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2016 Neddlework Cruise

I have just come back from 12 nights on the Celebrity Solstice teaching some wonderful ladies!

It was great but I am exhausted! Fiona was my roomy and also taught me a new to me craft…hardhanger….wow, intricate but just beautiful!

Here are some photos for you. If you ever get a chance to come along, we have lots of fun!

back soon!

Gail

A Stitching Affair 2016

A couple of places have come up for A Stitching Affair in July with Helen Stubbings and myself.

This is an opportunity to join us for a weekend of total indulgence and stitching relaxation.

Accomodation is on a twin share basis

All the details are here but you need to be quick!

Cheers

Gail

Stitching on the Gold Coast

I was lucky to be invited by Maree to the Gold Coast to do a workshop with her stitching group. A few others joined us and we had a wonderful weekend learning needleturn applique and stitching..

I can tell you it was hot, hot but we had a lot of fun!!

I finally met some of the QLD girls and you can read all about it here on Teresa's blog and here on Helen's blog too..

as usual I was too busy to take photo's

Maree organizes some great workshops on the Gold Coast so if you live up in QLD, check it out…all the info on workshops is here on the Wandoo Lane blog

I will be releasing the projects from the weekend shortly…

and don't forget your Splendid Sampler…

Have a good weekend!

Cheers

Gail

This years first Stitched in Time sewing day will be held on the weekend of July 30 and 31 2016. Both Ramona and I have big commitments early this year (hers being her daughters wedding!!) so we have decided to hold it in July.

SAT is fully booked with a waiting list but there are a few places available on SUN…..

here are the details..we always have a great day!

Join Gail Pan and Ramona Hermann
On Sat 30th or Sun 31st July 2016
For a fun filled day of stitching, friends and great food
You will receive:
4 new release patterns
Starter kits for the patterns
A gift bag with lovely treats inside
Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea
(Tea and coffee all day)

There will also be an opportunity to do some shopping!
Cost: $100
Venue: Narre Warren East Hall
Berwick Rd, Narre Warren East
(Just off Wellington Rd)
Time: 10am – 4pm

Please bring your favourite coffee mug along with your general sewing kit
For bookings please call Gail on 0402 042 865
A deposit of $50 is required to secure your spot with the balance due on
the 15th July 2016
Places are Limited!!!

A $5 admin fee will be deducted from any refund required
before 15th July 2016
after 15th July 2016 any monies paid are non-refundable.
By booking you agree to these terms

The Blessings of Nature BOM

Hi everyone, hope you have all settled into the routine of February! For the first time in 18 years I don't have a "back to school" kid!!

But I do have a NEW BOM

It's called "the blessings of nature" and is 4 parts. I have made this quilt with my fabric range "among the Flowers" but I am in the process of making another in repro fabrics…just because!

block one

block two

block three

block four

Hope you like it!!

cheers

Gail

The Splendid Sampler

I am so thrilled to be a part of this Quilting Journey!

The Splendid Sampler is going to be an awesome sew a long with 2 blocks every week until you have 100 blocks!

There will be applique, pieced, EPP and embroidery blocks, from a lot of your fave designers.

Read all about it here and join in on the FB group to chat to others and see all their blocks.

Pat and Jane are your hosts and it will be a lot of fun!

Enjoy!

Gail

winners

I'm back with some winners of Simply Christmas No4!

Thanks for all your comments …… the random number generator (Liam) picked

Janine (Jan 19th)

and

Tonje

If you could email me your address please!

the books have now been sent out to all the shops who have ordered..

You can buy them from the following

in Aust

Quilters Harvest

Gum Valley Patchwork

Patchworks Plus

Fabric Patch

Nay's Place

Stawell Craft Shop

Bellarine Sewing Centre

Mrs Martins Quilt Shop

in the USA (still on the way)

Kelly Ann's Quilting

The Fat Quarters Quilt Shop

Mountain Creek Quilt Shop

in the UK

Patchwork Chicks (still on the way!)

In NZ

The Country Yard (still on the way!)

thanks again everyone and start stitching early this year!

Cheers

Gail

Stitching Day and Simply Christmas giveaway!

We had such a lovely day on Sat catching up with friends and making new ones!

It was great to see all the amazing projects the girls were working on…..this was a "finishing day", a chance to work on projects that needed work and also to do it with friends, food and fun!

I only managed one photo so I am sharing a few from Shez…go to her blog to see more and also to Melody's blog as well.

I also released my new Simply Christmas book. This one is No 4 (2016) and I am thrilled that the girls loved it!

I haven't had a giveaway for a while so if you would like to win a copy of Simply Christmas 4, please leave a comment, any comment! I have 2 to giveaway! Please leave a comment by Friday 23rd Jan and I will be back with the winners!

have a great week

cheers

Gail

Book: Every Last Piece

I admit I am a fabric hoarder….I try to get rid of my scraps but I can't…I just love scrap quilts and if you do then this book will inspire you to use your scraps in creative ways.

I have been making scrappy quilts, scrappy sewing bags and scrappy table runners over the past year….and my obsession hasn't slowed down. I use scraps as my leaders and enders while sewing other blocks together (although last summer I spent a whole day sewing just scraps!) In the end I have what I call my accidental quilts!

It's a fantastic title! And its a fantastic book too!