Catching up on classes past...

I hadn't shown you these quilt tops yet - these were made in one of our 12 Fat Quarter Quilt Classes (we have another class starting very soon - check the class schedule on the sidebar).

Actually, I couldn't show you these photos straight away because some of the participants would not let me photograph them until the quilt tops were brought back completed with borders... like the one above. Monika used the Pashmina range of fabrics.

Liz used warm fabrics from the William Morris fabric range.

Tania chose a different selection from the William Morris range.

Lorraine made this quilt for a little girl using Farmer's Market fabrics.

This one is made from Floragraphix fabrics, modelled by the maker!!

This one is made using a personal collection of cat fabrics. I think it shows that you can use absolutely anything to make the 12 Fat Quarter quilt and it will look fantastic.

Won't you join us to make your own? Betcha can't make just one!!

Memories made to last

Jane and Arlee made this quilt for their Nanna using some of her treasured mementos and fabrics from the Portobello Market range.

If you look closely you can see lace d'oyleys, faux pearl beads, buttons, brooches....

...even screw-on earrings!! This is such a beautiful idea.

Jana and Arlee made the quilt top in only 2 weeks - they wanted to give it to Nanna ASAP as she just went into care.

This quilt was custom quilted by Deep Creek Quilting.

Floragraphix IV

I missed showing off this fabulous fabric range when it first came in a few months ago...

This is Floragraphix IV designed by Jason Yenter for In The Beginning Fabrics.

He also designed the Wintergraphix II Christmas range which is currently in stock.

I am frantically adding more of the new 200 bolts that arrived over the last 2 weeks - I will keep you posted with more updates!!

Maylene comes along to our Friday night UFO sessions where she has been learning to machine quilt some of her own quilts.

Here is one she has cross-hatched behind the applique, and added line details to the nine-patches.

This is the first quilt she has machine-quilted herself.

Well done!! Maylene is now machine quilting another of her quilt tops - one she put together a few years ago.

You can read more about our UFO classes by clicking on the link on the sidebar to your right.

Four Plus One

This is one of the Lori Smith patterns in the Four Plus One Equals Fun series. Each little quilt measures 16" x 20" and uses 5 fat quarters (or four prints plus one background) for the front and the back.

This is the front and back of this pattern: Enjoy The Flowers.Christine bought the pattern and fabrics to make this quilt and she already finished it!
The most striking fabric is the border print from the Alliance range.

Thanks for sharing with us Christine.

Strip for Christmas...

Ooh! That sounds cheeky doesn't it??

This is what I am really talking about:



40 x 2/5 inch strips of fabric across the width of the bolt = 2.5 metres of fabric, all in Christmas colours!!

Choose from:a red and green pack; red, green and cream pack; red, green, cream and black; or Christmas blue and silver.


Elsa bought one of these Christmas strip packs from us a while ago and made this Christmas quilt in the braid style.

These fabrics are just stunning together. Thanks for sharing with us Elsa.

Lots of customers have been making braided table runners using the Christmas packs. One strip pack will give you 3 or 4 table runners (depending on how big you make them).

Breast cancer fundraiser

Lorraine (there are a significant number of Lorraine's in the quilting world.. we must have been born to it)brought this little re-modelled number in store to show us.

Lorraine wore it at a fundraising event for breast cancer. What a blast! I think it's a great idea to wear the decorated items over your clothes. Maybe we could have a Biggest Morning Tea here at the shop and wear some decorated bras.... Hmm.. definitely something to think about for next year.

Lorraine is donating these bras back to the opp shop where she bought them in their original undecorated state. I wonder who will buy them!!