Back To Blogging and Northern India.

I've taken a longer break from blogging than I expected due to lack of time while managing Oz Comfort Quilts.  I had hoped to document my travel to South America in June but slow internet made that difficult. 

Since then I have travelled to Sardinia,  Sicily and Malta, then 4 weeks at home and now I have started a short trip to Northern India and Bhutan.

The trip started inKolkata, India , which is one of the few majir cities that I had't visited here. I was keen to see where Mother Teresa had lived and worked and it was quite moving to read about her commitment to the people of India.

I visited  her home and her tomb and I was very happy that I was able to read more about her work. This morning we flew from Kolkata to Bagdogra and then had a 3 hour drive on narrow roads where we climbed to Darjeeling. 

Tomorrow we are taking a tour of Darjeeling sights but heavy rain is expected so that may influence what I can see.

Hugs, Jan Mac xx 

Hola From Peru

I took a break from blogging as I have been so busy with distributing Oz Comfort Quikts as well as family commitments. I'm currently on a trip to South Ameruca and hope to get back to posting regularly.

These photos were all taken in Lima which I really enjoyed.

From there we visited the Amazon jungle. More to share very soon.

Hugs, Jan Mac xx
 

Happy Mother's/Women's Day.

 

Happy celebrations to women everywhere,  whether you are biological mothers or not you all contribute to your communities to make life better for people in need.

I hadn't really planned on taking a break from blogging but find that after updating the Oz Comfort Quilts Facebook group page, there's less time to blog.

I'm still busy sorting,  photographing and packing donations for distribution as well as knitting and quilting.  I hope to be back soon but might not give as extensive updates on Oz Comfort Quilts as that all happens on the Facebook group, which you're very welcome to join.

These beautiful photos were taken by a friend on her visit to Monet's garden in France. Enjoy your day everyone. 

Hugs, Jan Mac xx 

Today's Arrivals.

Karen Ball from Queensland sent a large parcel containing 96 beautifully crocheted squares to make more blankets. 

 Jan Barbour sent a parcel containing more lovely crocheted squares to make another warm blanket .

Thanks so much for your generous support. 

Hugs, Jan Mac xx 

Arrivals From Queensland and Victoria.

Lex Collins very kindly dropped off these 14 fabulous quilts and also took more donated quilt tops to finish.

Margaret O'Connor's and her friend Lyn, from a small group of crafters in Buderim, Queensland,  sent a huge box of donations including 3 beautifully made quilts,  6 knitted scarves and 7 knitted beanies. 

Thank you so much everyone for your generous support. 

Hugs, Jan Mac xx 

 

Days 3 and 4 At AQC 2026.

I had 2 day's of classes, yesterday and today, with Marina Landi, among award winning quikt artist from Brazil. This fabulous quilt is based on a photo of an elderly Balinese woman.

The details are incredible and it's very vibrant in real life.

I worked on an AI generated image using a collage technique. 

Today I worked on another piece "Blue Girl". I also learnt quite a lot about the techniques of drawing my own pattern, based on my photos and travels.

It was lovely to spend time working on different creative ideas but I'm going to be back sorting and packing quilts again tomorrow. 

Hugs, Jan Mac xx  

AQC 2026.

I'm at the Australian Quilters Convention in Melbourne this week and having a wonderful time. 

Yesterday I took Cecilia Koopman's class of Fish Eye quilt which uses strip piecing but colour placement helps create the effect. Cecilia is from Argentina and is an excellent teacher and gave a very interesting lecture last night on hiw she designs and uses colour.

Today I took a class with Marina Landi from Brazil, creating a collage of a bird, which was also a fun class. Marina is an excellent teacher too and very well organised. 

I was also thrilled to win a door prize of 24 FQs of fabulous batik fabric, donated by Catharina's Vintage Stitches.

Tonight will be an early night as we have 2 more days of classes.

Hugs, Jan Mac xx