February 25 now its April

Hi there,

I dont think l can use Xmas as an excuse anymore……it seems to be taking me a lot of time to get back on top of the ordering.

A great probl;em to have as it seems that l am quite busy in the shop.

Fabulous..

The February post seems to have morphed into March …  told you l was busy.

 

Fabric Arrival:

Good night Irene by Betsy Cutchian……This is a lovely repro collection with lots of pink, purple, black.

I will be using this collection as the base of “the Ministers Quilt” by Veronique Diligent.

 

Fast Forward to April 25….

And yes that happened again, you start with the best of intentions…regular posting but then other jobs in the shop crop up that take your attention away from the website…

Anyway the shop is ticking over nicely….keeping me busy.

The latest collection to arrive is:

Wandering Eye by Kathy Doughty…   Its pretty nice lm currently using it in a design lm doing using some new Sashiko panels.

A new range of Sashiko panels have also arrived along with some new Sashiko thread…  Cosmos  Hidamari Thread.

I have chosen some lovely coloured backgrounds,  navy, pink, pale blue, pale green and terracotta.

 

Classes:

Wendy Williams will be teaching at the shop in May..

Wednesday 14 May and Thursday 15 May…

There are some spots left in each of the classes, book online or phone the shop.

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Dressmaking Classes are also back, running fortnightly on a Friday morning, please check the calendar on this site for the dates.

Only 4 in the class, bookings are essential..

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March is just around the corner so lm hoping to have another crack at the blog then.

 

Cheers

Mary

 

 

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