It's all about the FABRIC

We're Excited!

Here at Eureka Patchwork in Ballarat, we are now stocking the entire range of You Sew Girl - Nicole Mallalieu Design - Patterns and Hardware.  Her patterns are FABULOUS and we even have her latest book in stock.

Come in and have a look

 With friendly service and a WIDE range of fabrics at terrific prices, it's a great spot to stop and be tempted.

What are you sewing this weekend?

Golly fabric

I am searching for fabric printed with gollywogs (Yes!) not politically correct but that is what the man wants for his wife - I have tried Golly dolly etc - I believe it will be next to impossible to find this theme as actual fabric as the Americans are very sensitive to the concept of Golly anything. I can find patterns and indeed I have some lovely Golly dollies in the shop ready to take to the Artisan Festival at the Mining Exchange, Ballarat on Nov 4, 5 and 6. Any help appreciated

Elisabeth R

SALE TIME

We are having a 25% off sale. It has started and goes until 30 June. Come and get it now!!!

Quits, more quilts......

I have been very lucky to have a number of quilts brought in to show me in the last 3 weeks. I will get the photos up on the blog - Annie from Gordon has completed a lovely quilt in purple Japanese fabrics (being quilted now) and has nearly finished a wall hanging for her brother in teal and brown - I hope to see this on by week's end. A yellow and blue quilt of strips no more than 1/2" wide is proof that quilters have infinite patience.

Sale day 25 June 2011 - 10 till 6 - 30% off everything in the shop!!!!!

Been busy in the garden but more on that later..

Maria Cook with some of her Quilts

Today was the last day of Maria's exhibition "A Pieceful Life". Here is a photo of Maria with two of her quilts. The large one is on its way to a new home. The small one Maria is holding lives at Eureka Patchwork!!

Creswick Quilters Sewing Day

Richard and I attended a really good presentation by Pauline Rogers of Toowoomba last Sunday. It was the machine quilting tutorial - Richard did it and I helped with the morning tea and lunch duties. We prepared samples to quilt with the new (to me anyway) fusible wadding which Pauline recommends - consensus is that it really is fantastic to work with - thanks Pauline for introducing me to it. Pauline then went to the Meredith Community Centre on the Monday to show another group how easy machine quilting can be.

Richard enjoyed himself and did not mind being the only rooster in the henhouse!! Pat who helps me in the shop on Wednesdays tutored me in the finer points of sausage roll making and brought in samples yesterday - devoured by all including two customers  - right place right time!! Not good for the diet but tasty.....

Been busy but.....

I have been busy turning the courtyard garden of the shop into a welcoming space for warmer weather visitors to enjoy (unlessI add a fire pit!!)  There were constraints to work with  - namely trees - an olive, a lemon, a  mandarin, 2 figs, 1 pear and either a peach or a nectarine - it did nothing much this year so the jury is still out on which it is. Much undergrowth ripped out and the cleared space gave roon for a new vision - lots of peonies!!!! 9 Tree peonies already in and hopefully I can fit in at least another dozen or so and then lovely bits and pieces to complement the stars of the garden. More later