Category Archives: Madeira

Good morning Capetown!

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Karin

The start of our South African quilting tour! We were met at the airport by Sarah our tour guide, Izak the coach driver and Renee de Beyer from the Cape of Good Hope Quilters Guild. Renee welcomed us with gifts … Continue reading →

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Magical Moments in Madeira

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Karin

The penultimate day of our Quilting Retreat and we have decided to share some of our more memorable moments.  The group visited the local market in Funchal, in the entrance was a beautiful tile collage in the typical Portugese blue … Continue reading →

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An Island Tour

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Karin

Today’s itinerary was to see as much as possible of Madeira before we start our four day quilting retreat. We headed west from Funchal, along the southern coast stopping, at the picturesque fishing village of Camaraderie de Lobos. Here we … Continue reading →

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Madeira – the island embroidery

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Karin

I am here on the beautiful lush green island of Madeira teaching on a quilting retreat. Where is Madeira? It is much further out in the Atlantic then I thought and although under Portugese rule, the island is off the … Continue reading →

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