Unit 2 No9 Seven Hills Road, Baulkham Hills. NSW 2153  Australia
Tel/Fax :02 9686 2325     Email: lynsneedlework@aol.com


Patchwork Fabric News

WHISPERING GLEN
The latest fabric range from RJR fabrics designed by the very popular designer Debbie Beaves . This range of 29 fabrics features fairies, lavender , florals and matching co ordinates. Priced at $25.10 it reflects the current exchange rate but not as expensive as some.  We also a 29 piece charm pack ( 7 inches square) for $28.90. We have limited stock of this charm pack so do not leave it too long as Debbbie Beaves fabrics have proved very popular over recent years.

I BELIEVE IN SANTA
The Nancy Halvorsen 2009 Christmas range of fabrics. 42 fabrics, a panel NOW available. We have all the fabrics at $24.20 per metre and the 60cm panel at $14.55. Also available is our traditional charm pack of the full 42 piece range priced at $40.95.  For personal shoppers we have our "cubes packs of 7 pieces of assorted fabrics from the range each piece approx 15cm x 50cm. These packs are assorted pieces from the range and are $12.95 each. A combination of these pieces is usefull to get small pieces to do some of Nancy's projects from the book.  This time Nancy has produced a book I BELIEVE - 40 pages for $29.95 and BELIEVING TREE a pattern booklet with two quilt patterns using the fabric panel and fabrics from the range.

The range features a number of new designs and other designs reworked from earlier ranges. The colours are slightly brighter than the 12 Days of Christmas from last year although many of the fabrics can still be easily integrated in your projects.  We think this fabric will gain be very popular based on our initial customer reaction. Get in early for your panels and for fabrics while we still have the full range available.

LAKEHOUSE COLLECTION
We have now received the Heron Butterfly print which is a blue butterfly on white background.  The fabric blends nicely with most of the blue fabrics that we are stocking .  We have also received further stock of the pink version of this butterfly fabric and some new stocks of other fabrics. If your were considering buying the melon bubbles fabric I would suggest that you do so without delay as we cannot get any more - It is one of the most popular yellow fabrics that we have ever stocked and we have sold heaps.

CITY GIRL HOLIDAY
9 Fabrics by Kitty Yoshida for Benartex. The colours are predominantly Teal, Green, metallic gold and pink with designs that have a Japanese character with metal gold featured.

HOUSE COLLECTION
17 Fabrics from Annette Tatum and Free Spirit Fabrics. The designs feature Rose Floral, a check , stripes and co-ordinating fabrics with predominantly pink colours. Lovely soft coloured fabrics.

LETS RACE
A small range of 14 patchwork fabrics featuring racing cards, chequered flags and tyre tracks in a range of bright basis colours. Excellent for small boys and no so small boys quilts alike

SAKURA
18 new patchwork fabrics from RJR with Japanese style designs. the major colours are burgundy, blue, black, gold and grey. $25.85 per metre with fat quarters priced. at $6.50. A 36 piece charm pack is also available featuring 2 pieces of each fabric each 7 inches square for $36.00. A lovely new fabric range that will blend with most Japanese designs featuring gold outlines.

SPOTS AND DOTS
We have collected together on one page 48 of our fabrics featuring various designs and sizes of dots on a variety of backgrounds.   All good co-ordinating fabrics some at old prices some unfortunately are new fabrics at the higher price levels.

BATIK DESIGNS
8 new batik design fabric numbered BD30 upwards on our page some more still to come next month.

SEW EASY AS 123
7 fabrics from this range by RJR . We have selected these fabrics on their ability to coordinate with other fabrics in our range.  We colours are pale green , light blue, orange, cream and hot pink with swirls and two fabrics with spots a pale blue and an orange both with good coordinating potential

KAFFE FASSETT COLLECTION 
We have over 100 fabrics in stock some at the old price of $24.20 per metre but all the new fabrics g=fabric deliveries are priced at $27.50 per metre and fat quarters at $7.00. we regret this price increase but we do not control the whole prices in Australia.  We have recently added two additional Aboriginal spot fabrics numbers 56A & 56B. Our plane is to have a few new fabrics arriving each month so keep watching the Kaffe Fassett Web page for the changes.

PHILIP JACOBS
Philip Jacobs as you may remember is as associate of Kaffe Fassett. Jacobs designs the fabrics which are then coloured by Fassett. The result is that the finished fabrics blend totally with Fassett fabrics but a fresh new design. On this occasion we have added 8 new fabrics from this designer number in our collection as FJ006 to FJ013

NOBEL FAMILY
A new range of 18 Japanese style fabrics designed for  Benartex by Mizuki. Very strong designs and colours will make this range easy to mix with other Japanese design ranges. Priced at $22.00 per metre. An 18 piece charm pack of 7 inch square pieces is available at $17.60. Unfortunately prices have increased at this point by approximately 10% due to to the weakening of the Australian Dollar.

LONDON CATS
The successor to the very successful Paris cats range. As with the Paris Cats we have chosen to stock the "Pink" colourway. This colourway has 13 fabrics and is sure to prove very popular. The fabrics will blend very nicely with the Pink Colour way from Paris Cats if you have any of that left in your "fabric stash".  The price is $22.00 per metre and fabrics are available for immediate delivery

FRUIT & VEGETABLES
We now have five new fabrics in this specialty section. These new fabrics include a one illustrating assorted mixed fruit platters with a wide variety of fruit from large melons and peaches  to strawberries, blueberries and cherries.  Ideal for applique projects. The new fabrics are priced at $6.00 per fat quarter. We also have available on the bolt if you require large pieces.

URBAN COUTURE
We have selected 15 fabrics from this new range from Moda Fabrics to put in stock. The fabrics selected are predominantly lime green, blue and a reddish/brown.  The design is modern and something different. In addition we have put into stock a small number of Jelly Rolls of the full range offered by Moda. The fabric is still only $19.70 and the Jelly Rolls are $49.50.

CIDER MILL ROAD
The last 2008 range from Nancy Halvorsen and Benartex fabrics. 37 fabrics . Some new fabric designs based on "apples' as well as several trademark Halvorsen patterns. The colours are a rich combination of greens, cherry, chocolate and golden browns, and her usual complex blue/green/grey colours. The range includes five mottled plain fabrics.  Overall the colours are darker than her recent ranges with the possible exception of Williams Inn. Price $21.90 per metre. And also as usual many of the colours and patterns will blend easily with many old Halvorsen fabrics that you many still have in your stash. The book is also available at $31.95.  We have also released  a 37 piece Charm pack at $35.30.  We also have stock of the red and green polka dot tea towels used by Nancy in some of her projects. The new Tea Towels are $7.90 each.

NOVELTY & SPECIALTY THEMES
In this section we have added a new Sky and clouds fabric - Fabric CS07 is a pale blue sky with fluffy white clouds. A new Dark Green Forrest Fabric F&F26 is an addition to our Ferns and Foliage section while the alst specialty fabric is a fabric with life like images of African and other wild animals - Fabric A16 When you are looking for special fabrics to complete your landscapes, I spy quilts etc have a look at out specialty fabric section.

LANDSCAPING FABRICS DESIGNS
 We have available a small selection of fabrics suitable for those landscaping sections of you wall hanging and quilt designs. Brick walls, stone walls, slate roof. Water, river stones etc. This month we have added a fabric featuring breaking ocean waves parts of which would also be suitable for small areas of blue sky and swirling white cloud.

CHARM PACKS
Lyn's has become well known for its range of fabric charm packs which offer 7 inch square pieces of all fabrics in the range that we purchased. The packs range in size from approx 15 pieces to 50 pieces depending on the size of the range.     Click here to see the full range of Charm Packs currently on offer.

FABRIC RANGE
New visitors to our site or shop may not realise that we have over 2000 fabrics available on the bolt and over 2000 different fat quarters already cut and available on display.  Old , new, reproductions, 1930's , civil war,  brights etc etc.

In addition we market a range of medley packs with small pieces of various ranges. The most popular is our 'Cube" medley pack which contains 7 pieces of fabric approx 15cm (6 inches) x 55cm (half fabric width). These packs sell at $12.95 +p&h. Usually hundreds of variations on display.

We still have a good selection  of fairly plain fabrics in crisp shades of blue, yellow, and green. These are NOT shown on the web but those of you able to visit the shop will appreciate that they compliment the large range of patterned and floral fabrics we have available . Good crisp colours in these shades are always hard to find.  Come in and have a look around.

OLDER PATCHWORK FABRICS
Are you having difficulty matching some of your older fabrics to complete a loved project. Why not give Jeanette a ring. We have many older fabrics in stock both by the metre and as fat quarters. "Almost Amish" , "Aunt Jane", "Summer at Aunt Janes" " Garden Party" "Aurora" " Jinny Beyer Border Fabric" are just a few of the several patchwork fabric ranges that spring to mind where we have several fabric available and there are many others so give us a ring or send an email.

FAT QUARTERS
All our fat quarters are METRIC size.
That is 50cm ( approx 19¾ ") x  half the fabric width - approx 55cm .

Jeanette - May 29, 2009

HOME

PATCHWORK FABRIC INDEX