Newsletter: Airing of the Quilts (31 Jan 2012)
A Friendly reminder to you all that on Saturday 4th Feburary we are holding our annual Airing of the Quilts and SALE!
To prepare for the sale day we will be closing early on Friday 3rd February at 2.30pm.
Airing of the Quilts and Sale
Saturday 4th February 10am till 4pm
25% off ALL Fabrics* & 25% Off All Patterns and Books for Stash Club Members^
20% off ALL Fabrics* & 20% Off ALL Patterns and Books for Non Members
^Must be a signed up member prior to the 25th January 2012 *Excludes Batting/Wadding /Vliesofix/Pellon/Interfacing and fabrics that are already on special. MINIMUM CUT FROM FABRIC OFF THE BOLT 50cm & NO CUTTING OF FAT QUARTERS ON SALE DAY
On the 4th February we will be holding our Airing of the Quilts and annual sale. This is a fantastic day to see a display of our teachers’ class projects for 2012– an opportunity for you to see the fabulous quilts they will be teaching. We will also be accepting bookings for those classes not already filled. Additionally there will be a display of our students’ and local quilters’ works. Also on the 4th February we are holding a sale on ALL fabrics (this includes all pre-cut fat quarters, fabric bundles and rolls) – 25% off for stash club members and 20% non members and 25% all patterns, and books for Stash Club Members, 20% off all Books and Patterns for Non Members. Please note you need to have been a signed up member to the Stash Club prior to the 25th of January to have the full discount of 25%. The sale excludes batting/wadding/Vliesofix/Pellon/interfacing and fabrics which are already marked on special. A 50cm minimum cut of fabric off the bolt will apply.
STASH CLUB MEMBERS MUST PRESENT THEIR CARD TO RECEIVE THE DISCOUNT. Only Stash Club members can use their own card.
This Sale will also be applied to all our items on our website
If you place an order via our website you will need to enter the code "SALE" in the discount code box either when you view your cart or upon checkout. When you do this the discount should be applied (fingers crossed) to all products in your cart and anything you add further. If it doesn't, don't panic, as long as your order was placed on Saturday 5th February between 12am and 11:59pm (EST - Sydney, Australia Time) we will process your order with this discount applied. If you are a stash club member please enter your number when you are at checkout. It must be your number (not someone else's) and the order must be going to the address that corresponds with the stash club membership card. Orders will only be taken online for products that have been loaded onto the online shop, we know this is not our entire range of products but it is a large selection of it. We will not be taking any special orders over the internet on this day, sorry. If it's not on the site we can't take an order for it. All the same conditions and discounts apply as those on offer to in store purchases (including 50cm minimum cut off the bolt). Postage will be applied to all orders unless a total of over $100 is reached once all discounts have been removed, in which case you will receive free shipping.
2012 CLASSES
Our 2012 Class list has now been released. To see what classes are on offer you can either go to our website www.berrimapatchwork.com.au/classes OR if you wish to print off the class list we suggest you download the PDF for ease of printing.CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
QUILTING IN THE HIGHLANDS
Saturday 28th July until Tuesday 31st July
Berrima Patchwork is proud to present Quilting in the Highlands. Over 4 days 5 award winning teachers will be presenting 10 different classes. Choose from a 2 day class or stay for all 4 days. From the USA we have Carol Doak and Melinda Bula and from Australia Michele Hill , Sue Dennis and Leesa Chandler . These classes cater for all skill levels.
Full Details can be view on our website Click Here Or Click HERE to download the full brochure for Quilting in the Highlands (File size is large)
Workshop fees include: 2 Days Tuition, lunch, morning tea, tea and coffee for both days, 1 evening meal on the Saturday night. Goodies Bag upon arrival. Opportunity to win prizes from our giveaway sponsors - total prize giveaways worth over $6000.
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Quilting in the Highlands Workshop with Carol Doak Using the Diamond Delight quilt from Carol's book, Mariner's Compass Stars, begin to paper-piece this 48" wall quilt using easy-to make foundations to create this eye-catching medallion style quilt. The Australia block is featured in this quilt and set in full, halves and quarters to produce a dramatic diamond. Learn paper piecing skills that produce speed, accuracy and most of all enjoy the process! Date: Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th July |
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Quilting in the Highlands Workshop with Carol Doak Using a wall-quilt design from Carol's book, Simply Sensational 9-Patch Stars, begin to paper-piece this 36" wall quilt using simple foundations to create dramatic 9-patch star blocks that produce this striking medallion style quilt. Learn paper piecing tricks that produce speed, accuracy and most of all enjoy the process! Date: Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st July |
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Quilting in the Highlands Workshop with Melinda Bula Look through the eyes of an artist as Melinda shows you how she builds her award winning fusible flower art quilts. You will learn the steps of developing a flower art quilt by how colour works to make a flower look real, how to use the fusible and lay out of design. Melinda encourages creativity while assisting those who may feel timid about colour and design. All skill levels can master these flowers and make them their own. One the second day you learn how to finish your flower quilt using Melinda’s technique, Renegade Thread Play, which is a simple method of free motion quilting (don’t get nervous – we’ll do a sample project using this technique before you try it on your flowers.) This technique adds detail and highlights to your flower quilt. **Kit Required to be purchased for this class. ** Date: Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th July |
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Quilting in the Highlands Workshop with Melinda Bula We are very excited about this class as Melinda is designing a special quilt just for Quilting in the Highlands This quilt will feature the Australian Waratah in all it’s glory. Once again Melinda shows you how she builds her award winning fusible flower art quilts. You will learn the steps of developing a flower art quilt by how colour works to make a flower look real, how to use the fusible and lay out of design. All skill levels can master these flowers and make them their own. One the second day you learn how to finish your flower quilt using Melinda’s technique, Renegade Thread Play, which is a simple method of free motion quilting (don’t get nervous – we’ll do a sample project using this technique before you try it on your flowers.) This technique adds detail and highlights to your flower quilt. **Kit Required to be purchased for this class. ** Date: Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st July |
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Quilting in the Highlands Workshop with Michele Hill This is a hand or machine stitched workshop (machines optional). The quilt is made up of 9 blocks and is completed with a 7 ½” border. The quilt has been inspired by some of the flowers that Morris had in his gardens. The designs have an Art Nouveau style along with a touch of Eugene Grasset. This is a ‘sit and stitch’ relaxing 2 days. Date: Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th July |
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Fantasy Meets at Midnight
Quilting in the Highlands Workshop with Michele Hill Michele has been asked so many times if this quilt is available as a pattern and the simple answer up until now has been No! So Michele has decided to make the quilt into a once only workshop exclusively for Berrima Patchwork and Quilting in the Highlands. It was initially made in 2008 for the AQC challenge where participants had to construct a quilt in a set size interpreting the theme of “Fantasy”. “Fantasy to me was capturing images of griffins, unicorns and mythical creatures, so with my love of all things medieval I started doing some research. This led me to using images from 16th century Italian appliqué work.” In this workshop you will explore medieval Date: Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st July |
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Garden Trellis Quilting in the Highlands Workshop with Sue Dennis Have you ever wanted a garden that didn’t need watering, fertilizing, pruning or mulching? Well this is the one for you. Stitch your garden trellis & then make tiles to hang on the trellis in numerous configurations. Change your display easily depending on your mood or season. Techniques covered include- Broderie Perse, dimensional leaves, appliqué, painted fusible, couching, soluble thread work, texturisation with free motion quilting & embellishing. Date: Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th July |
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Quilting in the Highlands Workshop with Sue Dennis Australia’s National gemstone, the opal, captures the imagination with mysterious depths of colour. This is your chance to make a small quilt featuring this colourful stone which has been used by Sue in a number of her award winning quilts. “OPALS” was featured in Australian Patchwork & Quilting magazine Vol 13 No 5. Using oil sticks, angelina fibres and appliqué you will be guided in the creation of your unique gemstones. Students choose 1 of 2 designs supplied by Sue. Date: Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st July |
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Quilting in the Highlands Workshop with Leesa Chandler This is a stunning quilt that Leesa has designed featuring needleturn applique and several other hand sewing methods. On the first day we work on the border blocks first to learn needleturn, 3D work, paper piecing, bias making, stem stump work and cherry blossoms. On the second day we review what was covered on day one and then work on the Geisha. All techniques are demonstrated, keeping in mind that the Geisha is all needleturn and 3D/bagged out work, so much simpler than Day 1! General techniques are also covered such as transferring patterns onto background, quilt as you go techniques to assemble the quilt and all that cool stuff you don't get in the pattern. Date: Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th July |
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Under The Australian Sun II Experience
Quilting in the Highlands Workshop with Leesa Chandler Leesa is well known for her first Under The Australian Sun Collection designed for Robert Kaufman Fabrics. At the international Quilt Show in Houston 2011 Leesa unveiled her new Under The Australia Sun II Collection -the last collection wowed us and this new collection is just as stunning. Inspired by this new collection you will create two fantastic new projects. On the first day you will work on a handbag designed by Leesa, inspired by Under the Australian Sun II fabric, which will include 3D flowers. On the second day you will be working on a wall hanging - 4D Eucalypts This is a new workshop Leesa has created to produce a wall hanging in one day. 1D - Raw Edge appliquéd gum leaves onto background 2D - Overlayed Organza with stitched gum leaves on it 3D - Batting Added and Quilted leaves and detail added 4D - Loose gum leaves are created and added with gum flowers over the top. **Kit Required to be purchased for this class. ** Date: Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st July |
