a peak at Dear William

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001jpgHere is a sneak peak at Michelle Hills new Block of the Month  Dear William.  What to say about this one … its look great, and Janine has done an absolutely brilliant job at making the quilt as its right up her alley with machine applique.

The Block of the Month will be available soon , but if you think that you would like to join this BOM then it would be an idea to leave your name at the shop  as there are limited numbers of the program.  Maybe consider joining one of Janine’s machine applique classes in Term 2 to work on this quilt.  More details once we are ready to go…..

002jpgAnother great thing that has happened at the shop, is that l am now stocking Gumnuts yarns.  Flavours are ” Stars ” which is stranded Silk,” Daisies”  which is fine Wool and” Poppies” which is a blend of Silk and Wool.  The threads are all hand dyed in Aust which is fab but that is only a minor detail as the threads are beautiful.

003jpgAnd look Jodie has sent me another sample of one of her patterns “the Classic Messenger”  using fabrics from the shop, the pattern will be in the shop after Easter…..

Okay its nearly chocolate feast time, so have a terrifc Easter with some nice days off.

The shop will be closed for the normal public holidays  but fear not l WILL be OPEN on Saturday 30 March.

Hoo roo

Mary

Little Poppy, some linen and the Dance of the Heart

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001jpg002jpg003jpgI have had a lovely play today at home, socializing , gardening, and of course the essential sewing, such a beautiful day and l managed to achieve a vitamin D intake, with out becoming crisp……..

So l have been working on  Rosalie Quinlan Block of the Month  Dance of the Heart, in redwork (she also has it in coloured thread)  so once again using my scrap the wall hanging is nearly finished, l am a bit of a fan of redwork, so l have shown you a sample.  The patterns comes with pre-printed linen and the thread and of course directions of how to put it together…….The patterns will be in the shop next week.

Another item that l finished was a new Make it Perfect Pattern Called Mini Poppy, it is the sweetest little dress, once again the pattern is simple and logical, l used cotton for the dress but you can also use a heavier fabric, patterns are on sale at my shop..

There are lots of deliveries at the moment so the shop is full, one of the collections that came in is of printed Linen Blend, as you can see in the picture the fabric is quite smart and it has a wider width.  This is the fabric that Irene B was waiting for back in January……….she assures me that she has a new quilt design that this fabric can be used in …….well guess who is waiting now………

As l mentioned the shop is full of fabric  so l have had to have a tidy up so my sale baskets are overflowing so at $8.00 per metre (minimum cut 1metre) you cannot go wrong  and its worth having a look at.

I think thats all for this blog…

Cheers Mary

phew its hot

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At least the weather can provide heaps of conversation and by now we are all stir crazy….

001jpgLook at this bright fabric called “Glamping” on the shelves now….

Not feeling chatty though at the moment, just over the heat and yes the tradies are still here, the roof is finished and l have told Mr PnQ to stop running around in his undies out the front(ooooooo), the possum well not sure whats happened there, he may have left the building……….

Heres to the cool change…..

Cheers Mary

Easter Bunnies is it a bit early…….

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001jpgI had the urge to make a few Easter Bunnies  from a Creative Card pattern by Rosalie Quinlan, and it got a bit out of hand…………and l was lucky enough to be able to use a new collection by Aneela Hoey  Posy, just purely coincidentally the collection has bunnies and chickens…perfect timing is what l call it……..

PicMonkey Collagealso  Field Notes by Blackbird designs turned up and a collection of Retro Sewing fabrics……..

002jpgThis quick quilt that l finished , shows you just how effective fabric can look in a simple pattern.  The Jelly roll is called” Simply Colour” and the charm squares  are called” Noteworthy” and the border white with a grey dot.

004jpgAnd in what seemed like a marathon Toytime Circus is finished and the Block of the Month Program will be available soon.

So…the roof is nearly finished, the technical difficulty with the camera rectified (l hope), the fridge being fixed tomorrow, the heap of old tin in the driveway will be gone tomorrow, all cakes appreciated by the trades and l will be back at the shop for a rest…….

Cheers Mary

she was great…

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I managed to have a rare late afternoon off on Monday  and headed into Melbourne to have some “qt” with Mr PnQ and  go to a concert that l have waited for a long time to go to.

Carole King at the Plenery.  My calf muscles ached (from foot tapping) my hands hurt (from clapping),my voice croaky (from singing) and l couldnt wipe the grin from my face, it was one of the bestest concerts l have ever been to.

She is amazing  71 years young, her song writing has expanded over 6 decades  and her album(CD) Tapestry is still a top seller.  Talk about inspirational…….

So today l have lots of energy  its amazing when you do something different it gives you a boost.

017jpgThis little cot quilt is called Vintage Pink Lamb, a quick and easy quilt using a lovely vintage lamb print . Kits are available in the shop.019jpgand this little cot quilt is the other version that l have  using a vintage lamb print in a linen shade.  Kits are also available in the shop.

Cheers  Mary

Ps: thats the end of the social life indulgences for a while, but hang on footy is nearly back  woo hoo.

The epic journey completed

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The epic journey of the” b….y” camels has come to an end.

The journey started for Margaret and not to mention Jan some 2 years ago in Jans class.

002jpgand it ended last Friday or was that Saturday in Jans class,

003jpg004jpgthe epic journey of thread painting with loads of embellishments, the blanket was well travelled and well patted and we were all in awe of what Margaret and Jan had achieved.

We forgot the champers…………….

PicMonkey CollageThe Paris Flea Market by 3 Sisters (in 2 colour ways)  and part of Toybox 3 arrived and are already of the shelves.

001jpgNow this Stitching Fairies piece is also a long project for no other reason, than no time to finish so l have made sure that each month l will try and get an older project done…..well thats the plan…….for this early part of the year…

The pattern is a pre-printed pic on linen and the threads are provided…..now in stock  again…………

My second trip to Jersey Boys was great…..courtesy of my girls…..if you say you must see it get off your butts and do it you wont regret it…….

Quote of the day after a Google moment by one of my treasures, oh he is still alive(Frankie) gee he is old.  Gee that hit hard after l had sung my way through all of the songs almost word perfect……..

Cheers Mary

Homeschool

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It seems quite ironic that the collection that arrived on Friday is called Homeschool

so here is part of it

003jpg002jpgthe collection also comes in a red colourway and green colourway.

001jpgSome Kaffe Fassett pre-cuts also arrived  rolls in dots and a general mix and 6″ squares . The fabric pre-cuts are great to add to plains to create interest.

Hoo roo to Jen

Cheers Mary

La Belle Fleur and the Owl Post

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As promised (okay its a new year and l am fresh) here are some pics of the new French General Collection now available in the shop,and here is a new Creative Card by Jodie Carleton” Owl Post”  This little fella was fun to make and it only took a couple of interrupted hours………??????

Classes start again next week after the Christmas break, so book in if you are interested……

Cheers Mary

Who’s who Judy, Meredithe, Irene and Elsie

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Had a really busy week again in the shop with a load of visitors and customers,  Judy Newman was teaching a full house on Monday , the paparazzi turned up (that would be the divine Ms M) along with her lovely sewing friends,  Elsie arrived all wrapped up and Irene B popped in chasing more fabric(she has a few more designs coming out soon and lucky me l will have Auntie Green quilt in the shop soon…….yay.

Each of them bringing there own form of mischief, but as always very supportive,  have a read of their blogs and you will see what l mean.(Use the side bar for access)

But my biggest problem was Elsie… what a surprise as she is one of Jodies girls..

and butter would’nt melt in her mouth,  Elsie Cabbage enjoying some freedom before Arthur arrives……….lots of patterns available at the shop……..Gee Jodie is talented……..

More boxes……

Precuts arrived :  Ticklish and Noteworthy

Also l now have in stock some new design kits from Dali Zakka,  the kits are well designed and packaged and can be made by hand  (no sewing machine required) and gee the box they came in was huge….

The new French General Collection La Belle Fleur  has hit the shelves at the shop  it is up to the usual great standard of the French General People. I will get some pics on next week.

Having a great long weekend……….

Cheers Mary

Cruzin

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It sometimes can be a bit boring (not ever ever), if there are no deliveries???????.  (it has been Christmas)

Then a box arrives and l think what the hell did l order 3 months ago and for this delivery this is what the box exposed…

Cruzin by Barb Jones of Quilt Soup.

As you can see its fresh, light and great  now the only question is where do l put it?????

Sweet Heart houses Block of the Month is nearly ready  have a look at the BOM area of the website to see what its all about…………

Cheers Mary

PS Bring on the boxes…………