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Katipatch Catchup Issue 20 - 16th August 2007

Dear Patchworkers,

The cherry blossoms are all coming out in our area. Added to the jonquils and daffodils, they make a delightful display. Spring seems early this year, especially when we are still getting those cold snaps. It’s hard to believe that daylight saving starts in 6 weeks’ time! Not wishing our lives away, but we really enjoy those extra sunshine hours in the evenings.

We have trouble saying ‘no’ to our fabric suppliers, so much so that we have had to add more shelving to cater for the burgeoning fabric range. Check out the new children’s, landscape and ombres (variegated across the width) fabrics. New Kiwiana ‘Stitchbirds’ is now in stock in cream and black background.

Our second BOM ‘The Joy of Life’ is now listed on our website www.katipatch.co.nz . We are in the process of cutting it now, so it will be available soon. Let us know if you are interested in taking part.

We’ll be attending a couple of quilt exhibitions as merchants in the next couple of months – it’s always a busy time for us, but we love to catch up with old friends and make new ones. Look out for us at the Tauranga Patchwork and Quilters Exhibition ‘Quilts-a-Plenty’ on 7th – 9th Sept at the Tauranga Racecourse and the Plains Patchworkers regional day at Ngatea on Sun 7th October. There will lots of new kits and patterns available at these shows, but we’ll have them for sale in the shop after the shows are over.

More donated magazines have arrived for our charity collection. We are very grateful for the way everyone has supported this.

Classes coming up:

1. "   A – Z Appliqué Techniques with Janelle Pengelly   If you always wanted to learn to do perfect needleturn or other hand appliqué techniques then this is the class for you! Janelle is an expert in all things worked by hand. In this one-day workshop you will make a sampler for future reference.   Sat 25th Aug  10am – 3.30pm   $70 includes lunch.
2. "   Machine Quilting   Learn to make the most of your machine by quilting all those UFOs. This class covers straight stitch as well as free motion quilting, plus discussion on threads, battings and managing large quilts.   5.30 – 7.30pm   Wed 12th and 19th Sept   $45
3. "   Grapes with Mary Transom. This wallhanging is something quite different for Mary, but made with her usual fantastic style. See the attached picture. Sat/Sun 15th/16th September  $110, plus requirements, includes lunch both days.
4. "   The Sparkle Sisters with Philippa Morris of Whiskers and Wings. We just love having Philippa running classes for us a couple of times each year and these cute little angels will add a special charm to your Christmas décor, as you will see in the attached picture. Wed 31st October  $70 plus requirements, includes lunch.
5. "   Quilters Quarters  This is another of our famous mystery weekends planned for Fri night/Sat/Sun 2 – 4 November. You won’t know where you’re going or what you’re making, but you can be assured of a fantastic time, excellent food and great company! Contact us now to register – only one space left! Your quilt top without borders will measure 47” x 60”.  $250 covers the weekend and fabric.
6. "   Juniors class runs on the first Sat of each month from 9.30 – 11.30am. For the junior in your house from age 9 upwards we teach all sorts of techniques for $10 per lesson, plus the cost of a small kit.
7. "   Wednesday Workshops  2-hr project-based classes each fortnight teaching a variety of different patchwork and machine techniques, with input from the participants as to just what they would like to learn.   1 – 3pm once fortnightly   $30 per term.  Register now for Term 4 which will focus on Christmas. Dates: 10th and 24th October, 7th and 21st November and 5th December.

Call us on 07 549 5900 or send us an e-mail info@katipatch.co.nz if you would like to join any of these workshops or would like a photo or more information. Also, please let us know if there is something you would particularly like to learn and we’ll see if we can arrange a tutor.

If you made up your mind that you can’t then you will always be right.

Altogether patchwork

Carol & Cindy