With a second grandchild due at any time Pauline has been staying close to home lately. We'd some requests from local ladies for a get together so we decided to host a school house at Pauline's home in Cabarlah. It was such a great day (thanks to all the ladies who attended including five enthusiasts who drove up from Brisbane) that we will certainly be holding another one in the future. There was time for a cuppa and chat before Pauline gave her talk. If you've attended a school house before, you probably know Pauline enjoys experimenting with tools. After hearing and seeing her demonstrate her favourite tools you also realise how much she improves upon each tool. We're not sure if the manufacturer themselves realise how versatile their gadgets are!
Plenty of inspiration was provided by the attendees too - such as Robin sharing her idea of incorporating a rubber backed curtain as the bottom "fabric" with the chenille technique to make a bath mat. Mary having won the door prize took home additional inspiration in the form of Kay Meale's video Pattern Matched LeMoyne Star & Fan.
Pauline also introduced some new products that she's been trialling for the last few months, including the fun Texture Magic, a steam activated shrinking fabric. Pauline loves adapting techniques and she's been very busy, creating unique blocks using the Texture Magic and a few of her other favourite tools.
For quilters in the Toowoomba area, if you missed this School House, please send us an email with your expression of interest and we'll notify you when we schedule the next local one. Some of the ladies are also planning on hosting a LPO workshop in Toowoomba so keep an eye on your email for more news.
I live in Highfields and would like to know of any future workshops. sorry I missed the one at Cabarlah
val
Posted by: Val Littlewood | 17 March 2010 at 08:38 AM