With more people wishing to escape the current gloomy economic climate and with many of these people opting to leave for greener pastures, this issue’s Click It focuses on Australia.
Australia has long been a favourite destination for Irish people seeking out a new life. Nurses, doctors, engineers, carpenters, Gaelic footballers even, have all upped sticks for the Antipodes. So what can they expect once there and how easy will it be to acclimatise? Check out these websites and see.
Not only does the site provide a full list of Australian quilt guilds for people new to the locale, it offers shopping links (You need never brave the sweltering sunshine to top-up your supplies!), a brief history of quilting and two long lists of handy tips and hints, one each for hand quilting and machine quilting.
www.thebluebox.com.au Tis site is a wonderful place for a quilter to find out about the quilters’ guilds in the Australian states. Join in with the local quilting community. 90 Irish Quilting Issue 16
www.gondwananet.com Need a terrific one-stop site for anyone traveling to Australia whether it be for a holiday or for work? Gondwananet mixes the fun with the (potentially) deadly serious, listing as it does virtually everything from Australian Nature to Useless Junk via listings for the likes of natural indigenous hazards and road distances. Trow in a superb month-by-month list of national celebrations and there you have it, the perfect introduction to all things Oz for the visitor!