last weekend

Last weekend I was out at the Mad Quilters Gathering for 3 days and what momentum this show is beginning to have.

Ladies from far and wide came along to say Hi, from Laurieton in the north, Mudgee to the west and Goulbourn to the south. How wonderful that quilters from all over can get together for a purely Quilting event.

I was kept busy all weekend and I forgot to take my camera so I know these are poor excuses but I only have 2 quick piks of my stand....sorry everyone.

There was however a great line up of shops to visit The Stitching Post from Katoomba, Patchwork Plus at Miranda and Post Office Patchwork of Glenbrook just to name a few.

The whole event has a wonderfully relaxing and friendly feel to it so if you haven't been before then we hope to see you next year.

 

The new American reproduction fabric and pattern club is catching on and you can see the quilt for October hanging above (second from the right). "Lindy-Lou" will be the pattern to expect for October.

The idea of the club is to inspire you to use the fabric you have without buying yardage. This quilt will just be bound when quilted, you of course may like to add sashings or a border....its your choice.

 

Shop Hop 2014

 Now some exciting news will be coming your way regarding the Shop Hop for 2014.

Some of you will remember that last year 3 shops here on the central coast enjoyed a 7 day shop hop event. Next year we are happy to say that it will be bigger and better.......more news over the next few days.

 

Carol

Spring Already!

No that can't be right! Spring isn't for another 6 weeks yet.
My two favourite times of the year are Autumn and late winter/early spring. They take me back to when I was in my early teens (many moons ago) growing up in Orange, country NSW.

I would spend lots of time and long walks in Cook Park watching the wonderful changing colours of the leaves and then in August the magnificent Magnolia trees blooming. These are my most favourite of all flowering trees.
Living on the Somersby Plateau of the Central Coast its amazing how different the climate can be (similar to Springwood) and yet be so close to the beach. The magnolia in Gosford and indeed in Sydney are all open to their most beautiful best but  alas I have to wait a little longer before mine bloom on mass.

They are just teasing me on what is to come.............
So while I am waiting for the wonderful display, I have lit my fire ( love the smell of the wood smoke too) and today I have found inspiration for new projects for later in the year/2014. This lovely little quilt is an old crib quilt, I think its just quirky...love it.

I have drawn the block and now just have to find the time to make it. Will I use felted wool for the stems and flowers or not??????? I just can't decide.

Lots of other ideas in the brain so I will have to work feverishly to get them onto paper.

Don't forget that this weekend is the Mad Quilters Gathering at Penrith Panthers Marquee so be sure to come along and enjoy the weekend and say Hi......lots of new fabrics to savour.

Big news coming soon on the Shop Hop 2014 that everyone has been enquiring about so stay tuned.

Carol

 

A winters day

Just to warm your winters day, beautiful new fabrics have now arrived, some lovely roses, lots of reproductions and one or three more modern prints, and you can view these and make your purchases by clicking on the link below.

Click here to purchase.

Mourning Grays is a range that has also just arrived. A selection of fourteen fabrics ranging from black, grey, purple and mauve. These four colours represent the four stages of grieving that was required when dressing during the mourning period.

You can purchase these fabrics for a short time as fat 1/8th or fat 1/16th packs as well as widths across the bolt. 

Click here to see more of Mourning Grays. 

For the lovers of Yuwa  fabric three lovelies are here waiting just for you.

If you're wondering what is coming later in the year in fabrics then take a peek here. There are many more to come....I just haven't found the time to put them up for you. So keep checking back.

Here is a little snippet of what I have been working on for some months now.....

She just keeps growing!

New

 The new American Reproduction Fabric and Pattern club was well received at the Sydney Quilt Show.

The club will feature fabric and pattern mail outs and I hope inspiration to use your stash to make quilts to treasure.

 

You will be able to view the first quilt for the club at the Mad Quilters Gathering at Penrith Panthers Marquee over the 2nd-4th August.

 

For all your information on this please click on the link below.

 

Click here to print your registration form.

 

Carol   

Trading Hours

  

Every Tuesday and Thursday

10am - 3.30pm

  

37 Howes Rd

Somersby NSW 2250

phone: 04 0042 0074

www.cherrypiedesigns.com

  

  

Fabric club and more

Welcome, 

   What a busy 2 weeks it has been.

Getting ready for the Sydney Quilt and Craft show and then the show itself.

It was a very successful show and it was lovely to catch up with existing and new customers alike.

I need to thank my friend Louise for all her help both at the show and behind the scenes and of course my husband who not only helped at the show but was packing patterns and folding fabric until midnight each night!

So thankyou all of you for coming by and saying hi because without you the show is not a success.

Now don't forget that the venue for next year has changed and I will have further information on that as the year progresses.

 

Beautiful new fabrics have now arrived (with more just around the corner also) and you can view these and make your purchases by clicking on the link below.

Purchase Here

 

If you're wondering what is coming later in the year then take a peek. There are many more to come....I just haven't found the time to put them up for you. So keep checking back.

New

 The new American Reproduction Fabric and Pattern club was well received at the Sydney Quilt Show.

The club will feature fabric and pattern mail outs and I hope inspiration to use your stash to make quilts to treasure.

For all your information on this please click on the link below.

 

See below to print your registration form.

 

Carol   

Trading Hours

  

Every Tuesday and Thursday

10am - 3.30pm

  

37 Howes Rd

Somersby NSW 2250

phone: 04 0042 0074

www.cherrypiedesigns.com

American Reproduction

Fabric and Pattern Club.

 

Beginning August 2013

I am very excited to introduce the first club for Cherry Pie Designs.

This will be a fabric and pattern club designed to widen you “Stash” of American Reproduction Fabrics and to provide Inspiration on how to use them. Your pattern won’t necessarily use the fabrics that you have been sent but will hopefully encourage the use of the ones you already.

 

During the 2nd week of

Every 4th Month you will receive 8 x fat 1/8ths of fabric.

And…….

Every alternate 4th Month you will receive

8 x fat 1/8ths of fabric plus a pattern for a reproduction style Quilt.

 

The quilt pattern will be relatively easy to construct and will be of a lap size to medium bed size. From this you will be able to increase the size of the quilt if you wish.

 

Fabric only months…$25.50 incl P/H

August

December

April

Fabric and Pattern months…$37.50 incl P/H

October

February

June

Your credit card will be charged when your parcel goes in the post. I ask that if you choose to cancel that you do so 30 days prior to postage date otherwise that month will be charged to your card.

To register for the “American Reproduction and Pattern Club”,

Please detach and post the form below to……

Cherry Pie Designs, 37 Howes Rd Somersby NSW 2250

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American Reproduction Fabric and Pattern Club.

 

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Postal Address……………………………………………………………………………………….

 

Phone No………………………………………………………………………………………………

 

Email…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

 

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OOPS.....sorry for the late notice but just a reminder that Cherry Pie Designs shop will be closed on Thursday 13th June as I will be at Darling Harbour show.

 

Hope to see you there.

 

 Sorry for any inconvenience.

Carol

Adding to the "Stash"

Welcome,

 We all know how important it is to keep our "Stash" at a level where we just don't know which fabric to use first, last or in the middle.

And we all know how important it is to have those fabrics that we just can't bear to put the cutter through.

 So as not to disappoint you I have added some lovely fabrics to my stash and I am happy to share them with you!

 There are some "soft and pretties" for those who like to keep it so.....and for those of you who just cant get enough of those "civil war and reproduction fabrics" then there is some for you as well.

 

To view and purchase the fabrics....

Click here to purchase.....

 Now here is a sneak peek at what is coming later in the year....

"Historical Blenders" from Moda fabrics....this will be a must have range of fabrics in wonderful browns, yellow, rust reds, creams and blues for all of those reproduction projects.

  (there are lots more fabric ranges to come but as yet not listed on the website.....

"Coming Soon")...hopefully I will get this updated next week.

Also new for later in the year are these 3 beauties....

rich colours of reds, purples, blues, pinks, creams and yellows.

Just cant wait for these.

Just to share with you two images of when I was away for a few days last week in the Blue Mountains. What a majestic country we have, we are so lucky.

 

The Grose Valley.

Off to Tocal this weekend.

I know the ladies are looking forward to it and so am I. 

Don't forget you can now shop in person on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

Carol   

Trading Hours

  

Every Tuesday and Thursday

10am - 3.30pm

  

37 Howes Rd

Somersby NSW 2250

phone: 04 0042 0074

www.cherrypiedesigns.com

  

Springwood, Eastwood and beyond!

For two weekends in a row I have been away and just loved every minute of them.
First of all was the Springwood Quilters Show and what a show that was. Wonderful quilts of all colours and designs...something for everyone to admire. And then of course there was that perfect weather for all to enjoy. Did you know that this group only convenes to organize this show?.....I didn't. They don't actually sew together as a group....so its totally a fund raising activity....hats off to this group and all others for their fundraising.

 

 

This is a wonderful show also if you love your shopping...they have over 10 stalls there to choose from and its a great market atmosphere that surrounds the whole event. This is my second year at this show at what has become a premier quilt event of the Blue Mountains.

So after a weekend in the mountains catching up with lots of friends I was off to the Eastwood Quilt show at Brush Farm House, Eastwood. I would just love to own the house and worry about the quilts later such is the beauty of this wonderful old home.

Eastwood quilters only have a show every other year and when you see the quality of their work I can see why! Hand applique and hand quilting feature greatly in this show and with such precision. In contrast to Springwood Quilters these Eastwood ladies are a very large group where some members meet nightly and others meet during the day.

 

 

 

Another weekend spent doing what I love....how good is that.?

Above is just a taste of some of the quilts, you can find the rest of them over at my face book page so follow the link.https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cherry-Pie-Designs/230688837783?ref=tn_tnmn

There is no rest for me however for the balance of this month with a trip to the Novocastrian Quilters monthly meeting next week, a visit from the Epping quilt group to my home shop the week after and then last weekend in May will be my Retreat weekend in Tocal (Hunter Valley). If you looking for a lovely weekend away then I still  have 3 rooms available at the retreat at the end of May so just give me a call if you are interested.

Carol