Two years ago I went to the Taupo Quiltmakers' Exhibition and loved it. This year I've been invited back as the guest exhibitor.
The exhibition is called "Quilting with the Stars" because it's going to coincide with our first Matariki public holiday in New Zealand on Friday 24 June 2022. Yes, beware Kiwis, the public holiday is on a Friday - not a Monday.
In Māori culture, Matariki is both the name of the Pleiades star cluster and of the celebration of its first rising in late June or early July. This marked the beginning of the new year ...
read more