Red..Red...Red...Red and Green

Oh look at this gorgeous print...this is a print from the "Shenandoah" range...our first bolt sold before we could even get it on the blog, and thank goodness we were able to get more...because it is gorgeous...how beautiful is that trailing vine of jonquils...what a stunning border it would make.

And now for some red and green, we have a new delivery of an old favorite...."Red and Green Quilts and the Women Who Made Them...by Nancy Hornback and Terry Clothier Thompson. 

This is such a pretty book, with great clear graphics for all the patterns...but one of the best things about this book, as well as lots of patterns for stunning red and green quilts, are the lovely stories that accompany each pattern in the book..the stories and the photos relating to each quilt tell us a little about the maker and really bring the quilts to life.

A big thank you to Judy for sharing her quilt with us...we remember when Judy came into the shop to start collecting fabrics for her quilt and we were so thrilled when Judy brought the finished quilt back for show and tell....mighty job Judy...your quilt is gorgeous.

Well, even Sammy is caught up in all the bustle that comes with the end of the financial year, stocktake and oh no...even more paper work...it has worn him out.

Happy Dance

We are always saying how much fun we have here at Threadbear....well it is true, and today we were all doing a happy dance, because of our latest delivery......you will too when you take a look at this range of fabric.  "Charleston" by Jo Morton...well what can we say....what a stunner of a range...there are some real stand out prints in this range....gorgeous feathered stripes, large all over florals, bold striped border prints, stunning checks and lots and lots of great small prints...27 in the range, and all of them are beautiful. The 1/8 packs, of all 27 prints for $81.00 are just little bundles of temptation.

We are sending a huge thank you to Joy this week for some fantastic "show and tell"..not one but two absolutely beautiful quilts....Joy has a huge talent for using colour to make her work sing....we think you will agree, these quilts are a delight....thank you Joy for sharing, your work is beautiful and you made us all want to go home and start sewing.

Have a great weekend everyone...hope you all get lots of stitching time and if you have some free time and you are in Melbourne don't forget to pop along and say Hi to Corliss at the Essendon Quilt Exhibition, "Stitching our Stories...at the 'Moonee Ponds Primary School, Sports & Performance Centre, Wilson Street, Moonee  Ponds from Friday to Sunday, July 4th to July 6th, from 10.00 to 4.00 each day.

Sammy sends his best wishes to everyone..and he is sending a huge hello, with lots of hugs and kisses, to all the girls  from Witch Ways Sewing Group from Bowral...Sue from Witch Ways made a special trip to Threadbear to see Sammy and will be taking back photos for all to see.....and now it is time for a quick Friday snooze.

On the Road Again.

Here we are today, packing up lots of Threadbear goodies for Corliss to take with her this weekend. Threadbear will be visiting the Essendon quilters exhibition, "Stitching our Stories...the exhibition will be held at the 'Moonee Ponds Primary School, Sports & Performance Centre, Wilson Street, Moonee  Ponds from Friday to Sunday, July 4th to July 6th, 10.00 to 4.00 each day, with the official opening at 11 am on Friday.  If you are free this weekend come along and say hi to Corliss, enjoy browsing Threadbear's goodies and be inspired by lots of beautiful quilts...now, can you think of more fun than that.

As you can imagine, we never, ever tire of seeing those wonderful cardboard boxes come through the door.....look oh look what was delivered this week...."Shenandoah Valley" by Nancy Gere is an absolute stunner of a range...just feast your eyes on these prints....we have 31 delicious prints in soft lovely greens, blues, reds, purples and creamy beiges...how do you decide on a favourite...we have 31 of these gorgeous prints, they are $22.00 mt and we also have totaly tempting 1/8 packs of all 31 for $93.00.

If you are planning a visit to Threadbear in the next few weeks, you will see Margaret McDonalds sensational "Entwined" hanging in the shop..."Entwined" is here an a visit and, oh, good grief, what a beautiful quilt....Patterns are $25.00.

 

New ranges in store, and packing for a weekend means lots of activity and lots of folding...as usual Sammy is with us, always here to see the job is done well...is that Kurt's coffee on the table or has Sammy been working so hard he needs a caffeine hit.

Fussy Cutting Fun.

We would like to say a big thank you to all the lovely ladies that joined us on Wednesday for a terrific fussy cutting class with the wonderful Di Ford....we had ladies from NSW, South Australia, Queensland and Western Australia so the country was well represented....thank you to every one for travelling such a long way to join us, it was wonderful to meet all of you and we hope you all had as much fun as we did.  A huge thank you also to Di Ford for a wonderful class full of generosity and inspiration.

Book lovers beware....you will want this book for sure.  "Elegant Quilts, Country Charm" is the newest book from Leonie Bateman and Deirdre Bond-Abel.

This is a fantastic book is full of appliqué designs for both cotton and wool....there are quilts and smaller projects that you will instantly want to add to your "must do" lists...and Leonie and Deirdre's wonderful use of colour will be sure to inspire.  The book is $45.50 and we have copies in the shop now.

We hope you all have a wonderful weekend....after a week of very wild weather in Victoria we hope you all get a chance for some sewing in a warm cosy spot...with something yummy in the slow cooker and a nice red wine close at hand...there has to be something good about winter....Sammy says stay warm everyone and have a good weekend.

3 Cheers for Paula Barnes.

Three cheers for Paula Barnes....we have had a delivery this week of the fantastic "Paula Barnes Companions"....if you have enjoyed Paula Barnes great prints before you will be excited to see these fabrics back in stock...we received 28 of these great fabrics...they have such deep rich clear colours and provide us with pops of colour whenever we are needing rich reds, purples, blues...gorgeous cheddery pumpkins and great cream and brown prints...they are $21.00 and are on our website now.

Here is the last pattern sneak peak...

The final project of the three free patterns you will receive at our Midwinter Midday to Midnight sit and sew on the 19th of July...a little sewing bag that will fit your projects...ready to take along  to sewing days with friends.  We are really looking forward to all the fun this event will bring....we are now fully booked but the patterns will be available on our website by mid July and there will be lots of blog pics of all the fun.

It is a freezing cold, blustery rainy day in Castlemaine today...of course the heater is on and Sammy sure dosnt fancy any outdoor activities today but was very disappointed to hear that indoors it is paperwork all day today...oh no!