Patchwork Angel

PATCHWORK ANGEL CHRISTMAS PARTY 2009

Today we had our annual Christmas Party for our customers. There were about thirty ladies there. All keen to hear our guest speaker Judy Golder from Simply Country. We took lots of photos so have a look at the Photo Album here.  Of course we talked about Little monsters our New Club for next year.

Here are Judy and I with her friend Mary Grace.

Everyone was listening very carefully! 

Judy talked about doing faces on dolls and suggested a good place to practise the face before doing the final one. Can you guess by the photo where she suggested? 

Lee was all ready for to serve the ladies with yummy food and tea and coffee.

We took the opportunity of the whole team being there to take a new Team photo. Do you like our white shirts?

 
Janet B won our raffle to raise money for JDRF. We now have over $400 to bank including the money from our Angels' A ' Stitching groups. Well done girls!!!
 Thanks to Judy, our team of Angels and all the lovely ladies who made the morning such a success. We hope you all enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed doing it for you.

Don't forget that if you order on the website before the end of December we will include a surprise

FREE GIFT.

PS: Loyal Angels make sure your address/ email details are correct with us as we have a fun happening coming in January that you will want to know about.

LITTLE MONSTERS FOR 2010

Every year we run a club where on a certain day of the month the participants must come into the shop with their part of the project from last month completed to receive the pattern for the next part at no charge. Of course there are fines if they don't follow the rules.

The first year we ran this was " The SchoolHouse Sampler", then in 2008 we did the "DOODLEBUGS QUILT".

You can have a look here at our Doodlebugs Party

Then in 2009 we had the PAPER ANGELS QUILT And of course there was another party when the girls finished this. You can see the pictures here

We are now working on 2010 and here is a sneak peak!! Meet Felinia the first of our Little Monsters Quilt for 2010!

We will be showing the first block at our Christmas Party in the shop on Wednesday. We will also be offering this one as a Block of the month in the New Year. We think she is a cute monster as monsters go don't you.

CRAZY PATCHWORK GIRLS PARTY

Last Saturday our Jenny gave a Party for all the girls in her Crazy Patchwork groups. She now runs 4 of these a month. This is a beautiful age old craft using lots of embellishment.

Here are some of the examples of their work. Debbie C brought her framed piece for show and tell.

Marie, Gwen, Debbie C and Cheryl are checking out some of the yummy stash packs.

 
Eve seems to enjoy her time with the group and does some lovely work.  

Jacoba and her daughter Debby use the Saturday class as some special mother daughter time in their busy lives.  Jacoba was also in our Paper Angels Group.

Here's the whole group. Back row left to right, Jenny our staff member and tutor, Marie, Jacoba, Debby, Cheryl. Front row left to right Gwen, Eve and Debbie C. You can see the lovely sense of comraderie with these girls. A couple of the girls had left by this time and of course there are quite a few who didn't get there.

Here's an example of our clever Jenny's work and the clever thing has written a pattern for this one. Click here to have a better look.

Have finally finished the tree etc in our house. Thanks to Darling Hubby after waiting for me to do it. Here are a few photos.

The angel on the top was given to me by a friend years ago Carolyn in Mornington. Our tree is chock full of lovely memories.

This kitchen cupboard belonged to my Mother in Law. Was repainted and stencilled of course. Have had it for years. 

My friend Judy S made me this lovely tablerunner as part of our "Bossy's" weekend away swap. It is inspired by the book "The Night Before Christmas" 

And a Welcome at the front door.

If you haven't already had a look have a peek at the all new "Quilter's Trail" Blog. Lots to see there and start planning your Quilter's Trail for next April if you are in South East Queensland.

Got to go got a newsletter to write!!!!!

 

 

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN

Yes, Christmas is coming very soon as you can see I have got out my Santa slippers. Now have to tell you. I was playing a Secret Santa with some Patchworking pals and I got these slippers but then in the game my friend Julie was able to steal them from me. I was sad I really wanted them. Anyway next year Julie gave me a presie at the Chrismtas party with a smirk on her face. Lo and behold it was the slippers. I won't let them out of my sight now!!!

Still working on getting the tree and all the decorations around the house. Hope to have that finished tonight.

Had to show you too the fun new blackboard fabric that we have just got in stock. Cloe, Toby's (my youngest son) girlfriend had fun writing the message on the board when I had finished it. The uses for this fun product are limitless. Imagine having a board on your childs door. You could write such things as Clean up your room or Mum loves you even when you are a grub!!!

Better get home now.

FRENCH GENERAL FABRIC

Just had to show you this display we did with the range of ROUENNERIES byFrench General fabric and Lynette Anderson's new designs. Choose from either Irish Birds Quilt or Sweet Home cushion set. We only have the fabric on the bolt left and 2 layer cakes. It is a very popular range. Used by many of our top designers. The little desk is my favorite find of recycled furniture from the Buderim tip shop. I won't tell you what I paid for it as it will make you cry.It was such a bargain. My Darling Hubby has to get the credit for finding it. He is an excellent spotter!

Here are some close ups of the new designs.

Sue Daley has also used this lovely range in one of her new quilts " WATERLOO"

Of course you can make any of these lovely patterns in any colours you choose. But red is very in at the moment! Too hot back off to the pool now!!!

PS: Did many of you get the Sewing Room game right?

WHO'S SEWING ROOM?

At our Paper Angel's Party we played a game we called Who's Sewing Room. See if you can match up the staff member with their sewing room. You can find the answers on our website but have a go first before you look at the answers. One of the husbands did say though that if you believe his wife's sewing room looks like this then perhap you would also be interested in buying the Sydney Harbour Bridge!!!!

A

B

C.

D.

E.

 

Now match them with the staff member.

Penny

Fiona 

Lee

Susannah

Jenny  

 
Have a look here to find the answers

Have fun but don't cheat though!!

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OUR PAPER ANGELS PARTY

On thursday evening we had our end of year PAPER ANGELS PARTY which is a club we have been running all year. Each month the girls would get the template and papers to make a block. At the end of the year all those with a completed quilt top were given a gift. We also had some yummy nibbles and some pink bubbles of course.

Here are all the girls getting ready for a sort of a group photo.

Then they got more organised.

Sue Daley from Patchwork with Busy Fingers came as our special guest. She showed us some of her new quilts.

This one is Floral Lanterns .

This one is Spring Garden  .

This one is called Waterloo and she has used the Rounneries range from French General.

The girls all loved sharing their quilts. Here is our version but have a look at the photo album to see them all.

We played a game called "Who's Sewing Room" which I planned to share with you this weekend but guess who left the photos on the shop computer. Will have to pop them on for your early next week.

Anyway off to jump in the pool now, so hot!!!

FABRIC AND AUSTRALIAN QUILT MARKET

What a fun time I have been having. Here I am sitting at the dining table in my sister Robyn's house at Blossomwood Farm in Tyabb on the property she shares with her daughter and son in law. Robyn has headed off to teach at Tyabb Rail Primary School for the day and I have a lovely day ahead with my neice Angie and little Archie her youngest who is 2. His older siblings Darcy and Ella are off to school so I will get to see them again later. I came down to Melbourne from Queensland for the Australian Quilt Market but just before I left lots of fabric arrived in the shop including the whole range of Robyn Pandolf's latest "Beach House'. This range has only just been released in Houston so we are very lucky to have it in store already!!!! If you can get into the shop come and have a look as it won't last long.

Here is a tempter photo of the range but you can see it properly here.

While I was at AQM on Saturday I met up with Kellie Wulfsohn who is coming to teach for us next year.

I also caught up with Rosalie Quinlan and Natalie Lymer of Cinderberry Stitches.

Then I bumped in Lisa from Heavenly Patchwork who is one of our fellow QUILTER'S TRAIL stores. We are already having meetings to get ready for a fun time next April.

Just behind us is Bronwyn Haye's new block of the month pattern and her lovely Gingham Girls quilt.

Of course there was a lovely display of Lynette Anderson's patterns even though Lynette herself couldn't be there as one of her boys was turning 21. 

 

Lots more to show you but no time now!

 
 
  

A MARRIAGE AND MORE PATCHWORK PROJECTS

Yesterday, we had a visit from Keith and Avril (nee Gordan) Vincent. This charming couple were married in our little church on the 11/06/1966. They met at the church when Avrils' father was the treasurer as well as helping to build the extenstion which we now use for classes.  Keith started a Sunday school to help when numbers in the church were low. He enjoyed this so much he went onto full time Ministry. They said that the Church had a lovely community feel then which we think it still does even now.

Caroline R from the Uk has bought a couple of her kits and she was so pleased with the result she sent me some photos. She did say it was rather out of character for her to send photos but we think she has done a great job don't you? She has made the Flowers and Me bag and the Welcome Home cushion.

WELL DONE CAROLINE!

Well got to go and get myself organised to fly to Melbourne tomorrow to the Australia Quilt Market and to visit with my sister Robbie and family.

CINDERELLA AND FABRIC PLUS A WINNER

Firstly CONGRATULATIONS to Pam W from Ferntree Gully in Victoria.

You have won our FREE GIVEAWAY for October the AUTUMN CUSHION pattern by Lynette Anderson. It will be in the post to you tomorrow.

 Yesterday in the shop we had a visit from Cinderella in the guise of Michelle who was looking for a funky fabric to go with her very sexy shoes. She wants to make a skirt to wear to a ball. She couldn't decide between these ones from the Kaffe Fasett Collection. So she has taken home a fat quarter of each to confer with her friend. Michelle was just one of lots of girls who were in yesterday to look for fabrics for making clothes. The all cotton fabrics are a lovely quality and really do give you a designer garment. We have also just got in some lovely Linen cotton mixes in black, navy, natural, mauve, pink and blue. The are great for making pants, skirts and tops. I plan to have tops in every colour!

Gill was in the shop the other day she brought in her friend Magoo. I think Gill is quite addicted to making these fun softies now.

The plan is to get the newsletter out this week but with a Quilter's Trail meeting to start planning for next year on Monday night and a staff meeting on Tuesday night. We really need to get the staff Christmas party organised! Then I'm off to Australian Quilt Market in Melbourne on Thursday. So once again here's hoping but don't hold your breath!!!!

 

 

PENNY'S GONE BATTY for Halloween

 

PENNY HAS GONE

BATTY FOR HALLOWEEN!

Place an order

on the website

www.patchworkangel.com.au

before

MIDNIGHT

on 31st October 2009

and we will refund your postage.

That's right

POSTAGE IS FREE!!!!

Hurry though offer is limited

and you must put the code

Halloween

in the comments on your order!

Penny is sure to come to her senses again on the 1st of November.

What will she have in store for us then?

 

We love pumpkins if you do too why not make a Pumpkin pincushion.

Happy Halloween!