highlights from melbourne trip

a couple weeks ago i went to melbourne to take down my exhibition. i arrived a day early and went to heide museum of modern art and had a picnic in the garden. it was perfect.

i had a bit of time to walk around melbourne, this was a temporary public artwork on the stairs to the library. i really liked the grass, it really changed the vibe of the place.

 

i met up with my good pal tass, and we talked art, and checked out her studio.

 

then of course cocktails on the roof top above the city.

 

the weather was perfect.

 

and then the dangerous part of the visit, a trip to tesuti fabrics.

i bought this black floral liberty of london fabric

 

some really dark blue almost black linen (not sure i am a linen person yet)

this see through black cotton that has a lovely texture, and also some white fabric to line this fabric with.

 

and this lovely blue and purple floral cotton.

and then i bought some patterns.

this one is for the black see through lined with white fabric

these patterns are free and from the tesuti web site and for fabric i bought last time i visited the shop in melbourne

this one for the linen but i might make a black cotton one too

 this pattern will be the blue and purple one but in the shorter shirt version.

and then when i thought i could not shop anymore i ended up with this dress!

 

its called pina colada and has pineapples and a black background, so i was definitely in love with it.

i was not sure about the elastic waist but i think it looks ok, and might be a good new dress to copy a pattern from. 

i will update on the sewing madness that has begun soon.