women (and increasingly, men) around us everywhere in the quilting world.
It was also wonderful to see some many young people taking up quilting as well, and putting their work in the show.
It is still quite cold here and I am longing for the warmer weather, although it is still very dry as we seem to have had little rain this winter.
Til the next time,
Happy quilting,
Robyn
Just a quick little note to tell you about my big win at the Victorian Quilters Showcase Quilt Show in Melbourne last week. I won Runner Up in the Mainly Applique - professional section for my "Hearts and Vines" quilt. The same quilt also won a Judges Commendation. I was so overjoyed as it is a state show and I didn't expect to even get a look in there. I won some beautiful prizes, too.
It is the second time I have entered a show and won prizes and I still find it hard to believe because there are so many divine quilts being made and entered.
The quilt that won Best of Show was staggeringly beautiful with such fine detail and gorgeous work. So often these days I am stunned speechless (no mean feat) by the scale of magnificent and spectacular creativity that is going on among women (and increasingly, men) around us everywhere in the quilting world.
It was also wonderful to see some many young people taking up quilting as well, and putting their work in the show.
It is still quite cold here and I am longing for the warmer weather, although it is still very dry as we seem to have had little rain this winter.
Til the next time,
Happy quilting,
Robyn
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
July 1st - Quilting
Hi Everyone,
Again, it is an age since I have done a blog post but here I am.
June was a very exciting month with the Australian Patchwork and Quilting magazine having my quilt, "Fuchsia fanfare" on the front cover and a profile of me inside. It was such an honour to be in the magazine, let alone have my first published quilt pattern on the front cover. I was elated.
I have recently completed another quilt that may go into the magazine and I have also just finished a small Jacobean wall hanging which was a lot of fun. One day I will work out how to put photos on my blog and will show you what I am on about.
We are in the middle of winter here and it has been very cold. I have just read in today's paper that we are having a colder winter than the previous couple of years and it really does feel that way. However, it is perfect quilting weather.
I have spent a lot of time in the garden of late, too, as it seems that winter in the garden is a very busy time; there always seems so much to do like pruning and preparation for spring. But even when it is cold it is still nice to be out there in the crisp air, if it isn't windy.
Til the next time, happy quilting.
Robyn
Again, it is an age since I have done a blog post but here I am.
June was a very exciting month with the Australian Patchwork and Quilting magazine having my quilt, "Fuchsia fanfare" on the front cover and a profile of me inside. It was such an honour to be in the magazine, let alone have my first published quilt pattern on the front cover. I was elated.
I have recently completed another quilt that may go into the magazine and I have also just finished a small Jacobean wall hanging which was a lot of fun. One day I will work out how to put photos on my blog and will show you what I am on about.
We are in the middle of winter here and it has been very cold. I have just read in today's paper that we are having a colder winter than the previous couple of years and it really does feel that way. However, it is perfect quilting weather.
I have spent a lot of time in the garden of late, too, as it seems that winter in the garden is a very busy time; there always seems so much to do like pruning and preparation for spring. But even when it is cold it is still nice to be out there in the crisp air, if it isn't windy.
Til the next time, happy quilting.
Robyn
Saturday, March 13, 2010
For The Love of Quilting
Hi Everyone,
It's a new year and already we are well on our way to Easter. Time really does fly, especially when we have lots of fun projects that we want to work on.
I wish to inform everyone that we now have a change in our PO Box number. We used to have our box in the city but when it came up for renewal we decided to get one close to home. So our new PO address is Robian Applique Designs,
PO Box 7545, Geelong West, Victoria, 3218 Australia.
I went off up to Bendigo early yesterday morning, to see my nephew play soccer and what a lovely little surprise, of the quilting variety, I had. Tom (nephew) didn't have his first game til after lunch so we had some free time. AND, what else does a quilter do when she/he has free time away from home, but go to the quilt fabric shops, of course.
I found a shop in Bendigo called Honeysuckle Stained Glass and Patchwork which, as an appliquer, had me salivating. Nicky stocks among the best, most beautiful and somewhat prolific range of tone on tone (among other things) fabrics that I have come across in this state. Her fabrics are to dye for (sorry) and she also stocks a full range of Fossil Fern Fabric. WOW - I was over the moon and will be telling everyone about it and returning to that shop again. If you love applique, as I do, you will be in applique paradise in this shop.
There are several other quilting stores in the beautiful city of Bendigo, also, so it is well worth a drive if you don't live in the area.
Tom played brilliantly in his two soccer games and kicked most of the team goals. They won their first match and had a draw in the second. I would have loved to have been there again today to see his other games but we were unable to find accommodation. But there will always be another time. I hope you have good matches again today, Tom. Congratulations on your fabulous playing.
I hope everyone rushed out and got their copy of Homespun magazine in January which had my pattern "Wattle Day" and profile in it. Also, I hope you all get Australian Patchwork and Quilting for February as some of my quilts were in that also, from when we had our Geelong Quilting Exhibition.
Til next time - happy quilting
Robyn
It's a new year and already we are well on our way to Easter. Time really does fly, especially when we have lots of fun projects that we want to work on.
I wish to inform everyone that we now have a change in our PO Box number. We used to have our box in the city but when it came up for renewal we decided to get one close to home. So our new PO address is Robian Applique Designs,
PO Box 7545, Geelong West, Victoria, 3218 Australia.
I went off up to Bendigo early yesterday morning, to see my nephew play soccer and what a lovely little surprise, of the quilting variety, I had. Tom (nephew) didn't have his first game til after lunch so we had some free time. AND, what else does a quilter do when she/he has free time away from home, but go to the quilt fabric shops, of course.
I found a shop in Bendigo called Honeysuckle Stained Glass and Patchwork which, as an appliquer, had me salivating. Nicky stocks among the best, most beautiful and somewhat prolific range of tone on tone (among other things) fabrics that I have come across in this state. Her fabrics are to dye for (sorry) and she also stocks a full range of Fossil Fern Fabric. WOW - I was over the moon and will be telling everyone about it and returning to that shop again. If you love applique, as I do, you will be in applique paradise in this shop.
There are several other quilting stores in the beautiful city of Bendigo, also, so it is well worth a drive if you don't live in the area.
Tom played brilliantly in his two soccer games and kicked most of the team goals. They won their first match and had a draw in the second. I would have loved to have been there again today to see his other games but we were unable to find accommodation. But there will always be another time. I hope you have good matches again today, Tom. Congratulations on your fabulous playing.
I hope everyone rushed out and got their copy of Homespun magazine in January which had my pattern "Wattle Day" and profile in it. Also, I hope you all get Australian Patchwork and Quilting for February as some of my quilts were in that also, from when we had our Geelong Quilting Exhibition.
Til next time - happy quilting
Robyn
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Thank goodness for Quilting
Hi Everyone,
It seems like such a long time since I have sat here at the computer and done my blog and Newsletter.
I have been away for quite a while up in Northern New South Wales with my sister Chris. I was with her when she passed away from this world into the next, in November, aged only 58 years. She died from lung cancer and it is just the most terrible way to die.
I feel that my world will never be the same without her in it and my heart goes out to Shane and Tim; Chris’s husband and 17 year old son. Thank you to my wonderful friends and family everywhere who have given me the most heartfelt support.
But life goes on. The sun will surely rise tomorrow and we left to grieve must, in some way, take care of ourselves and nurture each other when and where we can, so that we can survive this.
Thank goodness for quilting. I had never entered any of my quilts in an exhibition before this November. We had our biennial 3 day quilt show in Geelong in November. It is an exhibition of work of the Geelong Patchwork and Quilters Guild members. I put 3 quilts in and a small quilt in the challenge.
I won equal 3rd place in the challenge, Best of Show, Viewers Choice 1st and Viewers Choice 2nd. I am still in shock about this.
It just demonstrates how, during life, we can experience the most exhilarating highs and the most soul crunching lows in a very short space of time. I find it difficult to explain how one can feel shattered and heart broken whilst on cloud 9. But that is surely how I have felt for a while.
I have a small wall hanging pattern and profile in the January edition of Homespun magazine which has been something to look forward to. I have just completed another quilt to go into another fabulous Australian quilting magazine next year. But I will tell you more about that when it happens. It really is very exciting.
I hope you are all enjoying your quilting and/or other hobbies. I hope, too, that your Christmas is full of good news, good health, good friends and family. I wish you all the very best for the New year and, God willing, I will be back here in 2010.
Happy quilting,
Robyn
It seems like such a long time since I have sat here at the computer and done my blog and Newsletter.
I have been away for quite a while up in Northern New South Wales with my sister Chris. I was with her when she passed away from this world into the next, in November, aged only 58 years. She died from lung cancer and it is just the most terrible way to die.
I feel that my world will never be the same without her in it and my heart goes out to Shane and Tim; Chris’s husband and 17 year old son. Thank you to my wonderful friends and family everywhere who have given me the most heartfelt support.
But life goes on. The sun will surely rise tomorrow and we left to grieve must, in some way, take care of ourselves and nurture each other when and where we can, so that we can survive this.
Thank goodness for quilting. I had never entered any of my quilts in an exhibition before this November. We had our biennial 3 day quilt show in Geelong in November. It is an exhibition of work of the Geelong Patchwork and Quilters Guild members. I put 3 quilts in and a small quilt in the challenge.
I won equal 3rd place in the challenge, Best of Show, Viewers Choice 1st and Viewers Choice 2nd. I am still in shock about this.
It just demonstrates how, during life, we can experience the most exhilarating highs and the most soul crunching lows in a very short space of time. I find it difficult to explain how one can feel shattered and heart broken whilst on cloud 9. But that is surely how I have felt for a while.
I have a small wall hanging pattern and profile in the January edition of Homespun magazine which has been something to look forward to. I have just completed another quilt to go into another fabulous Australian quilting magazine next year. But I will tell you more about that when it happens. It really is very exciting.
I hope you are all enjoying your quilting and/or other hobbies. I hope, too, that your Christmas is full of good news, good health, good friends and family. I wish you all the very best for the New year and, God willing, I will be back here in 2010.
Happy quilting,
Robyn
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