T-o-o-o HOT to Quilt!

"Topsy" has come off the frame as its simply too-o-o hot and humid to quilt and I am currently ( like the last two weeks) sitting in my air-conditioned office trying to make out that I am working! Also, Sheeren, my assistant and quilter wouldn't be too happy if I kept her away from customer's quilts.

I am preparing for two trips to Gauteng- one to Pretoria( Jacaranda QG) via Secunda and the other to Johannesburg(GRG) via Bethlehem and Potchefstroom.Both are at least 5 days long as we will be visiting our wholesale customers along the way.

So "Topsy " will have to wait until I come back and it gets cooler anyway.Can't wait- for the cold to return!

I have been a little bit more active apart from sitting cogitating in front of my computer screen and have painted up the pages in my new drawing book. White pages intimidate me and I can't draw  but coloured pages become a invitation. My favourites are light sandy colours, sometimes blues and I have also painted over the colours just to make the backgrounds a little more interesting. Ever tried painting up the pages in your drawing book?  It makes life so much easier.

This drawing still has a bit more to be added to it and I might add some more colour.I like working in black and coloured inks and was lucky to pick up  a set of some rather nice Windsor and Newton inks in the U.k. the last time I was there.What was shocking though was that I paid something like 1/3 of the price I would pay for the same thing here.I suspect that it has something to do with the very small amount of product imported to S.A.