G'day Mates!
I have arrived in Perth Australia for the first stop on this 18 day teaching tour. The long flight was made easier because it was first class. No, I didn't have a first class seat but Quantas airlines is totally first class all the way.
Being jet lagged didn't stop us from seeing the city! The trees in King's Park were amazing as were the views of Perth and the Swan River. We are staying outside of Perth at a golf resort where the kangaroos are so abundant they are hard to distinguish from the golfers! I'm just saying'....
We have just completed our September 2012 quilt retreat which accommodated ten awesome students. Eight of the ten were first time attendees. Here are some highlights of the week and some photos of a few of the projects that got underway. 
I'm home from a short four day trip. We flew into Bozeman and taped two shows at the Main Street Quilting Company - wow! What a GREAT shop! If you are in Bozeman, you must look it up!
In case you are wondering why I named this quilt Montana Star (and you probably aren't), it's because I'm teaching this version of Lone Star as a project on The Quilt Show.com. We are taping four shows this weekend in Montana. The name just seemed logical. As far as the quilting, I did it on the Gammill (which is still new to me). It looks good in the photo, but trust me, I still have a lot to learn.
In other news, I left my iPhone in the car this afternoon and when I finally realized it, it had a "temperature warning" message. It basically wouldn't let me use it until it cooled down. So while I prepared a snack I put my iPhone in the freezer. Of course I only meant to leave it there for 5 minutes, but....yes... you guessed it... I forgot and left it there for almost an hour! Today I have put it through both extremes and we can all celebrate because it's working just fine. I'm sure you are relieved to know that...I'm just sayin'...
