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wow, this year has gone by so quickly!! (I guess we all say that!) I did want to get back here to wish you all a Merry Christmas but I got caught up in all the prep as all my family were coming to my house this year. What an exercise that was! But it was fun too!

I hope you all had a great Christmas and wish you all the best for 2016, I hope to have a lot of fun again in 2016 and hope you have time for friends, family and of course stitching!!

Coming in April 2016, my new book with Martingale..

enjoy your New Year Celebrations!!

see you in 2016

cheers

Gail

Hey, there are some fantastic NEW books released from my favourite publisher Martingale.

I bet you really NEED at least one of these…I know I need all of them!!

Pat Sloan's Teach Me To Sew Triangles

as well as wonderful instructions on how to make triangles with lots of tips, there are also 12 quilts in the book.

Beach baby

Spools

All photos from Teach me to Sew triangles by Pat Sloan, Martingale, 2015; used by permission. Photography by Brent Kane. All rights reserved."

Next up is Windy City Bags by Sara Lawson of Sew Sweetness

Sara pretty much knows everything about sewing bags…

look at these gorgeous ones!!

how awesome is this one!!

All photos from Windy City Bags by Sara Lawson, Martingale, 2015; used by permission. Photography by Brent Kane. All rights reserved."

Moda All Stars All in a Row is basically what is says!! Moda designers who have all contributed a row to mix and match. Complied by Lissa Alexander, this book is a lot of fun! I have heard there will be a sew along in 2016…so go buy the book!!

Meadow Rose…Jen Kingwell's row made different!

All photos from Moda All Stars: All in a Row by Lissa Alexander, Martingale, 2015; used by permission. Photography by Brent Kane. All rights reserved."

You know one can never have enough books and sewing books are the best!!

Treat yourself for Christmas!

Enjoy!

Gail

 

 

 

Just letting you know about my first workshop for next year.

I will be in Brisbane on the weekend of the 20th and 21st Feb.

Here are the details: contact Maree at Wandoo Lane

I will be designing new projects for the weekend.

 my new fabric"among the flowers"  has begun to arrive in Aussie stores this week.

Sewing Connection in Pakenham Vic.

Lily Lane Quilting in Rosedale Vic

Gum Valley Patchwork in Cooriemungle Vic

Nay's Place in Waikerie SA

Quilters Harvest in Warracknabeal Vic

Patchworks Plus in Georgetown TAS

Cheers

Gail

 

 

Do you need a day in Jan to catch up with friends and work on your unfinished projects?

Then come along to a friendship sewing day to "finish it up".

Here are the details:

Please email me or RING ON MONDAY to book a place!

Please note that you need to bring your own projects to work on..

Join Gail Pan

On Sat 16^th Jan 2016

For a fun filled day of friends and great food while stitching away on your unfinished projects.

 

You will receive:

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: $45

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 unfinished projects to work on.

For bookings please call Gail on 0402 042 865

The full payment of $45 is required to secure your spot

Places are Limited!!!

 

A $5 admin fee will be deducted from any refund required

before 8th Jan 2016

after 8th Jan 2016 any monies paid are non-refundable.

By booking you agree to these terms

 

Hope to see you there!

cheers

Gail

 

Debbie and I have been taking little trips to various places in Victoria. I am loving showing her our wonderful country. We have been joined by Yvette and Sandra and are really enjoying the sewing time together too.

First we went down along The Great Ocean Rd…..we had hot weather one day followed by cooler windy weather the next!

I was finally able to visit Lenora in her beautiful new shop! It's a must visit!

We saw a koala at Tower Hill in Warrnambool and also some emus!

In Ballarat we had an awesome night out to dinner with friends..

More adventures to come yet!

Have a great weekend!!

Cheers

Gail

After lots of planning, Stitched in Time for Christmas 2015 finally arrived! Debbie from Wooden Spool Designs was my very special guest designer!!

We had a fabulous time! As usual it went very quickly!

For more photos please visit Melody here 

and Shez here

thanks to all the wonderful ladies that came along and joined in with our love of stitching! I also think many went home with a new love of wool applique!

Til next time

cheers

Gail

 

 

Welcome to my turn for the Christmas Joy Blog Hop.

So you know how much I love Christmas and love my little elves….sure wish I had some stitching elves!

                                    

this little elf is quick to stitch and will bring you lots of smiles each time you see him!

Download Joyeux elf

here is my christmas recipe for you to enjoy…we have lots of eggs as we have chickens so it is great to use up all our eggs!

                                     

don't forget to visit Stacy each day for the link!

Merry Christmas!

Gail

                            

It's Back! The Buttermilk Basin Blog Hop for Christmas is back with our favourite designers with gorgeous patterns for you all!

Here is the line up: Stacy will have the link up everyday with a new recipe so make sure you visit Stacy to know which blog is next!

Nov 6th * Plum Cute Designs

Nov 7th * Gail Pan Designs

Nov 8th * Wooden Spool Designs

Nov 9th * Sheri Glasscock

Nov 10th * Ali Strebel Designs

Nov 11th * Notforgotten Farm

Nov 12th * Woolen Willow Designs

Nov 13th * Primitive Gatherings

Nov 14th * Heartspun Quilts

Nov 15th * Crabapple Hill

Nov 16th * Bits n Pieces by Joan

Nov 17th * Cottage at Cardiff Farms

Nov 18th * Buttermilk Basin

see you tomorrow for my turn!!

Happy Stitching!

Gail

 

Hi everyone!

I have had such a busy year and it's time to release some of the patterns that I have been teaching.

First up is "My Stitching Things" a folder with batting pages and big pockets!

Next is "Hazel" a bag with stitchery and applique..

and lastly is "Birds of a Feather". This has two tablerunners in the pattern, an applique one and stitchery. Both can be made longer if needed!

They are all available now!

Back to the sewing machine today!

cheers

Gail

 

I am just a little excited (ok, a lot excited) to have a project in the Dec issue of American Patchwork & Quilting.

Can you see me on the cover? Down in the right hand corner?

It's a table topper for winter…with a snowman…in redwork…using lots of red scraps…

See my project, as well as other featured projects from this issue, here: 

have a great weekend, maybe stitching a redwork snowman!!

Cheers

Gail

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