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Hornsby Hobbysew is excited to be part of the Northern Beaches Expo, to be held over the weekend 26^th & 27^th May.  This year will be HUGE  – with Five Expos in one – all about lifestyle options for you.  Entry will be free and parking plentiful, so visit our Hobbysew stand and take a look at all the goodies we will have on display. The Expos will have something for all the family with Pets Expo, Home Show, Camping & Outdoors, All Woman Expo and Retired Life. Hope to see you there! For more info go to www.yournbexpo.com.au

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** On the 2^nd Tuesday of every month, Hobbysew Hornsby have a hands-on Bernina Club, run by Ruth Wengi, for the owners of current Berninas to explore their machine’s capabilities and discover new uses for all those feet & accessories.  Ruth loves nothing better than to show her students how to get the most out of their Bernina sewing machines so that they can express their individuality with confidence.  But places are limited in this popular class so you need to book early.

Appealing little Jelly Rolls are a labour-saving way to make bright, fun & easy Strip quilts. They consist of 40 x 2½  inch strips of colour coordinated fabric, rolled into a disk and tied in the middle. Ruth’s class is for any level of patchworker, so just choose your jelly roll and select a quilt pattern from the many designs available at Hobbysew Hornsby and sign up to have fun!

Once you’ve made one for yourself, you’ll make them for all your friends too.  Julie Hall’s Embroidered Messenger Bag is such a useful bag and so stylish.   Her class at Hobbysew Belconnen teaches you how to make it out of vinyl/leather and then, using your embroidery machine, you will personalise it with your favourite embroidery and motifs.  Once you realise how versatile this bag is, you’ll make up the pattern over and over. For more details about Julie’s class, click the Belconnen tab under Classes.

20 ladies escaped from their husbands and kids to the peaceful, fully catered retreat at Ferndale near Wisemans Ferry.  There, they eached sewed a specially designed medallion quilt, while chatting and enjoying scones and cakes fresh out of the oven, lunching outside in the sunshine overlooking the river with a glass of wine, and fab dinners in the evenings, from Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. Outrageous!

At night they enjoyed the privacy of cabin accommodation with a queen bed, kitchenette, and their own bathroom.  As if this weren’t enough, Hobbysew donated a goody bag of products for each participant to take home.

Plans for the next get-away weekend are already being put in place with a special quilt being designed. (Photos to be posted on this website soon.) Unfortunately, the maximum number of people who can escape to Ferndale is 25, so if you would like to enjoy a weekend of outrageous indulgence, the first 25 people to pay their deposit will have their names included on the “Escapee List”.  Then you just need to pop into Hobbysew Hornsby to choose your fabrics.  For more details about the quilt pattern, fabric, dates & costs, email Donna, Ruth or Lyn at hornsby@hobbysew.com or phone 02 9477 5885.

“Neapolitan” from the Strata Various Workshop

Strata Various – making beautiful music in fabric and colour. ‘Neapolitan’ is a fun project using these techniques, and other variations are available too.

The Modern X – is a fresh look at a classic quilting motif – the X or cross block. The workshop covers a variety of improvisational piecing techniques; regular and irregular block compositions; and the effective use of positive and negative space.

Serendipity Circles – Is it time to let loose? This workshop explores stress-free methods of fusing or piecing your very own circles of serendipity. For a final flourish, the class also covers decorative embellishment and quilting techniques, including an optional “Quilt-As-You-Go” component.  You can read more about Brenda’s fabulous work on her website at http://serendipitypatchwork.com.au.

To sign up for one of her classes go to Erina Hobbysew Class or contact erina@hobbysew.com to reserve your place!

Belconeen, Top Ryde, Figtree, Erina, Hornsby: Open 11am – 3pm

Kings Park and Penrith: Closed

Wishing you and your families a lovely Mother’s Day.

In BOLSTER BONANZA class, you will make a fun bolster by exploring your machine’s selection of stitches and feet.  You will create a personal design using ‘shrinky’ fabric for a fantastic rippled effect. Barb will show you how to get the most out of your machine whilst making a great gift or useful cushion for your home.

For machine embroidery enthusiasts, Barabara is teaching the Jenny Haskins BUTTERFLY CUSHION. This stunning pillow showcases pretty applique butterflies and stitch building.  Barb will show you how to use templates for perfect applique placement and also the secret of Jenny’s quick method for making a piped frill.

Check Hobbysew “Classes” tab for more details.

Monica’s theme,“Designs that inspire creativity” truly sums up her beautiful work.  At Hobbysew, Monica passes on her special secrets and tips that she uses to make her signature creations.

Monica’s class at Hobbysew Erina is busily sewing up a storm with the fun and funky Fancy Free Quilt where students learn to stack & whack, stitch & flip and some simple twisty quilting techniques.  Monica also teaches her favourite fully machine-sewn, quilt-as-you-go, construction & machine-sewn binding techniques.

If you want to create quilts and clothing like Monica, limited spaces are still available for her upcoming classes, but you need to be quick to get your name down.

She will be teaching her Sea Spray Quilt, using the techniques of stitch and flip, sketchy free-motion applique. Or there’s her Day Tripper Bag, which is just the right size to fit your purse, a book, a bottle of water and a cardigan. Plenty of pockets, including a very simple to apply internal zipper pocket.

For dressmakers, Monica is teaching the adorable wrap-style dress, Rosie’s Wrap, one of the latest Mini Moonshine designs, where you will learn basic garment construction and polish up your dressmaking skills with Monica’s handy advice and tricks of the trade.

For Monica Poole fans, patterns & books are available at Erina and all Hobbysew stores. Monica also holds classes at Figtree and Kings Park. Check for details at the Classes tab.