Cooroy Quilters workshop an a frosty day

Esk in the Brisbane Valley at dawn, white with frost

Yesterday we set out at 6am on a frosty winter morning for the 3 hour drive to Cooroy on the Sunshine Coast hinterland.  Esk in the Brisbane Valley was white with frost, and fog was lifting from Lake Somerset,  one of the water storages for Queensland's capital city Brisbane.  Around 40 quilters greeted us at the Cooroy CWA Hall where Kathy gave her 'Scrap Happy' workshop.  Thanks Sharyn and all concerned for making us welcome.  Many yards of fabric were stripped, cut into Apple Core blocks, applique blocks and 3" and 6" blocks.  Many said they were inspired by Kathy's quilts and designs.

Sunrise over Lake Somerset, part of Brisbane's water supply

Cooroy quilters at CWA Hall, Cooroy

Art Nouveau Garden starts to bloom

Here are some steps in the production process as Kathy's latest Art Nouveau-inspired design, Art Nouveau Garden based on an Alphonse Mucha design, takes shape.  Kathy's new quilt will bloom for the first time at Brisbane Royal National Association Exhibition quilt show in August, followed by further flowerings at Toowoomba Quilters Inc. exhibiton in September and Queensland Quilters Inc. State Exhibition in Brisbane in October.

Kathy's Studio Daze begin with APQ

Kathy has had the first of a series of occasional articles published in this month's Australian Patchwork and Quilting magazine (Vol 20 No 5 pp112-3).  Under the theme of "Studio Daze - A Quilter's Meanderings", Kathy's first article tackles the question "What comes first - the journal or the quilt?"   Here you can see how Kathy's 2010 prize-winning quilt The Sky is Blue, the Sea is Blue was designed and became a finished quilt.  APQ is now on the newsagents' stand in Australia and is also distributed internationally.  Check www.apqmagazine.com.au for details.

Bali Rainbow quilts

Lyn's quilt

Annette's quilt

Lyn and Annette have been busy making quilts using Kathy's My Bali Rainbow pack of 40 pre-cut 2 1/2 inch fabric strips.  Lyn and Annette are part of the Thursday at KoolKat's club who meet each week in Kathy's studio.  Both quilts have been finished with an edge-to-edge quilting pattern by Geoff on a Gammill Statler long arm quilting machine.