I have returned.....

Sorry about the long time between posts.... I have been very busy and then my computer crashed. I have been with out it for three weeks. My computer had to be reformatted so I lost a lot of information. I am slowly recovering it all.....

Hubby has been in hospital again... and will have to go in for another small operation next year as well...

As soon as I can get the rest of the things set up on my computer I will take some pics and show you all what we have been making......

I have lots of new fabric to sell... new patterns and lots of other fun stuff.

Back Again

Sorry I have been absent for so long... but sometimes life just gets in the way.  We have been helping a friend get ready to move to a new place and she is downsizing so there is a lot of work to get done. 6 weeks break at the moment as she is away on  a trip... so we are resting up... LOL


But our friend did give us this fantastic old veggie box... her Dad made it years ago.....

 

Now how cool is that....????

I have also been making some dolls.... Here is one I have just finished and she is ready to send off to her new owner..

 

Some others that I have made recently as well..... The Lady bug Annie still has a few embellishments to be added and the cat one has been sold and now lives in Tassie....

 

I have also been having a play around on the computer... I have been drawing and making siggy tags... 

These are the sets I have for sale so far... of course they will all come with your name on them....

8 cute Raggedies for $10....

4 Cuties.... for $5

2  cuties..... for $2.50

and the final 2 cuties.... for $2.50

Aussie customers to pay by direct deposit or Pay Pal. Over seas customers to pay by Pay Pal..

I will be back soon with some patterns that I have for sale....

Have fun everyone...

Pincushion

Here is a pastel pincushion that I have finished this week.... next week I will be working on more of these... They sell for $22 Australian plus postage.. and they come with a retractable tape measure and a pair of scissors.

And these cute Raggedy stitcheries will hopefully get made into a quilt top this weekend while I am at retreat. Then a pattern will follow very soon...

Have fun...

New dolls are finished....

I have finished the two large dolls... what do you all think.....?????

  

I have also been making some pin cushions and thread stands..... these sell for $8.50 Plus postage.

Back again

Well my internet problems seem to be over for the time being... I have had to change servers as my old unreliable one could no longer supply me with a connection.... The joys of living in the country.....


I have thread kits and wooden kits available for my Stitching Tote pattern...
Pattern $10 hard copy plus postage. $6 e pattern

  

The wooden kit is $7 plus postage....The kits contains one of these rods with the 10 spools and the end caps, plus two tiny spools to go on the ends of the ties to close the tote.

The thread kit has 6 Cottage Garden Threads. Normally these 6 threads would retail for $39.60.. Buy the kit for $33 plus postage.......... and at the same time buy 4 more threads to fill the spool rod and only pay $55 plus postage for 10 Cottage Garden Threads......

Here are some patterns that I have for sale..... sorry these patterns are not available as an e pattern.....

Angels in Disguise...

In My Garden... on sale for $15 plus postage....

Teddy Bell Pull... $10 plus postage...

I am now on Pattern Mart in America..... I am adding new patterns all the time... Please go and check it out...
www.PatternMart.com


Just click on designers and find Cath Walker......


I am off to retreat this weekend and will be working on about 4 new patterns..... so I will be releasing some new ones very soon.....


Here are some new dolls I have made..... aren't they cute holding onto their bunnies.....

 

And I am also working on 2 cute large sitting dolls at the moment..... Pictures next newsletter...

Have fun everyone...

Fat 1/4's for sale....

 There will be a lot more colourways as soon as I cut more fabric.


6 fat 1/4's $27 AUD plus postage....

4 Fat 1/4's $18 AUD plus postage

 

The kits for the wooden pieces for this pattern are  available for $7 AUD plus postage.

I also now have the kits for the threads I have used in this pattern ready for sale. The threads sell for $6.60 each.... If you buy the pattern you can have the 6 threads for $30...that is a very good saving.....


Pattern plus wooden kit plus thread kit......$47 AUD plus postage......


If you have bought the pattern as an e pattern and would like to purchase the wooden kit and the thread kit they are available for $37 AUD plus postage.


Happing stitching

Hello again.....

Finally I am able to e mail again...I have been having terrible problems.... Hopefully they have been sorted now and all will be fine.


I have just started my Raggedy Needle Turn Applique club. I am running this club through a Yahoo group. It costs $15 to join and $5.50 per pattern. There will be one paid pattern each month and free patterns as well.


Please click on this link and join the group if you would like to be in the club..... It will be a lot of fun and there will be give aways as well..... This is the first Raggedy we will applique.

Each month we will have a cute Raggedy to applique and there will also be smaller things to do as well. This will be our first freebie pattern....

The idea is that there will be 12 Raggedy patterns and as many smaller free patterns and at the end of the time you will be able to make a lovely quilt or many smaller projects.

By holding this club in a Yahoo group we will all be able to learn from each other. We will all get to read and see what everyone is doing. You will learn how to do needle turn applique if you cannot do it already. Feel free to use which ever method you feel most comfortable with. Also you will learn how to embellish and paint the faces. These same faces can be painted onto your dolls as well....

This will be a lot of fun... so please e mail me if you would like to join. Australian members can pay by direct deposit or Pay Pal if wishing to pay by credit card. All overseas customers to pay by Pay Pal..... All prices are in Australia dollars......

Come on and join up we look forward to getting to know you all....

Wooden kits

The wooden kits are now available for the stitching tote... the kit also contains the two wee spools that go on the ends of the tie to close the bag.    

 They are $7 AUD plus postage.

The threads will be available in the next week... I will post as soon as they arrive.... I have a good special on them as well......

Happy stitching 

Needle turn applique club.....

I am about to start a needle turn applique club. It will be $15 AUD to join and $5.50 AUD per month for the applique pattern... plus there will also be some free patterns as well... In all there will be 12 cute Raggedy patterns that we will be making. I am new to needle turn and will also be learning from you as well... I will run this club through a Yahoo group and that way we will be able to chat back and forth amongst ourselves and help each other along the way. 


Overseas members will be able to pay by Pay Pal and Aussie members will have Pay Pal if they would like to pay by credit card and direct deposit if they would like to pay by cash. 


Each month you will receive the Raggedy applique e pattern for that month and we will then proceed to do the applique... I will teach you to paint the faces and embellish your piece. At the end you may choose to make a quilt using the 12 Raggedies and all the other smaller pieces.. or you may choose to make many smaller projects along the way.


Here are a couple of samples of the type of Raggedy we will be appliquéing.

 

As you can see these are very cute and you will agree they will make lovely items. If you choose to make a quilt we will all be able to learn and see how you plan on joining the blocks together. I am sure this will be a fun group and you will be very happy with the blocks that we will be making. There will be the 12 Raggedies and then for free there will be smaller blocks of their toys etc....

So if you would like to join.. please e mail me ... The club will start in a few weeks time. You do not need to be a needle turn applique expert to join this club... beginners most welcome and the experienced needle turn appliquers will enjoy the quirky designs as well......

Hoping to hear from you...

New item

 It is s Stitching Tote.. I am very pleased with the way it has turned out.. This is the front of the tote. It has a stitched panel and a frill. Plus some machine fancy stitching as well.... You could substitute braid instead of the machine fancy stitches.. Don't you love the way I have closed the bag with the little baby cotton reels on the twisted cord.

This is the back of the bag... I have made a foundation pieced heart block and even had a go at adding a little piping.....

This is the inside of the bag.......

Here are the threads. I have also made a thimble bag. You will also see that there is a pocket to hold your notebook and one to hold your pen. Plus there is a pocket for other things to hide in.

Now on this side we have a needle book, a scissor keep and a detachable pin cushion. Plus a large pocket to hold your stitchery and pattern.

I have used my matching bias to bind the tote and a heavy duty fast to fuse double sided interfacing to give the tote strength.... It is lovely and strong and easy to use and sew through.

There will be a kit available for the wooden pieces to go with this pattern .....

We are waiting on stock of the wooden reels to arrive and will work out a price for the kits when they do.

I also have the interfacing, Fabrics and bias in stock.... Plus a limited supply of the threads I used for the stitchery. I am ordering more.

 Pattern on it's own as a hard copy will be $10, plus postage..... $5.50 for an e pattern. 

Pattern is half finished at the moment. Hopefully I will have it ready to go by the end of the week.