Sweet Life Bags by Amy Butler

Amy Butler has released a fabulous range of bags designed with crafters in mind.

The bags are constructed using mid-weight fabrics from Rowan & feature Amy Butler's "August Fields" fabric designs. The bags are 100% cotton lined with co-ordinating prints.

They have lots of pockets & tool channels, strong & long straps for carrying comfort, expandable side panels & bag bottoms.

I only have two of these gorgeous bags available in-store (a third vanished into my Christmas stocking!)

The bag on the left below is the "Dew Drop Sling" (Forest/Seafoam) & on the right is the "Diana Sling" (Orange/Coral).

These bags retail for $198.50 & $155.50 respectively (plus postage).

Make!

"Make!" is a great new book by Cath Kidston from the UK ($34.95 + postage).

Inside there are 48 fantastic projects to make & masses of tips & further ideas.

Cath shows you how to update an old cardie, bring new life to a boring bag & introduce her personal touch throughout your home.

All the techniques you will need to complete the projects are explained in the book.

So you can get started straight away, tucked inside the front cover are:

• a blank Cath Kidston tote bag
• a Cath Kidston pencil
• a skein of embroidery thread
• a colour chart of threads used in the projects

Learn to Sew for Kids

Here are photos of some very accomplished young ladies who have just finished making handbags in our recent after-school "learn to sew" workshops.

The workshops were held over a 4 week period during the beginning of the school term.

We will soon begin another after-school workshop series where we will make "Rudy the Reindeer", a cute soft toy from Melly & Me, just in time for Christmas.

We will also begin a machine sewing class for adults on Tuesday evenings for 3 weeks, commencing 3 December, where we will make the Bella handbag by Moonshine Designs.

Maisy Mouse

We've just received a great new range of "Maisy Mouse" fabrics designed by Lucy Cousins for Andover Fabrics.

The range includes a fabulous picture-book panel & alphabet design that would be ideal for a sewn fabric book for young ones.

The fabrics from this range are $26.00 per metre (plus postage).

Maisy Mouse panel

Alphabet panel

Maisy Mouse design on white background

Stars - Red & Yellow

Wave - Blue

Flower - Red

French General

We have a gorgeous book & French country-inspired gift collection from Moda Home.

Historically, young French girls embroidered their initials on their finest linens.

The initialled letters were always blood red because red was a strong & endurable dye that could be easily seen.
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"French General - Home Sewn" by Kaari Meng contains 30 French-inspired projects for every room in the house.

"French General - Home Sewn" by Kaari
Meng ($55.00 + postage)

The French theme is used in the gift range shown below, that includes a sewing case, sewing bag & note book.

French General - Sewing Case ($28.90 + postage)

French General - Sewing Bag ($74.90 + postage)

French General - Note Book ($38.90 + postage)

Made in France

Ooh la la ... more French-inspired craft books!

A little thread, some linen, a needle & a few easy stitches, "Made in France" includes more than 50 pretty projects worked in cross stitch, stem stitch or French knots.

Elegant & timeless in red, white & blue, these exquisite needlecraft motifs can be used in a multitude of ways to create unique gifts & home accessories.

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"Made in France" with Agnes Delage-Calvet, Anne Sohier-Fournel, Muriel Brunet & Francoise Ritz ($34.95 + postage)

Be inspired by the earthy texture & elegant shades of linen & a stash of irresistible ribbons.

"Linen & Thread" by Monique Lyonnet shows you how to use this versatile fabric to create & embellish 40 beautiful accessories for the home.

"Linen & Thread" by Monique
Lyonnet ($34.95 + postage)

Grand Opening!

Finally, we're open in our new location ...

The move last week was "fast & furious", but thankfully everything is now in it's place & we're back at "work".

The best news is that we have a 10% - 20% sale on all stock this week to celebrate our re-opening. The sale ends on Sunday, 13 September.

Here are a few photos of what you can expect to see ...

Above, is the view towards our fabric section. We have lots of new shelves to fill with fabric. The new bead shelves are shown on the left.

At the front of the shop, we have threads & embroidery on one side (above) & books & craft for kids on the other side (below).

Shown below is our workshop table with art supplies & card-making products in behind.

We look forward to seeing you when you're next in Daylesford!