Christmas is coming! We’ve put together a Pinterest Board of quick Christmas gift ideas for you to browse, and to get our Christmas gift making into gear, we asked Gina to review one of the patterns we’ve suggested as a Secret Santa gift – the Fabric Basket Tutorial by Ayumi Mills of Pink Penguin. Over…
It’s getting closer… We have extended sewing time this Sunday – from 2pm – 6pm at the South Perth hall, and super-extended sewing time in November – an all day sew-in! Make sure you have signed up on the mailing list for details! This Sunday, Kate will be showing the final Block of the Month…
I really like this book – it has a collection of simple projects that are modern, colourful and a bit different. I recommend it for beginners as well as seasoned quilters. The quilting detail of many of the projects is great, not that complicated but it definitely enhances the items. For example, Nate’s Quilt on…
Our August PMQG meet up was extra special. Not because of the amazing apricot balls and cupcakes, although they were very tasty… No, we were very fortunate to welcome our guest speaker Trish Wykman from Quilting Matters. Trish offers a wide variety of modern and contemporary quilt classes from her beautiful studio in the Perth…
We wanted to know what techniques our members are interested in learning more about … So we sent a little survey out to help committee make plans for the coming year. This is what came in. FMQ topped the list, followed equally by foundation paper piecing, needleturn applique, and quick piecing techniques. Colour theory, fabric…
** sorry – date for this is 25th August 2013 ** Our next meeting is back at the South Perth EJ Scout Hall from 2pm – 6pm. You are free to rock up whenever you like and stay as long as you like, but… our exciting guest speaker for the meeting is Trish Wykman from Quilting…
Welcome to the next installment in our Block of the Month series. This time we’re being frugal and using up long thin scraps and selvedges (or selvages if you prefer that spelling – trust me, they are both valid). I have a bit of a thing about hoarding collecting offcuts of fabric. I’ve seen so…
A while ago, Capricorn Link Books contacted us to ask if we’d like to review some craft books. We said “Yes please” and they sent us this pile… We decided we’d let our members fight over have a chance at reviewing a book, so this week, we’re going to email members and offer them a…
New year, new committee, new venue, new time!!! We will be meeting on 28 July 2013, 2pm – 6pm at Rod Evans Community Centre 160 Hay St East Perth (Cnr Plain St) **Please note 2pm start for MORE sewing time and NEW LOCATION!!!** Please make sure you are on our mailing list to ensure you get news…
By Beverley Power In a time when many of our fabric transactions take place within the cyber world, it is lovely to find a local quilt shop, especially one which is quite a lovely as Handcrafters House. Located in Midland, WA on the Great Eastern Highway, from the outside, you would be forgiven for thinking…