New Fat Quarter Packs

Loading new fat quarter packs onto the website. There is a great selection to choose from and we have just added another 40! Each pack contains 4 fat quarters which is a mt of fabric. They are ideal as presents or for a project as the packs are either from the same fabric collection or different collections that blend together.
Check them out on our website at http://bit.ly/FatPack
Flat rate shipping $7.50. Orders over $150 Free Shipping!

Kaffe Fassett Fabric

The bright and bold colours of these beautiful Kaffe Fassett fabric will brighten up any cold winter day. Love them and we have a great selection available both in store and online at http://bit.ly/BPKaff

New Fabric in Store - Kaffe Fassett

We have just had another delivery of New Kaffe Fassett Fabrics arrive in store. Perfect fabric for making a bright new quilt.

New Kaffe Fassett Book in Store!

New book from Kaffe Fasset now in store - Kaffe Quilts Again: 20 Favorite Quilts In New Color way.

Readers are treated to 20 all-new versions of Kaffe's favorite patterns. This flawless how-to guide features an array of new fabrics and expanded colors. Complete instructions for creating museum quality quilts that will become family treasures. We have several of these books available in store and they are a great price. We have these books available for purchase on our website by CLICKING HERE 

International Quilt Market Houston: Schoolhouse Lectures

Over the next several days I will be posting from the International Quilt Market and Festival at Houston. First up in Quilt Market which is a trade only event to show the latest fabrics, books, notion and more.

Today was Quilt Market Schoolhouse Series which occurs the day before Quilt Market opens. The purpose of Quilt Market Schoolhouse is to help us store owners to have a more successful store. There are 291 different classes on offer with a wide range of topics. The emphasis is to introduce new products, techniques or to expand our existing programs in place in our store. It gives us a greater  insight as to what is new on the market.

Jane Sassman with one of her fantastic quilts showing off her fabric line from Free Spirit Fabrics. Jane has just released a new book with Dragon Threads and I think it is available now.

 

 Lonni Rossi talking about her new fabric collection Fairmont Park for Andover Fabrics

 Lonni Rossi with a quilt made with her new collection for Andover Fabrics, I can't remember it's name but I know it will be out at the start of next year.

 A Quilt made using Thomas Knauer's Fabric collection for Andover Fabrics.

 Thomas Knauer showing off a bag using his new fabric collection for Andover Fabrics.

 Photo from Amy Butler's Schoolhouse Session. This was her "fashion show" which uses her new collection and types of fabric including her new fashion sewing fabrics.

 

 Photo from Amy Butler's Schoolhouse Session. This was her "fashion show" which uses her new collection and types of fabric including her new fashion sewing fabrics.

 Photo from Northcott Fabric presentations showing the latest from Stonehendge. This is a range that we have in store now (in the brown colourway)

 A new Christmas panel from Northcott Fabrics. This will be available next year and what is really cool is that they made a sample of this panel with lights attached to it.

 Another quilt using Stonehendge fabrics from Northcott.

 A fantastic quilt created by Kaffe Fassett

 And another one, that is Brandon hiding behind the quilt

 This quilt is designed by Kim McLean (an Aussie!) using Kaffe Fassett Fabrics, her quilts are amazing.

 Barbara Brackman showing a quilt she has made using her new collection The Morris Apprentice which we will have in store (fingers crossed) next month. We have the entire collection on order.

 A sneak peak of Barbara Brackman's new collection coming out next year Civil War Jubilee for Moda Fabrics (the colour of the photo will not be the colour of the fabrics I took this photo from the projected image)

 The hallway during Schoolhouse lectures, everyone waiting in go into their selection rooms. There are a total of 15 session in which you can choose from around 20 different topics on offer each session. You move rooms as required and most of the session last either 30 minutes or 15 minutes. It's hectic in the hallways as everyone moves from one session to the next.

A look of the show floor taken this evening. Everyone nearly ready for the Quilt Market to start tomorrow. The store in the center bottom is Superior Thread's Stand!

More tomorrow!

New Kaffe Fassett Fabric

Just had a new delivery of Kaffe Fassett fabrics into the store today, the shelves are overflowing! There are some fantastic new fabrics in these collections. We have fabrics from all the three designers Kaffe Fassett, Brandon Mably and Phillip Jacobs who design under these collections. Below is just a taste of what is new, all the fabrics can be seen in our online store. In Store we have over 150 different Kaffe Fassett Fabrics to choose from.
Below is just 5 of the new fabrics that are now in store.

Lily and Peony by Phillip Jacobs

Beaded Tents by Brandon Mably

Babaganoush by Kaffe Fassett

Shirt Stripe by Kaffe Fassett

Rustic Floral by Kaffe Fassett

New Fabric in Store: Phillip Jacobs

We have just had a new arrival of Phillip Jacobs, Brandon Mably and Kaffe Fassett Fabrics.

I just love some of the new Phillip Jacobs' fabrics. I can't decide if I like the Begonia columns or the Moon Flowers better. The colours are just fantastic in this collection.

We stock a large range of Kaffe Fassett and Phillip Jacobs fabrics instore and online. Prices start at $23.50. To view this collection please go to Berrima Patchwork: Kaffe Fassett Fabric Collection. Or simply go to our website www.berrimapatchwork.com.au and click on Online Shop.

Schoolhouse Series and Sample Spree - HOUSTON

It is the day before the Quilt Market opens, and today was filled with the Schoolhouse Series and Sample Spree. The Schoolhouse series was created by Marti and Richard Michell and occurs before every Quilt Market. There are 244 different classes offered which cover a wide range of topics. The emphasis is on introducing new product or techniques to shop owners with the aim of providing educational communication between suppliers and retailers. There are a total of 15 sessions - 11 which last for 30 minutes and 4 which last for 15 minutes, each session you have the option of about 16 different classes. It is an extremely informative event and you need to have a pen and paper at the ready. At the end of each session everyone runs out into the hallway rushing to get to their next selected session. During Schoolhouse I had the opportunity to see a presentation and new collections from designers including Kaffe Fassett, Alex Anderson, Lonni Rossi and Gloria Leonard Hall. Gloria is a new designer for Andover Fabrics and her collection Feed sack Melody originated from authentic Feed sacks. Gloria has an amazing knowledge on fee sacks and showed many samples of the original feed sacks that inspired this fabric collection.
Harriett Hargrave's session with CT publishing was on her new book which was co-written with her daughter Carrie called Quilter's Academy Volume 1 - Freshman Year. It is a new book about to be released designed for beginner quilters. This must-have course guides you step by step through the basics of quilt making, from setting up your sewing space to binding and finishing your first quilt. There will be 6 books in this series.
There were many other sessions that I attended, too many to write about but I did see some new products which will be in the store so stay tuned!

Pictures above: Kaffe Fasset with one of his new quilts and Alex Andersen with a bag made from her new fabric collection.

Gloria Leonard Hall new designer for Andover Fabrics (left) and Inside one of the session - Lonni Rossi from Andover Fabrics

(Above) Harriett Hargrave with Quilters Academy Volume 1 - Freshman Year

SAMPLE SPREE

Tonight was Sample spree. What is sample spree? It is pretty much what it says, it is the opportunity for shop owners to purchase samples of products e.g fabric, notions, patterns and so on from some of the wholesalers. Many of the fabrics are samples from ranges that will not be in the shops for several months. The samples gives us the opportunity to create samples, design quilts prior to ordering and receiving the ranges of fabrics. The event starts at 8pm and lasts for 2 hours. Some people start to line up at 3pm, I was not one of these people. However about 30 minutes prior to the doors opening the lines are starting to get longer and longer. Here are some photos of the line up to the ballroom where sample spree was being held and then inside the ballroom. Notice all the bags everyone is carrying, everyone staggers out with several very heavy bags.