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| Asia Discovery Tours
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| The year of 2012 is the Year of the Dragon, which is regarded as a year of success, happiness and good luck. In this lucky year, it is the perfect time to start planning your next much-deserved getaway. A quilting tour is a great opportunity to indulge in your crafting passion while also having the opportunity to experience something new and exciting. Asia Discovery Tours has been organising quality quilting and textile tours to the USA, Europe, Japan, India and China since 2007 and has a wonderful selection of tours available in 2012. On an ADT quilting tour, you are provided with the perfect balance between quilting activities and normal sightseeing. Each of the quilting tours offered by ADT is escorted by an experienced quilter from Australia and there will, of course, be plenty of visits to shops dedicated to the interests and needs of quilters. For more information, call 1300 789 252 or visit the website www.asiadiscoverytours.com.au
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| Bernina
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| Welcome to the amazing world of the Needle Punch for 9mm rotary machines from Bernina. Enjoy the experience of having colour and texture come to life at your fingertips with this new tool, now available. The Bernina Punching Tool is an exciting way to create surface design, embellishment and dramatic texture. You can build felt fabric from fibres and create washable three-dimensional ornaments — wonderful elements to add to your sewing and embroidery projects. Together these simple techniques offer a platform for endless variation and play. You can combine more than one technique on a single surface. Experiment! Add something of your own into the mix. If you change your selection of materials, cut materials differently or perform tasks in a different sequence, what happens? This is the joy of Needle Punch. Give it a try and expand your creative horizons by coming up with unique techniques based on your own observations. Compatible with the following Bernina machine models: Artista 180/185, Artista 200/730, Artista 640, Bernina 580, Bernina 820/830. For more information phone 1800 237 646 or (02) 9899 1188, email bernina@bernina.com.au or visit the website www.bernina.com.au
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| Berrima Patchwork
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| Presented by Berrima Patchwork is the first Quilting in the Highlands retreat. This fabulous retreat runs from 28th-31st July 2012. The retreat’s award-winning teachers include Carol Doak and Melinda Bula from the USA, who will be teaching exclusively for Quilting in the Highlands on their trip to Australia. From Australia there are the internationally acclaimed Michele Hill, Sue Dennis and Leesa Chandler, ready to share their tips and tricks for fantastic quilting. You can choose from 10 different classes and have the option of spending two or four days at the retreat. Quilting in the Highlands is about having fun while quilting in a relaxing environment in the beautiful Southern Highlands of New South Wales. It is suitable for all skill levels. Accommodation is available onsite for those from out of town and evening events are included in the fee. For full details contact Berrima Patchwork on (02) 4877 1382 or visit the website www.berrimapatchwork.com.au/quilting/ for more information.
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| Catharina’s Country Collection Patchwork
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| These adorable red embroidery patterns from Catharina’s Country Collection Patchwork are reminiscent of the cute illustrations that adorned the books we read as children. Designed by Catharina Sudholz, the patterns are available as single patterns. There is also a new redwork club being conducted, where customers can receive a new stitchery block every month including thread, mostly in red, however different-coloured threads can be arranged. The folk at Catharina’s will be enhancing their range of threads both in the shop an on the website for a competitive price and currently stock Finca, DMC and Cottage Garden Threads; Valdani and Brazilian embroidery will soon be sold too. They are also offering a larger range of embroidery classes in store, so get in quick! For more information visit www.cccpatchwork.com.au
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| Clover
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| Have you enjoyed Clover’s Kanzashi Flower Maker yet? If not, don’t miss your opportunity to try this fabulous product. The Kanzashi Flower Maker has been enjoying a great reputation around the world since the clever people from Clover launched this incredible craft tool in 2011. Kanzashi is a traditional Japanese art form of folding and stitching fabric petals for use in beautiful hair adornment. With the Kanzashi Flower Maker, you only need fabric, thread, sewing needle and scissors to create beautiful Kanzashi flowers. It is quick and easy and great for any craft beginners. There are round petals, pointed petals and gathered petals to choose from. The finished size of the small petals is 50mm and the large one is 75mm. For further details, visit the website www.clover-mfg.com
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| Country Beginnings
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| Get into the Christmas spirit early with the folk at Country Beginnings. The Merry Merry Snowmen quilt is a new block of the month by Bunny Hill Designs to get you into the festive mood in no time. The program runs for 10 months. The featured fabric is Rouenneries Deux by French General. With nine appliqué blocks, this fun and whimsical quilt measures 62 x 66in when finished. The BOM is $33.50 per month and includes the embellishment kit. For more details, visit the website www.countrybeginnings.com.au
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| Country Pickin’s At The Corner
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| If you’re tired of struggling with safety pins to keep your quilt in place, there’s hope. Pinmoors are a fabulous new product from the USA that make basting a quilt a dream. It’s an innovative way to anchor your quilt and so easy to use; simply use your normal sewing pins to pin through all the quilt layers and then place a Pinmoor on the end. The head of the pins and the Pinmoors all sit on top of the quilt and are easily removed while quilting. Why not give it a try? Pinmoors are available from Country Pickin’s At The Corner in a pack of 50 for $25.95. A variety of colours is available. For more information, visit www.countrypickins.com.au or phone (02) 9651 7201.
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| Craftee Cottage
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| Craftee Cottage is celebrating its 23rd year in business — an amazing achievement. There has been a return to a family-focused store with original proprietor Sylvia VanDerHorst joined by daughter Tracey McKenzie to make this a warm and welcoming place to visit. With Tracey on board, Craftee Cottage is now on Facebook and Twitter and has an extensive, easy-to-use website with a fantastic range of products. Craftee Cottage stocks a large range of knitting yarns from Australia, New Zealand and Europe and also stocks crochet cottons, embroidery supplies, linens, books, cross stitch and specialty gifts for the craftsperson. Part of the gift range includes the lovely Laurel Birch Cat bags — a great gift for the knitter or crafter. More information can be found on the webstie www.crafteecottage.com.au
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| Cynthia’s Ark
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| Island Batik's fabulous Strip Tease Buns are now in stock at Cynthia’s Ark. They contain 40 x 2.5in strips of vibrant batik fabrics and are available in a number of colourways. The available ranges include Nutmeg, Oceanmist, Seaholly, Meadows, Vanilla Latte and Fiesta. All the batik on the bolt fabrics in store will perfectly complement your finished project. Visit www.cynthiasark.com.au to see the complete range and to place your order, or phone (08) 8527 2120.
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| Dewdrop Inn Patchwork and Craft
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| If your table is looking a little boring, tablerunners can be the perfect adornment. Available from Dewdrop Inn Patchwork and Craft, these three lovely tablerunners are made from a range of luscious Lakehouse fabrics. With the different variations featuring an oriental-inspired theme, pretty cottage garden and chic Paris prints, there is a fabric range in these kits for everyone’s taste. They are now available from Dewdrop Inn Patchwork and Craft as a kit for only $32.95. The kit includes fabrics for the top and backing binding and wadding. For more information visit the website at www.dewdropinn.com.au or call (07) 4124 9320.
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| Faeries in My Garden
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| This pretty sewing folder, Follow Your Heart, featuring embroidery and simple piecing, is part of the Katy’s Keepsakes Programme 2 run by Faeries In My Garden. The folder opens to reveal handy storage pockets for all your sewing needs — scissors holder, needle case, threads storage, and lots of pockets for all your extra bits and pieces. The pattern is priced at $20 + $3 p&h, and the kit, containing pattern and fabrics, is $45 + $10 p&h, both available in August. You can sign up for the Katy’s Keepsakes Programme 2 to receive all six of these exquisite embroidered items. For further information on this project and Katy’s Keepsakes, visit the website www.faeriesinmygarden.com.au
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| Handcrafters House
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| The exceptionally talented Ricky Tims is coming down under, courtesy of Handcrafters House. He will be presenting a two-day lecture seminar, “The Best of Ricky Tims Masterclass”, on September 15 and 16 in Perth, Western Australia. Not only will you learn from this quilting master, but if you book for the seminar you will also get to see Ricky live in concert, an offer too good to refuse! Not only is Ricky an internationally renowned quilter and author, he is also a talented musician. Visit the website www.handcraftershouse.com.au for more details and bookings or call Handcrafters House on (08) 9274 4955.
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| Hatched and Patched
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| The ever-so-talented Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched has designed these adorable Live to Garden bags. They are easy to create and the felted woven wool makes them wonderfully cosy to use. They have covered buttons with fun applique decoration. They could easily be enlarged and made using fabric so there are many options to suit everyone. The pattern contains both bag designs and is $15.40; a kit including all the fabric and thread to make one of the bags, plus the pattern, is $47. The finished bag size is 7 x 8.5in. For more information visit the website www.hatchedandpatched.com.au
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| Husqvarna
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| Marilyn Monroe immortalised the phrase “diamonds are a girl’s best friend” and once you’ve experienced the brilliance of the new Husqvarna Viking® Designer Diamond Deluxe, you’ll surely agree. You’ll sew more beautiful stitches than ever before thanks to this great machine’s many fabulous features. These include a NEW deluxe stitch-system feature to ensure perfect results for your embroideries; design positioning that matches your embroideries perfectly every time; an extraordinary sewing, embroidery and quilting surface that allows for more room to create large projects; the ultimate interactive screen consisting of a large, bright colour touch screen with intuitive navigation; exclusive Sewing Advisor® and Embroidery Advisor® features; and time-saving features such as USB connection and step-saver operating system. Creating stunning projects will be a breeze with your new best friend, the Designer Diamond Deluxe. For more information or to find a local stockist, phone (02) 4337 3737, email australia.info@blessingtongroup.com.au or visit
www.husqvarnaviking.com/au
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| Janome
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| Take quilting, embroidery and crafting to a whole new level with the Janome Memory Craft 11000 Special Edition. This upgradable computerised sewing and embroidery machine has SFS (Superior Feeding System) for 687 built-in stitches, plus an impressive Robotics Linear Motion Guide for accurate embroidery stitching with 170 built-in embroidery designs including 48 AcuFil patterns and stippling patterns/designs. The new AQ Hoop means you can stipple in the hoop to create seamless embroidered all-over quilting. The AcuFil Calculator calculates the size of your chosen design to optimise the number of hoopings required for your quilt size. Plus you can save the design and its layout to a USB memory stick and print from your computer with the AcuFil Print Tool. Furthermore, there is on-board editing, jump thread trimming, large i-Height moveable touch screen, maximum 200mm x 280mm embroidery field with up to 800spm embroidery speed with variable speed control, bed working space over 230mm, two USB ports, ATA PC card slot, and optional external CD-ROM drive. You couldn’t ask for more for all your sewing and embroidery needs with this amazing Memory Craft 11000 Special Edition. For more information visit www.janome.com.au or phone toll-free 1300 JANOME.
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