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Hi Everyone
Welcome to my September (and Spring) update. The calendar is very full over the coming weeks.....Sydney Craft Tour; Chrissie's Grand Gathering weekend (with the shop); Hobart Craft Tour; Spring Retreat Weekend; Harcourt Retreat Weekend (with friends); with babysitting and BNB stuff thrown in for something different! Despite all of this, the shop will be mostly open during this time....however it is closed Saturday 20th September; and the 8th to 11th October (for the Retreat).
Thank you to everyone who attended the Sit & Craft day on Sunday 10th August. It was a lovely day and we raised $300 for the "It's in the Bag" fundraising program. Don't forget that you can still bring along any items and leave them in the box at the shop up until around late October.
Now on to the fabric news! Three fabric collections have arrived since my last Newsletter update, these include:
The newest flannel collection in the shop is the cute 'Til the Cows Come Home' by Riley Blake. If you love flannel, check out the special category....Flannel Fabrics....on my website which has all of the flannel fabric in one place. Hopefully this makes it easier for you to find that perfect flannel fabric. The beautiful new 'Redberry Lane' by Gail Pan arrived, but I have sold out of the panels and the check prints already. Gail's collections are very popular so check it out, more so if you love red and white fabrics. The Fat Eighth bundles include all 16 prints. Also available from the 1st September are the gorgeous 'Merry Little Christmas', 'Eve' and 'Noel' collections from Tilda. Although the Winterfriends prints have sold out, there are still 30 stunning prints for all of your Christmas projects.
The other collections due this year (and next....yes we are well into 2026 deliveries now) are: 'Lucky' by Sweetwater for Moda Fabrics (it's on it's way as I type this!); 'Atelier' by Makower Fabric (sewing themed fabric, arriving very soon); 'Gentler Times' (51 prints) by Lori Holt (now late September); 'Joie de Vivre' by French General....just part of the collection (September); 'Woodland Wonders' from Camelot Fabrics (October); 'Le Fleur Flannel' a beautiful floral flannel collection (October); 'Slow & Steady' by Anni Downs (November); 'Simply Charming' by Janet Rae Nesbitt (November); 'Wild Honey' by Lella Boutique for Moda Fabrics (November); 'Little Ones' by Makower (February 2026); 'Songbird' by Tilda (February 2026); 'Hey Love Bug' by Poppie Cotton (March 2026); 'Jungle Romp' by Betsey Cavallo (March 2026); 'Norwegian Forest' by Mary Jane Carey (March/April 2026); 'Friendship Garden' by Gail Pan (March/April 2026); 'Love Bug' by Janet Rae Nesbitt (April 2026); and 'Holiday Spirit' by Lisa Audit (June 2026). I have also order about 30 bolts of Woolies Flannels to top up the shelves....some are restocks and some are new prints. These will arrive over the coming months, so keep an eye on the website for updates.
Don't forget to follow along on Facebook for more up to date happenings.
Til next time...
Linda
TESTIMONIALS
"I just wanted to let you know that my parcel of Bluebird of Happiness fabric arrived today. It really is stunning. Thank you for packaging it so well and thank you so very much for the ruler! It was a beautiful surprise and I will definitely put it to good use :) Thanks again for your great service. You are my new favourite shop :) "
"A couple of weeks ago I placed an order for some fabric from you. It arrived today and I just wanted to thank you so much for it. I am thrilled with what I ordered and it was packed so beautifully.....you also have a beautiful selection of material and with the wonderful service you provide, I know I will be back on your site again !! "
"Just wanted to say thank you, my fabric arrived today and I'm super happy as a first time shopper with you...(wont be the last lol) the care you took with the parcel and the little extra gift meant a lot."
"Just wanted to let you know that my fabric arrived today. I'm very excited and look forward to completing the quilt. Thank you for your friendly and efficient service and when I'm next down your way I'll definitely call in."