Our Latest Projects & A winner

We loved your ideas for our alphabet and animal panels. Thanks for posting them. Frou - we'd love to see your softie book. Please contact us though to shop to send us your snail-mail address.

Judy has been busy making a wonderful collection of quilts. Here is a fun bargello she made from the Citrus Jelly Roll.

Big Boy gave it the seal of approval.

He also took to the quilt she made from the Always in Bloom fabrics.

And here is a quilt top she is working on with some flannels we will be getting in February. Won't it be wonderful to snuggle under!

She has also been playing with the stripper templates by Marti Michell. Here is a table runner she is working on using the Wildflower Serenade II Jelly Roll.

I also finished off my Alliance Quilt. It was dropped off to Country Threads. It will appear in the kids edition in February. I took a photo half way through its creation. When I laid it out on the floor there was a race between Thomas and Big Boy to see who could claim it first. You can see who won!

Looking for Reviewers and Winners

Would you like to have a play with some of our fun fabric (and more)? Up for review this week we have the Sew Easy As 123 Panels. You can just cut them out and applique them on.

It comes with two animal panels and two alphabet panels.

What would you make? So many possibilities for Christmas gifts!

To enter the competition all you have to do is tell us what you would make with it. We ask that the winner posts the making of their project on their blog and let us add your finished project to our blog.

Plus we have winners from our last two competitions - Rose from the Jinny Beyer Giveaway and Fiona from the authentic giveaway. Just click on the logo and send me your snail mail address using the contact us form at the shop.

Packing Away

Well our clearance sale is over. It was a wonderful three days. It is always lovely to see old customers and there were so many new people as well! Bargains all 'round I think. Look at all the bolt centres we have!

I guess we'll just have to get some more fabrics - in fact there is already a backlog to get loaded up as they came in during the sale.

Today was a such a lovely day - the beginning of summer. I had to take these pictures of Cameron before looping off all these curls.

Massive Clearance Sale

The tables groaning with all the wonderful fabrics we have put our for our clearance sale. We have hundred of fabrics $15 and under. It was lovely to see everyone who came by. If you are able to drop by to grab a bargain - please come and visit us - 65 Cambourne Ave, St Ives. We are open from 10-6 tomorrow and 10-3 on Saturday.

Plus don't forget to checkout out two giveaways in the posts below.

Four patch frolic - what fun!

We just got this book in today. It is FULL of scrummy delicious designs by Barbara Groves and Mary Jacobson of Me and MSister Designs. Judy and I poured over it when it came in.

This beautiful book is packed full of ideas of what to make with charm packs and layer cakes.
It has fourteen lovely projects that are easy to make and look so great! What do you think about this stunning one - it's made from America Jane Recess fabric.
After seeing all the beautiful quilts. We had a lovely play with the Me & my Sister pre-cuts for a little while. We have Clementine, Spring Fever and Birdie currently available.
Judy couldn't resist and disappeared with a Spring Fever and a sugar Jelly Roll. I wonder what she will come back with! Which one would you choose?

Two Beautiful Books

It's been a busy week for us this week. Judy and I sat down and organised the Term 4 Classes. We have a fabulous selection this term, from the very basics of making patchwork blocks through to a fabulous Masterclasses by Sue Daley. Sue is known for her beautiful English Paper piecing and Needleturn applique. This is her only Sydney class this year.

I hope you enjoy the program we have put together: Jelly roll quilts, crazy patchwork and Christmas stockings. You can see everything on offer here.

Fabric has been flying out the door as our on-line sale continues. We have been keeping busy getting all the orders out. We have also been busy planning for the 3 day clearance sale at the end of the month. I hope you can join us at 65 Cambourne Ave, St Ives NSW 2075 - the savings will be amazing.

Clearance Sale Dates

29th October	12pm-8pm
30th October	10pm-6pm
31st October	10pm-3pm

We have had two lovely books arrive this week. Baskets in Bloom from Gail Pan Designs and A Stitch in Time by Rosalie Quinlan.


Baskets in Bloom is filled to the brim with beauitful quilts and stitcheries all featuring baskets.


A Stitch in Time is a gorgeous new book by Rosalie Quinlan with 16 fabulous projects inspired by times gone by including quilts, dolls, canisters and stitcheries.

We have a free postage offer on until Tuesday - just enter 3rdBirthday where it asks for a discount code at the checkout.

Authentic, Fresh and Simple

What a fabulous range arrived this week - Authentic by Sweetwater. Fun newsprint, word play, dots and stripes available by the metre
Here is the word play covered with words: authentic, simple, real, fresh, original, true, pure & natural- Judy has used the black in the border of her quilt - doesn't it look great. I think the cream on cream would be a great background.

With a black, tan & lime palette it is so lovely and fresh and for any modern project. It will be perfect for guys, teens and kitchen projects.
Authentic, simple and pure!


All the prints in the collection are so versatile that they integrate with other collections seamlessly.

We have a charm pack of this delicious collection to give away. Just post a comment telling us which word in the Authentic range describes you best! We'll give this away in early November.