New Kaffe Fassett Fabrics and Others

I have had some new Kaffe Fassett fabrics arrive in store. I love these.

These are all NZ$28.80 per metre. I included these in a quick quilt top that I have made which I will show you soon.
This new range of digitally printed fabrics called Flying Sweetly from P&B  are really bright and interesting. Check them out NZ$29.90 per metre

I think these stripes would be really interesting cut as a square which you cut into quarters and resew. You'd get very interesting lines in the new square pieced block. Will try some and let you see a picture when I do it.
And now for some lovely big bright florals -
The first one is Bloom by Kanvas NZ$27.90 per metre

The middle one is a lovely Japanese floral called Sevenberry NZ$23.10 per metre and the big roses are another Kanvas fabric range NZ$27.90 per metre
Then in black and white there is this beautiful big floral Ink Blossom NZ$24.30 per metre

From Lonni Rossi there are a couple of really good blenders NZ$29.80 per metre

And then there are the fabric Specials that I have bought in at a very good price. Do come in and check out the selection of fabrics from NZ$15 - NZ$20 per metre. I'll photograph them and put them up next. Get in quick, at these prices they won't last long.
Dianne

Craft Classes June 2014

Below is a list of the craft classes I am running over June and July 2014.
String Pieced Quilts #1
Tuesday 17 June 7pm-9pm NZ$15
A lot of people are using up their stash so this class will show you some great techniques to use your scraps on. String piecing is a very old technique yet there are various ways of doing it which Dianne will share with you. You can make these blocks as scrappy as you wish or colour controlled.

Mesh Bag
Wednesday 25 June 7pm - 9:30pm NZ$20 + $15 pattern fee
Dianne made this wonderful mag using vinyl bag mesh. This comes in a wide variety of colours and is so easy to sew. Makes interesting bag designs.

Beginners Fabric Dyeing
Saturday 21 June 1:30pm - 4:30pm NZ$25 + $25 materials fee
Dianne has been teaching fabric dyeing for several years now and loves sharing how easy it can be to dye your own cotton fabrics. You will create 6 shades on one colour, then do some double dipping and colour mixing. By the end of the three hours you will have either 6 metres or 12 metres of fabric depending on whether you use fat quarters or half metres. Come along and see how easy it can be to dye your own patchwork fabrics.

Discharge Dyeing
Sunday 29 June 9:30am - 12:30pm NZ$25 + $8 materials fee
Discharge dyeing is taking the colour out of your cotton fabrics. Using bleach or a non-toxic colour remover you can create fabulous new fabrics from plain colours. See how easy this can be.

String Pieced Quilts #2
Tuesday 1 July 7pm-9pm NZ$15
Another in the string piecing series - this time creating a different look and using more background fabric to create blocks. In this picture I used it as a border but could also be in blocks by turning the blocks around to create a different pattern.

String Piecing #3
Tuesday 22 July 7pm - 9pm NZ$15
The last in this String Piecing series - how to use string piecing with curved piecing. Create ovals and circles with your string piecing as the feature in the middle. Dianne has some great techniques for piecing circles.

You can use scraps and metreage when making string pieced quilts so don't worry if you don't have enough scraps yet, you can still create some wonderful pieced quilts using strips from metreage.
Do call in and see the class samples and book in now.
Dianne

Fabulous Fabrics

Sorry for the delay in writing up on the blog, so many things to do and not enough time. I cannot believe April has been and gone. I will try to be better at writing up as things come in. At the beginning of May we had Rose City Quilters Tote & Gloat, a wonderful day meeting lots of people from the region and sharing their quilts at our large Show and Tell. Then on to guest speaker Dale Rollerson from Perth. A Kiwi who lives in Australia but regularly visits home, Dale shared her life story with us and shared several pieces of her works. Then on Sunday and Monday Dale taught 2 classes in Mixed Media. Everyone had fun and created lots of samples of her techniques. Thank you Dale. I do carry many of the media she was working with so call in and check it out.
Since then ....
Lots of fabulous new fabrics have arrived in recently. I will spread these over a couple of posts.

This is an unusual but gorgeous border print from Palazzo. NZ$28.40 per metre. I love it, modern and traditional at the same time.

These 4 fabrics are from a new range of Indigo Blues. All of them are reversible and offer a slightly different shading on the reverse. NZ$28.90pm. Japanese but not overly so, can be used with any fabrics.

Textura in the grey is an interesting fabric - offers lots of grey shading. NZ$24.90pm
Looks like something rolled paint over the fabric to create the pattern.

Wild Things has animal skin prints - Leopard at the top and Zebra below. NZ$20.50pm
Quite a few prints for the kids .....

Caterpillar Trucks are popular, this is a great border which can be used as a border or cut into blocks.
NZ$27.50pm

DC Comics - a collection of pictures allover this fabric from the comic range. Each picture could be cut out and sewn into a quilt or use them in borders or make something like a rubbish bin cover for the kids room, ideal. NZ$26.70pm

City Construction, a 60cm repeat of this fabric is NZ$17.10. Bright and cheerful, these squares can be used in rows, blocks or panels. Try cutting out one or a group of 4 and sashing it with bright prints. Ideal for children's quilts.

Monster Truck Madness, a great panel for a boy NZ$16 for a 60cm panel.
Use as a panel or cut them into individual blocks, sash them and make a larger size quilt.

Spiderman - 2 new fabrics now available in this range.NZ$27.50pm
And the last one for now is a gorgeous grow chart.

It has both inches and centimetres so caters for all countries, has gorgeous owls and bright colours. NZ$16.50 60cm panel
If you see anything you like please either call in and see it at the Studio or contact me for mail order.
Dianne

Vinyl Mesh Bag

I have finished my vinyl mesh bag and love it. I chose to use some Kaffe Fasset fabric on the front and a plain orange inside (so I can see what's in my pockets) and I used a purple vinyl mesh. This bag was very easy to sew and I will make more I am sure. It is light and yet holds everything really well.

These shots clearly show all parts of the bag. It has 3 pockets on each side both inside and out. I like to sling my handbags over my shoulder rather than hold them so I added a longer handle, this could have been made from the same fabric if I had wanted. It was really easy to put the zip into as well. Do call in and check it out. The vinyl mesh comes in lots of wonderful colours, so plenty of choice.
Dianne

New Patchwork Fabrics March 2014

I love unwrapping parcels - don't you? Especially when it is wonderful fabrics -
Check what has arrived in store over the last week or so

These wonderful bright fabrics are extra wide backing fabric 2.8m wide NZ$31 per metre
These can be used on the fronts of quilts as well, not just as backers. But what fabulous brights fabrics to back a quilt, and no joins!

The Bohemia range from Julie Paschkis is NZ$27.90 per metre and the panel is NZ$17.30
I love her folk artsy style and rich colours. Check out the cat slinking along the black and white area on the border print.

This appealed as it is so different. Home is Where the Story Begins by Jamie Fingal is a lovely design making you think of home and holidays in caravans. Have fun incorporating this into a cheerful little design. NZ$27.40 per metre

And this one is another 'fun' print, full of bright and happy colours. Happy Town is NZ$27.90 per metre

Pukeko Posse is the latest New Zealand design. NZ$22.30per metre

The Magic of Oz NZ$27.90 per metre and the panel is NZ$17.30 for a set of 8 squares, 60cm wide
Walk along the yellow brick road with Dorothy, Toto and the Tin Man and create a lovely quilt

Whoo Loves Ya NZ$22.30 per metre - a lovely bright group of owls, who are still very popular.

Come in store to view some of these and many more patchwork fabrics and mail order is welcome as well.
This weekend March 21-23 I will be having a merchant stall at the Wine Country Quilt Show at Pukeora in Waipukurau. Love to see you there. The shop will still be open here, although closing at 12:30 on Saturday.
Dianne