Next stop...Australia

New Zealand was great and next to visit was Melbourne, Australia. The skies were beautiful coming in so I snuck some photos.


Mariya and Gavin Waters welcomed me into their home. And Mariya showed me how to make fluffy milk for latte. I am hooked now...and since I got home I ordered a milk frother. I'm gonna make baby chinos for the grand babies...

Ok back to the trip...I had a great idea to film a VidCast with Mariya while I was there. You might remember her as a winner in Houston.



She has done some fabulous quilts - one that I got to sleep under...


...and we'll get a peek at how she works and her technique for outlininq her Applique. So stay tuned to the VidCasts....it'll be a couple months.

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Location:Australia

Stitch N Glitz workshop - New Zealand Symposium

I forgot my computer power cord in the hotel room...but Rosie saved the day. I was worried she would loose her great parking spot and asked the angels to hold it....guess what? There were 3 parking spots when we got back.



The last day of class was Stitch N Glitz - bobbin embroidery decorative stitches, free motion and then adding sparkly paint, beads, and rhinestones.





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Location:Stitch N Glitz workshop New Zealand

Dinner on the mountain

Now I don't like heights so riding straight up a mountain is not my idea of fun. But I grabbed my courage and up we went. The view was incredible.
A couple of fellow teachers share the view.







The dinner was going very late so I decided to leave at 10. There I was totally alone in the gondola watching out the front window as I descended. It was surrealistically eerie...dead silent and seeing how very high I was.
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Location:Queenstown NZ

DoodleZenDotz Intensive 2 day class

The 2 day class started with a number of doodling exercises and several dotting tools and techniques on day 1. Then we got down to the nitty gritty of original design, bobbin embroidery and adding dots to the design. They did awesome!









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Location:Queenstown NZ

Portrait Quilts class at NZ Symposium

I did a 2 day Portrait Workshop and a few of the students opted to do the face of their choice. Most did the face I provided (which is much less frightening). All of the results were incredible. I am so proud of them. Here's photos from a few who chose their own faces.








The hair is done with individually cut pieces of thread. Excellent solution!

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Location:Queenstown NZ

A walk in the Garden in Queenstown, NZ

No jet lag at all. I slept when I wanted on the plane and watched movies when I didn't. Once settled in the hotel, I went for a walk in the beautiful gardens and got some great photos. No need to comment...I'll just show you.


















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Location:Queenstown NZ

Queenstown New Zealand

What a great little town.






It is a tourist town set on a beautiful lake and a lovely little park.






I went for a great walk in the park with my new camera in hand...






And got some great photos...more on that in the next post...






This was the beginning of a great trip
I had trouble finding wifi, so I'll be posting some great photos of the trip...stay tuned.
Bonnie McCaffery

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