113 Oak Street, Barcaldine, Queensland, 4725.
Barcaldine is situated some 500+ k's from the coast, due west of Rockhampton, in the area known as the Central West of Qld. Population about 1500.
phone / fax number is
07 46511999.
Opening times are Tues to Sat 9am to 5pm with Tues and Thurs also 6.30pm to 10pm for classes.
Trading for almost 8 years, servicing a wide area.
Also a get together on Sat. afternoons. On Sundays Sandy travels to outlying towns to conduct workshops for the day. Oak Street is really part of the main Capricorn Highway, so the shop is pretty easy to find.
BELL
3.5 hours NW of Brisbane between Dalby and Kingaroy, Cowbelles Patchwork and Coffee
Corner of the Bunya highway and Cassidy Street.
Mon – Sat 9 – 3 except Tues which is 9 – 4.
phone number is 07 4663 1193
email is cowbelles@bigpond.com
Patchwork fabric, patterns, country nic-nacs and teddy bears as well as serving espresso coffee, fresh country baking and lunches. Specialise in group gatherings (especially birthdays) and appreciate bookings for these in advance.
a large classroom and have classes with local and visiting tutors and will run special classes for visiting groups.
Website is www.cowbelles.com.au which has class schedule amongst other things.
Free mailing list which details class schedule.
DALBY
Anthony's Materials
100 Cunningham Street, DALBY QLD (the main street) just down from Mitre 10.
phone = 07 4662 3433
They are open business hours five and a half days a week
mailorder
They have a range of patchwork and dress making supplies and are agents for Janome and Pfaff.
Small shop in the main street, with a good range of fabrics, and also notions and other embroidery items.
GATTON
Sew Creative,
Shop 4, 35 North Street
GATTON. QLD 4343
Phone: (07)54 62 2401
www.sewcreativegatton.com.au
GOOMERI
Shirley Chapman
2 Jones St
Goomeri Qld 4601
Ph (07) 4168 4486
Goomeri is a small town in the South Burnett - lots of antique shops and
cafes, in a farming and wine area. The shop has about 1500+ rolls of
fabrics, in brights and country fabrics.
Shirley has some health problems,
so it might be a good idea to phone first to make sure the shop will be open
on the day you are going.
HIGHFIELDS
The Quilters Angel
The Village Green
New England Highway, Highfields, Queensland (about 15 minutes out of Toowoomba.)
Ph 07 4630 8062
fax: 07 4630 8064.
Www.quiltersangel.com.au
Open 6 days, CLOSED TUESDAYS.
Located just behind the chocolate shop, which also does lunches/brunches/coffee/cakes etc- yum! Same complex also has herb shops, a postcard/prints shop, and scrap booking shop. Lovely outdoor seating area for the cafe to park bored spouses.
Marion is a real sweetie, and the shop has lots of doll patterns as well as a good range of bag patterns with lots of samples. Marion and her team also run a HUGE once a year event (that books out quite quickly!) called the Stitchers Dream Day Out. http://stitchersdreamdayout.com/about.htm
KINGAROY
Plaza 4 Fabrics Pottique
MT.ISA
Pamela's on Pamela St
A lovely Patchwork Shop , Of course it is in Pamela St and not at all near the main shopping area. They have quite a good range of fabric and supplies.
STANTHORPE
G M Fabrics
50 Maryland Street
just off the New England Highway
074681 2622
Nice lot of patchwork fabrics, and friendly staff,
TOOWOOMBA
STITCHABLE
199 Margaret Street
ph 07 4638 1544
Pachwork and quilting specialists
Fabric club, classes and workshops
DMC threads, embroidery
Mail order
PRECIOUS TIME
227 West Street
Toowoomba QLD 4350
Ph: 07 4635 1447
precioustime@iprimus.com.au
http://www.welcometoprecioustime.com.au
CLOSED MONDAYS
9:30- 4:30 Tuesday-Friday; Sat-Sun 9:30- 2
Lisa Zimmermann stocks some of the funkier new fabrics (Heather Bailey, etc) as well as the traditional pretties. Good range of patterns, but limited parking behind the store. About 5 minutes by car from city centre. BRILLIANT service. My favourite of the local shops!
Make-It Fabrics
http://makeitfabrics.com/
(Used to be in Taylor street near Lifeline; now in Ruthven Street )
455 Ruthven St.next to Suna Shoes
(07) 46382300
Lots of beads and dance fabrics; interesting range of quilting fabrics - not necessarily the latest lines.
The next 2 two shops are in the same block. Warwick Patchwork and Quilting
147 Palmerin Street Warwick.4370 (07) 4661 2299
http://www.warwickpatch.com/
Canning Town Patch work and Quilting
123 Palmerin St Warwick
(07) 4661 2398
http://www.canningtownpatchwork.com.au/
Gazebo Ladies Fashions and Patchwork
64 Palmerin Street
Ph No. 07 4664 4079
Its a great little shop and Donna is lovely. She always takes time to help you
with your fabric choices and ooh and ahh over your latest creations.
Warwick Sewing Centre
153 Palmarin Street,just off the New England Highway
07 4661 2299
A really big selection of patchwork fabric and books, they cut the fabric well,
and the staff members are all very helpful and friendly.
WOOROOLIN
Foxy Ladies Quilting
37 Main St,
(about 17 km north of Kingaroy or 12 km south of Wondai).
open 7 days a week (hours are 9am to 5 pm).
It has just opened (2002)and is run by a lovely lady called Jenny Watson. She has a range of fabric for sale, priced between $12.80 and $15.99 (all the normal American fabrics)
Jenny is going to start running classes, and is an agent for Ken Quilts short arm quilting machines. She can also baste your quilts for you as well as doing the machine quilting.
