Thanks Heike that would be good. I hope you enjoy your trip to Australia. I can see from your photos that you have been here before, the outback quilt is lovely.

Joan

Hello Heike, I live near Brisbane, you might even be coming south this way, the Tweed Valley where I live is a beautiful part of Aus, and it would be lovely to meet up, I look forward to seeing what we can manage once you have firm plans...nanette

Hi Heike

I love your photos.  Please email me at maryloucurry1@yahoo.com.  I need your snail so I can mail the 'toy' fpc to you. thanks.

Mary Lou

Thank you for your comments Heike. No my quilt is all machine quilted. I dont have the patience for hand quilting! Joan

Hi Heike,

I received your wonderful card. Thank you very much.

Trillian

Heike, your Postcard is on the way :)

Barbara

Moin Heike,

herzlichen Dank für deine lieben Worte. Die Steine werden schon seit einige Wochen von vielen Mitglieder hier gestickt. Wenn du unter die Gruppe Hand Embroidery suchst nach der Diskussion "Who dares to rush into a pebble adventure" findest du nicht nur viele Vorbilder, aber auch wie man so ein Stein macht. 

Schönen Tag, Jessica

Hi there,

Thank you for be-friending me :)  Your postcard is 75% done and shouldn't be too long in getting finished.

Wishes and stitches

Barbra

It would be my pleasure to have you as a friend Heike. welcome to SF you will enjoy being a part of this wonderful community.   No I dont live in the "centre" I live in south east queensland, but we have travelled round Australia in our caravan.  I have been to the northern territory a few times and to West Australia twice, and have painted the gorges.  I just love the colours of the inland.

Hi Heike,

I just found you by looking at members and where they are from. Having visited Germany, I found it most intriguing to correspond and see what you are doing.

I loved it there. At the moment I am making hearts in mixed media art.

I don't have any skills as far as silk ribbon embroidery but would love to learn.

I love fiber arts as of the last year in my art walk!

I love your quilt wall hanging you did.. logs of work I see..

Hugs, Darlene

Liebe Heike,

Ja, Färben interessiert mich ganz allgemein aber diese Methode von Sharon in Australien ganz besonders. Zumal ich dauernd im Juni die Eukalyptusblätter vor der Nase habe. Jetzt weiss ich wirklich nicht, ob du in Frankreich solche Bäume finden wirst. Es könnte sein. Unserer in Kroatien wurde dort von Forstleuten gepflanzt und er ist der einzige in dieser Stadt (behaupte ich jetzt mal).

Wenn bei mir was rauskommt, wirst du es erfahren.

Liebe Grüsse

Anneliese

Wir sind wieder in Staffort....Ich entdeckte diesen Brief und weiss nicht, ob ich dir den schon geschickt habe. Eher nicht. (Er ist eine Woche alt)

Thank you for your lovely comment on my work Heike

Heike, the crackling was achieved by pasting over the blue background a paste made of cornstarch (Maizena o.ä.). Let it dry and then crunch it a little. Then you apply black colour on it. After it is all dry you wash it out. My background was dyed with Procion colours - the black colour might have been fabric colour which you buy in small containers (Stoffmalfarbe).