Books
Listed below are the main brands that we sell. We have highlighted a popular seller from each one. Please contact us if you are interested in another title by these brands. If we haven't got it in stock, we can order it for you. Of course, there may be other brands that have slipped through or added to our range since, so contact us with your enquiries.
 
      That Patchwork Place
'Tea in the Garden' $59.95
13 projects for applique and scrappy quilt lovers. Muffin recipes an added bonus. Not an ugly quilt in there! See our version of the front cover quilt.
 
 
      C&T Publishing
'Mariner's Compass Quilts' $57.95
Includes 12 different star patterns, lots of instructions on drafting your own designs, foundation piecing (freezer paper and traditional).
 
 
      Leisure Gifts
'A Year of Rag Quilts' $33.95
& 'Cut, Sew, Quilt as you go' $22.50
Both are 'quilt as you go' with the raggy edges. Great for quick winter projects (especially in flannel).
 
 
      AQS (American Quilter's Society)
'Applique Masterpiece: Little Brown Bird'
Definitely an applique masterpiece with a wide array of patterns. Very inspirational.
 
 
      Americal School of Needlework (ASN)
'Iron-on Transfers for Quilt Labels' $15.95
'An Encyclopedia of Crazy Quilt Stitches & Motifs' $31.95
90 stitch combinations, 11 ribbon motifs & detailed instructions about the foundation patchwork.
 
 
      Hatched & Patched
'A Gardener's Journal' $27.95
Quilt, bag, cushion etc. with Anni's Ladies and other gardening themes in stitchery.
 
 
      Thimbleberries Publications
'Cottagewood Quilts' $36.95
Lovely quilts, pillows, tablerunners etc. with a lovely old fashioned floral style.
 
 
      Art to Heart
'Easy Does it for Summer' $33.95
Great ideas for wall hangings, placemats, aprons, etc. with naive country style applique.
 
 
      Country Bumpkin
'A-Z of Embroidery Stitches' $29.95
Just one in the very popular range. Great reference book.
 
 
      Kangaroo Press
'Candlewicking Quilts in Calico and Lace' $24.95.
Lovely combination with detailed instructions on candlewicking and inserting lace into your design.
 
 
      Milner Publications
'Thread Painting Bunnies in my Garden' $39.95.
Jenny McWhinney's famous wool thread painted bunnies with easy to follow instructions.
 
 
      Red Brolly (Bronwyn Hayes)
'Flowerbed' The most recent $24.50.
Includes this lovely sewing 'carry all'
 
 
      Major Cross Stitch Companies
Stoney Creek, Leisure Arts, DMC, etc.
 
 
      Kumiko Sudo's fabric folding books
including 'Kokoro no Te' her newest $54.50
and the popular 'Omiyage' $39.95
 
 
      Search Press
'Ribbon Embroidery & Stumpwork' $38.95
Padded shapes, detatched leaves, insect wings as well as many popular flowers in ribbon.
 
 
      D&C (David & Charles)
'Embroidered Animals' by Helen M Stevens $39.95
Nature studies of flora and fauna in another form of thread painting.
 
 
      Dover
'Shadow Work Embroidery' $15.95
Instructions and Iron-on transfers. Would also work well for redwork, applique, quilting etc.
 
 
      Lacis
'Schwalm Whitework' $55.95
A beautiful old style of German embroidery, usually white or cream
 
 
      MCQ Publications
'Sew Easy Celtic' $45.95
Make Cletic designs using bias applique. Includes designs and pages of instructions on how to design your own.
 
 
      Design Originals
'Linen Heirlooms Vintage Linen' $39.95
A book full of patterns gleaned from old pattern books, catalogues, doyleys etc. Great for redwork embroidery or applique.