Thanks, Sheila -

a fun and rewarding course, many new needle felting techniques learnt amongst many new friends,

We all enjoyed it immensly…

We’ve been stitched up …. not only spending the day slaving over hot needles and threads we’re now helping out at the Braich Goch Inn, Corris, with their contribution towards CAMRA’s Cask Ale Week. Open all this Easter weekend.

All in a good cause though……

So, spend the day in the Craft Centre and enjoy the warm Welsh spring day, and spend the evening sampling some fine real cask ales in the company of those delightful and exceedingly knowlidgable folk from the  Braich Goch Cask Ale Society; some of whom can actually spell and ruminate over delicate hoppy flavours, occasionally at the same time.

Our patchwork and quilting shop at Corris Craft Centre is closed today, 9-April-2009.

The dreaded lurgy bug has struck and we are laid up – hopefully to reurn in fine fettle tomorrow 10-April-2009.

Apologies to all our customers, the perils of being such a small micro-business…..

UPDATE - Improved, and open as usual today (10-April-2009) … hope to see lots of you in Corris today

Heya Everybody, I’m Cassie,

I’m 15 years old and live about 5 miles away from Corris, which is a place called Machynlleth.

I live there with my mum, dad and sister. And go to a school called “Ysgol Bro Ddyfi”. It is a good school, and I will be going back there after my GCSE’S to do my A-LEVELS.

On the weekends, I like going out with my mates, I enjoy shopping and going to the cinema with them!!

Every Saturday, I work at Bumble Bee Quilting at Corris Craft Centre, I love working here, because I get on really well with Jane and her Family, and they are very nice and very friendly.

Recently in the shop, I’ve been cutting really colourful fabrics for new kits that Jane has decided to make.

I have been working at ‘Bumble Bee’ for nearly a year and I really enjoy it =]

BBC News Wed 18th feb 09

“Those who had during middle age been busy reading, playing games or engaging in craft hobbies like patchworking or knitting were found to have a 40% reduced risk of memory impairment… a US study suggests.

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This is something us Patchwork Quilters have known for years… NOT!!

Where did i put my snippers/scissors/cutter/pins?

I know I have a piece of fabric that would be just right… It was in this cupboard/box/drawer… wasn’t it?

Oh sorry dear I really forgot to check the dinner… Is it really burnt to a cinder?

That’s why for years we’ve been creating ‘Quilts and Wallhangings’ to help us remember!

Recently, In our March Newsletter we highlighted a lovely quilt found nearly completed and I was asked by the owners if I could finish it so they could use it and show off the hours of love given to this quilt by a lady ‘Ada Beard of Snowshill, Gloucestershire.

“Her family had been Licensee of The Snowshill Arms in the village for many years. Ada never married and ran the pub, almost to her death in 1968 at the age of 91. Ada was a second cousin of my husbands great grandmother Anne beard, When she left ’The Snowshill Arms’ my husband had to empty the pub and found the quilt almost finished, his best guess is that Ada made it in the years between 1897 and 1948″.

I got to thinking, does anyone remember this lady Ada from the ‘The Snowshill Arms’ and does the present licensee have any interest in Patchwork & Quilting?

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The Teresa Anna Quilt draw in aid of Breast Cancer Research will take place on 25th October 2009.

This will conclude the “Pink Weekend” to be held at Corris Craft Centre on 24th and 25th October.

All events and all other details will be posted on the website http://www.teresaannaquilt.co.uk – stay in touch there….

Just thought I’d give you a little insight into Corris’s recent 1st ‘Beer Festival’… It was amazing to be part of it. (though the 12 midday Saturday - 1.30am Sunday was a long stint – my poor feet!!!)

From the Thursday evening – Invited press and local dignitries, to the last pint on Sunday at approx 5.15pm… everyone who came, went home wondering when the next one might be.

There was 12 Real Ales, 7 from Scottish micro breweries and 5 from Wales and live bands & singers on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon & evening which had the place ‘jumping’ from start to finish… check out the website for other photo’s and information for the next one!!! http://www.corrisbeerfestival.co.uk you might like to also check out the Corris Music Festival for later this year http://www.corrisfestival.co.uk

There is something in the air today thats making it feel very ‘Spring-like’!  The sun is trying to get out, I can see some blue sky and there is no rain or snow on the horizen!

It’s been quite busy in the shop today with half-term signalling the beginning of the season!  Which also means the cafe is open again and I must confess I’ve already a scone with lashings of welsh butter, mmm!

We’ve had lots of browsers in the shop and there have been a few sales too, but the biggest event of the day is seeing my old dog Jasper (who was rehomed about 18 mths ago) at the Craft Centre, I still can’t believe it!  On seeing a couple with a big white haired retriever in tow, I went out and said ‘ooh, I had one of those called Jasper’ and what a coincidence – it was the very same dog!!!  It was so lovely to see him all happy and healthy and to hear about all the lovely walks he has on the moors now with his new Mummy & Daddy, it really made my day xxx