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Coming Soon - Fabrics    

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New Arrivals - Books & Patterns  

Books
Red Brolly - Bronwyn Hayes
- Little Chicken Feather & Friends

Art to Heart by Nancy Halvorsen
- 12 Days of Christmas
- Be Attitudes
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Patterns & Kits
- The Birdhouse - Christmas Angels
- Art to Heart: In a Pear Tree
- Red Brolly: A Quilt for a Daughter

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- Alison James: Christmas Treasures
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Supplies
- Nail Files decorated with sewing themes
- Needlework Project Cards

12 Days of Chrismas: Art to Heart
12 Days of Christmas BookChristmas is a season of loving and sharing. The 12 Days of Christmas embodies this spirit of giving to those you truly love.

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Little Chicken Feather & Friends: Red Brolly
Little Chicken Feather & Friends Book 11 beautiful designs for the nursery.
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Coming Classes & Events
Monthly Classes

Coffee Morning - $5 each morning
SECOND Wednesday of each month
- or - FOURTH Wednesday of each month
- or - SECOND Friday of each month
9.30am - 12.00pm

Our coffee morning is a great opportunity for you to get out of the house, meet like minded souls and enjoy a chat and a cuppa while you create. Bring along your latest hand project or pick up one of the many kits/patterns we have available in the shop.
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Christmas Monthly
FIRST Saturday of each month
- or - SECOND Saturday of each month
- or - SECOND Tuesday of each month
9.30am - 12.30pm

Each month we will be offering a different Christmas project that you can make for either yourself or as a gift.  There will be decorations, cards, wall hangings, coasters and place mats etc. We will be ready for Christmas 2008 – will you?
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Other Classes & Events
Stargazey
Wednesday 20 Aug - 9.30am - 1.30pm

Roxanne will work with you in this class to help you create using one of Jan Mullen's Stargazey patterns.  She has made wall hangings, and table runners or you may just want help creating one of the many quilt patterns available.  These patterns are fun to do and you are limited only by your own imagination – or the imagination of others in the class.   You must have purchased a Stargazey pattern to work on in class.
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Quiltmaking Stage 1 Machine
Thursday 21 Aug - 9.30am - 12.30pm Then weekly 9.30am - 11.30am
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Monday 8 Sept -
7.00pm - 10.00pm Then weekly 7.00pm - 9.00pm

This class comprises of drafting, fast rotary cutting, machine piecing and understanding how different fabric layouts give the same block a different look.

You will be taught how to calculate your sashing and backing as well as the basics of machine quilting. After 3 weeks away you will return to learn how to bind your quilt.
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At Home in Roxy's Cabin
Saturday 23 Aug, 13 Sept (3rd & 4th Lessons TBA) - 1.00pm - 3.30pm
- or - Wednesday 3 & 17 Sept, 8 & 22 Oct - 7.00pm - 9.30pm

Roxanne has designed this Log Cabin Quilt that creates a stunning twist to a traditional block.  As it is a large quilt, she gives you the option of making a smaller version and is willing to help you create your masterpiece using the many tips she has to make sewing log cabins easier.  Take a look at the sample in store.
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UFO
Friday 22 Aug - 9.30am - 12.30pm
- or - Wednesday 3 Sept - 9.30am - 12.30pm
- or - Monday 15 Sept - 9.30am - 12.30pm
- or - Friday 10 Oct - 9.30am - 12.30pm
- or - Thursday 23 Oct - 9.30am - 12.30pm

This class is a chance for you to bring along those UFO’s (Unfinished Quilts, Table Runners, or Bags etc) and get some help to finish them off.  What a great way to empty out the cupboards!
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Skill Builder Machine Quilting
Wednesday 27 Aug - 9.00am - 1.00pm
- or - Saturday 30 Aug - 9.00am - 1.00pm
- or - Friday 24 Oct - 9.00am - 1.00pm

Roxanne will help you improve your machine quilting skills using the Skill builder 1 panel.  The cost of the kit includes the skill builder pre-printed panel, batting, backing and the Skill builder Companion book to take home as a refresher.
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Christmas Button Tree
Saturday 6 Sept - 2.00pm - 4.00pm
- or - Wednesday 10 Sept - 7.00pm - 9.00pm
- or - Friday 17 Oct - 9.30am - 11.30am

This Christmas wall hanging is a great way to display all those cute Festive buttons that we seem to collect each year.  You can make it for your children or grand children for Christmas, then each year add another button to their collection.  Machine pieced, you are also taught how to use the Easy Angle™ ruler - fast and easy.
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Block Album
Friday 12 & 19 Sept - 9.30am - 12.30pm

Need somewhere to keep those finished blocks, half finished stitcheries or Christmas works of art?   Want your Tea Towel to dry dishes?

Roxanne has designed this Block Album for you to make that will keep your blocks up to 15” square flat.  It also has pockets on the inside to store your pattern, book, magazine or bits and pieces.  You can choose to incorporate her stitchery or appliqué on the front – or use your own design or favorite.
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Jenny's Strip Club 'Diamonds in the Water'
Tuesday 16 Sept & 21 Oct - 9.30am - 12.30pm
- or - Saturday 27 Sept & 21 Oct- 9.30am - 12.30pm

In continuing Jenny’s Strip Club tradition, she has created this quilt using a Jelly Roll and a Charm Pack. 

A great way to use those Jelly Rolls and Charm packs that we all seem to be collecting!
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Shattered Glass Technique - Dianne Johnston
Saturday 4 Oct - 9.00am - 4.00pm

Eight designs to choose from:  Roses, Calla Lilies, Poppies, Pansies, Strelitzia, Wild Rose [Fairy] (pictured), Christmas Table runner and Bright and Beautiful.

Always wanted to do Stained Glass but worried about the time and effort?  This technique looks just like stained glass but without all the hard work.  The blocks vary in size, and composition, but the technique is the same for all the designs.   

Students have a choice of machine sewing the block, or buttonhole stitch by hand.
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Cascades of Colour
Saturday 4 & 18 Oct, 1 Nov- 1.00pm - 4.00pm

A traditional triple Irish Chain quilt in all it’s beauty.  Easy strip piecing – this is a large quilt measuring approximately 71" x 91½", however it comes together very quickly.  Taught by Jenny this class is a must do for everyone.
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Bella - Christmas Doll
Tuesday 7 Oct - 9.00am - 3.00pm
- or - Friday 17 Oct - 9.00am - 3.00pm

Do you love our new "Bella" standing at the shop door?  You will need to purchase the pattern to attend this class, but what a great way to ensure she graces your house too.
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All Hearts Come Home for Christmas
Thursday 9 Oct - 9.30am - 12.00pm
- or - Tuesday 4 Nov - 9.30am - 12.00pm
- or - Saturday 8 Nov - 9.30am - 12.00pm

A sweet scrappy style table runner with a stitched verse on the border - that is easily achieved.  Who would not want one of these gracing the table at Christmas?
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Advent Calendar
Tuesday 14 & 28 Oct - 7.00pm - 9.30pm
- or - Wednesday 15 & 29 Oct - 9.30am - 12.00pm

All machine pieced – Roxanne has designed this Advent Calender that you will have up and finished this year.  It incorporates pockets and treasured messages that the young or young at heart can use to count down the days until Santa’s arrival.
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Pinwheel Kaleidoscope
Wednesday 15 & 29 Oct, 12 Nov - 9.30am - 1.00pm

This quilt gives a kaleidoscope effect, yet it is easy to do. Come and have fun while Roxanne helps you to create your own masterpiece. Take a look at our sample.
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Christmas Table Runner
Thursday 16 Oct - 9.30am - 1.00pm
- or - Saturday 1 Nov - 1.00pm - 4.30pm

You can never have too many table runners – or friends/family to give them too.  This runner is designed to highlight you main feature fabric – and the woven effect looks much harder to achieve than it is.  Roxanne will be happy to show you how you can adapt this technique to a different size – and of course you don’t have to make it for Christmas – you could use flowers, butterflies, dogs or cats etc – just depends if you want dogs on the table!!
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Santa Sack
Saturday 18 Oct - 9.30am - 12.30pm

Need a Santa sack for your child, grandchild, husband or yourself?  This fits the bill.  This roomy bag not only features gorgeous appliqué, including a special thank you message for Santa, but also includes some handy pockets for Santa to hide extra little treats.
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Colour Class
Saturday 15 Nov - 9.00am - 1.00pm

You will come away from this ‘hands on’ workshop with confidence in colours and choosing fabrics that go together.  Judie teaches you the principals of the colour wheel and how it works.  Come and be blown away with knowledge.
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Jenny's Strip Club 'Simple Gifts from a Charm Pack & Jelly Roll'
Tuesday 18 Nov - 9.30am - 3.00pm
- or - Thursday 20 Nov - 9.30am - 3.00pm
- or - Saturday 29 Nov - 9.30am - 3.00pm

You will be surprised and excited about how quickly and easily you can make these lovely gifts.  First we have a table runner – I call this ‘The One Hour Project’.  Then we have placemats in the flip and quilt-as-you-go technique.  Last, but not least, we have a beautiful bag featuring just a little machine appliqué and some tiny rusty bells.  Come in and see all of these projects in store now.
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Possum-bilities
Why not become a Patchwork Possum and meet like-minded people AND start saving money on your supplies?? Here is what you get for your $20 annual membership:
  • Quarterly newsletter including exclusive pattern.
  • Special 'Possum' badge
  • Birthday gift
  • Exclusive Possum annual sale
  • 10% discount on all normal priced stock (excl. rulers)

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The Patchwork Tree Gift Voucher

Do you ever feel bad giving gift vouchers? Well don't! Sometimes the best thing you can give is a gift of choice.

You can nominate any amount on our gift vouchers and we don't charge extra administration fees. HG

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