Purely Patchwork,
Camden Village Court, Argyle Street,
Ph 02 4655 4534.
Not a huge range, but worth visiting.
ALBION PARK
The Quilters Garden ,
Owner A squilter: Cheryl Frencham
email: info@thequiltersgarden.com.au
Shop 2/7 Sophia St Albion Park
phone = 02 42578277
website = www.thequiltersgarden.com.au
mailorder
BERRIMA
Berrima Patchwork & Craft
Old Hume Highway
phone = 02 48 771 382
email = patch@acenet.com.au
website = http://www.berrimapatchwork.com.au/
Berrima Patchwork is located opposite the pub on the Old Hume Highway. Tell your husband it is halfway between Canberra and Sydney! (it's not quite, but...)
I love visiting this shop - it is pure eye candy for the country quilter. A very good range of country style fabrics, and good displays of quilts which come as kits and/or patterns. This shop also has many, many paper patterns from Indygo Junction, City Stitcher, Country Friends and Woodcutters Daughter. Heaps of quilt hangers as well.
Berrima Patchork offers classes, often for whole weekends. If you call, I'm sure they will send you their newletter with the class listings. If you get the chance while you are in the shop, take a peek in their classroom - there are fantastic quilts hanging on the wall.
Country Patchwork
Stockists of Kindred Spirits. Well laid out, easy to move around and browse. If out of stock of an item, willing to take your name and mail order. Good for country wall hanging ideas.
MITTAGONG
Village Quilt Shop
5 Station St
02 48711929
This is a nice shop and very friendly.
Timeless Threads at The Boston Ivy,
Old Hume Hwy Mittagong NSW 2575
owner: Sue Ross. Phone: 02 4872 4770
Hours: 7 days, 10am to 5pm
Stocking usual patchwork fabrics plus an assortment of furnishing fabrics suitable
for patchwork, some cut to size to use as a centre for medallion quilt.
Small (so far) range of gifts, linen shirts, some woolen items, antique/bric-a-brac
treasures.
All in all it is a delightful shop with lots of potential as new stocks arrive.
I'm sure it will become very popular.
Japanache
Unit 2, 6~8 Cavendish St
Mittagong, NSW
Telephone: 2 4871 1388
Fax: 2 4871 1322
Email:info@japanache.com.au
Hour of Business:10am~5pm Daily (Closed Tuesdays)
nice range japanese fabics
BERRY
The Berry Patchwork Shop.
1/70 Albert Street BERRY NSW 2535
PH/Fax 02 44 643387
Monday-Fri 10-5 Sat & Sun 10-4
e-mail berrypatchwork@shoal.net.au
They have an extensive range of fabrics including Peace Creek, Kindred Spirits, Batiks and lots of Country checks plaids etc.
There is also a range of gifts as well as the usual notions. A vaiety of classes and friendly helpful service, with phone and mail orders welcome.
Well worth a visit especilly on the first Sunday of the month when the Berry Country Fair is held at the Showgrounds.
GOULBURN
If you go to the Visitors
Centre (tourist info) in Sloane Street they will give you a map of Goulburn
and will probably be able to mark the shops you want on the map for you. And
if you're looking for a place for a yummy lunch I can recommend The
Greengrocer Cafe in Clifford Street (the block between Auburn and Bourke
Streets).
Patch on Bourke
Bourke
Street, fairly close to the corner of Bourke and Clinton Streets.
It's in a
little house, and Judy has a sign on the front with the business name.
It's
a great shop - I can heartily recommend it.
The Sewing Patch
Auburn St
opposite Centro
Goulburn mall (used to be called Argyle Mall).
Shelley's Sewing Centre
Huntley Arcade
Not a lot of fabric in there,
but some knitting yarns, embroidery threads, etc
Goulburn Country Patchwork
126a Auburn St
Ph: 02- 4822 0704
Fx: 02- 4822 7738
Just a little
shop, but with a nice range of cloth dolls, stitcheries and country quilt
ideas, not a bazillion fabrics.
Books patterns
Coming into
Goulburn from the Sydney side there is a sign saying "Curtains.Patchwork."
but that shop has closed and the shop space is for lease - Goulburn Country
Patchwork is further on.
This charming little shop has a good range of stitchery and cloth doll patterns and some patchwork fabrics in country style and classics such as tickings. There are lots of samples to see in quilts, cloth dolls and stitcheries, so it may take you longer to look around than the size of the shop may suggest. The samples are very attractively arranged. Packaged patterns are from a variety of Australian and US designers such as Wendy Brigg, Up in Annie's Room, Dizzy Frizzy; and there are also some patterns designed by the shop.
.
NOWRA
Jukejema Quilting Barn
64 Kinghorne Street, near Dymocks.
02 44212577
They only have a fairly small range of fabrics as yet (well, naturally!)
but are getting more soon. It is a lovely little shop (although not a barn)
with
very friendly staff. They are running classes.
2)What I liked about this shop was its warm and inviting country decor. While there's not a massive range of quilting fabrics, there are some well-chosen ranges with the latest fabrics made into quilts and decorator items so you can see what they look like. Lots of gift items including bears, quilt kits, fun carry bags, and the latest quilt and stitchery books. But one of the best things this gal does is carry a lot of patterns and kits by Australian designers, all packaged in an enticing way that makes you want to buy them all!
Well worth a visit if you're on holiday down there. BTW, in the same street, there's a regular fabric shop with some patchwork fabrics and on the other side of the road, there's a wool shop so plenty to choose from.
Junes Fabrics and Craft
address = 76 Kinghorne Street Nowra 2541
phone = 02 4421 0120
Open Mon-Fri 9-5 and 9-12 Sat
comments = Lots of Fat Quarters,patchwork material ,Chook Shed and Patchwork Angel patterns and kits and they've just started stocking Candlelight Creations hand painted buttons. They have wadding by the metre and a good range of sewing notions and also some folk art.
QUEANBEYAN
Queanbeyan Cottage Crafts
Millhouse Gallery
49 Collett Street
ULLADULLA
Marilyn's Craft Corner
20 Wason Street
0244.554.229.
Owner:Marilyn Stewart
Email patchwork@shoalhaven.net.au
Small, but well stocked Patchwork Shop
BRAIDWOOD
House of Quilts
Wallace Street
02 48 42 2355
mailorder
Major credit cards accepted - No EFTPOS or AMEX
June Weatherstone is the proprieter - she is one of the
organisers of the annual Braidwood quilt exhibition
where the quilts are hung from the balconies of the
lovely old buildings on the main street of Braidwood.
June has a large range of fabrics, many quite unusual.
Very good quality - so not really bargain priced.
One of the few shops I've found with still a good range
of "bug" fabrics.
BUNGENDORE
Country Craft and Gifts,
28 Malbon Street,
Bungendore Ph/fax 6238 1314
closed Tues/Wed -
more patchwork than gifts, a good little shop with a good selection of the latest Moda fabrics among others. A few patterns and books, some embroidery threads etc.
Bungendore is about a half hour drive from Canberra,
Malbon Street is part of the Kings Highway.
BATEMANS BAY
Bay Patchwork
Shop 1 North Court Arcade
3 North Street
BATEMANS BAY NSW 2536
PH (02) 44729808
FAX: (02) 44723779
EMAIL: bated@sci.net.au
Patchaholics
4/200 Kerry St
Sanctuary Point
Batemans Bay
MORUYA
Moruya Fabrics and NeedleArt
60 Queen St
Moruya
A lovely light open shop, great ranges, books patterns and samples
Also does machines and curtain fabrics
NAROOMA
Pepper Lane Designs
163 Princes Highway, Narooma, 2546
telephone: 02 4476 1378.
Cathy Pepper keeps a small range of fabrics, kits (Cricket Collection,
Juniper Designs, Prairie Schooler and Told in the Garden) and apparently
runs classes.
I found Cathy friendly - she is either an American or Canadian now living in
Australia. She has actually been there for quite some time - in fact my
husband reminded me of the shop as I had had him stop there on our last trip
about 2 or 3 years ago.
BEGA
Country Crafts and Cottons
106 Carp St
MERIMBULA
Mandeni Needlecraft
Sapphire Coast Drive, P.O.Box 475
(02) 64959651
Set in the grounds of the Mandeni Resort, the Needlecraft shop is
extemely new, clean and spacious. Fabrics are varied and extremely well priced. Some fat quarters for $3.50 of very good quality. I found some wonderful books at reduced prices because of damaged covers, so it is well worth the visit for specials. If you are staying in the area, there are short courses and the staff are very helpful. Lovely setting and lots to look at.
