tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634894880688964861.post5835943169424699341..comments2024-03-04T07:36:22.523-06:00Comments on My Sweet Prairie Studio / Art by Monika Kinner: Learning Deeper, Expressing Canadamonika@mysweetprairie.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00655544650615742749noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634894880688964861.post-18577843966039375762010-11-07T05:20:44.965-06:002010-11-07T05:20:44.965-06:00the thing that strikes me most about australian qu...the thing that strikes me most about australian quilts is the way colours are used. i have a friend who travels occasionally to australia and she tells me that even the clothing there is brighter, full of colour. if you look around a crowd of people here, we tend to wear pretty neutral shades for the most part. this doesn't - thank heavens - translate into our quilts! as an aside - the library has a book about a cross-canada trip a woman from b.c. took one year, investigating quilt making from coast to coast to coast. sadly, i can't remember the name of the book, but if you happen across someday, do borrow it. she shows the different styles of quilts made by so many of our very talented quilt artists. marvelous!<br />cheers<br />mollyMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07218603902515184727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634894880688964861.post-54709162997389414902010-11-06T22:01:20.869-05:002010-11-06T22:01:20.869-05:00Yes- much of our shelves and the kids shelves are ...Yes- much of our shelves and the kids shelves are freecycle or library discards. Such gems! We even have a few different encyclopedia sets! ; ) fun.<br /><br />: )monika@mysweetprairie.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655544650615742749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634894880688964861.post-21820682456418366952010-11-06T19:17:49.684-05:002010-11-06T19:17:49.684-05:00Self-taught here as well Monika. You would love my...Self-taught here as well Monika. You would love my bookcases (built by my talented hubby). Every time there is a library book sale I manage to find something for creative inspiration :).<br />Stay inspired!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com