Op Shop Panache

Great way to display shoes - seen in an Op Shop in Paddington, Sydney - just loved it.

The Harbour & Rocks area.

I walked & walked & walked passing wonderful rocks, street art, little laneways and later in the day a ferry to Cockatoo Island taking in views of the Opera House & the Harbour Bridge. It was a wonderful week in Sydney and I shared it with 2 great friends.

Strictly Ballroom

Wednesday night, after a day at the Quilt Show, Kate & I went to see "Strictly Ballroom" - what a fun evening - lots of glitz and glamour, beaut voices & lots of dancing.

Sydney Quilt Show

The Sydney Quilt Show was held on Glebe Island because the Convention Centre is undergoing refurbishment.  We went by free ferry - a great start to the day.  The marquee is huge and the show was great.  However, the NSW Guild has a policy of photos for personal use only & not to be on Instagram, Pinterest or Blogs.  So sorry - I can show you photos on my camera but can't put them on my blog.  There were some great quilts.

Tuesday - out and about

Tuesday morning - Newtown for brekkie and then a look around - interesting shops & lots of fun. The afternoon was spent having a couple of drinks at the Opera Bar with my niece - great day

Uncoverings

On Monday of the Conference, we were privileged to see four quilt collections 'uncovered'. What a great day!

And the quilts...............

The speakers were so generous and we saw some absolutely wonderful quilts - traditional through to modern - if you get the chance to go to a conference - I would recommend it - it was great

Sydney last week........

We walked from our hotel to the Maritime Museum to the National Quilt Study Conference - across Pyrmont Bridge - we had a great time at the conference.  The paper was well received and all the other speakers were soooo interesting.