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Hi again, I have just found a home for Rosalies, Grans Flower Garden  range and rearranged the shop as well, boy my arms are sore!! The range is lovely, please take some time to have a look at the full range in the album in the left hand column, or better still, drop by and have a look at the real thing.

 This is a stichery from Rosalies book, Stitch in time, using the Cosmos threads we have in stock. 

I have also uploaded the pictures of the different blocks from Gingham Girls Bom, they are in the right hand column and will allow customers doing the bom to see where we have used our fabrics.

This is a quick quilt I made...note long lense shot..no close ups, please!! It is made from two panels from the Snow Flower range, and I have added two borders and the binding. The panels are not even cut apart, I added black ricrac to cover the join and then just stitched around each square. I did hand stitch some detail around the flowers and the birds. The cost for the whole quilt, single bed size, top, including binding is $73. I made it in two days, perfect for a quick gift and suitable for all ages, check out the range in the left hand column, it also comes in a blue/chocolate combination and ther are three different panels to choose from. Please email us tinkerscart@yourhub.com.au or simply call the shop 0747552336 to place your order.

Grans Flower Garden

Hi, just a quick one, will finish tomorrow, Grans Flower Garden has arrived at Tinkers Cart, it is the first range of fabric designed by Rosalie Quinlan and is featured in her new book A Stitch in Time. I have added an album in the left hand column, and will talk more tomorrow, I have a night class starting here, I need to pick up my daughter and its my turn to cook!!! all the best till tomorrow..Tracy P.S we also have the Cosmos threads featured in the book !!
  

New stuff !!!

    Hi, I know it has been a long time between blogs, but Tinkers Cart has been flat out, and are just drawing breath now!!! These Art to Heart hangers for I Believe, have just come in, the scalloped 6in stand and the 7in holder are both in linen and the I Believe hanger is grey. Please check out the range in the left hand column..I Believe..    
The scolloped stand is $30, the 7in holder is $30 and the I Believe hanger is $32. 

Tea towels have also come in for the I Believe  range and are $9.95 each.

 

The new range from Red Rooster, Hopscotch, is also now in store. This is a bright and fresh range is more gorgeous, now that I actually have it!! Its bright colours blend with many other ranges we have so the possibilities are endless for this range. Please do check out the full range in the left hand column. It is $23 per metre and $6 per fat quarter.

Also arriving today, boy have we had a big day!!! is the range from Lakehouse Direct, Teatime Floral 2, patterns for this range will be arriving soon. The letters on the fabric are actually metallic, as are the feature pictures. The fabric has a lovely sateen feel to it and the quality is fabulous. Teacups and cakes have never looked so good, again, this range is in the left hand column.

But wait, there is more!! We also recieved Eva, by Basic Grey for Moda, we have jelly rolls and fabric, look under Eva, in the left hand column.This range moves from the softest pinks and greens to the dramatic grape colours. It really is lovely.

 

Janome have a new catalogue for November, with some amazing specials on quilting and embroidery machines. I have posted a ctalogue here, just click on it to open and all will be revealed!! john and I both went to Melbourne for Janomes 40th anniversary celebration, we had a blast, I got two meet the two lovely ladies from head office, Dawn and Sonya..(boy can she move on the dance floor!!), these ladies have been my life line for the two years that Tinkers Cart have sold Janome. Tinkers Cart is now Townsvilles exclusive Janome dealer and that is something we are very proud of, Janome machines are a pleasure to use and a pleasure to sell.

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Sonia and I did manage to get a photo with one of the guests of honour..Tonia Todman..photo coming soon. Tonia was and is again the face of Janome Australia. You see what Tonia is up to by visiting her site www.toniatodman.com.

On a personal note, I would like to take the oportunity to thank Tinkers Carts many loyal customers, those who attend our classes, purchase fabric and Janome machines from the shop and support us generally. We support artists by ensuring that no patterns are photocopied..a big no no..and keep the money in our town, circulating. A huge thank you to Carmel, Saturday girl and Wednesday night adjudicator, Dianne, machine embroider y, Saturday mornings, and the fabulous Sue, my longest serving employee, Thursday mornings and Tuesday nights, and soon to be Dressmaking on Tuesday mornings. These girls are the back bone of our shop, as are our classes, most of which are booked out, a testiment to the quality of our teachers and customers, I thank you all for making my dream of running a Patchwork shop, come true. All the best for now Tracy
 

   

 
 

 

block one and two..Gingham Girls BOM

This is block one of Gingham girls BOM..I will finish this tomorrow..I did promise Tania this pic yesterday..Sorry Tania!!!

and so to home..

Remember the tag that the girls made for me, I did have it with me in my handbag..but I kept forgetting to take it out..so these are som intimate moments of the tag on hols, taken by my husband John!

 

 

We are leaving Dublin tomorrow and will be home mid week. I really need to give my CEO Carmel a huge thanks for holding the fort while we have been away. We have a Janome catalogue out at the moment and it has been busy at Tinkers Cart, we also have some lovely new fabrics in and we will have the full Rosalie Quinlan range in as soon as it hits our shores. We will also be carrying the new range of embroidery threads by Lecien.

Carmel has handled everything beautifully and as far as I know Tinkers Cart is still standing..so thank you Carmel..sweetie..you are the best!!

See you soon, Tracy xoxox

Amsterdam

We tried just about everything Amstredam had to offer..and yes I did inhale!!! Then back to London for a night and back to Dublin.

 

These beautiful deer were at Roundwood, in Wicklow, close to where I grew up, and they were just by the roadside.

 

but wait..there is more..

 

Of course, we had to have a visit to Harrods, just devine!!! Then a quick flight to the beautiful city of Amsterdam, the weather was warm, the people were VERY mellow and the whole experience is one that I will never forget, and we will definitely be going back, we only stayed 5 nights and I could have stayed for a month!! We just walked and lost ourselves in the atmosphere, nothing was frowned upon, anything went!!

After our day on the island we spent the night with my cousin Susan and her hubby Tony, in their home in Galway, it was lovely to catch up after 28 yrs!!!

We then decided that the weather was pretty poor, so we jumped on to a car ferry in Dublin and sailed across to Holyhead, in Wales, that only took 2.5 hrs but then we had a 7hr bus trip to London. We arrived bleary eyed at 7.30 am and quickly found accomadation in Earls Court..we didn't know, but it is a popular place amongst Aussies and is sometimes called Kangaroo court!! Our youngest daughter Elle is obsessed with Dr Who, and we couln't belive our eyes when we found this treasure at the entrance to Earls Court subway.

This is gorgeous John on top of the lion at Trafalgar Square.

 

We travelled down to Co.Mayo, to a little town called Louisbourg, it is on the most eastern point and we had the privilege of staying in a cottage by the sea, built in 1860. It belongs to Sandra and her family and was left to them by Sandras son Jonathon, who died suddenly in his early forties,8 months ago. It was a magical place to stay and a beautiful spot.....literally across the gravel road, to the pub. We met the owner of the hotel and the estate that night, and for the first time in my life, got locked in to a pub, after closing. At about 4am John and I walked gingerly across the road, trying to be very quiet, only to find that we couldn't get the key in the door...about 5 mins later..after much hysterical laughter and shooshing we literally fell in the door. It was a great night. We took photos the following day but the rain had come across and you can't really see how pretty it was..Cheers Jonathon for a couple of days we will never forget!!

From Mayo we went to Galway and spent a day on the Aran Islands, we caught the ferry over and then  we had the choice of bycycling, mini bus or horse and buggy, and we had to go with the horse and cart, our guides name was Patrick and the horse was Charlie. The Aran Islands are part of the Gaeltacht, on the west coast and they speak predominantly in Gaelic. The islands haven't changed much over the years, althogh they do now have schools and  a permanent population of approx 800.

found the cable!!!

Hi, long time no post!!! We lost the cable that goes from the camera to the computer, and so we couldn't post any photos..but we found it, so here comes an extended version!!

  These pictures were taken at the Giants Causeway in the North of Ireland. It  was a place my husband John had always wanted to visit and it certainly was a breathtakingly beautiful place. The step formations are  a result of volcanic eruptions many years ago.

This pic shows the cut in the hill, that is the path to the top lookout, well worth the walk.

The following pictures are of the coastline on our journey south, just after the causeway.