January Sale.........

It's January sale time.

10% off all fabrics, yarns and kits

 Starting 10:00 am 

 Thursday 2nd January 2014.

For one week only

Winter Penguin Bunting - Tutorial (easy)

Bunting made with the adorable Winter Penguins fabric from Benartex

Requirements: Winter Penguin fabric, 1/2" cotton tape, thread, pins and pinking shears. You will also need a sewing machine. I used the wonderful Brother Innovis 550, but any machine that will do a straight stitch will do! 

Cut the bunting squares using pinking shears, then pair them up. You could use a plain fabric on the back if your bunting is going against a wall, I did ours double sided as it is going in the window. Pin the pairs with wrong sides together on three sides leaving top edge open

Open top edge and, leaving enough tape to the left of the square for hanging purposes, insert the tape between the squares.

Pin top edge through all three layers

Leaving a suitable gap (I left approximately one inch) pin the next pair to the tape. Repeat until all the squares are pinned in place.

Beginning at the top edge of the first square, stitch through all three layers, removing the pins as you go. Stop at the corner with the needle in the fabric. 

Turn through 90 degrees and sew the next side, continue round the square until you get back to the first corner. Stitch over the first row of stitching, then continue along the tape to the next square. 

Stitch around all the squares. Remove from the sewing machine, hang in place and admire.  

I know its not pictured in the window, I couldn't get a decent photo in the window so I temporarily pinned it to the door frame. It's back in the window now! 

Classes

Classes are starting again next Saturday 21st September, if you are interested in learning patchwork and quilting and have not already received details please call in or email us at thequiltedsheep@gmail.com

I'm starting with these fabulous fabrics...

Brand New Bargains from Brother

Our sale may be over but Brother have some great new deals starting today: February 1st 2013:

The awesome  NX2000 sewing machine has been reduced by a whooping £300 to a very tempting £1299

The NV955 sewing and embroidery machine - comes with FREE PE Design Plus to create your own original embroidery designs - worth £349

NV20LE Sewing Machine comes with a FREE Wide Table and Blue Bag worth £84

For more detailed information click on the links which will take you to the appropriate page of Brother's website.

Workshop: Beginners Machine Appliqué

Machine Appliqué a workshop for beginners:

On Saturday 9th February Julie will be running another beginners workshop.

In keeping with the month we shall be making a Valentine cushion cover. 

This will be a  fun and informative day spent discovering different ways to apply motifs to fabric using fusible web and machine stitch.

As always Julie will provide lots of tips and tricks along the way including her 'Easy-Peasy' way to Sew in a Zip. After learning this technique you will never need to make another envelope style cushion back!

Contact The Quilted Sheep for further details and to book your place.

Shhh....we're having another SALE

Yippee a sale 

25% off selected 

fabrics

yarns 

& cross stitch kits 

ends on 31st January.