Tips and Tricks
Colour Catchers

When washing your quilt, pop in a colour catching sheet to prevent colour runs. You can also use them in your regular wash and it really works?

 “So Gentle Colour Catcher” 10 sheets to a packet, available from your supermarket.

Flying Needles has been operating for 5 years, providing quality, quilting services and products to patchworkers. Helen Southeren, fondly known as “The Quilting Mistress,” has been patchwork and quilting for nearly 20 years. 

 

"I like to see the quilt top and let it speak to me as each quilt has its own unique character..."

Helen Southeren

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July Break

 

Flying Needles will be traveling to America during July to attend the 2009 International Quilt Festival in Long Beach, California, and to scout for the 2010 Quilt Tour to Long Beach California and Pennsylvainia.

 

During this this time, the Quilt Mistress won't be working her magic, but she is now taking bookings for quilts to be finished from the second half of August onwards.

 

Please don’t hesitate to call during June to arrange an appointment to drop off your quilt. If you need to contact us during July, please email or leave a message on our answering machine.

 

   Happy Stitching!!!



 

 
Trading Hours
Tuesday to Thursday 9am to 5pm By Appt
Chose From an Assortment of Threads
Metric Conversion Chart
 Imperial Measurement (US)
Metric Measurement (AUS)
 1 inch
 2.54 cm
 1/8 yard
0.11 m
 1/4 yard
0.23 m
 3/8 yard
0.34 m
 1/2 yard
0.46 m
 5/8 yard
0.57 m
 3/4 yard
0.69 m
 7/8 yard
0.80 m
 1 yard
0.91 m
 
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