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Hi everyone
Well here we are at the start of another month, which means another update.....can you believe that it's May already and that Winter is just around the corner! Back in March I made a promise to myself that I would spend all of my 'days off' in April and May in the garden. Well that hasn't really happened, and apart from one full day, a few odd hours here and there, and mowing the lawns twice I haven't managed much at all. To tell you the truth, May isn't looking all that much better, so I might just have to try for an hour or three each week and see how that goes.
After a bit of a hiatus from sewing, I am full swing back into it. I have 4 quilts booked in with Wendy @ Clever Duck Quilting so my weekend is well and truly sorted. I have a few small projects on the go......I really need to get organised for the shows that are coming up over the next few months. I also have some secret squirrel stitching going on which I am unable to show anyone for a couple of months, but I promise (fingers crossed) that it will be worth the wait!
I would like to give everyone an update on my special fundraising schedule for the next 5 months for the "It's in the Bag' program. This program is run by 'Share the Dignity' which is all about providing period products to women and girls in need. The 'It's in the Bag' program provides bags with personal products in them for women, teenagers, and mums & bubs in domestic violence refuges at Christmas time. These bags are collected via drop off points in late November in time to be distributed to those in need. It is my aim to make up at least one bag in each of the 3 categories, but I really think with what I have planned we can do more than that. The fundraising was kick started back in February with $46.40 raised through our Frolickers Forage during the Friendship Frolic. I followed this up with cashing in all of the cans and bottles from my March Retreat with about $17 raised added+ to the kitty. So here is the schedule for the next five months......
May : From 14th to the 31st May, everyone who drops off a product (see the list below) will receive a free fat quarter of their choice.
June : Donate an item and receive a ticket in the draw to win a mini Oliso Iron valued at $185
July : I will donate 10% of all sales made between 2nd to 5th July.....online or in store. The more you shop.....the more I give!
August : Join me for a Sit and Craft day on Sunday 10th August at the Timboon Elderly Citizens Clubrooms. $20 for the day (includes tea / coffee and morning / afternoon tea....BYO lunch). I will take out the hire fee and expenses, with the balance raised added to the kitty. More details about times etc later.
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September : A 'Taste of Timboon' Raffle will be run with all proceeds used to buy any shortfall in products etc.
Now on to the fabric news!
There have been a couple of fabric collections arrive since my last newsletter. 'Mixed Bag of Bon Bons' & 'Mixed Bag of Lollies' by Jen Kingwell arrived a few days after my April newsletter was sent out. These have been very popular and I have already sold out of a couple of the Lollies prints, but do have a few of the full Fat Eighth bundles left. This week the beautiful 'Wildwood Dwelling' by Sheri McCulley for Poppie Cotton arrived. I haven't had a chance to pop it on my website yet, but there are 18 prints and one panel in the collection. I will also make up some bundles, once my expert fat eighth cutter comes back to work next week....lol!
Other collections due this year are: 'Till the cows come home' Flannel collection by Riley Blake (May); 'Flossies Flowers' by Janet Rae Nesbitt of One Sister Designs (May); 'Purrfect Christmas' by Elena Amo (May); 'Wallflower' & 'Bellflower' by Tilda (1st June); 'Gentler Times' (a big collection of 51 prints) by Lori Holt (July); 'Sherbet Sunshine' Flannel by Corey Yoder (July); 'Atelier' by Makower Fabric (sewing themed fabric due July); another beautiful Tilda collection (1st September); 'Redberry Lane' by Gail Pan Designs (September/October); 'Lucky' by Sweetwater for Moda Fabrics (September/October); 'Joie de Vivre' by French General....just part of the collection this time as I needed more French General reds and pinks in the shop (September); 'Woodland Wonders' from Camelot Fabrics (October); 'Le Fleur Flannel' a beautiful floral flannel collection (October); and 'Simply Charming' by Janet Rae Nesbitt (November). And that's it.....I think!
Don't forget to follow along on Facebook for more up to date happenings.
Til next time...
Linda
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