Welcome to Gum Valley Patchwork
Hi everyone
It's been a super busy couple of months.....Adelaide Craft Alive kicked off July, and it was so nice to be back in SA catching up with everyone. The show was great, very busy, but we did have time to experience Cirque du Soleil at the Showgrounds which was amazing. A fortnight later we were dressed in our festive clothes and singing Christmas Carols at the Annual Christmas in July stitching days. This year was extra special as we had two little elves helping out and a wee 'Christmas tree' entertaining everyone! I really love this event and I hope everyone who attends also has a lovely time. There wasn't much of a break......just 2 days.....and we were back on the road for our trip to Perth for the Craft Alive event in early August. We have never driven across the Nullabor and it was a great, but very long, trip. We took 8 days to get to Perth, stopping along the way to do some touristy things......the whales at the Head of the Bight was the highlight of the trip. I was blown away by how many people at the Show mentioned that they were following our trip on Facebook / Instagram. If you haven't watched the short reels, you can scroll back on my socials (link at the bottom of this newsletter) and see what we got up to. Very pleased to say that we survived the 7,960km trip..... #stillmarried.....lol!
After a little shop rearrange, we are now back open again......normal trading hours, Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 4pm.
Three new fabric collections have arrived since the last update.......'Crimson Garden' by Deborah Velasquez; the Christmas collection, 'Winterly' by Robin Pickens for Moda; and 'Beach House' by Laundry Basket Quilts. There were also 9 prints from the 'Starberry' Christmas collection arrive, so there are lots of beautiful Christmas fabrics for your festive projects in stock now.
There will be more fabrics arriving over the coming months with the following collections ordered: a mix of 10 prints from the 'On Dasher' Christmas collection by Sweetwater for Moda (August/September); 'Cottage Charm' by Poppie Cotton (September); 'Simply Be' by Anni Downs for Henry Glass Fabrics (September); 'Grand Haven' by Minick & Simpson (September/October); 'Sanctuary' & 'Mira' by Tilda (October); 'Rouenneries Trois' by French General (October); 'Magic Dot' by Leila Boutique (October); 'Melrose' by Studio M (October); 'Hush Hush 4' by Riley Blake (October); 'Dots & Dashes' Flannel collection of 12 prints (October); 'Chirp' by new Moda designer Elena Amo (November); 'Bloom & Grow' by Kathy Schmitz Studios for Moda (December); 'My Type' collection of 10 prints (December 2024); 'Sunday Brunch' & 'Tipsy' by Tilda (February 2025); 'Love Me More' by Lisa Audit for Riley Blake (February 2025); and 'Flossies Flowers' by Janet Rae Nesbitt of One Sister Designs (March/April 2025).
15 new collections.......so much fabric.....so much inspiration!
Please 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."