Blocks 1 - 7 of The Splendid Sampler and my EASTER SALE

Am having lots of fun doing the quilting journey of

The Splendid Sampler with

Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson

 

Here are my blocks 1 - 7 - I am using

Gails Pans fabrics

Basket of Blooms and Among the Flowers

 

For this block it was embroidered but my embroidery skills aren't fantastic

I used my scraps that I cut off from Block 6 to make a real scrappy quilt and off course featured one of Gails birds.

 

Here is a quick sneak of the blocks so far and one of the bonus projects

 

 

 

Also cant forget that Easter is quickly approaching and that means its SALE TIME.

 

 

EASTER SALE (in Store only)

 Sunday 27th and Monday 28th March

 from 2pm - 6pm

 Fabrics from $10 per metre.

New arrivals from $15 per metre. ...

 Kaffe Fasset, Tula Pink, Ann Kelle and Tim Holtz $20 per metre.

 20% of other stock

 - no further discounts applicable. 

Cash and EFTPOS facilities available.

 No layby on Sales Items

 

Keep Stitching



The Wordsmith by Janet Clare

Have to love arrivals day

It's just like Christmas again and again and again

Love The Wordsmith by Janet Clare and Moda fabrics - delicate blossom amongst roses wheat and script fabrics team with some lovely tonal solids.

Not too girlie some masculine and a delightful blend of both - loving the colour range

$20 per metre and now to make room for it all. Looks like I will be adding more to the $10 per metre stands well enough to fit in another 36 bolts of fabric.

2016 and its almost February - I mean seriously how did this happen.

Who else is having trouble believing that next week is February already.

 

 

In catching up lets go back to Christmas,

 

Actually my busy time starts in September as Netball and Football (Aussie Rules Football) Grand Finals are in full force, Little Athletics is starting and we start the barrage of family birthdays.

 

Even month from September - January we have multiple family birthdays chuck in Christmas and News Years and its go, go, go.

 

Christmas was lovely - all 3 of them. Unfortunately DH had to work on day shift and he started at 7am so we had breakfast and I cooked the kids bacon and eggs.  Then packed up and went to Nuriootpa to help celebrate Christmas with my family at my brothers new house.

They only moved in early October to their first even owned house.

 

The kids Christmas 2015
Growing up fast
 

We wined, dined, exchanged gifts and then rolled home.  Mum and Dad joined us and stayed for 4 nights.  Mum is still going great guns to finish her first quilt.  She is desperately trying to finish before a knee replacement operation late January (didn't happen but she is close).  Made the dessert with an ice-cream cake - the top photo was what I was copying the bottom my end result.  The kids loved the Neapolitan ice-cream cake - gummy bears in the Vanilla, Ripe Raspberries in the Strawberry and Clinkers in the Chocolate plus chocolate and lollies all around the bottom.

 

 

DH came home from work and whilst we didn't really need to eat for his sake we did - not his fault he had to work.  So out came the prawns, salads etc and I had made pudding so heated it up, made custard and kept eating.  So just wondering if everyone else did this.

 

Then another Christmas luncheon on the Sunday with my mums family back at Nuriootpa - more prawns more food and this time I made dessert again.  Chocolate Lasagne this time - not really lasagne just called that for all the layers - sounds sickly sweet but is really quite light.

 

I closed Nays Place for two weeks over Christmas and New Years.  The family went away for 10 days and it was lovely - we caught up with friends, stayed up past midnight on New Years Eve, then went to Orroroo to take the kids to Vac Swim - they have been doing this for some time now and love it - it was fantastic this year as they are being recognised by the locals and have been befriended.  The Princess is now being a penpal to one of the girls and they are making arrangements to catch up later in the year. 

 

The nice thing about closing is that all of the warehouses were closed as well - so the fabric has been coming in almost weekly ever since.  We order at least 6 months in advance you kind off forget what you have ordered and it just like Christmas all over again.

 

Christmas all over again

 

 

New Arrivals include

Still $18 per metre (for the time being)

 

Barbara Brackman's
Old Cambridge Pike

Barbara Brackman's
Old Cambridge Pike

Barbara Brackman's
Old Cambridge Pike

Barbara Brackman's
Old Cambridge Pike

Barbara Brackman's
Old Cambridge Pike

Barbara Brackman's
Old Cambridge Pike

Barbara Brackman's
Old Cambridge Pike

Barbara Brackman's
Old Cambridge Pike

Black Tie Affair

Brenda Riddle Windermere

Marvel Comic Strip
Dr Who Comic Strip
Dr Who Tardis

I also have copies of Gail Pans new book

Simply Christmas No 4 2016

$18 each plus postage and handling

 

Many of you would know that Nays Place started life as a shed.  I then spent some time lining the shed, building shelves and trying to arrange a place that I could start 'Nays Place'. 

When our local fabric closed down I then started ramping the fabric ranges up again. 

What this meant is that everything was thrown together with no real organisational skills and I tried to make it look OK.   This weekend I decided that I really needed to clean up a bit and organise my sewing area and the fabric. 

 

This is the end result - still a few improvements to go but it is getting there.

 

 

And I have managed to leave a little corner for me (and friends) to keep sewing and leave the lounge, fridge and TV for my sit and sew sessions.

 

 

I am involved with another little project for our local Rain Moth Gallery.  They are holding and exhibition in May to celebrate History Month with and exhibition involving knitting and crochet.

 

After the success of the locals joining me with creating poppies I once again accepted the challenge of helping 'Yarn Bomb' Waikerie with flowers, bunting and more. 

For the next 4 months I will be busy knitting and crocheting flowers, bunting and more. 

 Cant wait to see what the town will look like.

 

One quilt to finish and some books and resources to get inspired.

 

Stay stitching and stay tuned as soon as I get more fabric I will upload them to the Facebook page and Instagram page.

 

Keep Stitching and have fun,

 

Nay

 

 



Among the Flowers by Gail Pan

Getting excited Among the Flowers Gail Pans  2nd fabric range is arriving soon.

To celebrate I am putting together some special bundles 1/2 metre and fat quarter bundles plus P&H fixed to $13 and $8 as a special I will throw in the panel that coordinates available for pre-order.

There are 16 coordinating fabrics plus the panel 1/2 meter bundles will be $160.00 and fat quarter bundles are $80.00 - the panel for free.  Yardage will be $20  per metre.

These are not on the online store and will be Facebook, instore and blog specials only.

PLEASE message me and I will arrange invoice for payment, grab credit card details or or give bank details for direct deposits.

More new Arrivals - it's like Christmas every day

As it starts to get hotter and the kids start counting down to Christmas 8 weeks according to them - that's right 8 weeks TOMORROW

I start thinking about all the plans and task lists I have made during the year - what I have achieved and crossed off and what's still outstanding......

And the main one finish QUILTS - I have a week off in November and that is exactly what I intend to do finish quilts - this includes my 2nd every quilt that all it needs is the binding (I just have to find where I've put it) and the families Christmas Presents from 2 years ago where I presented everyone with their quilt top and then took it back 2 days later.

Please tell me I'm not the only one that does this ;)

On the other hand Nays Place is bursting at the seams with fabric arriving weekly and I'm loving it. 

Le Marais by French General 

Prairie by Corey Yoder

Bloom by DashWood Studios

Plus more wide backs 

The bottom two are white but I'm not sure how to photograph them to make it easier to show the print - I'm going to try my hand at dying some of these. 

All new arrivals are still only $18 per metre the wide backs are $22 per metre but please be warned this will go up on 2016 to $20 per metre and $24 respectfully - as the new arrivals are costing me more to buy in courtesy of the Aussie Dollar dropping. 

I also am receiving new patterns from Gail Pan and One Day in May by Melissa Grant some fantastic Australian Designers. They have some lovely patterns.

In December I will be having a Christmas themed sales with kits patterns and fabric and some of the new arrivals will be included. 

Stay tuned,

Keep stitching,

Nay