NORTH COAST including SUNSHINE COAST and NORTHERN QUEENSLAND
BURPENGARY
PATCHAHOLICS
Shop 16
Station Mall
Station Road
phone: +61(07) 3888-6788
fax: +61 (07) 5497-4282
e-mail: vincejwright@bytesite.com.au
Hours: Monday to Saturday 9.30am -4.00pm
This new store has a moderate and growing stock of good quality 100%
cotton quilting fabrics at discount prices, at $5, $7.50 and $10 a metre,
with a metre minimum cut, and pre-cut FQs at $2.00 and $2.50 each!
The owner, Jaqui Wright, also has a large range of her own exquisite hand
dyed fabric , at $10 for a generous 100cm X 50cm piece, and will do a
special dye lot for bigger or different pieces should you want it.
Basic quilting classes will begin soon, and speciality and advanced
classes will be offered later depending on demand.
Jaqui carries a small range of those essential quilting notions, like rotary
cutters and blades, rulers, etc., that can be hard to find in the more
general fabric shops between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. Jaqui intends
to offer mail order, with a special service to groups, soon.
2)
I visited Patchaholics at Burpengary (just north of Brisbane on the Bruce Highway) for the first time this week and it is a wonderful shop - well worth a trip. Not a huge range of fabric, but big enough, and all of them are the useful sort. Prices seems to be mainly either $11.50 a metre or $15.00 a metre but they are the sort of quality which would be quite a few dollars more in some shops. In fact, I've seen a few of them for up to $21 in other shops!
The lady running the shop was pleasant and friendly and it was pleasure to shop there. I have no affiliations and did not even know it existed until 2 days ago but I do recommend a visit. It's in Station Road and a very helpful man in the post office pointed me in the right direction.
BELLMERE
COUNTRY BEGINNINGS
Shop 6
Bellmere Shop. Centre
Bellmere Road,
Bellmere Qld 4510
Phone +61 07 5499 3233
Store Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 9.00am to 4.00pm
Thursday 8.45am to 3.45pm
Saturday 9.00am to 12.30pm
www.countrybeginnings.com.au
SHORNCLIFFE
Faeries in My Garden
70 Park Parade
9.30 - 4.30 Monday to Friday 9.30-12.30 Saturday closes12:30pm
Phone/Fax +61 07 3869 0808. email: faeriesinmygarden@hotmail.com.
Website coming early next year
CLONTARF
Heavenly Patchwork
150 Hornibrook Esplanade, Clontarf.
Ph:+61 07 38894545
Small shop but with a delightful country feel. Plenty of classes where you can enjoy stunning water views as well as your patchwork.
Northside Sewing Centre
(07) 3883 1825
12/ 9 Redcliffe Gardens Drv
Clontarf QLD 4019
There are quite a few fabrics there now.
BEERWAH
Beerwah Patchwork and Stuff
1/70 Simpson Street
BEERWAH QLD 4519
Ph +61 07 549 40011
PALMWOODS
Totally Patchwork
+61754788381.
email: Totallypatchwork@bigpond.com.au
CALOUNDRA
B'Creative
Have some cheap fabrics, about the $7 mark
WARANA
Brian's Fabrics & Accessories
4/3 Dual Avenue,
phone = +61 07 54936826
Closes 11am Saturday
This shop is in an industrial shed and is crammed full of all types of fabric. He has a large range of very reasonably priced patchwork fabrics. He gets the 'last of' rolls at reduced prices, as well as boxes of remnants of various types of fabrics. His patchwork range is very good and he also has numerous wider width fabrics. You have to search and rummage about a lot, but that's half the fun of visiting his shop.
KAWANA
Rhonda's Kawana Sewing Centre.
Unit 1/5 Main Drive Warana QLD 4575
Phone: 07 5493 4977
The Patchwork Angel
"The Old Church"
343 Mons Road
+61 07 5477 0700
Fax: +61 07 5477 0082
web site: http://www.patchworkangel.com.au
Monday – Friday 9am-4.30pm and Saturday 9am – 2pm.
Closed Sunday .
The Patchwork Angel is a lovely little shop situated on Mons Rd. Forest
Glen, just at the bottom of Buderim on the Sunshine Coast.
Bursting at the
seams, this small shop holds Lynette Anderson's own pattern designs, approx
1500 bolts of fabric, patterns books from both Australian and international
designers and many more must-haves for the quilter and cloth doll maker!
Classes at least 5 days each week with special classes on offer
during the school Holidays, for 2000.
Jane Couglan teaches and also Lessa Seigel and Elinor Peace
Bailey.
There's also a fabric club, cloth doll club the Debbie Mumm friendship club
will be starting in the new year.
There are Block of the Month quilts from this
year, and they'rereleasing 3 more for next year.
Housed in an old church, painted a lovely yellow colour.
Lots of parking
MALENEY
Maleny Magic Patchwork & Quilts
924 Maleny-Montville Road, Balmoral Ridge, Qld, 4552 .
Open 7 days, 10am - 4pm,,
telephone +61 07 5499 9954;
the owner's home email
is: beverley@serv.net.au,
She is happy to have emails to her at home until the shop gets broadband and their own email address in about a month.
There are about 2000 bolts of fabric in the store, with more on the way and I found unusual fabrics there, a lot of which I hadn't seen in any other stores.
They currently sell embroidery items, and these are on sale at half price as they wish to concentrate only on patchwork fabrics and threads.
They offer classes starting early November and the girl who served me is very young (only mid 20s) and has been doing patchwork since she was 16.
Maleney Drapery
Maple ST
+61075494 2107
A drapery shop, but has a nice collection of fabric
EUMUNDI
Totally Patchwork
Moved to Palmwoods
COOROY
Cooroy Drapery.
20a Maple St
Ph +61 (07) 5447 6145
Open Mon - Fri 9 am - 5 pm Saturday until 12 noon.
Margaret is very friendly and has quite a range including Ruth Stonley's fabric. Prices are competitive with elsewhere.
Has quite a range of Patchwork Fabric as well as Ribbons, Laces,
Buttons, Embroidery threads. Very friendly service.
GYMPIE
The Quilters Cupboard
27 Redhill Road
in The Gympie Blinds Building
+61(07) 548 23166
Sells fabrics, books, pattern kits.
Free classes Tuesdays & Wednesday
Catlins, Patchwork Factory
2 Ray Street, Gympie, 4570
(phone) +61 07 54822762
This shop is located away from the city centre. In a shed behind a house near the Gympie railway station. They have thousands of bolts of fabrics and get ends of bolts from wharehouses. These are sold from $6.00 a meter and up. Old patterns etc. Owner is a quiet but helpfull women. They hold classes and give advice freely. I always enjoy this shop. It is like a treasure trove.
Never know what you will find.,
MARYBOROUGH
The Craft Cupboard
92 Ellena St
+61(071) 221 395
Specialising in needlework and patchwork
This is a lovely shop and well worth a visit if you are in the area. I made a contribution to the local economy there.
Patchwork on Pallas
204 Pallas Street
Maryborough Qld 4650
Tel:+61 07 4121 2480
A lovely shop
that makes you feel at home from the moment you walk in the door and
very friendly and helpful staff. Have now signed up for their
monthly newsletter. They also have a mixture of crafts available
there and I found a few things that I hadn't been able to locate
anywhere else.
They do mail orders
HOWARD
Van Cooten's Drapery,
just off the highway between Maryborough and Childers.
It is an old drapery store and at the back has a room chock full of patchwork fabric.
1)Now for those of you who
haven't had the privilege of visiting this store, let me tell you
that if you're ever in the vicinity it is #1 on the list of things
to do - it's an Alladin's Cave. First sight of the shop is racks and
racks of clothes and other bits and pieces under the awning on the
footpath. You slowly make you way through this and enter into a
wonderland - you name it - they have it, everything from men's
nighshirts to tapestries to ornaments to a handbag that you could
kill someone with if you're not careful - it has a lethal stiletto
heel attached. I found quite of few of my 'must haves' here.
The shop is in two halves, across the road in the original bakehouse
is the other half and this is where I found my complimentary fabrics
for my 'love those fat quarters' panel - a future craft carrybag.
Another hour or so whiled away just getting lost in everything. The
staff here are wonderful and helped us with all our questions and
nothing was any trouble
HERVEY BAY
Crazy Crafts Warehouse
2/ 172 Boat Harbour Drv Hervey Bay QLD 4655
ph:+61 (07) 4124 2022 Crafts--Retail & Supplies
web page : www.crazycrafts.com.au
trading hours 9-5 Mon- Fri
9-4 Sat
1)Now there is a
SHOP. It has everything and I mean everything, we were lost in there
for a couple of hours. This shop caters for all crafts and the three
of us stood and oohed and aahed over the doll houses that are bought
as a kit and away you go.
TORQUAY
Dew Drop Inn,
6 Bideford Street, Torquay
Lots of fabric and stitchery
http://www.dewdropinn.com.au/
ph: +61(07) 4124 9320 Crafts--Retail & Supplies
PIALBA
Crazy Crafts
on Boat Harbour Drive
Has fairly good range of fabric and craft stuff including scrapbooking
The Quilters Shack
2/51 Bourbong st
phone 07 41544486
(A)Has a huge range of fabrics -Childrens, Japanese,florals and country. Lots of things quilters need, block of the month patterns pre cut kits of fabrics for quilts, bags and teddy bears. Lots of quilts on display
(B)I love this shop - has a nice selection of mainly pastels/pretty/country. What I really like is the huge selection of patterns for quilts/dolls/bags etc and Australian designers are well represented. For bear lovers the windows of the shop are always full of cuddly creatures waiting to be purchased.
Bundaberg.
GLADSTONE
Crafty Sewing Patch
9
William Street Gladstone.
Phone Number: +61(07)49727620.
Quite a nice little shop housed in an old
queenslander. Lovely range of patchwork fabrics &
other craft items.
Janome Shop
65 Tank St,
phone = +61 07 4972 3526
Small shop with a growing range of lovely patchwork fabrics and accessories, Janome machines, overlockers etc. Classes, and demonstrations run every Thursday morning.Fabrics range in price from $7.99 to $18.99
YEPPOON
THE PATCHWORK PINEAPPLE
22 Charles Street, Yeppoon.
OWNERS ...Vicki, Terase and Julie
Ph 07 49394100
C Q Sewing & Patchwork
28 Tanby Road Yeppoon Ph 0749302960
ROCKHAMPTON
Needlework Cottage
194Quay Street
Rockhampton.
PH 0749222150.
Lovely shop facing our river.
Dianne Jaha is the owner and has beautiful fabrics,patterns ,embroidery cottons and every thing else to do with our craft
Patchwork Paradise
Diggora Terrace,
128 William St
Phone/Fax +61 (07) 49276628
A large range of patchwork and needlework supplies, friendly helpful staff.
The Remnant Shop
Caneland Shopping Centre
This is the place for a bargain. Board ends and Lincraft type craft materials books, patterns, cottons etc as well as all sorts of craft supplies. Very helpful
The Cutting Edge
3/26 Evans Ave North Mackay
The Owner of the shop is Kate Gordon.
I went and visited the shop this morning and brought some interlock fabric,
which is a nice quality
Jucol Country Crafts and Fabric
TOWNSVILLE
CITY
Singer Sewing shop and Craftworks
Spotlight Plaza
+61 07 47725366.
Country Craft Junction
Small Business Centre,
Vickers Road
North Condon.
07-47552400 and
Jan Davey is the owner
e-mail : jan@countrycraftjunction.com
http://www.countrycraftjunction.com/index.php
She has lots of fabrics, the new DMC Drawer unit which is lovely, so much easier than the old hook thingy! All the usual quilty things are there and she tends to lean to her favourite style of "Country". Classes are held regularly also.
Bit hard to find but if you have a map with you it is
on the latest ones.
AITKENVALE
Quilters Blessing
206e Ross River Rd
+61 07 47 28 8933.
1) A great shop
2) This is my personal favourite, lots of bright colours, lots of books and lots
of classes. Staff are very friendly.
They also have a continuous
machine quilting service
KIRWAN
CRANBROOK
Sew Right Sewing School
Ross River Road, Cranbrook
Good range of patchwork fabric at reasonable prices, also
Bernina Agent.
HERMIT PARK
Tinkers Cart at Rising Sun, Charters Towers Road, Hermit
Park.
Has mainly Shabby Chic fabrics.
CHARTERS TOWERS
Pollards Top Shop Noelenes Country Crafts
2 Gill St
phone 07 47871244
BR>
A material shop stocking some patchwork material mainly country style
Noelenes Country Crafts
129 Mosman St Charters Towers
Craft and sewing gear plus patchwork materials and supplies.
Closed Monday and Tuesday -
Wed, Thurs, Friday open 8.30 till 2.00 p.m. other weekdays and open Sat and Sunday mornings. 9.00 to 12.00
INNISFAIL
Sewing Centre
In The Main St
CAIRNS
Button Tree Quilts in Cairns
Civis Shopping Centre, 117 Sheridan Street,Cairns
Phone +61 4041 1613
Email : ptchwork@bigpond.net.au
Website : www.buttontreequilts.com
Nice selection of country and shabby chic
Run by four ladies, Jessica,Colleen,Brigitte and Kate
Very friendly.
Cairns Fabrics
70 Grafton St
This shop opens at about 8am and its best to get there early, especially as
his fabrics were $1 this week.
Cross Stitch Shop
(sorry didn't get a name)
Ground Floor, new Cairns Central shopping centre, very easy to find, short
walk from central Cairns(where the buses stop)car parking area is adjacent to
the Railway Station. This is a small shop, very new so not a lot of stock
yet, but I found a book I wanted, so worth a visit.
Lookout
Cairns central Shopping Centre
McLeod St
Bernina & Bargain Box
Aumuller St
Catch a bus from the city plasce ask for a bus going to Earlville Shopping
Centre, get off the bus at the showgrounds shopping centre, there is a small
craft shop there, then cross the road at the traffic lights the street is
Aumuller St, and there you
will find Bernina with some fabrics and Bargain Box is next door. Ask the
ladies at Bernina to direct you to the fabric shops near Earlville shopping
town tell them I sent you (Wendy Laws).
Easy Buy Fabrics
254 Mulgrave Road,
Westcourt,
Elna
187 Mulgrave St.
Kay's fashion fabrics
Westcourt Plaza Shopping Centre
on the left hand side going out Mulgrave Rd.
Lookout
Cnr Captain Cook Hwy and Kennedy Hwy
Smithfield
MALANDA
Atherton Tablelands near Cairns. Malanda Homewares Market
You cant miss this shop it's the home of Tropical Quilting able to be found at tropicalquilting.com.au.
Its well worth a look. Jill is the owner of this store and she has a large range of fabrics, quilting patterns and kits etc. The website doesn't really give the full range of fabrics shes got. Malanda is 20km from Atherton and 16 km from Yungaburra.
YUNGABURRA
I'm in Stitches
55 Eacham Road
+61 07 40 953805
1) Yungaburra is so small you can't mis it, literally a main street and that's
it. Just down from the pub!!!VBG I would particularly like to recommend this business.
Wendy is most helpful and is prepared to hunt all over for hard to get items.
(I don't have any connection with this business, but am just a very satisfied
phone customer).
2) 70km south west of Cairns on the Atherton Tablelands. Embroidery and patchwork
supplies, very helpful staff. Got some lovely Rajmahal Silk threads, then DH came
and said the bus was going so handed over my money when I spotted some lovely
quilts on the back wall, but just no time left. I wouldn't have minded being stranded
there overnight but I don't think the bus was going back that way for several
days.
