Welcome to Gum Valley Patchwork
Hi everyone
Well it's hard to believe that we are already half way through Spring, and that Christmas is only about 2 months away! With all of my events and shows finished for the year, I am hoping that I will be well prepared for Christmas this year, instead of my usual 'last minute Linda' rush.
Last week we celebrated 1 year since we relocated Gum Valley Patchwork in to the shop in Timboon. The time has certainly flown by, and I am looking forward to lots of exciting new things in the next 12 months. Thank you to everyone who has supported me during this transition back to being a Timboon townie, and especially Russell who has been helping out in the shop on a regular basis. This certainly frees me up so that I can continue to create and bring you lots of kits and projects.
Since my last update, we have held the inaugural Spring Retreat Weekend in Simpson. What an amazing weekend it was.....very tiring, but so nice to see everyone enjoying themselves. Thank you to everyone who supported this new event on my calendar, and I am hoping to hold this again in 2025. I will need to wait for a few more other dates to be confirmed before I can set one for the Spring Retreat. Speaking of Retreat Weekends, the March Retreat dates are set for 2025. This weekend is to be held on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd March, with registrations opening on Sunday (yes Sunday) 17th November at 9am. I have decided to open on a weekend to allow those who work during the week to register. You can check out all of the details on my blog here.
In store, the recent new fabric arrivals include....... 'Sanctuary' & 'Mira' by Tilda is now available, along with the latest French General Collection 'Rouenneries Trois'. Arriving at the same time was the very versitile collection by Lella Boutique called 'Magic Dot'.....20 different colourways of the dot print. A few bolts of 'Grand Haven' by Minick & Simpson arrived, but I am waiting on the rest to come in before I add them to the website.
Of course there will be more fabrics arriving over the coming months with the following collections ordered:
The remainder of 'Grand Haven' by Minick & Simpson (hopefully November); '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); 'Serenity Blooms' by Ginger Deverell for Poppie Cotton (January 2025); 'Sunday Brunch' & 'Tipsy' by Tilda (February 2025); 'Love Me More' by Lisa Audit for Riley Blake (February 2025); 'Sacre Bleu' by French General (March 2025); 'Bee Garden' by Gingiber (March 2025); 'Till the cows come home' Flannel collection by Riley Blake (March 2025); 'Flossies Flowers' by Janet Rae Nesbitt of One Sister Designs (March/April 2025); 'Pocketful of Posies' by Gail Pan Designs (June 2025), plus the next Tilda collection on 1st June.
So much fabric.....so much inspiration......so little time....lol!
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Til next time...
Linda
TESTIMONIALS
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