Sunday, December 16, 2007

Wholly Quilts

December Newsletter

 

G’day and Season’s Greetings

 

It is certainly time to celebrate and reflect on another year.

I have my three adult ‘kids’ in the same country for the first time in three years; it is two years since I made the big move out of Auckland to Mangatarata and one year since Wholly Quilts was officially launched as a quilters’ studio and retreat and of course you all know now that Christmas marks the big 60 for me – what fun!

Ethan, the youngest home from England, and I drove to Taupo last week just so we could see my Papatuanuku - Earth Mother. It was the last day of the Elemental challenge exhibition in the city’s museum.

You know how you stand in front of your quilts with a silly grin on your face? Well my grin was extra wide cos it has been sold and is off to America. That is always very exciting when someone likes your work as much as you do.

I still have to convince my daughter that letting go is all part of the process. She would be my biggest fan and would hang on to all my creations given half a chance. Whenever I ask her input into naming a new quilt she always says ‘mine’!

 

And so to next year …

Obviously some things must be repeated. Friday night’s sew n soup will continue on the last Friday of each month. I will be teaching some techniques as opposed to projects this year but more about that early next year. You can also use this session or any others to catch up or do your own thing.

I will also be looking at two daytime sessions each week – one focussing on handwork such as candle-wicking or red-work and the other on problem-solving or helping  with techniques such as machine quilting, chenille work, appliqué etc.

These sessions will be run during term time and in the holidays I will be looking to get some juniors started on sewing and more particularly quilting.

 

Once I am done celebrating this month I will get down to specifics and let you all know more details.

 

Watch out for information on the Summer Bash – just when you were beginning to get over eating, drinking and endless visitors – another pot luck lunch and quilt will start the quiltie year off with a flourish!

 

Retreat bookings are beginning to happen. The prices will be going up in July but on offer till the end of January only is a 2008 retreat at today’s prices (that’s $145 per person per weekend including all food, accommodation and top tutoring). So book now.

 

My wish for you all is a very happy and safe festive time and a fabulous 2008

 

 

 

Regards

Natalie Murdoch

--

Wholly Quilts

Ph 07 867 3085 or Cell 0210 2231 678

9 Church Road, Mangatarata

http://nataliemurdoch.co.nz

http://WhollyQuilts.co.nz

http://patchnat.blogger.com - my blog, where you can read the latest news that may or may not make the newsletter...

 

Friday, November 09, 2007

wholly quilts

G’day - What a lot I have to celebrate this month. It is the first opportunity to tell all those new (and old) contacts that I made at Calico Christmas about my lovely little quilters’ haven AND it is the first birthday of Wholly Quilts as a retreat and studio.

 

Because I have just added so many names to my address book I thought I would tell you about the quilter’s secret here on the Hauraki Plains.

 

I have converted a little old church to a studio and classroom. Every quilt hanging in it is designed and made by me. Some, well most, reflect my love of a good scrap (quilt that is). Others are class samples developed for students of all capabilities and clearly showing all types of appliqué, piecing, layering and experiments with colour, fabrics and techniques.

Some quilts have won awards; some are total failures in the grander scheme of things. Some are art quilts and some use traditional blocks and shapes.

The ambience is to inspire me and all those using the facility, to move you out of your comfort zone and to encourage you to do your own thing.  

 

The accommodation is a year old, shared rooms and enough bathrooms to go around.

 

The food is seasonal and fresh. Some retreaters have asked to come back for cooking lessons instead of quilting so that indicates their satisfaction. There is only one house rule – it is BYO alcohol and you have to bring enough for meJ.

 

Travel no more than an hour and a half from Auckland (or Orewa), Hamilton, Rotorua or Tauranga and a relaxing quilty weekend can be yours.

 

The cost is $145* per person and includes all meals from Friday night to Sunday afternoon, accommodation and teaching. Gather you friends and check it all out for yourselves. Groups of two to eight can be accommodated.

*prices will be reviewed on 1 June 2008  

 

The Natalie Murdoch/Barbara Bilyard ‘significant birthday bash’ on December 1 still has a couple of vacancies if you want to join us. We will both be teaching a class and sharing the fun with a pot luck lunch and bubbles. The day will be limited to 20 and cost $40 each.

 

I have been asked for black n white jelly rolls and now have them available. All these packs are at the show price of $55 each or two for $100. Remember I have five patterns now for using them and most need at least two packs to make a good size single bed quilt.

Also now in stock is limited supplies of that Amazing Tape that keeps your threads under control - $3 per metre.

 

Sew n Soup

Is a week early in November - Friday 23rd - we will be making a Christmas swag

Please book ahead so the catering department (that’s me J) can be alerted.

 

Organise your own special day out for yourself or a group of friends. A lovely country lunch and a tutored session will cost $50 per person.

 

And don’t forget the retreats. Remember come for a class, a day or a stay.

 

Stay in touch by going to my blog http://patchnat.blogger.com

 

 

 

Regards

Natalie Murdoch

--

Wholly Quilts

Ph 07 867 3085 or Cell 0210 2231 678

9 Church Road, Mangatarata

http://nataliemurdoch.co.nz

http://WhollyQuilts.co.nz

http://patchnat.blogger.com - my blog, where you can read the latest news that may or may not make the newsletter...

 

Friday, October 05, 2007

October Newsletter

G’day

 

I am really excited about a coming Event – well actually a couple of them, but I want to invite you to join me for one of them. A significant birthday looms for a couple of us and we would like to celebrate with a birthday bash.

Barbara Bilyard and I have these SBs in December so we are going to mark the occasion in style as befits women of our ageJ.

The birthday bash will be held on December 1. Barbara and I will both teach on the day – launching new patterns using jelly rolls (what else?). We have hundreds and thousands of ideas but will limit it to two new designs. What could a girl ask for but birthday treats such as these and quiltie friends to help celebrate!

Lunch will be a pot luck and bubbles affair. The day will be limited to 20 and cost $40 each.

 

Quilting trends change almost as regularly as fashion but I am delighted to see the emergence of the jelly roll and the resultant scrappy quilts – I just lurve scrap quilts.

I have now developed patterns using these 2½ inch strips AND now have a limited selection of jelly rolls. These packs contain 2½ metres of fabric (40 strips) and I am selling them for $55 each. Most of them are colour coded such as reds, blues, greens etc and I am quite willing to make up a pack to order.

Remember I have five patterns now for using them and most need at least two packs to make a bed quilt.

 

With scraps quilts to the fore I am still stocking swatch packs that contain 60 different fabrics (that’s nearly a metre of fabric) and sell for $20. I also have 12 patterns available using these packs.

 

There are a couple of upcoming events that I will be attending and would love any of you to come up and introduce yourselves.

The first is on Sunday - Peninsular Day – a gathering of quilters from around the Coromandel. The Ngatea group, Plains Patchworkers, are organising this and will be a fun day with shared quiltie stuff like fabric and food and quilts and …

The last weekend in October (26-28) is Calico Christmas. This Auckland quiltfest is staged in the Harbour Function Centre, Albany.

 

Stay in touch by going to my blog  http://patchnat.blogger.com

 

Onto more important stuff:

 

Christmas Redwork class will be held on Tuesday afternoons for another couple of weeks. Get a unique wall-hanging made for the holiday season and learn some new embroidery tricks, button embellishments and appliqué. Time: Tuesdays each week 1-3pm.

Cost: $10.

Friday afternoon sessions are open to any and everyone. Come get some one-on-one help, catch up with friends or finish a project or two.

Time: Fridays each week 1-3pm.

Cost: $10.

Sew n Soup

Will not be done in October because of Calico Christmas.

 

Please book ahead so the catering department (that’s me J) can be alerted.

 

Organise your own special day out for yourself or a group of friends. A lovely country lunch and a tutored session will cost $50 per person.

 

And don’t forget the retreats. Remember come for a class, a day or a stay.

 

 

 

Regards

Natalie Murdoch

--

Wholly Quilts

Ph 07 867 3085 or Cell 0210 2231 678

9 Church Road, Mangatarata

http://nataliemurdoch.co.nz

http://WhollyQuilts.co.nz

http://patchnat.blogger.com - my blog, where you can read the latest news that may or may not make the newsletter...

 

Monday, September 10, 2007

FW: wholly quilts

September Newsletter

 

G’day

 

The daffies are blooming, the lambs are bouncing and the godwits are back – it must be spring though on days like today the temperature could do with a thoroughly good warm up. I can even watch the antics of a duck family while I clean my teeth – one of the great things about New Zealand is that you don’t have to go far to appreciate nature.

 

I have spent most of this week writing the patterns for out Jilli Roll quilts. If any of you who are not close by would like to share these sessions then the instructions are now available. I have five of them – Autumn Logs, Sister’s Choice, Squared Off, Trip around the Plains and Diamonds are Forever. They all use the 2½ inch strips and cost $12 each.

I am beginning to think that Friday night’s Sew n Soup should be renamed The Strip Club. You can see samples of these on my website www.nataliemurdoch.co.nz go to my CV and look at pages 6 and 7.

 

The local Plains Patchworkers are organising Peninsular Day next month. Quilters from all over the Coromandel and surrounding areas will converge on Ngatea on Sunday October 7. A challenge has been issued – Flat out and loving it – three layers, measuring 1m wide x 30cm deep; a block draw (pukekos or the bird’s colours) could give you the chance to win a quilt top; a round robin quilt will be initiated with a 14-inch centre block being exchanged on the day. A shared lunch, raffles, merchants and a special guest speaker make up the day’s programme. If you want more information please contact me.

 

New spam laws came into effect last week so I am now offering you the opportunity to opt out of receiving my newsletters. (Send me an email patchnat@nataliemurdoch.co.nz – it’s as easy as that). You could continue to keep up with the news  and stay in touch by going to my blog  http://patchnat.blogger.com

 

Onto more important stuff:

 

Christmas Redwork class will be held on Tuesday afternoons for the next few weeks. Get a unique wall-hanging made for the holiday season and learn some new embroidery tricks, button embellishments and appliqué.

TimeTuesdays each week 1-3pm.

Cost: $10.

 

 

 

Friday afternoon sessions are open to any and everyone. Come get some one-on-one help, catch up with friends or finish a project or two.

Time: Fridays each week 1-3pm.

Cost: $10.

 

Sew n Soup

Yet another Jilli Roll pattern but it could be the last for the year as I have some new projects in the planning stage. Use those 2½ inch strips in any colour or quantity you choose

Time: Friday July 27th, 5pm-ish to whenever

Cost: $15

 

Please book ahead so the catering department (that’s me J) can be alerted.

 

Organise your own special day out for yourself or a group of friends. A lovely country lunch and a tutored session will cost $50 per person.

 

And don’t forget the retreats. Remember come for a class, a day or a stay.

 

Mail orders

You can order any of the following by email or phone

Rayon Threads are ideal for machine applique, quilting or embroidery

$2.50each or 5 for $10

 

Swatch Patterns - great scrappy quilts using five-inch swatches

$12each or 2 for $16

 

Swatches 60 different five-inch swatches

$20 each or 2 for $35

available in packs - Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange, Brown, Neutral, Purple, Floral, Leaves, Brights, I Spy ...

 

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

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G’day

This month’s newsletter follows a slightly different format and hopefully one you can all access. There are no guarantees that I can keep the rain off though – has anyone started building an ark?

 

Have to tell you about my favourite quilting couple. Last week Debbie turned up in time for the Friday afternoon session and her mate Patrick briefly said g’day before taking off over the road for a round of golf (yes it is just over the road). He was back in time for Sew n Soup and working away on his musically-themed blocks.

 

I got some really great news on Saturday – my Earth Mother has been accepted into the NANZQ Elemental challenge. How exciting is that? The official opening of the exhibition is on August 31 – a scheduled Sew n Soup night so that will be a week early this month.

 

 

Onto more important stuff:

Friday afternoon sessions are open to any and everyone. I am particularly keen to welcome newcomers to the craft and others who have problems that need sorting out.

Time: Friday each week 1-3pm.

Cost: $10.

 

Sew n Soup

Another Jilli Roll pattern: Use those 2½ inch strips in any colour or quantity you choose. As many of the regulars have missed the odd one of these, all FIVE patterns will be available this month so you can take you pick.

Time: Friday August 24th – yes it’s a week earlier than usual, 5pm-ish to whenever

Cost: $15

 

 

 

Regards

Natalie Murdoch

--

Wholly Quilts

Ph 07 867 3085 or Cell 0210 2231 678

9 Church Road, Mangatarata

http://nataliemurdoch.co.nz

http://WhollyQuilts.co.nz

http://patchnat.blogger.com - my blog, where you can read the latest news that may or may not make the newsletter...

 

wholly quilts

G’day

This month’s newsletter follows a slightly different format and hopefully one you can all access. There are no guarantees that I can keep the rain off though – has anyone started building an ark?

 

Have to tell you about my favourite quilting couple. Last week Debbie turned up in time for the Friday afternoon session and her mate Patrick briefly said g’day before taking off over the road for a round of golf (yes it is just over the road). He was back in time for Sew n Soup and working away on his musically-themed blocks.

 

I got some really great news on Saturday – my Earth Mother has been accepted into the NANZQ Elemental challenge. How exciting is that? The official opening of the exhibition is on August 31 – a scheduled Sew n Soup night so that will be a week early this month.

 

 

Onto more important stuff:

Friday afternoon sessions are open to any and everyone. I am particularly keen to welcome newcomers to the craft and others who have problems that need sorting out.

Time: Friday each week 1-3pm.

Cost: $10.

 

Sew n Soup

Another Jilli Roll pattern: Use those 2½ inch strips in any colour or quantity you choose. As many of the regulars have missed the odd one of these, all FIVE patterns will be available this month so you can take you pick.

Time: Friday August 24th – yes it’s a week earlier than usual, 5pm-ish to whenever

Cost: $15

 

 

 

Regards

Natalie Murdoch

--

Wholly Quilts

Ph 07 867 3085 or Cell 0210 2231 678

9 Church Road, Mangatarata

http://nataliemurdoch.co.nz

http://WhollyQuilts.co.nz

http://patchnat.blogger.com - my blog, where you can read the latest news that may or may not make the newsletter...

 

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

the right tools

The right tool for the job

 

My dear old Mum once said to me ‘why do you have so much fabric?’ and I laughed and said that until I had the full set I would keep on buying and adding to my stash.

 

I am pleased that she didn’t open a little drawer that contains my scissors. It is a little drawer as I said but when I tipped the contents out the other day looking for the right pair (and are they called a pair because they have two blades? P’raps we should call our rotary cutters scissor, without the ‘s’) … But I digress. I am the proud owner of at least 27 (pairs of) scissors – there must be others lurking with the various projects and beside the armchair and the sewing machine.

 

Some are useless. Like the pair that used to cut the kids hair and it’s 30 odd years since I was allowed near them to do that. Like the ancient pinking shears where the blades have become like a divorced couple – barely on speaking terms. Like the equally old dressing-making shears that still cut but require wrist supports to use for any length of time.

 

Mind you I have the superb, and expensive, plaster cutters that are really effective if you are into making chenille quilts (well I have made one); the brass handled tailors scissors sharpen up beautifully so can take to paper as well as fabric with them. Then there are the little scissors for embroidery work, a plethora of those plastic handled ones for paper, others that came out of the ark and my favourite, comfortable, use-for anything ones that I spend ages looking for and seem to have a life of their own.

They ‘wander’ to the other side of the work-room, sit on the warmth of the ironing board, stay in by the fire or supervise on the cutting table – anywhere but where I want and need them. Maybe they know I’ll go looking for them.

 

And then I have probably a dozen rotary cutters (or scissor) all with varying sharpnesseses of blades. Try as I might the one used for cutting paper (and substances not fabric including pins) always seem to be the only one at hand when the fabric has been smoothed and the ruler positioned.

 

Have you noticed the variety of sizes, shapes and colours available in cutters these days? Do I feel another ‘collection’ coming on?

And speaking of sets what about the assortment of snips, un-pickers and others blades that are available to use in our craft.

 

I was going to write about the ‘universal’ tools. When you start out you have the mandatory one rotary cutter, ruler and mat. How quickly they go forth and multiply!

 

Look closely at the sewing machine needle packets. That little work ‘universal’ features quite prominently and yet they are not (or shouldn’t be). If you follow the rulez each thread has a different needle according to its composition yet how many of us check we have the right one in the machine (mind you how many of us can now read the number etched on the shank of said needle? Our arms are far too short).

 

So, the right tools for the job quite simply comes down to what each of us are comfortable using. Does it matter that it is not the correct one as long as the end product is achieved?

 

My dear old Mum never did understand me. The stash is a lot, lot bigger that it was; the scissor set continues to grow and I’ve not even touched on the threads and the books and the quilts and the boxes, baskets and containers; and then there are, oh the sewing machines and …

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Newsletter

Please add me to your newsletter list  -  I am especially interested in your patterns using 5 or 6 fat quarters  -  I have a set of gorgous ones themed on coffee!!
 
I did enjoy our weekend with you  -  and learnt a lot from watching you at work!   Have just finished a birthday quilt for Jill of Highway 16 and found putting the border on a breeze having watched you teach it!   Thank you
 
Elaine Anderson

Monday, July 16, 2007

Whooly Quilts July newsletter

9 Church Rd, Mangatarata

RD 6 Thames 3576

phone 07 867 3085

mob phone 0210 223 1678

email: patchnat@nataliemurdoch.co.nz

www.nataliemurdoch.co.nz

 

 

 

 

July Newsletter

 

G’day

 

The weather is perfect for working on or snuggling under a quilt BUT only if you have the power!

 

Hands up those who are now paranoid about flickering lights!

Having spent the best part of two days last week without power, I now have the kettle full of water, I now shower twice a day (cos when you are on pumped tank water you can’t even flush during an outage), I save my puter stuff every couple of words (cos this is the third or fourth time I have started this newsletter) and I pretend the ‘fluffy’ floor no longer matter but how can I get sewing done, essential tv viewing viewed, hot dinners cooked and phone calls made (or received) if it all goes down again?

Now I have gas in the barbeque and the treadle sewing machine dusted orf! The wind is whistling outside and the heat pump is pumping so keep your fingers crossed. There is only so much gardening you can do in an easterly blow.

 

Onto more important stuff.

Friday afternoon sessions are open to any and everyone. Our OTT bags are progressing and others are catching up on their Natalie #1, Natalie #2 and Natalie #3 etc projects.

Time: Fridays each week 1-3pm.

Cost: $10.

 

Sew n Soup

Back to a Jilli Roll pattern. Use those 2½ inch strips in any colour or quantity you choose

Time: Friday July 27th, 5pm-ish to whenever

Cost: $15

 

Please book ahead so the catering department (that’s me J) can be alerted.

 

Organise your own special day out for yourself or a group of friends. A lovely country lunch and a tutored session will cost $50 per person.

 

And don’t forget the retreats. Remember come for a class, a day or a stay.

 

Mail orders

You can order any of the following by email or phone

Rayon Threads are ideal for machine applique, quilting or embroidery

$2.50each or 5 for $10

 

Swatch Patterns - great scrappy quilts using five-inch swatches

$12each or 2 for $16

 

Swatches 60 different five-inch swatches

$20 each or 2 for $35

available in packs - Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange, Brown, Neutral, Purple, Floral, Leaves, Brights, I Spy ...

 

 

 

Regards

Natalie Murdoch

--

Wholly Quilts

Ph 07 867 3085 or Cell 0210 2231 678

9 Church Road, Mangatarata

http://nataliemurdoch.co.nz

http://WhollyQuilts.co.nz

http://patchnat.blogger.com - my blog, where you can read the latest news that may or may not make the newsletter...

 

Monday, June 04, 2007

Wholly Quilts Newsletter

9 Church Rd, Mangatarata

RD 6 Thames 3576

phone 07 867 3085

mob phone 0210 223 1678

email: patchnat@nataliemurdoch.co.nz

www.nataliemurdoch.co.nz

 

 

 

 

June Newsletter

 

G’day

 

Hope you’ve all got your tiaras and bling on today as you celebrate ‘her’ birthday though the start of winter is probably a better reason for us to have fun as we snuggle under our quilts.

 

My weekend has been quite a quiltie one as I was the merchant at the Auckland guild meeting on Saturday. Sunday I teamed up with others and went to the Quilt Waikato - the first of many, I hope. Seven quilt shops from ‘all over’ had got together to stage this event.

 

And today I’ve had a nostalgic journey back into my quilting past as I designed a beginners’ class. I will be teaching at night school (which is a first for me) at the local Hauraki College next term and wanted to get those new quilters enthused from the start. Do you remember your first quilt? And the fun you had doing it?

Sampler quilts have never appealed to me though they do have a place in our learning. I was trying to link block names to a story (sort of along the lines of the underground quilts made during the American civil war) to give the pattern more significance.  Perhaps the brain needed the day off as that plan wasn’t working at all. I think they will start on something different and leave the sample for later!

 

Calling all manipulative women!

This month I am going to be starting a weekly class that covers fabric manipulation (folding, scrunching, pleating), embellishments (thread work, beading, couching, embroidery) and flowers (3D, knitted, using wash-away and heat-away products).

We are going to create fabulous, over-the-top, funky bags and accessories, wall-hangings or decorations.

 

Onto classes then (remember, you can come to any of these classes and do you own thing. You would be very welcome):

 

Magnificent Manipulators or Bag Class

Bring basics, beads, buttons, baubles, bangles (make a statement when used as handles), bling, yarns, fabrics – almost anything goes!

Time: Fridays each week 1-3pm.

Cost: $10.

 

Sew n Soup

This quilt pattern is guaranteed to shake off the mid-year blues, I’ve used brights, brights and more brights with a sober dash of black and white to bring it all together.

The requirements are two five-inch strips across the width of nine colours (more if you want a bigger quilt) plus a metre of contrast.

Time: Friday June 29th, 5pm-ish to whenever

Cost: $15

 

Please book ahead so the catering department (that’s me J) can be alerted.

 

Organise your own special day out for yourself or a group of friends. A lovely country lunch and a tutored session will cost $50 per person.

 

And don’t forget the retreats. Remember come for a class, a day or a stay.

 

Mail orders

You can order any of the following by email or phone

Rayon Threads are ideal for machine applique, quilting or embroidery

$2.50each or 5 for $10

 

Swatch Patterns - great scrappy quilts using five-inch swatches

$12each or 2 for $16

 

Swatches 60 different five-inch swatches

$20 each or 2 for $35

available in packs - Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange, Brown, Neutral, Purple, Floral, Leaves, Brights, I Spy ...

 

 

 

Regards

Natalie Murdoch

--

Wholly Quilts

Ph 07 867 3085 or Cell 0210 2231 678

9 Church Road, Mangatarata

http://nataliemurdoch.co.nz

http://WhollyQuilts.co.nz

http://patchnat.blogger.com - my blog, where you can read the latest news that may or may not make the newsletter...

 

Wholly Quilts Newsletter

9 Church Rd, Mangatarata

RD 6 Thames 3576

phone 07 867 3085

mob phone 0210 223 1678

email: patchnat@nataliemurdoch.co.nz

www.nataliemurdoch.co.nz

 

 

 

 

June Newsletter

 

G’day

 

Hope you’ve all got your tiaras and bling on today as you celebrate ‘her’ birthday though the start of winter is probably a better reason for us to have fun as we snuggle under our quilts.

 

My weekend has been quite a quiltie one as I was the merchant at the Auckland guild meeting on Saturday. Sunday I teamed up with others and went to the Quilt Waikato - the first of many, I hope. Seven quilt shops from ‘all over’ had got together to stage this event.

 

And today I’ve had a nostalgic journey back into my quilting past as I designed a beginners’ class. I will be teaching at night school (which is a first for me) at the local Hauraki College next term and wanted to get those new quilters enthused from the start. Do you remember your first quilt? And the fun you had doing it?

Sampler quilts have never appealed to me though they do have a place in our learning. I was trying to link block names to a story (sort of along the lines of the underground quilts made during the American civil war) to give the pattern more significance.  Perhaps the brain needed the day off as that plan wasn’t working at all. I think they will start on something different and leave the sample for later!

 

Calling all manipulative women!

This month I am going to be starting a weekly class that covers fabric manipulation (folding, scrunching, pleating), embellishments (thread work, beading, couching, embroidery) and flowers (3D, knitted, using wash-away and heat-away products).

We are going to create fabulous, over-the-top, funky bags and accessories, wall-hangings or decorations.

 

Onto classes then (remember, you can come to any of these classes and do you own thing. You would be very welcome):

 

Magnificent Manipulators or Bag Class

Bring basics, beads, buttons, baubles, bangles (make a statement when used as handles), bling, yarns, fabrics – almost anything goes!

Time: Fridays each week 1-3pm.

Cost: $10.

 

Sew n Soup

This quilt pattern is guaranteed to shake off the mid-year blues, I’ve used brights, brights and more brights with a sober dash of black and white to bring it all together.

The requirements are two five-inch strips across the width of nine colours (more if you want a bigger quilt) plus a metre of contrast.

Time: Friday June 29th, 5pm-ish to whenever

Cost: $15

 

Please book ahead so the catering department (that’s me J) can be alerted.

 

Organise your own special day out for yourself or a group of friends. A lovely country lunch and a tutored session will cost $50 per person.

 

And don’t forget the retreats. Remember come for a class, a day or a stay.

 

Mail orders

You can order any of the following by email or phone

Rayon Threads are ideal for machine applique, quilting or embroidery

$2.50each or 5 for $10

 

Swatch Patterns - great scrappy quilts using five-inch swatches

$12each or 2 for $16

 

Swatches 60 different five-inch swatches

$20 each or 2 for $35

available in packs - Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange, Brown, Neutral, Purple, Floral, Leaves, Brights, I Spy ...

 

 

 

Regards

Natalie Murdoch

--

Wholly Quilts

Ph 07 867 3085 or Cell 0210 2231 678

9 Church Road, Mangatarata

http://nataliemurdoch.co.nz

http://WhollyQuilts.co.nz

http://patchnat.blogger.com - my blog, where you can read the latest news that may or may not make the newsletter...