Time seems to be flying by here and it’s been a few weeks since I’ve blogged 😣
As always it’s been really busy with workshops, craft groups and the Sewing Bee.
Lets st start with the little ones……….
we’ve had rag dolls….
Doorstops….
Dinosaurs…..
Free Motion Embroidery….
The crochet group have been working wonders with wool …….
The craft groups are always growing in numbers all the time, please feel free to join us …… Look here for times and dates
The two week course on the Vintage Botanical Fabric Journal finished last week and we had beautiful results ……
Theres another date Available for this one plus more workshops Here
I’ve finally got around to uploading my new kits on to my website……. Embroidery box kits……the price includes postage Available here…
It’s getting close to the Spring Knitting & Stitching Show at Olympia Stadium. There’s a ticket giveaway competition going on over at my Facebook page …..Here
It’s an under statement to say I love my job. A shop filled with fabric and yarns is bliss, a Sewing Studio that is an inspirational room, light, airy and full of laughter. But the pinnacle part of my job is sharing passion of creating with others in our workshops and seeing what they go on to do at home. And this is my starting point on this weeks blog.
My Mum joined our April’s 3 part quilting course as a complete beginner (as were the other ladies). She made a beautiful lap quilt using the rail fence design…..And then produced this gorgeous around the world quilt at home.
I’ve created a quilt addict x
The quilting courses are extremely popular and within days of advertising June’s course the places had been snapped up. Bearing this in mind I I’m considering running day long quilting workshops if the demand is there. I have no confirmed dates as yet but if you are interested in joining us please email me with your details –
Overwhelmed by how quick its sold out!
The May 3 part course kicked off on Tuesday. My four ladies are on their way to making a lap quilt using the disappearing nine patch design.
Part One – Learning about equipment, choosing fabrics, seam allowances, piecing blocks.
Part one complete….
And my little stitchers have been at it again….
So our Sue took over the Sewing Bee with her needles, hooks and yarn and introduced them to knitting & crochet. Now this isn’t my forte so I was eager to join in…… Kids were a lot better than me 🙂
Anna’s CrochetHollie’s Knitting
We fitted in a little bit of sewing…
8-12 yrs Group
Now who’s ready for the return of The Sewing Bee and Patrick Grant?
Every year Singer hook up with the Sewing Bee ( which starts on Monday ) to run a fab competition. Prize……win a sewing lesson with Patrick Grant. Anyone purchasing a new Singer from an authorised dealer will be able to enter. The competition runs until 31st July .
One last thing before signing off. We have a new section on our website….The Guest Book.
If you have visited us in the Haberdashery or Sewing Studio and would like to leave us any feedback please visit Our Guest Here. All feedback and comments are appreciated.
Its been a great week, thank you for all of your support in the haberdashery, sewing studio and online. I’ll see you all again next week.
I hope you have had a good week because we certainly have.
It started off on Monday with other huge fabric order arriving with fab cottons, poly cottons and a little bit of gingham for good measure….
Then Butterick decided to have a huge sale and all patterns are half priced until Saturday 2nd May…
In between that we’ve had some exciting alterations happening to the haberdashery which means I can order even more fabric…….it still wont be ready for a week or so but here’s a sneaky peek…
my gorgeous hubby working hard 🙂This week I managed to finish my topsy turvy lap quilt …(seems to be everyone’s favourite and I’m quite pleased with it)
mum kindly modelling the quilt.On the subject of quilting I’m getting asked more and more if I would run a workshop so I’ve finally picked up the courage and I will organise some dates and times and let you know ASAP. I’m also looking at doing a few blog tutorials and a quilt along.
All in all a fantastic week.
Thank you for all your support its so amazing and we are so grateful.
Have a good weekend and we will see you on Monday.
