Spring & Summer 2025 Newsletter

We attended the AQC – in our usual spot which is the best spot at the show (in my opinion!) We took hundreds of our beautiful flannels, some baby blanket kits and cross stitch. It was a great show for us, and yes! we will be there again in 2026. If you’ve got next years diary put the dates in straight away – April 9th to 12th.  It’s always inspiring, and sometimes daunting, seeing all the amazing quilts on display. Each stand offers different projects and the ranges of fabric are breathtaking!! We will have our amazing flannels to tempt you!

The day after the show finished I headed off overseas on the first real break I’ve had in 20 years! I flew to Paris, attended a quilt show in Nante, which was fantastic. It was fun being one of the crowd rather than a stall holder! I couldn’t believe how many cross stitch stands they had – and the display of cross stitch was incredible.

Then I spent a week in Paris – loved every minute!! My highlight being the Vintage Textile Tour I took. Rebecca took us to a vintage market – oh my goodness!! I was living my dream seeing vintage linens, buttons, clothing, vintage needlework accessories (some many thousand dollars!) Honestly there’s so much to see, you’d need years to cover it all.

After Paris I spent a week in the Cotswolds with my family. Again, it was spectacular! My Brother-in-law Ted and Carol drove me around seeing some amazing little villages and spectacular scenery wherever you looked.

Then I headed off to London for a week. They were preparing for V.E. Day, so the city was all dressed up! I visited the Liberty shop, got the train to Walthamstow to see the William Morris Museum, Savile Row and found some quaint little craft shops. After London I headed off to Edinburgh for my final week. Another amazing city and honestly the history blew my mind, being in castles hundreds of years old!! I ended my trip with High Tea on the Royal Yacht Britania – another highlight!!

I arrived home on a Friday, back to work on Monday – the next week my youngest son Liam and his wife Gladys welcomed their first child – a beautiful baby boy Oliver!

He was a very good boy and waited until Grandma got home to arrive. I had a quick trip up and back in a day to meet little Ollie on the Sunshine Coast, and he’s just perfect!

That’s all the home news ….. at the shop we’ve been busy with lots of classes. Unfortunately for the time being our Thursday night class is on hold. As we leave after 9.00pm the shopping strip is very isolated, I’m trying to work out a solution for next year.

Here we are now well into the 4th term! The shop will be closing on Friday 19th December until Monday 12th January, with our weekly classes starting 27th January. I will be holding all day classes on the 14th, 16th and 20th January. The classes will run from 10am – 4pm and are great days to bring along projects that need to be finished or just to get back on track ready for your next project. Bookings are essential for these classes and a deposit would need to be paid before Christmas.

I’ll close by thanking you all for supporting my little shop, I love being here and still say after 20 years that I haven’t worked a day since I bought the shop!! Everybody is going through tough times, but before you head straight to internet shopping, check out your local shops – we’d love your support!

I wish everyone a safe and happy Christmas and I’ll look forward to seeing you in 2026 with lots of new fabrics, embroidery supplies and projects to tempt you!

Warm wishes,

Therese