Morning, Im putting this post together on my last day off from my break. I feel super relaxed, currently lamenting the “things ” l didnt
Xmas arriving soon doesnt stop the fabric deliveries. Mostly as the warehouses are clearing the backlog before their break. So whats arrived you may ask,
Its no surprise that Xmas is fast approaching…. And the questions on when the shop will close have started…. So this is what lm doing
Choices.. Do l send across my old blog posts from previous website to the new one. Whats relevant now. Is it boring. Observations galore…first that
A marathon event, this website stuff and William ( Macedon Digital) has had so much patience with me. I dont pretend to be super computer
What a story… Getting a decent and easy operational website…….(not this one) I have finally bitten the bullet and l am getting a completely new
January 2021 Shop Hours: Monday: Closed Tuesday – Saturday 10 .00 am- 3.00 pm Closed Australia Day Tuesday 26 January 2021. February 2021 Shop
Wowsers… Its all a bit weird at the moment, but l am in a very fortunate position where my shop in in Regional Victoria. So
I was so very lucky to be able to have Wendy Williams come from Sydney and teach in my shop. A long time fan of
Coming to Gisborne and hosted by Irene Blanck of Focus on Quilts and Patch n Quilt….. a 2 day event….. Come for one day or
Class 2 : Sunday 14 July. 10-3pm $150 includes a light lunch. The pattern and materials for class will need to be purchased. Bookings can
The wonderful Wendy Williams is coming to Patch n Quilt for 2 classes. Wendy’s designs are quite unique and combine different mediums ,including wool felt,
Stitched up in Gisborne is a new event on the calendar for stitchers/patchworkers etc. Hosted by Irene Blanck and myself , the plan is
lm very lucky to have Shelley Husband of Spincushions and author of Granny Square Flair coming to the shop for two workshops. Monday 15 April
Welcome to the fabric club for A Pocketful of Posies a new BOM by Irene Blanck. Its simple….purchase your patterns direct from Irene www.focusonquilts.com.au Join
Hopefully the hot humid weather is now past and the cooler more pleasant weather will continue….. Thankyou to my customers as the shop has been
So along comes 2019 … my 14th year of trading …… I’ve decide to try and get my blog happening again…it gets hard with Insti
So l am so lucky to be hosting Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably in February 2018 …… This will take the form of a lecture
Its been such a long time since posting nearly 12 months, but after a series of computer issues and things not being easy to do…….you
This year with a bit of help from Danni ( a lot), l left the Ba Humbug behind and decorated a shop corner with my
On no it’s September and l think l have my blog stuff sorted only time will tell. The year has flown my 11th birthday sale
After the success of the last 60 degree triangle quilt , l made a new one using a range from Amy Butler … And here
Another Zen Chic beauty that was whipped up and believe me it was whipped up. Kerrie Thomas (Black Forest Quilting) did a great job on
My phone calendar had a reminder on it to write my blog at some stage during this month , so why not start on the
so l managed to behave like a grown up and work out how to take photos on my iPad and put them on my website
Happy New Year……. January is flying and this post makes me realise that half of January is gone already. I am once again having camera/downloading
Hard to write the date down today, as its really the countdown now till Christmas and there is so much to do…both at the shop
My 10 th Birthday Sale was a roaring success, there were lots of celebrations across the week and lots and lots of foot traffic, so
The 10 th Birthday Sale has finally arrived. So the details are : The sale will run from Monday 19 October to Saturday 24 October
I could’nt think of a better heading for this post, it seems that chatting is a dying art, that is using your voice…….rather than your
July so far weather wise has been a cold month in Melbourne, and a little bit fresher in Gisborne but that is expected. Nothing that
I am not even going to discuss how quickly the last month went…….and now all of the paperwork has to be done to show what
Today is cold ,wet ,hailing and l have the day off so l am catching up on paperwork and a little sewing. Lucky Me. So
The middle of April already, and believe it or not the fabric for Christmas has been ordered……and yes thats a bit hard to get your
Well we are a couple of days out from Easter and more importantly for our family the start of the AFL footy season. Not sure
You would have been hiding under a rock, not to have heard anything about Rosalie Quinlans new stitch and swap program called United Stitches. A
At last l have finally finished the shop sample of Tillies Garden , a Block of the Month. I enjoyed doing it as it is
For those readers of Homespun, it would be no news for you that they have a new Block of the Month running. A delightful quilt
Sorry for the lack of blogging but sorry life got in the way…….. The rap sheet for 2014 has been great and quite satisfying, the
Well, the carpet was worn out with the traffic generated by the sale, thankyou to all that came over the week and l am sure
You can tell you are on the countdown to Christmas when the lilac blooms: As usual due to the lack of posts, you would not
My mid way through August update relates to fabric and more fabric, a bit more wool, and preparations for Nicole’s class, Jan’s packed classes, Judys
Nicole Mallalieu is holding a one day workshop at my shop on Saturday 16 August, there a couple of vacancies for the class. If you
When l look at the date of my last post, l think damn l thought l was more up to date but the sorry fact
My wool hardware has finally arrived just in time so now l have knitting needles metal and bamboo, crochet hooks metal ,some plastic, and bamboo
Well a very busy day was spent on Saturday with Irene Blanck’s new quilt launch and display. I had great fun getting the classroom ready
Just fresh to the shelves, is Kaffe Fassett’s new collection The Collective. Its just so luscious and works well with any other of Kaffe’s collections………
Yep it has been a week or so of opening boxes, of course full of new fabric. So it goes like this Modern Folkloric, Flos
Its been a bit of a journey already, but at last the wool is out on the newly built wool wall….l am so happy with
If you bothered to take the time to write todays date down it would be” one four one four” l am sure that there is
A long time in between posts does not represent no fabric arriving but me being a tad busy to sit at the computer downloading pics,
Jodie Carleton is coming to play at the shop on Saturday 26 April 10.00am-3.00pm. Jodie will be running a workshop helping you to make her
I am convincing myself that there are no longer any problems with the site, hence another post. This is a little quick quilt that l
Well l can now load pics onto my blog now so here is the front of the shop. Now this pic was taken exactly a
Did you know that the shop can take repairs for all sewing machines and overlockers, Sam has returned from holidays and is back on deck
Yep l did it….l finally took the plunge and moved from little old shop after 5 years and relocated to a bigger newer shop in
Blogging is falling away again , cos’ l am busy like everyone, so l thought that l needed to get my thankyous in early as
Big family Birthday bash is over, a quiet 140 people………….. So l can start to be normal again well ok my type of normal…….and l
Well the Christmas barrage has started……….so to generate some enthusiam l manage to get the shop up and running with my Christmas bits…. so here
Gee l didnt have any idea it had been so long that l posted, until l went to my page today and l am going
It has taken some time to get here, but Indigo Crossing Wovens have finally arrived. A really nice blend of blues, stripes and checks. Now
A new collection Tweet for two is safely tucked away on the shelves. Cheers Mary
Well should l start the excuses now, you know how long its been since l blogged………well guess what l am not making any excuses l’ve
As the header says we are midway through July and where has the time gone? My current theory is that we just keep adding
A huge amount of time just goes trawling through blogs and my big fascination Pinterest, like today l have spent the last hour playing with
A little while ago l purchased some Glow in the Dark fabric yes a bit odd for me but l was fascinated by it….it does
It seems ages since l posted oh well thats what happens when you are busy… So this is what has been happening More fabric arrived:
Janine has done a fabulous job making the quilt to display the new Block of the Month Dear William by Michele Hill. Its now in
Great news, well l think it is…. As from Monday 13 May 2013, My shop will now be taking sewing machines and overlockers for repairs
I am very lucky to be able to stock the Liberty Art Series fabric. It has been hugely successful and the colours are amazing. Jan
Definately a play on words. from Paint Box to Shades of Black all new at the shop. Cheers Mary
At last the very very nice 1930s collection of fabric called Story Book Classics is on the shelf, this is one of the better 1930s
A lovely collection of fabric called has been put out onto the shelves, PB&J very different but strong colours here is a sample. Do you
Terrific Easter was had by all the the PnQ household, lots of visitors, food, chocolate, (maybe a little alcohol) a football drought over(Go Cats), some
Here is a sneak peak at Michelle Hills new Block of the Month Dear William. What to say about this one … its look great,
I have had a lovely play today at home, socializing , gardening, and of course the essential sewing, such a beautiful day and l managed
At least the weather can provide heaps of conversation and by now we are all stir crazy…. Look at this bright fabric called “Glamping” on
I had the urge to make a few Easter Bunnies from a Creative Card pattern by Rosalie Quinlan, and it got a bit out of
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
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
It seems quite ironic that the collection that arrived on Friday is called Homeschool so here is part of it the collection also comes in
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
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
It was a great week back at the shop, and very busy firstly l had to put the shop back together, as l had some
Just had the best break, which consisted of no overseas travel just local, lots of family that you want around,
Its that time of year where its inevitable that we will eat heaps, drink a bit more than usual, listen to tales of the Christmas
There are always unusual things that occur when you try and jam heaps of jobs and birthdays into the small time frame left until Christmas,
The cobwebs have been cleaned out and hence the post ,especially for Dawn and the blog proficient Meredith……here is one of the new collections in
Bubbly , Roxy and the little tea pot sounds like the start of a childrens story but no just a couple more samples for the
Trish Harper had her class on Saturday, and the girls worked on Dancing Dollies. Great progress was made on one of the wedges by the
As is always the case with me, l much prefer to sew and embroider l do like to be organised at my shop, definately at
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