Monday 4 June 2012

Oop north

Can you guess how far oop North??



How about now?




In February this year, Jetstar had a big sale which meant I was able to snaffle return tickets to Sydney for not very much....and this meant my friend and I attended Quilt Market in Sydney to check out the latest ranges available in Oz, meet some of the distributors and pick up some very good bargains at excellent prices..........................


Terrible photo (it's as wet here in Melbourne as it was in Sydney all weekend)....but, there's Layer Cakes of 'Mama said Sew' by Sweetwater and 'Simply Color' by V and Co, jelly rolls of 'Summersville' (very excited about this one), oreo rolls (!) of Bella solids, a couple of 4m lengths by Umbrella Prints and Saffron Craig and assorted fat quarters from a number of designers.  We did very well - walked our socks off in the rain and generally had a fabulous weekend.

The Market re-invigorated my dream of selling on-line - whether it's completed items, kits or basics, or a combo of all three, and plans have been made, very basic at this stage, with actual deadlines so I can make sure I fulfill the dream (plans without deadlines and actions are simply dreams and life is too short)........June is absolutely screwed given I have school commitments as well as some consultancy work from my old life, so looking to July to really cementing my plans in place and launching wholeheartedly into this wonderfully, creative life....................

Til next time (I know it's a long time between drinks these days, but I am endeavouring to post a little more frequently than I have just lately!)

10 comments:

  1. It's always nice to read your posts.

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  2. Looks like you had fun and came home with a lot of great stuff! I love that Sew Mama Sew!

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  3. Is Simply Colour as good in actuality as it looks online? And wonderful to make dreams a reality. Go for it!

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  4. I'll have to go to this next year! It's great to hear that you are making concrete plans.

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  5. so glad you had a good time , my daughter moved to Sydney last year and she keeps telling me IT RAINS HERE! (Along with many others I am sure) I thought the sun shone...all the time xx lol x

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  6. I can't wait to see what you turn your new fabric into!!

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  7. Good luck with your new venture.

    Sounds like you had a great time in Sydney.

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  8. I think it's good to have a dream and even better to have a plan to make it a reality.

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  9. Oh lucky you! Great fabrics to get :D

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