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WHATS NEW AROUND THE SHOP THIS MONTH

Sep 6th, 2011 by

We have been rather busy over the summer months. We have had some interesting workshops and met some great new quilters. September is upon us and we have taken delivery of some interesting fabrics for the upcoming season.

The latest fabric collections have arrived ready for the autumn and Christmas projects. We have received Savannah by Sara Morgan for Blue Hill Fabrics, Scandinavian Christmas by Lynette Anderson, Reindeer Games  by Sandy Gervais for Moda, Cotton Club by Paula Barnes of Bonnie Blue Quilts for Marcus Fabrics and Bowood House by Robyn Pandolph, just to name a few.

After a seriously long meeting this morning, we have compiled a great list of Autumn 2011 Workshops.

WORKSHOP LIST

AUTUMN 2011

September 3 – UFO

September 10 – Beginner’s Sampler Quilt

September 17 – Chenille Work

September 24 – Beginner’s Sampler

October 1 – Twas the Night Before Christmas

October 8 – Hand Quilting

October 15 – Part II Free Motion Quilting with Lucie

October 22 – Chisel Star

October 29 – Special Class with Jill Tait (TBA)

November 5 – Foundation Bag

November 12 – Crazy Foundation

November 19 – Scrappy Log Cabin

November 26 – Class with Lucie (TBA)

If you would like further info on anything you’ve seen in this newsletter or would like to book a workshop please do not hesitate to contact us at 0191 268 8144 or email justquilting@hotmail.co.uk . We also do mail order for those who cannot make it to the shop.

Our opening hours are still: Mon, Tues 10-4, Wed – Closed, Thurs, Fri, Sat 10-4, Sun – Closed

We have drop-in sessions: Mon – Morning only, Tues – all day, Thurs & Fri – all day. The sessions cost £4.50/half-day and £6.50 full day.

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WHAT’S NEW AROUND THE SHOP THIS WEEK

Jul 14th, 2011 by

We have recently taken delivery of a lovely shipment of Red Rooster Fabrics. The first is Winterberry Lane.

 

And last we have Always Believe by Arlene Neely of Rabbits Haven.

 

This Sevenberry collection is really pretty.

How about these John Louden Fat quarter bundles:

Feast your peepers on this fine selection of Leisure Arts Books.

And at long last we have convinced our beloved Jill Tait to do a workshop of Judi Rabbit. Jill won a prize for Judi Rabbit recently and she will share all the secrets about how to make this wonderful prize winning rabbit. The workshop will be held on Saturday July 23rd. To avoid disappointment get yourself booked in early! Contact us at 0191 268 8144 or email justquilting@hotmail.co.uk

Now this week Just Quilting has a really special announcement. The long awaited Christmas Block of the Month will be ready for purchase on Monday July 18th. This programme will be spread over five months starting from July to November just in time to be finished for Christmas. This country style wall hanging measuring approximately 22” X 29” is absolutely gorgeous will add festive spirit to your home at Christmas. This monthly kit includes everything right down to the backing, wadding and embellishments to complete this wall hanging quilt at a cost of £9.50 per month. Sandra of The Crafts House has kindly accepted the challenge of designing a painted quilt hanger which will co-ordinate beautifully with the Christmas Block of the Month Quilt. There will be more news about the quilt hanger as soon as we have more details. 

If you would like further info on anything you’ve seen in this newsletter or would like to book a workshop please do not hesitate to contact us at 0191 268 8144 or email justquilting@hotmail.co.uk . We also do mail order for those who cannot make it to the shop.

Our opening hours are still: Mon, Tues 10-4, Wed – Closed, Thurs, Fri, Sat 10-4, Sun – Closed

We have drop-in sessions: Mon – Morning only, Tues – all day, Thurs & Fri – all day. The sessions cost £4.50/half-day and £6.50 full day.

Pop round again soon to see what’s new around the shop.

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WHAT’S NEW AROUND THE SHOP THIS WEEK

Jun 6th, 2011 by

This week we have taken delivery of some rather nice fabrics. This first is a lovely range of Timeless Treasures. It’s really girly and would adorn any little granddaughter’s bed beautifully.

The next selection is Apple Cider by P&B Textiles. These creamy coloured fabrics make fantastic backgrounds for pieced or even appliqué blocks.

 

And now for my favourite, Kaffe Fassett by Wesminster Fat Quarters. There lovely bright fabrics will cheer any room up!

And last on the list of new arrivals is Haunted Hallow by Red Rooster. The great muted tones in this collection are to die for and will make wonderful quilts for autumn.

At last we have our new Summer Workshop List which is a follows:

June 11th – UFO

June 18th – Beginners Sampler

June 25th – UFO

July 2nd – Beginners Day

July 9th – UFO

July 16th – Christmas in July

July 23rd – TBA

July 30th – Charm Pack Day

August 6th – Jelly Roll Day

August 13th – TBA

August 20th – TBA

August 27th – Christmas in summer

Book yourself in soon in order to avoid disappointment.

If you would like further info on anything you’ve seen in this newsletter or would like to book a workshop please do not hesitate to contact us at 0191 268 8144 or email justquilting@hotmail.co.uk . We also do mail order for those who cannot make it to the shop.

Our opening hours are still: Mon, Tues 10-4, Wed – Closed, Thurs, Fri, Sat 10-4, Sun – Closed

We have drop-in sessions: Mon – Morning only, Tues – all day, Thurs & Fri – all day. The sessions cost £4.50/half-day and £6.50 full day.

Visit us again soon to see what’s new around the shop.

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CONGRATULATIONS JILL TAIT

May 9th, 2011 by

We would like to congratulate our beloved Jill Tait for winning first prize at the Morpeth Gathering for her bunny. We hope she’ll do a master class in bunny making at Just Quilting. Well done Jill.

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WHAT’S NEW AROUND THE SHOP THIS WEEK

May 9th, 2011 by

Our new fabric arrivals for this week are Moda – Crackle by Kathy Schmitz and Essential Dots.

And for a change we’ve got a little “Rogue Pile” just received that are quite interesting.

We will be running a Christmas Mystery Wall Quilt. This quilt will be a Block of the Month over 5 months. The approximate finished size is 18” X 24”. This Block of the Month will include several interesting techniques such as appliqué, stitchery work, piecing and embellishing just to name a few. Watch for more clues about this new festive project.

Just a reminder, we will be running a Beginner’s Free Motion Workshop on Saturday May 14th. We still have one or two places open. So if you’re interested in learning a new skill now is the time to book yourself in. Also on Wednesday May 18th there will be a Road to Jericho Quilt Workshop. This quilt uses 12 fat quarters of the same colour family and one zingy colour. Skill level is beginners to intermediate.  We have one or two places left for this fun and interesting quilt. So come along and join in.

HOT OFF THE PRESS: MAD SUMMER SALE begins Monday May 23rd.  Selected fabric lines up to 50% off.

If you would like further info on anything you’ve seen in this newsletter or would like to book a workshop please do not hesitate to contact us at 0191 268 8144 or email justquilting@hotmail.co.uk . We also do mail order for those who cannot make it to the shop.

Our opening hours are still: Mon, Tues 10-4, Wed – Closed, Thurs, Fri, Sat 10-4, Sun – Closed.

We have drop-in sessions: Mon – Morning only, Tues – all day, Thurs & Fri – all day. The sessions cost £4.00/half-day and £6.50/full day.

Tune in regularly to see what’s new around the shop.

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WHAT’S NEW AROUND THE SHOP FOR THIS BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND

Apr 28th, 2011 by

We have some very interesting arrivals this week. Today we will begin with Michael Miller Fabrics – Strawberry Tea Party.

MICHAEL MILLER – STRAWBERRY TEA

And these beautiful cheerful Riley Blake layer cakes will be great to work with.

RILEY DESIGNS LAYER CAKES

And then we move on to Fabric Freedom Fat Quarter Bundles and Strippers.

FABRIC FREEDOM – FAT QUARTER BUNDLES

FABRIC FREEDOM STRIPPERS

Also these splendid John Louden Mini Wheels are perfect for this Bank Holiday weekend.

JOHN LOUDEN – MINI WHEELS

Have a peep at these great quilt kits.

BIG CABIN STAR

 

WALLFLOWER QUILT KIT

COCK A DOODLE DANDY

We will be running an Apple Core Quilt workshop on May 25th. This quilt is made using pre-cut Apple Core shapes making the job so much easier. Each shape is notched making the matching process simple as can be. Book this workshop early to avoid disappointment.

APPLE CORE QUILT WORKSHOP

Just a little reminder that the shop will be closed on April 29th and May 2nd but we will be opened as usual on Saturday April 30th.

So have a great holiday weekend and tune in again soon to see what’s new around the shop.

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WHAT’S NEW AROUND THE SHOP THIS WEEK

Apr 14th, 2011 by

We’ve got some interesting things in for you this week. We received some John Louden – Collection of Classic Florals. These florals would be perfect for a hexagon quilt.

John Louden - Classic Florals

More John Louden - Classic Florals

Speaking of hexagons, we have received our long awaited Paper Pieces templates as well as a lovely book called Piecing It all Together by JoAnne Louis and Chris Moline.

Hexagons Paper Pieces

We’ve also received this mouth watering Collections for a Cause – Faith by Howard Marcus for Moda.

Collections for a Cause - Faith by Howard Marcus for Moda

The wonderful Sue of Daisy Chain has sent us some fantastic patterns.

Daisy Chain Pattern

More New Daisy Chain Patterns

Here’s a small selection of new books.

New Books

And of course these lovely patterns from May Blossom by Simone Gooding can’t possibly fail to please. This new selection is Jumbleberry Santas, Hickory Hearts, Stocking treasures Emmeline, Sugar Plum Medallions, Milliner’s Pins and a few more.

May Blossom

If you missed out on purchasing the Chevron Log Cabin Baby Quilt Kit at Pins & Needles, you’re in luck. Due to a great demand we have made up a few more kits but order soon to avoid disappointment.

Chevron Log Cabin Baby Quilt Kit

At long last, after holding our monthly staff meeting, we have worked out the new workshop list for the next couple of months or so. Starting with:

April 16 – UFO Day

April 20 – Japanese Fabric Origami

April 30 – Beginner’s Sampler Class

May 4 – Patriotic Flag Cushion or Throw

May 7 – New Beginner’s Sampler Class

May 11 – Beginner’s Free Motion Quilting

May 14 – Beginner’s Free Motion Quilting

May 18 – Road to Jericho Quilt (uses 13 fat quarters)

May 21 – Beginner’s Free Motion Quilting Class

May 25 – Apple Core using pre-cut shapes

May 28 – TBA

June 1 – TBA

June 4 – Garden Party Selection (Apron, bunting, placemats etc.

 using fresh cupcake themes.)

Over the summer months we plan to hold more workshops such as Introduction to English Paper Piecing, Foundation Piecing, Using Jelly Rolls and possibly Using Charm Packs.

I’m sure you’re all aware of all the Bank Holidays coming up. So here are the dates that we will be closed. Closed April 22 & 25, April 29 & May 1 but opened as usual April 30. Just as a reminder here are our normal opening times: Mon, Tues 10-4 Thurs, Fri, Sat 10-4

Starting after the Easter Holidays we will no longer be holding drop-in sewing sessions Monday afternoon.  Here’s a little reminder of when the normal drop-in sessions will be starting after the Easter: Mon – morning only, Tues, Thurs, Fri – morning and afternoon.

For more information on anything you have seen in this newsletter please contact us at 0191 268 8144 or email justquilting@hotmail.co.uk . We will be happy to help. We will also be happy to post out anything you see in our newsletter.

Tune in often for what’s new around the shop.

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BACK TO NORMAL

Apr 6th, 2011 by

Well Pins & Needles is over and the shop is getting back to normal slowly but surely. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for supporting us at the event. We met loads of new quilt makers and we’ve even seen some of these new faces in the shop since the weekend.

We’re planning a new workshop list for the coming weeks/months. Here’s a little taste of what’s to come.

We will be welcoming Hazel Steel once again on April 20th for her gorgeous Japanese Folded Origami. Book early to avoid disappointment! Hazel is very good at everything she does and this workshop is no exception.

Japanese Fabric Origami

We hope to publish the new workshop list next week.

After several requests during Pins & Needles we have decided to release the Foundation Heart as a kit next week. So if you are one of several people who asked for this kit please contact us so we can set one aside for you.

Foundation Heart Kit

Carol would like to take this opportunity to thank all her elves for a job well done. Without them Just Quilting would not have been such a success at the arena last week. Our logistics experts Bruce got everything to and from the arena without any problems. Doreen, as usual cut fabrics for England and seemed to have answers and solutions for every question and problem. Neily and Viv covered the floor with great ease. And together they all did the best job ever.

Just Quilting at Pins & Needles - Carol with two of her five elves

 

For more info on anything you’ve seen at Pins & Needles or in this newsletter please do not hesitate to contact us at 0191 268 8144 or email justquilting@hotmail.co.uk

Our opening hours are still: Mon, Tues, 10-4 Thurs, Fri, Sat, 10-4

So tune in again soon to see what’s new around the shop.

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WHAT’S NEW AROUND THE SHOP

Mar 24th, 2011 by

Well it’s all go around the shop this week. Carol and her elves have been working flat out to make Pins & Needles our best year ever. The kits are cut and being packaged, the fat quarters are being bundled up and we have started selecting what bolts of fabrics and notions to take. It’s all pretty exciting!

Once again we will be welcoming Jill Tait for one of her splendid workshops. The theme for this workshop is Easter. Jill will be teaching us how to make these fantastic baskets, cupcakes and a wonderful Welcome wall hanging. The workshop will take place Wednesday April 13th. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Jill's Easter Projects

More Jill's Easter Projects

Jill's Welcome Wallhanging

We have introduced a new kit this week. This lovely bright cushion using the Hey Diddle Diddle Range is superb. Pop in and see it in person.

Hey Diddle Diddle Cushion

We took delivery this week of this quirky fabric collection. It’s Victoria & Albert Collection by Fabric Freedom. We can’t to see what projects will be made up of this fabric.

V&A Collection

Remember if you have any questions regarding any workshops or anything you see listed in this newsletter you can contact us at 0191 268 8144 or email justquilting@hotmail.co.uk .

We will be at the Pins & Needles at the Metro Radio Newcastle Arena from March 31st to April 2 but the shop will be open.

Our opening hours are as usual, Mon, Tues 10-4 Thurs, Fri, Sat 10-4

So to keep up with all that’s new around the shop tune in again soon.

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WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK

Mar 16th, 2011 by

We’re always excited when we see the courier arrive with parcels for Just Quilting. We long for our fantastic fabrics to arrive. Feast your peepers on this lot.

We have received bolts, jelly rolls and charm packs of Oasis by 3 Sisters for Moda. This fabric is absolutely lush and most welcome to cheer up our dreary winter like weather at the moment.

Oasis by 3 Sisters for Moda

Oasis jelly roll & charm pack

And then we received a selection of Forever Spring by Nancy Halvorsen for Benartex. All these lovely prints and colours are great for your new spring/Easter projects.

Forever Spring by Nancy Halverson

And we received these great Fossil Fern by Patricia B. Campbell and Michelle L. Jack for Benartex. I had better get mine soon before they’re all gone.

Fossil Fern

Now if those lovely fabrics weren’t enough, have a look at this new project. Our very own Carol of Just Quilting and Sandra of The Crafts House have collaborated and worked out a Shop Hop Project. This is how it works. You will make the Secret Pockets Mini Quilt at Just Quilting. This is a two hour workshop which you can book on a weekday. This pretty little quilt is a quick and easy make and aimed at all levels of experience. Don’t hesitate to contact Carol at 0191 268 8144 for more info. The next step is to make the Birdhouse Quilt Hanger for which the workshop is held at The Crafts House. You can contact Sandra at 0191 488 8508 for further info. Sandra has designed this lovely Birdhouse Quilt Hanger especially for this pretty little quilt. So join in the fun and make this project for spring.

Shop Hop Project - Birdhouse Quilt Hanger and Secret Pockets Mini Quilt

Spring is just around the corner and Easter trailing behind. We have thoughts of warm sunny days and eating ice cream at the seaside but until those warm days arrive we can concentrate on our patchwork and quilting projects. Tune in again next week to see what’s new around the shop.

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