1/2 PRICE VOGUE

Just a quick note sewers, Gardams have Vogue patterns 1/2 price!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a great time to pick up a few new spring patterns.
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Summer Is Coming

Even though we are having quite a few cool days, new summer fabrics stop for no one. Here's a peak at a few new things just arrived.

The fabric on the manequin is a printed silk habutae, perfect for a maxi dress, and the other are printed silk and cotton blends. I bought some of this fabric last year and it is perfect for our summer weather. I love the blue and red, now I just have to decide what to do with it.

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What's New !!!!

After a couple of days off work it's always fun to go in and see what's new.

The above print arrived in only yesterday. It's a silk chiffon and comes in 3 colour ways.

It would be perfect for a beautifully draped formal dress or even a caftan for summer.

These two are a couple of very cute craft cottons perfect for kids clothes or bags.

I have been working on a winter coat for my daughter for our upcoming trip to Melbourne, it just needs a press. I will put up some pictures soon.

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School Holiday Sewing

As a lot of parents know the second week of school holidays can be a little trying, the movies are done, the play dates are done, and when it's a cloudy day outside what are we to do?

My daughter Madeline decided her doll Holly, needed some winter pj's, so we decided thats what we would do today. We adapted a size 1 childs pattern and Maddie selected some fabric from my stash.

Maddie has her own machine, I bought it for her a few years ago when Janome had a child's machine that was a lot better than a toy, it's basic but perfect for what she wants to do.

We're both pretty happy with the finised product.

What's Happening at Gardams

Just to let you all in on what's happening at work.
We have not 1 but 2 pattern specials on at the moment, Burda as well as McCalls are 1/2 price!!!!Burda finshes next Sunday and McCalls finishes the following Sunday. I've already got a couple ( you never know when you'll need them ) .

Just arrived (and black just about gone) is our Merino wool jersey, it is gorgeous, perfect for our climate in a classic wrap dress. Cheryl at work is making a collection of tops in it to wear under jackets or cardis for work. Both the city and Indooroopilly stores have the wool jersey in different colours, and I think Ewan and Dorothy are looking at getting more black.

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Back Into It

I've been a bit slack lately, no sewing or any form of creating, but the weather has started to change, well the mornings have and I have that new season feeling happening. All my summer fabrics have been put away and out come the autumn/winter fabrics, we really don't have a winter in sunny Queensland, but it's nice to dress a little different. I have become all inspired to start sewing again.

Something I did whip up was a top to wear out to dinner the other night. It's made in a Cotton/silk blend from where else but Gardams in a top loosely based on McCalls 5050. I'm really happy with the finished product and love wearing as the fabric is so soft and light.

New at Gardams

If you've read my profile you would have noticed I work in a fabric shop. It is one of, if not the longest running fabric shop in Brisbane, and I have been with them on and off, ie to have a baby and briefly try a different direction for over 20 years. I enjoy my job, meeting our customers and working with gorgeous fabrics. I thought I would occasionally let you see whats new and whats happening in and around Gardams.

We have just received in again a range of vintage sewing tins. They are great for storing all your sewing bits and bobs, and would make a wonderful gift (mothers day is coming up in May).We have also just got in a great fold up cutting table, it's cardboard but very sturdy. I had one and it was great, until the cat got to it!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you like them. The tins are in our city and Indooroopilly stores while the tables are only at Indooroopilly.

Happy sewing