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Coast & Country Crafts and Quilts Newsletter
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New Kits, Fabrics & Patterns
Good morning. How are you this week? All is good here. We had a lovely day seeing familiar faces at the Sewing Get Together on Wednesday. It was so uplifting to see everyone sewing and chatting and there may have been delicious cake too. A lot of customers also popped in to browse the mobile shop and catch up with news. We have another pop up shop next Wednesday so if you are in the vicinity it would be amazing to see you. We will be in Porthleven Public Hall from 10am - 2pm.
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Now the sewing day is passed, Mary has released her Easter wall hanging pattern to buy. It was lovely to see so many different colour variations being made on the sewing day. It is a good way to use scraps, which Mary does love to do. Regularly utilising the tiniest pieces in her projects. You could use our Spring fabrics or scrap bags for yours.
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Thank you to everyone who contacted us this week with ideas for a name for our new Corinne Lapierre Librarian Mouse. We had a lot of fun reading them all and it was hard to choose a winner, but we are pleased to announce that Angela won with the name Paige. We thought it was an apt name for a mouse working with books.
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We are excitedly awaiting the arrival of the new range of fabric from Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched. Slow and Steady is gorgeous and comes with a preprinted stitchery panel as well as a fabric panel in two colourways. Place your name on the waitlist for any of the products and you will be notified as soon as they are in and ready to send out. They are enroute from Australia so we don't have a definite delivery day yet but it is good to know that it is nearly here.
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Other boxes have arrived though. One from Alice Caroline, and we have been busy creating coordinating Aurifil thread packs for the kits and our other Liberty fabrics. The other box contained Homespun and Inspirations magazines. Both filled with great projects.
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Thank you for your continuing support of our business. We love seeing familiar names, as well as new customers, pop up each day on our order system. We especially like connecting in person or on the phone with you all, helping you to get exactly the products you need for a specific job. We are always happy to assist. We work part time, sometimes from home, so if we don't get back to you immediately, rest assured we will as soon as we can. You are important to us.
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With our Very Best wishes
Sally & Michelle x
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Slow and Steady is a beautiful soft palette of pinks, green and mauve and is based on the story of the Tortoise and the Hare. Due any day now along with new patterns. Add your name to any product and we will notify you as soon as it arrives. We will also be making fat 1/4 and fat 1/8 bundles so you can get a little of everything.
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Stitch using your favourite techniques or learn something new, from meticulous goldwork to rhythmic counted work to the all-out fun of embellishing wool felt to create a gorgeous character. Meet Harnie the Hen, a new doorstop by Carolyn Stanton.
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Also featured is the final panel in Tania Cohen’s exquisite series of three goldwork designs and an exciting collaboration between two renowned designers with distinctive approaches to crewel embroidery. Delight in beautiful silk embroidery, counted thread work and discover Chiaramonte Gulfi with a new project utilising this style of withdrawn thread work from Sicily.
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Welcome to this very pink issue of Homespun to raise awareness of breast cancer.
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Filled with ideas for quilts, a cushion, wallhanging, journal cover and crochet throw. designers include Tilly Rose and Amanda Burmin. Techniques used include fabric piecing, crochet, felting, knitting and paper piecing.
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Of course the projects don't need to be made in pink but they are delightful and we have a good selection to choose from
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Alice Caroline kits are divine. They all include luxurious Liberty Tana Lawn and are predominantly made using English Paper Piecing. We also have packs of pre cut Lawn from Alice Caroline, ideal for your own projects. Why not pair them with our Self covered buttons to make the perfect coordinating buttons for your project. Available in a variety of sizes. Simple instructions are available on our blog here.
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Who doesn't love a scrap bag & these Liberty scrap bags we've put together don't disappoint! Each one contains the equivalent of a fat 1/4 & a bit of Liberty ribbon.
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We have made bespoke Aurifil thread packs that coordinate with the Alice Caroline Liberty Tana Lawns and other Liberty fabrics. They are available in pastel and jewel colours and in both general sewing 50wt and the finer 80wt.
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Mary has released her Easter Treat Pattern. The wall hanging is 12" x 14" and has a handy pocket for tucking Easter treats in. Techniques include: Applique, machine piecing, English paper piecing & machine or hand quilting. Use your stash or choose a selection from our Spring and Easter fabrics.
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Porthleven WI Craft Group have kindly invited us to be at their group in Porthleven Public Hall next Wednesday 25th February with our mobile shop. Open from 10am to 2pm.
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At the Craft Hub this Tuesday 24th February, Michelle, Alex and Clare are hosting a day of Zen Doodling and Mandala Drawing. Michelle will also have her embroidery sampler components to hand for anyone who missed this last week. Just £20 to include materials and tea and biccies. Click on the image to see all the upcoming events.
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Going forward after this date, the weekly Tuesday group will operate as a drop in session to bring your own projects. Michelle will be organising this as Clare and Alex now have other commitments. This will be just £10 to include hall hire, electric and refreshments and run from 11 - 3. There will be an opportunity for tutored sessions as well depending on demand. These will incur an additional cost but will be kept to a minimum to make it accessible to as many people as possible. For further information contact Michelle 07947 830074 heartfeltcircle22@gmail.com
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