Shop operating hours: Monday, Wednesday-Friday 9:30am - 5:00pm Saturday 9:30am - 2:00pm Sunday 10:00am - 2:00pm (CLOSED Tuesday)

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Show and Tell

This is Tash's 3rd quilt, and it's also her 3rd "12 Fat Quarter Quilt".


Made for a friend's baby girl. Quilted by Deep Creek Quilting.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Huge Sale Starts Thursday

Our huge sale arrives just in time for Mother's Day!!!

25% off all PATCHWORK and QUILTING floor stock*!!! (including already reduced prices).

25% off all fabric, patterns, books, tools, threads and batting...

SALE starts 9:30am Thursday 5th May 2011, until 2pm Sunday 22nd May 2011.


How do you obtain a discount?
-visit us in store
-shop online

*Conditions apply:
- no rainchecks
- no discounts apply to Block Of The Month programs, laybys, special orders, on hold stock, classes, gift vouchers, cafe items and postage.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Term 2 classes

Term 2 classes kick off this Saturday!!

Would you like to make the Cobblestones quilt this weekend???



Click here - or on the link on the right hand side to view our entire class list for term 2.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Aboriginal fabrics

We are pleased to announce that the first bolts of fabric in the Aboriginal artwork collection have arrived in store! Real paintings by authentic Aboriginal artists have been printed onto fabric in a variety of colourways.




Not all Aboriginal fabrics are orange and black - these prints (and many more) reflect the colours in the natural landscapes all over Australia (deserts, rocks, coasts, forests).




We love combining these fabrics with Kaffe Fasset prints as well as solid quilter's muslins.













We will add to our in-store collection each month. By years end, we will have 50 different prints in stock!! Wow!!

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Serious about Christmas fun!!

Hmmm... perhaps you think it's too early for Christmas??? We are not yet celebrating Christmas, but we are preparing for Christmas in July!!




The entire new Nancy Halvorsen (from Art To Heart) Christmas range is now in store and online.



Last year the fabric range was almost gone by September, when most people really started to look for their Christmas prints.



Make sure you get in early. There are 36 prints, plus the panel (shown at the top of the screen)...


We wait in eager anticipation for Nancy's new book which will feature projects made using all of these fabrics.




Watch this space for updates!!

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Please don't drool on the quilt

Our quilting interests tend to cycle... sometimes we just want to hand sew, other times we want to follow a pattern without having to think too much, and yet other times we want to let our creative juices flow... uninterrupted, without thinking too much.










That's why this project feels just right for me at the moment. You can sit down to machine piece the silks together.


Then carry the blocks around and enjoy embellishing them at liberty... or select designs to replicate or alter...


This is a customer show and tell piece.


The silks glow and shimmer. It eminates warmth. And makes me feel cosy.
Now, I just want to sew! sew! sew!!

Saturday, April 16, 2011

We love picking fabric

Oh yes, we love picking fabric. Exactly the right prints for these house appliques were found on our shelves. Would you believe they were purchased on Sunday, and we were lucky enough to see this cushion on Tuesday? It's beautiful. The designer (as you can see, she is not pictured) will soon be releasing the cushion as a pattern. Thank you for sharing with us.