Near Gladesville and Hunters Hill Material Obsession,
144 Pittwater Road,
(02) 981702733.
http://www.materialobsession.com.au/
email: materialobsession@ozemail.com.au
It is a relatively new shop that has the most amazing collection of fabrics including Kaffe Fassett, Prints Charming and all sorts of trendy and new stuff. The palette of fabrics along the wall is bright and fresh and vibrant. They have classes and the usual assortment of gadgets and gizmos and patterns.
SYDENHAM
The Remnant Warehouse
65 Sydenham Rd Marrickville.
Ph No 9557 0552.
This warehouse is near Sydenham Station and twice a year there are sales on Fatquarters and fabrics. It also has a vast array of other materials and notions.
BURWOOD
Sew Well Sewing Centre
shop 56 Burwood Plaza
(02)9744-8267
Just a few patchwork fabrics
Patchwork Products
21 Myrtle Street
(02) 9638 1475
9am - 6pm from Monday to Saturday
Web page: http://www.patchworkproducts.com.au/
The find of the year Aug 1997 A friend had located it and dragged us there.
It is in the back streets of Rydalmere. You park in a suburban street and approach
a smallish looking weatherboard house. My friend, in the lead, trooped us up
the driveway, around the back and through a yard filled with a caravan, some
cats, a few chooks and a whole lot of birds in cages. She took us up to a broken
down looking shed and inside I discovered Sylvia Smith (owner) and about 5,000
bolts of material. She has it all. All the Jinny Beyer's, Hoffmans, 30s and
just about anything else you could name. It all starts at about $7.00 a metre.
The only thing in the place over $14.00 /m was some stuff that was 108" wide.
There are fat quarters from $1.00 - and no it isn't junk. She will cut anything
you like into fat quarters. It was amazing. The service was great, Sylvia and
a young male assistant could not have been more helpful. They said they would
open by appointment on Thursday night and Sunday if they had to. They also do
heaps of mail order. They send out swatches of just about anything. I asked
about swatches and was handed a bag of them on my way out. For the faint hearted,
you will have to deal with a few things. There was a cat lying on the counter
where they cut the material and serve the customers. Sylvia seems to be a smoker
and the light in one corner wasn't great. These were the only problems I could
find, but it would never stop me from going back again (and again and again).
SEVEN HILLS
Sew Rite
Best Road Seven Hills.
A wonderful stock of fabrics and habby and the new shop is devine, an old bank so lots of lights and areas for workshops and classes.
Narelle and Kym are the owners and will take care of you very well for all your bits and pieces.
KINGS PARK
Hobbysew
Unit 1, 2 Garling Road Kings Park.
Phone: 02 9621 4000
Under new management
PENRITH
The Patchwork Heart
2/51 York Road, Penrith
an industrial retail unit on York Rd, opposite Jamison Park.
phone. (02) 4721 0196 fax. (02) 4721 095251
closed Sundays
http://www.patchworkheart.com.au/
email:patchworkheart@optusnet.com.au
9.30-5pm 10-4 Sat.
It's a good shop with well displayed fabrics and lots of extras and specials. Owner is Michelle Marvig who is very pleasent and helpful. They do classes and workshops in a large bright classroom at back. Lots of easy parking and easy to find.
Bernina Patch shop
1/564 High St
(02)4732-3469
Not open Sundays, so far as I know.
Opposite the Grace Bros entrance to Penrith Plaza.
Park in the Plaza or at the back of the arcade on which the shop is
situated.
just across from Penrith Plaza - there's a public
carpark behind its building
Owned by Gail and helped by Tamara her daugther Kerry and Ann
They are the local stockists for the Jinny Beyer Palette, and also hold Mary
Ellen Hopkins' Quilt Sitters Circle classes. There are other classes as
well, for cloth dolls as well as quilting.
Their fabrics include many
ranges, from brights to reproductions to country, and they get new fabrics
in regularly. If you want a plain, they have a long shelf of colours.
There are samples of both quilts and dolls on display, a wall of
haberdashery, many books, doll and stitchery patterns and some giftware.
Their cut fabrics include fat quarters and charm squares in small and large
sizes.
Bernina sewing machines and sewing machine repairs are also part of
their business.
Folklore (also now known as Penrith Patchwork)
Rear 97B Henry Street (at the rear of Strathfied Car
Radio) ----
(02)4721-1213
open 7 days per week, including sundays from 10-2 and
monday-thursday evening till 9pm.
email and web site ... www.penrithpatchwork.com.au
Awide range of fabrics including many at $10 per
metre.
daytime and evening classes for beginners and
experienced quilters.
Quite a big shop with over
7,000 thousand bolts of fabric. it is more of a
'hardcore' shop meaning they don't sell alot of kits
or packs but mainly fabric, fabric, fabric. groups or
buses that book ahead can usually negotiate a
discount
HORSLEY PARK
Horsley Patch
TEMPORARILY CLOSED: RELOCATING
(PO Box 254 Horsley Park 2175)
phone = 0296201880
email = sew@horsleypatch.com.au
mailorder: www.horsleypatch.com.au
Extensive variety of patchwork Fabrics that range from traditional florals through to bright and modern mix of Fabrics. Patterns, Gutermann threads, Books, Kits, Gifts, Sewing bags, Sewing accessories.
Classes are increasing in the new business the store boasts a very 'roomy' fresh workshop area. Located in the village of Horsley Park on The Horsley Drive easy access from the M7.
CHIPPING NORTON
Prima fabrics
1/55 Governor Mcquarie Dr, Chipping Norton.
Ph: 9723-1344
Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30pm Sat 8:30-3:30pm
I picked up some Debbie Mumm, RJR, Moda, Benartex
fabrics, all for $5 per mtr !!.....bought over 12
metres of fabric.
They don't currently have a great selection, maybe
100-150 fabircs. But, if you live in the area, it's
worth a look.
They had 280cm wide plain 100% cotton for $9.95 per
metre.
They sell home furnishing fabrics, sheeting, curtains,
towels, bed linen etc. They had laces, elastics etc.
RICHMOND
Fortunes and Fairies
38/8-14 Bosworth Street , Richmond NSW 2753
phone = 02 4578 1650
website = www.fortunesandfairies.com
Diannes Country Rose
1_2 west Market st
same location as it was, but bigger. It has
joined the Hobbysew umbrella group,
The Old Country Store
Heritage Shop C
March Street
Richmond NSW 2753
(02) 4578 9177
WINDSOR
Patchwork Addiction
409a George Street,
owned by Libby Shewry
Parking is no problem. Quite close to the railway station and it has a
coffee shop on the premises as well.
Lovely friendly people, nice atmosphere. Fabric range is growing by
the day.
Patchwork/quilting
classes and workshops are being organised
BLAXLAND
Stitches and Seams.
30 Great Western Highway, Blaxland, 2774,
phone 02 4739 8191.
Not open Sundays.
It's only a few minutes past Glenbrook on the left when heading west, parking at the back. Pretty fabrics (although not a huge selection), lots of bag patterns.
