In answer to the question

The question arisen if the French designers will sell their patterns to New Zealanders or Australians or anyone else ... I am sure the answer is yes... but for Virginie cross stitch contact her via her website or blog site .
Sometimes there is no translation into English... Les Secrets des Maries BOM & Born to Quilt's Book have English versions..... but always ask them....

Thrilled again

Virginie in France has been preparing a gorgeous cross stitch design & using my French scissor buttons in the project.....she has allowed me to show you her design.....
See her blog too www.cmonmonde.over-blog.com
and her website www.cmonmonde.fr

I went to seek a shell but this is better

The day is now beginning to warm up... so feel fortunate it takes a while thus far for the dry crisp heat to send me to all the airconditioners in the house.

Yesterday I have heard from some people I had lost contact with but who were never forgotten.

Ruth used to work in the screen printing industry where I got my screen printed stitcheries done ... & we also met up here & there as she is an avid quilter... it wa sgreat to hear again...

Then Susan in WA... I met her & a group of quilters at The Sydney quilt & craft show when I first put a foot out into the bigger world & took a booth... Beautiful memories.... & of Susan so wanting a doll sample.... actually that reminds me ..that 2 of my cloth santa designs... I believe & gosh cannot remember the other guy's title.... were borrowed to be a one page show in the Handmade Magazine. That was so special then as only 2 magazines in the area where Handmade & Country Craft Decorating....

Lovely to hear from Susan too....

Snow white Christmas....

I love an all white theme for a small green tree at Christmas day.... so I share these for you to view...

Some interesting items.

Before I tell you of Marie- Claude's BOM quilt with stitched designs I did for her...

I have some more information on COPYRIGHT the Victorian Small Business Centre emailed the other evening & in the information was a wonderful website that has a copyright & trademark detailed explanation & the MYTHS about changing 10% is ok the website is http://www.designvic.com/ then click on overhead button of KNOWLEDGE ..then on side bars PUBLICATIONS then PROTECT YOUR CREATIVE & scroll down to the end of a largish paragraph to find Click to Download 19 pages...

My copyright lift up gets murkier.... nobody approached me...but the trail I have now !

LET ME SAY THIS .. NO I DO NOT SELL RAW PIECES ( I USED TO ONCE in brooches, just may in the future) & NO YOU CANNOT CUT or ASK SOMEONE TO CUT FROM MY FINISHED DESIGNS, LIFTOFF WEBSITE ETC ETC... THEY ARE NOT FOR DOING THAT....

I have many businesses who use my painted design in their designs which is just wonderful and by the way I will do these in pic form on the web soon so ease of ordering.

Next Marie-Claude's Mystery quilt in France is up to Block 5 . The pattern has been now translated into English version for us !!! & The Stitchery in NZ.... If you are interested in the quilt..patterns or if a store wishes to have it running in their store email me through my website http://www.theodoracleave.com/ or email http://www.lessecretsdemarie.com/ to Marie-Claude. I am not sure what the cost is yet but our $ to Euro is 1.6 to one Euro... the mixed blessing of a strongish economy.... imports are dearer... Marie-Claude may also be bringing out a book later ....

How can one copy ?????

COPYING

It usually occurs right under the nose & it is always distasteful, bad breeding really & so disrespectable .... there is a form of insult in these attempts to assume another designer's work & think they do not know or see where the finger print lays.
Anyone can copy... especially if they purchase the designs....so I say do all your own work. If anyone has a doubt you can check www.copyright.org.au

Last Sunday at food fiesta in Cohuna

This is the 3rd year the Cohuna Hotel has held a little treat of growers inside the hotel's large & cool lounge..... I have been there in the thick of it each year, but this year I could only spare 2 hours before going back to my own show...
I did enjoy seeing True Organic arrive with the delicious cheeses & now butter.. made from an organic herd of cows just down the road in Cohuna... given the drought & lack of irrigation treated to this area... it was magic...
I was thrilled to catch up with Judy who is the maker of Gunbower Olive products that you will see in beautiful stores in Kyneton, Melbourne & lots more... Judy has these soaps to plate up... & I loved the look.
Wagyu beef is also organically grown in this area..along the Murray Valley hwy the farm sells & it is also in Melbourne..beautifully marbelled beef...& all sorts of wonderful side products.
There were cheese from Numurkah ... Saucy Sisters from Barham makes an adoreable array of sauces & chutneys... I have 2 favourites Roasted Pumpkin Chutney & lime & coconut sauce.
Salute Olives is a busy Boort production.. Jamie's salad dressings are Lake Boga.. & Judy was telling me of a brilliant magazine of inspirational achievers called SLOW ( not food..just a way of life ) & Jamie had a profile... then there were the Alden's Olives grown on the right of the hwy coming from Echuca....and now I am hungry ... ... there were also wine from Echuca region, strawberries from Cobram & cherries from Pyramid Hill & pastas from Kerang... As I write I see the area slowly changing with some courageous & enterprising people... great !

Some of the things that have kept me busy

It is soooooooooooo hot today..blah... I am waiting for the sun to shift so I return to do some more of this...
I have been super busy some more... & is that daylight I see at the end of a tunnel ???? Not quite but I have the mirage in place.
I was reflecting on Saturday evening... with friends & said that even though I am painting many minutes of a day I STILL LOVE IT ...... as now I have gone outdoors to spray these & as I look down on them they to me are still pretty....
When I opened the door I have a young magpie run up to be fed... so what is it around here...baby blue tongue lizards, young possum & now this magpie gets to share some of Millie's mince ( and she ain't happy )... I notice the magpie has a bad graze on his eye & near his beak ... so cannot let it starve....it'll grow strong as mince isn't always on the menu for the cat !

Book in the mail

Late last week the postie delivered Veronique( of Born to Quilt in France ) delightful book which has along with last season's mystery quilt, some other gorgeous projects & some baking !!!! And I was just absolutley delight to see some of my wood creations featuring in the colourful pages.
www.borntoquilt.fr

Little Catch Up time again!!!!

Well is there such a thing as sychronised ordering ???? I was working at a fair pace but handling it..then with a 12 hr period 3 large store orders added to my lot * then I knew of another due... so looking at my work & my panic level... closed door to paint away.....

I get disappointed that I cannot do all at once ... but I know it is unique..my creations... and only one of me so, special in that way.

So 16th Nov will be open day once again..if not before.. order & it will start the next queque.

I will be at the Quilt market as a looker & nuisance at Marg Low designs for a moment ... I hope to catch up with some of the traders also....then I'll be back home to put brush in hand...

Another note IT IS HOT supposedly 41 degrees here today.. right fry up weather...now it is raining..might just go for a walk in it.