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I have recently moved to Cardiff from abroad and I am looking for shops that sells fabric, notions, potions and lotions for my increasing addiction to piecing and quilting. So far I have only found one and because I am touchy-feely sort of girl I am not keen on buying fabric online (have had some sad experiences with that during my time abroad).
Anybody know of any shops in Wales or the border country?
TIA
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Busy Bees at Newport won't be so far from you, its a smashing little shop. http://www.busybeespatchwork.com/
Mug rugger and lounge lizard
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Originally posted by ReetzbobeetzMarianne, if you google quilt shops in Wales there are quite a few that come up. Penella Patchwork is in Port Talbot, Cross Patch, Carmarthenshire, North Wales (I think). That's just the first two I came upon. Good luck with the hunt.
Thanks again.
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Originally posted by twigletBusy Bees at Newport won't be so far from you, its a smashing little shop. http://www.busybeespatchwork.com/
Do you have a shop near you or do you buy off the internet?
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Originally posted by twigletThere is one near me but I rarely buy from it, it tends to be at shows and shops I visit on holiday. I get supplies but not fabric off the internet. Like you I need to feel them. I don't often buy for specific projects just keep gathering it
I know all about gathering - bad idea to have to pack everything up prior to a move - shocking discoveries - I have enough dressmaking fabric to keep me dressed for the rest of my life and quite a lot of quilting cotton ops: Don't know where that came from because I try to only buy for a specific project. Mind you, it did surprise me that I found very little I wouldn't use today; a few fat quarters that was leftovers from a pack where I had used all the rest but nothing much.
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I tend to mostly buy from shows, that said, we have a local deptartment store company called 'Boyes' that, although not brilliant, does sometimes have some nice fabrics for piecing in - you just have to keep an eye on things. I have also bought some fabric from Hobbycraft (it was in the sale) although generally their range is limited & a bit on the pricey side to my mind. I did have a small quilting fabrics shop in the next village for about 5-6 years and after it closed, the lady who ran it gave me all the left over stock that she hadn't managed to sell & didn't want to keep - woo-hoo! 8) about 65 yards! I am definitely sorted for quantity. :wink:
Have you checked Worcester or Shrewsbury - I think there might be shops there. You could also buy one of the patchworking magazines to browse through the ads for finding shops.
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Originally posted by PosyPI tend to mostly buy from shows, that said, we have a local deptartment store company called 'Boyes' that, although not brilliant, does sometimes have some nice fabrics for piecing in - you just have to keep an eye on things. I have also bought some fabric from Hobbycraft (it was in the sale) although generally their range is limited & a bit on the pricey side to my mind. I did have a small quilting fabrics shop in the next village for about 5-6 years and after it closed, the lady who ran it gave me all the left over stock that she hadn't managed to sell & didn't want to keep - woo-hoo! 8) about 65 yards! I am definitely sorted for quantity. :wink:
Have you checked Worcester or Shrewsbury - I think there might be shops there. You could also buy one of the patchworking magazines to browse through the ads for finding shops.
I will check Worcester and Shrewsbury! I hadn't realised Hobbycraft carried quiltin cotton. There is one here in Cardiff so will try them. I need orange fabrics for some appliqué which is what started me on this quest to find shops.
Wow, 65 yards! Did you have ot buy a shed to keep it in? I find it really hard to find space to store my fabrics after I have moved. Reducing the square footage to half is good exercise for your creativity
Buying a patchwork magazine - why didn't I think of that? Thank you!
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Fortunately, I didn't need a shed for it, but I am starting to take over (have taken over) the bottom of our walk in airing cupboard, about 32" cubed, as well as a couple of boxes on top of the wardrobe & the rest that is in the sewing room. if you go here you can see the swag I was given :wink: http://forum/your-tips-and-discoveri...orage-solution
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Originally posted by PosyPFortunately, I didn't need a shed for it, but I am starting to take over (have taken over) the bottom of our walk in airing cupboard, about 32" cubed, as well as a couple of boxes on top of the wardrobe & the rest that is in the sewing room. if you go here you can see the swag I was given :wink: http://forum/your-tips-and-discoveri...orage-solution
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Marianne, that is a great suggestion for storing. Mine is more of a question of where to hide it. DH helps me turn the mattresses so that wouldn't work for me. :lol: He doesn't complain, but sometimes I feel guilty. Then he starts looking at another gun and then I don't feel guilty anymore :wink: . My latest trick is to have some stacked around the sewing room that I am "cleaning and rearranging". I don't think he would recognize something new. :lol: :lol: Then I ask him to please put the shelves in the closet for me so I would have easier access to the fabric. I have been waiting for that for a year now. Also for a piece of plywood to make a larger ironing surface. DS is coming for a visit in Nov. so maybe he could do that for me. DH is usually willing to help, but has been having leg and knee problems for months and it is harder for him. He is taking me to Europe next year, so I shouldn't complain.
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Originally posted by Marianne-is-sewingOriginally posted by PosyPFortunately, I didn't need a shed for it, but I am starting to take over (have taken over) the bottom of our walk in airing cupboard, about 32" cubed, as well as a couple of boxes on top of the wardrobe & the rest that is in the sewing room. if you go here you can see the swag I was given :wink: http://forum/your-tips-and-discoveri...orage-solution
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I do prefer washing my fabrics before stitching. I decided to wash each months fabrics as I go….i hope this is a good...
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Kyla, Love the colors and all the creative ideas you are using to make it your own. Should
be fun. HelenW -
It took me a while to find my box of Kona cottons since I had to move them so that I could decorate for Christmas. I also...
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Thanks Helen. Very helpful.
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Your blocks look great!...
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I wavered on this project until I remembered I had a stack of fabric from a project years ago that I never got to, and probably...
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The colors look amazing ! Nice work !
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My favorite website to view fabric collections is Hawthorne Supply Co. Their website allow you to search by manufacture,...
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Hugo’s Magic Tape. Others recommended medical tape, Invisigrip, or a few other products.
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Here are my month 1 blocks. It was hard to get started on the right path at first. I cut the 4" square at 4.5 as I...
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I will be teaching the cheesecloth portrait technique I demonstrated on Show 3211 - at Empty Spools Seminars from March...
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