MICHELLE YEO WORKSHOPS

Hi Everyone

We are really happy to say the Michelle Yeo from Melbourne is coming to do three days of Workshops with us.  Michelle is fresh from her triumph in France where she launched her new book 

 "Of  Needle, Thimble and Thread".

MICHELLE YEO WORKSHOPS

FRIDAY 25 - 27 JULY

     FRIDAY 25 JULY      

 ONE DAY WORKSHOP

GIANT DAHLIA   or   NORWALK STAR

We haven’t done a Giant Dahlia workshop with Michelle for a few years, so we thought it was time to bring back this perennial favorite. 

An absolutely beautiful quilt which you can make in a choice of colour placement and sizes.  There are 60”, 45” and 30” finished quilt sizes – a real pleasure to make.

This quilt can be hand or machine pieced.

Norwalk Star is a reproduction of an antique quilt, c.1840-1850.  

The quilt consists of 13 blocks set on point, each of which features a central star and is completed with a saw tooth border.  The setting and corner triangles are a variation of the main blocks.  A narrow pieced border completes the quilt.  

The blocks are foundation pieced but can be hand pieced as well.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 26-27 JULY

TWO DAY WORKSHOP

ST BARNABAS PEARL   

or   

EUMUNDI COVERLET

St Barnabas Pearl This quilt is inspired by the mosaic mother of pearl, hand carved inlays set into the pew ends at St Barnabas Chapel, Norfolk Island. Each inlay is unique. This magnificent church, circa 1880, is a quilter’s dream in regards to the inspiration it offers to quilt designers. 

Designing this quilt provided an insight into the complexities faced by designers living in an era which lacked the technology we have today. Despite this, making ‘St Barnabas’ Pearl uses modern patchwork techniques including hand and machine piecing, Broderie Perse, reverse and needle turn appliqué and foundation piecing. Use of these techniques achieve a beautiful, timeless quilt. It was a joy to design and make this quilt. The quilt uses a variety of fabrics to achieve controlled scrappy effect.  

Eumundi Coverlet This beautiful quilt was inspired by the border print and shows the amazing effects that can be achieved by fussy cutting.  It was inspired by a teaching challenge for three teachers to each make their own version of a quilt using the techniques of English Paper Piecing, applique and template hand piecing.  

Perspex can be used in lieu of English papers if preferred.

To book a place in Michelle's Workshops and get the full details please call the shop on 20 95504947.

Look forward to seeing everyone here.

Melinda

Camille Roskelley's Workshop

Hi Everyone

Our Sale Continues - we still need shelf space!!!

ALL FABRIC 25% OFF

minimum cut 30 cm in-store or 50 cm on-line

OR IF YOU BUY WHAT'S LEFT ON THE BOLT 30% OFF

in-store only

25% OFF PRE-CUT FAT QUARTERS

in-store only

CAMILLE ROSKELLY

We had the pleasure of having Camille give a workshop on her new RED LETTER DAY quilt.

For those of you who don't know Camille, she is half of the Moda design team Bonnie & Camille.  She is a pattern designer and a breath of fresh air.

Here are some photos from the Workshop and some of the blocks made.

This is Camille's Red Letter Day quilt.

I would like to thank everyone involved.  All the workshop participants, my staff, Di Mills (who organised Camille's trip to Australia) and Camille.  It was a fun day and I was itching to make a block the whole workshop.  Watch this space.

We have a great selection of Camille's patterns in the shop (and they will be on the web site soon).

Bonnie & Camille's next fabric release is Miss Kate (pictured below).  We are taking pre-orders on this collection via the web site.  It is soo yummy.

Melinda