Reuben and Gelati

Now you are going to get bombarded with info, clearing the In- tray, "Reuben" is Jodie Carletons latest creation and we are lucky to have Jodie and Reuben come and play on Saturday 21 May for a class 10-3 pm Bookings are being taken now and yes there are only a couple of places left, he who hesitates is lost or misses out........
Judy Newman called into the shop a week or so ago and dropped in 3 of her quilts for display in the shop window (another job that was completed yesterday...new window.....)
We are having Judy hold a class on Saturday 26 March for her design of Gelati, (as shown in the picture) this class is for the hand piecers of the patchwork community. Judy will also discuss colour selection and quilting with cotton perle thread.
Havent heard of Judy Newman, well you must have been sleeping , Judy teaches and works at Amitie in Bentleigh,and has a range of patterns Design House Quilts, she has an excellent take on getting things done and her use of colour and stripes is fab.....
Bookings are being taken now for the class...........
The other 2 quilts in the window are Saville Row and Up and Away( a simple childrens quilt....)

Now l havent mentioned that Margaret Mew, also called into the shop and showed me her reproduction quilts........look l actually didnt use a ladder yesterday, l was actually still floating after Margarets visit, and yes she will be coming to the shop for a couple of workshops in the second half of the year, we will be stocking her patterns and we will be having a special Block of the Month from her, all of the details will filter through later....

Now is this enough to keep you interested until you get my next instalment......

Cheers Mary

PS. And then there is Brenda Ryan also coming for a workshop Saturday 9 July teaching us how to make her new Pedlar Doll....
PSS. 7 minutes until footy starts, hopefully another good year for the baby boy and of course the cats fingers crossed.