Bumble Bee Quilting

Just thought i’d say a big thanks to my spouse! (I don’t do it very often) - he’s been keeping this blog going for some time, so I thought it about time that we give him some help.

We = (the ladies that meet & greet all visitors to our land based workshop/shop at Corris Craft Centre, who you may or may not have met),

I don’t know if this is a good thing only time will tell - he has done a good job thus far, us ladies are avid readers!

Please let us know if the standard falls. 

Santa will be at Corris Craft Centre over the weekend on 15th 16th December 2007. Sail by boat into his Magical Underground Grotto, with gifts for the children and hot punch for the adults. Festive food and drink available in the cafe, with music and competitions.
Also available will be hand crafted gifts from 10 specialist craft workshops. - even design and make you own……..

So, make a date with Underground Santa this year, and have a ball, just 6 miles north of Machynlleth.

Stuck for seasonal accommodation for the weekend? Try Tynyffridd, family cottages for 4.

Just wanted to share our admiration of some beautiful fabric Art seen recently at a lovely craft fair in Dyffryn Ardudwy which we were also invited to have a stall - Not only does the lady Karen Hall produce some fantastic machine embroidery pictures but she also makes wow factor fabric jewellery - as she purchased some of our fabric for the purpose of making the jewellery. We shall post images when she has turned our fabrics into jewels!

The summer 2007 exhibition at Llanidloes run by The Quilt Association is drawing to a close.

If you have not yet been, now is your last chance…….

The usual mix of antique and modern has caused some debate. Everyone has a view, and if it can inspire and generate debate and reaction then thats good for the future of quilting. Bumble Bee Quilting spent a day there this week. We certainly enjoyed the mixture of new and old, demonstrating changing techniques, colours and fabrics over time. Some high quality work indeed, this event should be engraved on all our calendars each year.

This weekend marks a milestone in the re-development of crafting in Wales

Corris Craft Centre is 25 years of age this weekend - 8th and 9th Sept 2007. Lots of celebrations and additional amusements for all the family.

If you have entered the prize draw - it will be drawn on the 9th Sept and the lucky winner will soon be united with his or her’s new handcrafted 18 carat gold celtic ring.

If you’ve nothing better or more worthwhile to do, come to Corris and join in the Birthday celebrations. As you would expect, Bumble Bee Quilting is entering into the spirit of things with unusual patchwork jeans worn by all the staff.

Another excellent weekend at Carno thanks to the Maldwyn Quilters

Jane and Sue managed to free themselves from the Tea and Cake stall occasionally to look round and see the quilts and other goodies on hand.
They even managed to set up a stall and hand out some fabric samples in the shape of fat quarters for a small and very reasonable fee. So, well done, you made some quilters very happy with your wares.
But another good time was had by all amongst this friendly group of quilters,

We have not been writing much recetly, not that there has been little happening but lack of opportunity (ie I’ve been lazy)

But, meantime, Linda has sent us an email with comments on our online fabric shop.

A critique would be a better word, but all her points are worthwhile and entirely valid. We might be able to design and construct a quilt from scratch to a high standard but doing the same with a website is a completely different ball game.

So, Thank you Linda - we have taken on board your comments and have already actioned some. Other changes along the lines of your suggestions are in the pipleline.

Our online fabric shop is here if you wish to see developments, or even buy fat quarters online from the comfort of your own home or library - now with Free Shipping.