Monday, 24 September 2018
It's Retreat Week!!
Just a little reminder...
My shop will be closed on Thursday the 27th of September, that's this coming Thursday.
Two retreats are organised for this entire week and Thursday is change over day... sorry if this inconveniences you at all but... hey... it is what it is!
A girl's just gotta have fun!
All of the other days (except Wednesday but I am always closed on Wednesdays) the shop will be open as normal... and will be full of stock and amazing, as usual! ha ha ha
So... retreating?
To Sew?
Who would have thought that so many people would want to go on holiday to sew all day from sunrise until after, well after, the sun sets... but it is true, that's what we are going to do.
The weather is predicted by the BBC to be fine and quite lovely... which is a relief, last time we went on a retreat to Alison House, we had to battle through 'The Beast From The East' to get there but we still managed it and it was such a great time.
I'll be back to report when all the fun is done and dusted.
Cheerio xx
Saturday, 15 September 2018
Stitching News
Fran Cupcake's Dog In Sweater, another pattern from the popular Elizabeth Hartman designs Isn't he a smart fellow!! Fran might have almost (not quite) bitten off the end of her tongue makine him but she loves him now! |
Even circular quilting to enhance the shapes... The light blobs are on my camera lense not the quilt! Toot toot toot-etty-toot Queenie, you did a great job and your knees may never be cold again. |
A lovely cushion all finished and fabulous... Toot toot toot! Gail has made two of them, complete with "hidden under flap" zips. That tiny red inner border looks great doesn't it! |
PM Pam is using her pattern to make a few blocks to turn into cushions, to see whether she might make a whole quilt in the future. She's having fun choosing all the beautiful Batiks... |
Tuesday, 11 September 2018
Stitching News
Carol finished her Rainbow Unicorn wall hanging. She used an elongated diamond decorative stitch for the mane and fabulous Free-Motion doodle stitching for her background... |
A lovely bit of stitching in the horn thing too... Are they called horns? Anyway, it's a fabulous and finished project so you know what is expected.... Toot toot toot Carol. |
A cushion this time, complete with a magical flap covering a rather ordinary, but excellent value, 22" zip! Toot toot toot Pam.... another fabulous finish. |
Enid loves to play with applique. This will be a most lovely cushion with little houses running along the top of that flower filled field.... ahhhh! |
A note to jot down now....
It's almost retreat time.... (What do you mean AGAIN???)
Please note that my wonderful, and extremely well stocked (a bit like bursting at the seams!!!) Patchwork and Quilting shop... with it's fabulous selection of fabrics, threads, waddings and notions...
will be closed on Thursday 27th September.
Thanks for reading xx
Tuesday, 4 September 2018
Stitching News
Alison's first Quilt Sandwich... A huge two and a half metres square! This started off as a bed runner but enthusiasm took over! |
PM Pams Rainbow horse... It's the Unicorn pattern without the pointy horn bit! What a great idea |
The back of Pam's cushion complete with a rainbow and a hidden zip... making it a totally toot toot tootable fabulous finish |
All Day Di's Bunting Cushion... Please don't let it snow just yet though... Toot toot toot Di, a fabulous finish. |
Katie has been watching Youtube and learning lots about piecing. Using leftover fabrics, she plans to make a lovely little quilt top. |
New Sue's Penguins! all sandwiched and ready to go. A pattern from the very popular Elizabeth Hartman collection. |
Monday, 3 September 2018
Beginner Cushions
Another successful Beginner workshop...
Ladies went home happy with their new skills, and more fabric to make another cushion!
The Next beginner cushion workshop will be on Saturday 6th October... just after our Retreat!!!
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