I had a well rested holiday break in Adelaide over the Christmas and New Year period. I had a great time there and I get to spend some quality time with my son. I did pack a small sewing project to travel with me but unfortunately I didn't do one bit of sewing. Having say that this trip has given me some inspirations and gives me that little push to get back into quilting. It also give me some time to think about what I want to achieve with quilting this year.
This is a boutique winery in Barossa Valley. I love the interior and its decor. It reminds me of a cozy German cottage where the ground floor is for wine tasting and upstairs they sells pottery made by the local artist.
This is a beautiful installation in the Elder Park next to Adelaide CBD. It inspired me to try using fabrics with text and create a paper boat like quilt pattern.
Outside the Adelaide Zoo there is a small installation of circles in different sizes, color and widths. It's so simple but I really like the arrangement and the colors. I think it would be great as an applique quilt of curves lines and bright colors against a solid white background!?
I also visited the Art Gallery of South Australia, to see if they have any aboriginal paintings on display. Australian aboriginal paintings is one of my favorite. I love their use of color and the simplicity of the dots and lines or strokes to tell a story, an areal map or things that is important to them and their surroundings. I was disappointed to see that they display so few but the ones on display is absolutely wonderful to see!
So what is your goal for your quilting/sewing adventure this year? I have been quilting for about 4 years now and although I know we all have some unfinished projects hanging around I felt I had too many (so far I have counted 6!!). My goals this year is to try and finish some of my unfinished projects while trying to designing my own quilts. Oh and of course, try not to buy too much fabric --- that is if I can help it!
Thank you for stopping by!
Cheers, Erica.
