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Newsletter July - September 2018 186 Main South Road, Morphett Vale, SA 5162 Tel:(08) 8384 8881 Open Monday to Saturday 9.30am-5pm Closed Sundays and Public Holidays Email - [email protected] Website - www.patchworkbysea.com.au

Hello fellow quilters and welcome to our term 3 newsletter. Term 2 has yet again been a very busy time for us. In between our classes and customers, we have been kept very busy cutting and packing block of the months. Just when you think you are on top of them, along comes another and you start all over again. Have a look inside at our new BOM ‘Timeless Tradition’. This is a stunning quilt made completely with batiks. Another BOM starting mid August is ’Vintage Teddies’ designed by Libby Richardson which we are now taking registrations with a $10 deposits. Full information for both of these beautiful quilts quilt can be seen inside. We are excited with our plans for our ‘Inspire, Stitch, Dream’ retreat in October and everything's coming together nicely. All the details for this years retreat are on the back page of the newsletter. We would love to see you there. The plans are already in progress for 2019 and the venue has been rebooked for next year. We have begun chatting to designers for next year and really over the moon with a designer who is already locked in. We were the invited shop to attend the Quilters’ Guild AGM meeting in May with Jen running our pop up shop while I demonstrated the art of foundation piecing. It was a lovely night and congratulation to Chris O’Brien as the newly elected president of the Guild. In June Jen and I flew over to Sydney (our old home town) to attend a wedding of our drear friends daughter Jessica to Jeremy. It’s always lovely to see friends and family. Before the wedding we popped in and surprised Jen’s mum and dad. The look on her mum’s face and huge cuddle was priceless and worth the journey. Sunday was our free day and we drove up to Newcastle to see my mum which was also a surprise. Her tears of happiness were heart warming. Earlier this year in March we held a fundraising event called Stitch with Rosie. We are proud to announce that the total raised and now donated to ‘Love My Sister’ was $2487.45 We would like to say thank you to everyone who helped us reach this amazing amount. We will be holding another fundraising night in October with plenty of stitching and laughs. This year funds raised will be donating to ‘Love My Sister’ The Adelaide Sewing Stitching and Handcraft Show is on again this year and is being held on 7th - 9th July at Wayville. We will have our shop there and you can find us on Stand S105. We hope that you can attend. This will be the only craft fair in Adelaide this year. On 2nd July Jen and I celebrated 11 years since we purchased Patchwork By Sea. Unbelievable where have those years gone. Time flies when you are having fun. We hope that where ever you may be, you have a wonderful day. Hugz Jen & Terry

Workshops and photos are shown on pages 4 & 5 New Block of the Months Vintage Teddies is designed by the talented Libby Richardson and features a family of gorgeous appliqued teddies. This BOM is expected to start mid August. We have picked a lot of the applique fabrics and we are now finalising the fabrics that we will be using for the basis of the quilt. Vintage Teddies will be run over 10 month and as we are still finalising details, we expect it to sell for approximately $44 per month including postage. There will also be a thread and embellishment pack to be purchase in month 1. We are now taking registrations and you can secure your Vintage Teddies by paying a $10 deposit which will be deducted from your first months payment when it is ready to be posted out. Timeless Tradition. This BOM runs over 9 months and sell for $49 per month plus postage. Made with a variety of 12" pieced and applique blocks, set on point with accent stars surrounded by 6" pieced blocks, all finished off with an beautiful applique border. The finished size of the quilt is 90" x 90" although there are instructions included to make 2 smaller sizes, 78" square or 78"x90" Please note that the photo shown of the full quilt is the original quilt and is not the fabrics we are supplying. Our quilt is the photo on the left and is still a work in progress, needing the extra applique borders and the main borders added. Like the original, our fabrics are all batiks. To register for either of these BOM’s please give us a call at the shop on 08 8384 8881 Christmas In July classes. Christmas Place Mats Working Bee As many of you would know, Jen is not a great Our next working bee will be held on Friday Christmas girl, but on the other hand, Shelly would 10th August. With it being held on a Friday have to be the biggest lover of Christmas that we have this term, we are going to hold the working bee ever met. So come along and be guided by Shelly who in two sessions, starting at 11.00 am until 4.pm will share with you ideas on how to change or add to a and from 5pm until 9pm. Come in for the day Christmas design. Shelly is full of lovely ideas for or come in for the night, or if you are enjoying Christmas. The classes are held on 2 days from 10am - yourself stay for both. If you would like to 3pm and are just $25 per day. come along and help us on our journey of Patterns and small kits will be available for you to making 200 place mats to donate, please give purchase and work on during the class. Every person us a call to book in. Of course the working bees attending will also receive a free gift, while stocks last. are free to attend. We were excited to have a Bring your own lunch is recommended. surprise parcel delivered to us in June from Pictured below are 2 of Shelly’s ideas. South West Rocks, NSW. Inside were 14 beautiful placemats made by Cheryl. Thank you for your generous donation. If you would to make some at home for us, the size of the placemats need to be 13” x 18”

PATCHWORK BY SEA P A G E 3 Technique Friday’s Due to many requests we have introduced a new style of class that we are calling Technique Friday. These will be held once a month, and each month a different style or technique will be featured. This term there will be two classes with Sashiko being taught in August and Paper Turned Edge Applique in September. Both of these classes will have kits supplied in the class cost. We are looking forward to presenting these classes to you. Dates and cost are shown in the Workshop schedule on page 4 & 5. Foundation Piecing Workshop. Girls Night In For Rosie Have you ever wanted to make a foundation Join us for our annual fundraising night on Friday pieced quilt but you don’t know where to start? 26th October. After the success of our Stitch For Happiness is your starting point and is a 2 day Rosie event back in March, we have decided that our class being held on Saturday 10th November and Girls Night In will now be dedicated to Rosalie Dekker 8th December. Fabric kits, the full pattern and all proceeds from the night will be donated to including the foundation papers are included in Love Your Sister. Work on hand stitching and bring the workshop fee and will be supplied for the along a plate of food to share, you will be allocated class. Both days will run from 10am until 4pm savory or sweet when you book. We will also have with the workshop costing $250.00 Fabrics some of Rosie’s patterns available as kits to purchase supplied will be different from the photo below on the evening. The night will run from 6.00pm until 9.30/10.00pm. Cost for the evening is by a minimum $20 donation. 10% of patterns sold will also be donated on the night. Melbourne Cup Stitch Along November brings along with it Melbourne Cup and this year things will be a little different and you will not be making a quilt. Instead this year it will be focused on a stitching project for you to enjoy. As usual there be a delicious lunch including Jen’s scones with jam and cream by request. Keep the date free and come along and enjoy a day of stitching, laughing, and chatting with a flutter on a sweep stake if you like. More details will be released a little closer New Shop Hours to the date. On the 1st of June we made the decision to Specials Cupboard. change the opening hours of the shop. We are We now have in the shop one cupboard that is now open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am dedicated to reduced fabrics. As we get new stock in, until 5.00pm and closed Sundays and public some of our older fabrics will now make their way holidays. We decided that by closing on Sundays into the specials cupboard. These fabrics will then we would get to spend a bit of extra time with receive a 25% discount when you purchase 50cm or our grand children on the weekends. more. We also have a selection of reduced pattern With these changes for $8.00 and fat quarters from just $3.50 you will also find that we have a hot pink Classroom Bookings flag that is on the side Do you know you can book our classroom? We of our street sign. now have several groups who book our classroom When the flag is for special occasions. We also welcome bus trips to there, we are in the the shop and morning or afternoon teas can be held shop. There may be occasions during either high in the classroom on most occasions. winds or heavy rain that the flag not be out.

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Workshop Listing for term Three 2018 Samples of most workshops will be on display in the shop prior to the class. Bookings are only taken upon payment of class fee. For classes $100 or less full payment is required, over $100 a 50% non refundable deposit is required with the balance due no later than 2 weeks before the class date. Classes are non transferable and refunds will only be given if the class is cancelled. Please support the shop by buying your class requirements from Patchwork By Sea. 10% discount is given on all requirements purchased for your class plus you will also receive 10% discount on the day of your class.

SEW AND CHAT Christmas Inspiration

Handwork Saturday Christmas in July with Shelly Come along on the first Saturday of each month and enjoy a Would you like a bit of inspiration for some Christmas day of fun and a few laughs. This day is suitable for anyone projects. Let Shelly inspire you and get you underway. working on projects such as English paper piecing, Sashiko, A free gift for every one attending. or hand stitcheries. There is no teacher present for this Sew & Chat Christmas kits will be available on the day to purchase.

Saturday 7th July, 4th August & 1st September Saturday 14th or 21st July 10.30am - 4.00pm 10.00am - 3.00pm $10.00 per day $25.00

BLOCK OF THE MONTH CLASS HAND STITCHING

Timeless Tradition with Terry Come Stitch with Jen. Would you like to make this As Jen will be away for this date, our beautiful sampler quilt but would usual teaching class will become a like a helping hand? Come along handwork sew & chat. to this monthly class and be Regular classes resume in August. guided along the way by Terry. Friday 20th July, 17th August & 14th September Saturday 28th July 11.00am - 3.00pm 10.30am - 4.00pm $25.00 per day $10.00

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Learn to Patchwork with Terry & Jen. Christmas Placemats Over 8 weeks you will learn the basics this day is open to anyone that of patchwork & quilting. Your sampler would like to come along and help quilt will be made using a combination us make the number of placemats of pieced blocks and machine appliqué needed for Christmas 2018 blocks. Friday 10th August Monday evenings 11.00am - 4.00pm or 6th August - 24th September 5.00pm - 9.00pm 6.00pm - 9.00pm FREE $160.00 for 8 nights Foundation Piecing SEW AND CHAT Stormy Trails with Terry In this class you will learn the art of UFO, pizza & slipper night. foundation piecing. A common myth Do you have a few unfinished projects at is that this method of piecing is very home hiding in a cupboard? Come along fabric wasteful, but in this class we and work on one of your projects that will learn that this is not always the you have put away for a while. case. Pizza will also be supplied for dinner. Saturday 11th August 10.00pm - 4.00pm $50.00 Friday 17th August Purchase a kit for $230 and 6.00pm - 11.00pm get the class for free. $20.00 per night

Piecing Technique Friday

Harvest Cushion with Jen Sashiko with Jen A great fun class making this In our first Technique class bright, quick and easy colourful Jen will show you a non cushion. traditional way to stitch Sashiko

Friday 24th August Saturday 18th August 11.00am - 3.00pm 11.00am until finished $60.00 includes Sashiko panel and $70.00 includes pattern and kit. thread pack. Panel will vary from Toyfill extra. the picture shown

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HAND STITCHING Bag Making

Come Stitch with Jen. Eco Shopping Tote with Jen A new monthly class for anyone Would you like to make your wanting to learn the basic skills of hand own re-usable shopping bag. embroidery or for the experienced Quick and easy to make. stitcher. This would be a good class to come along to if you are working on one of our stitchery BOM’s Friday 31st August Saturday 25th Aug & 15th Sept 10.30am - 3.00pm 11.00am - 3.00pm $25.00 $25.00 Technique Friday Quilt as You Go

Pipped Binding Demo with Terry Harvest Vision with Terry. Terry will show you just how Would you like to learn the quilt as easy it can be to finish your you go method of quilting? The basis quilt off with a stunning of this quilt is made using a Rainbow pipped binding. or Bali Pop. There are several versions of QAYG but this would be one of the easiest to start with. Friday 7th September Starts at 11.00am Saturday 8th September $10.00 10.00am - 4.00pm $50.00

SEW AND CHAT Technique Friday

UFO, pizza & slipper night. Paper Turned edge Applique with Jen Do you have a few unfinished projects at In this class you will learn how to home hiding in a cupboard? Come along get the look of needle turn applique and work on one of your projects that by using a stabilizing paper to help you have put away for a while. you turn your fabrics. Pizza will also be supplied for dinner.

Friday 14th September 6.00pm - 11.00pm Friday 21st September $20.00 per night 11.00am -3.00pm $60.00 includes a kit. Basic Machine Quilting with Ming Hsu Bag Class Join Ming in this 2 day class and you will learn the basics of free Mondo (large), Midi (medium) motion machine quilting, from Your choice of 2 different Quiltsmart stipple to feathers and everything bags. Fast and easy to make using 2½” squares in between. These would make a great Christmas present. Be quick as numbers are limited. Friday 28th September 10.00am - 4.00pm $70.00 Includes the Quiltsmart Saturday 22nd & 29th Sept Pattern and interfacing needed to 10.00pm - 4.00pm Complete the bag. Extra interfacing $120.00 is available to purchase on the day. SEW & CHAT CLASSES. Please note that we ask that if you are attending a Bring along your project and enjoy the company of other workshop or sit and sew to be aware that we have now made quilters. And a cup of tea or coffee. As there is no teacher in our classroom fragrance or scent free. these sew & chat classes the cost is just $7.00 per session. Good manners are required and fun is a must. Due to 1/3 of Australians being affected by scents we kindly You will also receive a 10% discount for items purchased in ask not to wear strong fragrances to our workshops. the shop on the day. We thank you for your co-operation as we have several ladies Tuesday 10.30am - 4.00pm who attend workshops regularly that are affected by Wednesday 10.30am - 4.00pm perfumes. Wednesday 6.00pm - 9.00pm Thursday 10.30am - 4.00pm Thank you for your understanding.

PATCHWORK BY SEA Page 5 As part of our 20th birthday celebrations Patchwork By Sea Would like to invite you to join in the fun at Inspire, Stitch, Dream. 2018 Inspire, Stitch, Dream is our inaugural stitching retreat to be held at the award winning Adelaide Hills Convention Centre 145 Mount Barker Road, Hahndorf SA 5245 Tuesday 9th October 9.30am until 4.00pm and Wednesday 10th October 10.00am to 4.00pm

We have 2 interstate tutors attending this year, Nikki Tervo and Libby Richardson. Nikki resides in sunny Queensland and many of you may know her as the button lady. Nikki and her husband John regularly attended the Craft and Quilt fairs with her beautiful ceramic buttons. Nikki is also well know for many of her lovely stitcheries. Libby lives a little bit closer, near the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria. Libby is well know for many of her quilts including Girls Day Out, Libby’s Mystery Quilt, Timeless Teddies and her latest quilt Feels Like Home which many of you would have seen in our recent newsletters.

The retreat will run for 2 days, although you do have the option of attending just one day. You will be spoilt with morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea each day, with coffee and tea available all day long. Stitch your tension away with the breathtaking view through the floor to ceiling windows overlooking the picturesque Adelaide Hills.

Each day you of the retreat you will receive two patterns that will be exclusive to Patchwork By Sea, one each from Nikki and Libby. Each pattern will include a full colour picture with the design pre-printed on your stitchery fabric. You will also receive threads and a fabric bundle that will enable you to complete all 4 projects. Naturally if you decide that you only want to stay for 1 day, then you will only receive 2 patterns and the threads and fabric needed to complete those 2 projects. You will also receive a goodie bag with many other treats included.

Two days of complete bespoke stitching $350.00 Or single days Tuesday or Wednesday $200.00 Fully catered with lunch, morning and afternoon tea. Bookings can be made by ringing the shop on 08 8384 8881 or from our website http://www.patchworkbysea.com.au/inspire-stitch-dream.htm

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