natter patter: 10/01/2007

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