Country Hart

Exciting Weekend Exciting Week begins

2011-11-01T22:38:00.000+10:30

Wow!! finally I have found my self with time to blog...been a while.

It has been a very busy time at Country Hart, last weekend we had a fantastic time with Gail Pan and Natalie Ross at our 2 day Stitching Retreat. With a heaps of fantastic projects to work on over the weekend, great food, good company and heaps of give-aways everyone had a wonderful time I have received so many phone calls and emails over the last couple of days so I am in no doubt that everyone had a great time.'

Our hectic and exciting weekend may be over but today not only brought with it the Melbourne Cup.....and no I didn't win....but also the Launch of Quiltaid and so far everyone seems to be really getting into it

With 12 blocks designed by 12 great Aussie designers and 6 different finishing kits all made from the gorgeous Ruby range of fabrics what a wonderful way to support a charity

We have Gail Pan's and Brenda Ryan's block available which are both beautiful

we also have our finishing kit available which is being very well received and is strictly limited so if you would like our finishing kit it would pay not to sit back as they are going quiet quickly

so head on over to

www.quiltaid.com.au

and check out what it is all about

www.countryhart.com.au

well off to kit up some more blocks

til next time

enjoy

Robyn :) x

lots Happening @ Country Hart

2011-09-02T13:38:00.001+09:30

Wow what a few weeks it has been, our gorgeous puppy has grown up so very fast.....where has the last 4 weeks gone??????

There is a lot happening at Country Hart in the next few months here are just a few

Lily is in full swing and if you get a quilt top quilted by Lily you will recieve a FREE Quilt Tote.....these bags are fantastic to store a quilt, transport a quilt or even to keep all of your current project together

If you have a quilt you are looking at getting quilted for Christmas book your space NOW to garentee getting it in time for Christmas.......its only 113 days til Christmas

October 29th and 30th sees Country Hart favorites

Gail Pan and Natalie Ross

coming over to teach at our 2 day Stitching Retreat.

these retreats are great fun, lots of giveways, great food, fantastic company and the girls design wonderful projects just for YOU! So don't miss out register NOW!! at www.countryhart.com.au

In November I will be teaching a Patchwork/quilting class for Beginners/ intermdiates over 4 weeks

Classes will be held Saturday 5th, 12th ,19th & 26th and will cover piecing, appliique, borders and machine quilting all the details can be found on our website.

2011 POM My Sewing Room has been such a success and everyone who has participated has had such a wonderful time and loved all the wonderful patterns that we are looking at our next POM for 2012 so keep an eye out for that one

well best get back to work

about to kit up Bronwyn Hayes new Christmas Quilt "Gift Quilt"

happy stitching

hugs

Robyn :) xx

It's been a while

2011-08-04T12:12:00.000+09:30

It has been a while since I have posted in blogland there has been so much going on.

Firstly for my exciting news, last night at 12.30 after a long labour my beautiful Schnauzer Heidi was taken to the vets hospital for a c-section. To our total amazement Heidi returned home an hour later very tired with 1 single male puppy......Yogi (we reckon he will look like a little bear with that endless supply of Mum's milk all to himself) as he has been affectionatley named is absolutley gorgeous looks just like his mum, I don't know that dad is overly impressed with his offspring but I am sure in time they will get along and have lots of fun together

Mum and Yogi are getting along wonderfully I took this pic with my phone when he was about 2 hours old so its not real flash.....sorry:)

On another exciting note as you all know "Lily" our A1 Longarm is in residence at the shop and she has started earning her keep everything is wonderful with Lily and she is ready to quilt your quilt tops

This was "Lily's" first quilt

If you would like to know more about our long arm quilting service feel free to give us a ring on 0886323172 or pop into the shop at 176 Ellen Street Port Pirie where you can see Lily in action

There is lots happening at Country Hart in the next few months with Natalie Ross and Gail Pan set to return at the end of October for a 2 day retreat, Registrations for the retreat are opened now so don't be disappointed register now all the details are on our new look website .....yes we had a little facelift over at www.countryhart.com.au

We are also one of the shops involved in Quiltaid this year we are very excited about being involved and I look forward to filling you in more over the next couple of months so keep a watch out for that it will be something you don't want to miss

Out Sit n Stitch afternoons are going really well and if you are looking for something to do on a Saturday afternoon Sit n Stich is held every other Saturday from 1pm - 4.30pm at the shop

Augaust dates are 6th & 20th

we would love to have you join us

Well I am off now to check on the new Mum and Yogi and to hit my studio

have a wonderful day

hugs

Robyn :) x

2011-06-14T11:30:00.000+09:30

ANNOUNCING

the long awaited arrival of

"LILY"

isn't she beautiful?? She is so quiet and graceful she just had to be called Lily. So

CONGRATULATIONS

Clare Bower of Clare's Craftroom

on being the winner of winner of Naming Lily

Now Clare is going to learn a new skill.......patchwork......so she can make a quilt top for Lily to quilt... hehehe!!

On another exciting note registrations are now open for our next retreat

A Weekend in Creative Company

with

Country Hart Favorites

Gail Pan and Natalie Ross

October 29th & 30th

all the details are at

http://www.countryhart.com.au/

well I am off to play with Lily have a great day

hugs

Robyn x

2011-06-10T15:25:00.001+09:30

Hi everyone

I hope you are all managing to stay warm, it is very cold here winter has really hit.

There is Lots happening here at the moment I really don't know where to start.......OK best let you all know that I have just pressed the button and opened up the registration to our next retreat in October

Yes we are going to have more laughs and a great time with Gail Pan and Natalie Ross jeeeeez we might even learn something hehehehe!!!

all the details and registration forms can be found on the website

so get in quick as we only take 60 registrations

so don't miss out reserve your place

NOW!!

We have been very busy getting ready for the arrival of our NEW baby..........yeah you guessed it our beautiful NEW Long Arm machine is being delivered on Sunday.......yay!!! only 2 sleep to go can't wait

Will post a pic and announce its name (along with the winner) next week......have to see a baby before you name it hehehe!

I have also been very busy at the design table lately

I have just realeased a Jelly Roll Pattern

GeorgieLu's Jellyroll

and Pretty Petals which features some gorgeous felt 3D flowers ......I used the gorgeous Cottage Garden Felt and threads

I am also just putting the finishing touches on a table topper which I used Cottage Garden Threads and the gorgeous Antique Fair range of fabrics so keep an eye out for that one in the next week or so.

Along with these I was given a jolt when I realised I am July's designer for My Sewing Room so it was off to the studio to make what i had in mind come to reality......nearly finished ...but its a secret hehehehehe!!!

The lovely Leanne Knell of Petals and Patches is our June designer and her pattern is just gorgeous......that one will be mailed out on the 28th June.....here's a sneek peek your going to love it

Thats all for now best get back and make sure I have everyhting ready for our Sit n Stitch afternoon tommorrow

Remember

Sit 'n'Stitch @ Country Hart

2nd and 4th Saturday of every month

Please book before hand

til next time hugs

Robyn x

www.countryhart.com.au

The Excitement's building

2011-05-15T08:15:00.000+09:30

The excitement is building at Country Hart there is just so much going on.

The names are coming in for the comp to name our new long arm and there are some wonderful names in the mix it is going to be so hard to choose, so if you have a name for our long arm machine post it here on my blog or email me at

countryhart@bigpond.com

entries will close at the end of May.

While on the subject of our Long Arm......everything is on track and now it is just a waiting game, we are all eagerly awaiting Tracey's return from the US.......then it should be all go...will keep you posted.

My Sewing Room has been a huge success and all of those who are participating should have the second project designed by the lovely Natalie Ross by now and I bet you are all loving it,

I can't wait to see some of your finished projects so don't forget to take a piccy, email them in and i will open up a show and tell page over on the website

and

yes you guessed it I have the patterns for project number 3 by Janelle Wind so I thought I would give you a little sneek peek.....Janelle's project will be posted out on May 28th.

We are working on lots of new things happening in store..............lots of surprises for a couple of the resident Stitch 'n' Bitch girls when they return from their trip to Canada......that will teach them not to take us!

seriously we hope that Louise and Barb are having a great time on their trip....

We are planning

Sit 'n' Stitch

afternoons at the shop on the 2nd & 3rd Saturdays of every month

all the details will be posted on

www.countryhart.com.au

Lots more will be happening at Country Hart this year including a Christmas in July Workshop and the return of Country Hart's favorite 2 fun loving designers for another retreat

yep

Gail Pan and Nataile Ross

will be back on

October29th & 30th

registrations will open in June so keep an eye out for that one

Well I am off to do the house work...yuk!!!.....no fairies around here, then I have Somerhill House by Gail Pan to quilt, might even take that one outside it is such a beautiful day here today and after a week of rain I think I might have to take advantage and enjoy

til next time

hugs

Robyn x

Where to begin??????????????

2011-04-20T15:56:00.000+09:30

Where do I begin.....at the start I hear you say.

Well Ok I am soooooooooooooooooooooooo excited over Easter there is to be some deconstruction and renos happening at Country Hart.......I am really good at the deconstruct part...lol

Why I here you ask and I know you are all thinking I am expanding the shop need more room for fabric...well I always need more room for fabric but NO I have to make room for the A1 Long Arm which I have just ordered from the lovely Tracey Browning......I am soooooooo excited.

So in my last blog post I said there was to be a competition well here goes

Our beautiful new long arm needs a name and I am going to let you do it so get those thinking caps on and fire up those imaginations, post those names the winner will get one of their quilt tops quilted FREE on our new machine

So go to it Good Luck

As most of you would know due to popular demand we are begining a 2nd mail out of My Sewing Room next week so if you have been pondering over weather or not to join us I thought we might be able to help you out with a look at project no 1 from the lovely

Gail Pan

" When Stitches are Sewn"

rememebr too Gail will be followed by Natalie Ross (I have Nat's patterns and her project is just gorgeous), Janelle Wind Leanne Knell, Amanda Bergamin, Linda Haigh, Melly Hurlston, Helen Stubbings, Leonie and Diedre of the Quilted Crow and yours truly.

Come on jump on board and get some great projects for your Sewing Room

all the details can be found at

www.countryhart.com.au

Well thats enough excitement for today get those thinking caps on and help me name my Long Arm.

Oh one more thing before I go keep an eye out in June when we will be opening registrations to our next Retreat with Gail Pan and Natalie Ross which will be in October

I hope you all have a wonderful Easter and you all get loads of choccies talk soon

hugs

Robyn

lots happening

2011-04-12T14:47:00.000+09:30

Well what a time I have been having.... My Sewing Room has been so popular we are all really amazed at the response we have had. The first mail out with Gail Pan's gorgeous design was mailed out on March 28th, since then we have had so many enquiries that we have decided to do a second mail out which will begin on April 28th so if you would like to join up its not too late ....head on over to the website

www.countryhart.com.au

and find out how.

Natalie Ross is designer number 2 and her patterns are on their way here is a sneek peek

I attended a machine quilting workshop on Saturday with the girls from the Pirie Quilters and we had a great time......oh we learnt lots too such a great group of girls off to quilting with them tonight can't wait for the laughs to begin

With all the fundraising finished up Relay for Life was held last Saturday. I had a great time did lots of laps, did the yellow walk, the pink walk, the prom walk and even played circle gap which I hadn't played since primary school which is far too many years ago to admit. We did however come 2nd which wasn't too bad we may have even done better if it hadn't poured with rain ....we were drenched.

The candle light ceremony was very sad and extremely hard for my kids and I watching the empty table and remembering who is missing from ours

So I had a great time although I didn't see the whole thing out....I went home early not by my own choosing but that of others who decided to act very nastily upon what thoughts they had going on in their heads instead of the facts which they could have found out quiet easily if they did the civilized thing and asked.

Oh well enough of that far toooooooooooooo many positives in my life to be worried about the negitivity some people thrive on there is not enough time for that.

I will be back later this week with some very exciting news........BIG news and a competition so keep your eyes peeled for that one

til next time keep on stitch'n

hugs

Robyn

Retreat with Rosalie and Melly

2011-03-23T16:08:00.001+10:30

We had lots of fun last weekend when Country Hart opened its doors for a Weekend retreat with Rosalie Quinlan and Melanie Hurlston.

With a combo of great projects, fantastic company, yummy food we were all in for a fantsatic weekend

We met Rosalie and melly at Adelaide airport on Friday afternoon and after the 2 hour drive home they set up before retiring to Sampsons Cottage....a great place to stay right in the main st of Port Pirie.

After a good nights rest the fun began 52 ladies.....2 great tutors and 4 wonderful projects....what more could a girl want.......check out the fun for yourself

hugs
Robyn

My Sewing Room

2011-02-28T16:04:00.000+10:30

All of us here at Country Hart are very busy at the moment there is so much going on.

We are full steam ahead in preparation for our Weekend in Creative Company with Rosalie Quinlan and Melly Hurlston which is only a little over 2 weeks away .....eeeeeek!!! think I will have to learn to cut fabric in my sleep.

We are all very excited because in a little over 4 weeks we will be mailing out our very first My Sewing Room POM, if you haven't popped over to Gail's blog and checked out her sneek peek of the first project have a look it looks gorgeous.....www.gailpandesigns.typepad.com If you would like to come and join us for My Sewing Room POM you can find all the details and reg www.countryhart.com.au but remember that we will be closing registrations on March 5th

Following Gail in My Sewing Room will be Natalie Ross, Janelle Wind, Leanne Knell, Amanda Bergamin, Linda Haigh, Helen Stubbings, Melly Hurlston, Leonie and Deidre of the Quilted Crow and Country Hart

so it should be lots of fun

I am also having so much fun designing using Pam's beautiful Cottage Garden Threads and Ric Rac.......thats between doing all the things I am suppose to be doing.....oh well I won't tell if you don't

we have the full range of Cottage Garden's handdyed stranded threads and ric rac in store now and they are just soooooooooooooo yummy!!!

Well best get back to it don't forget if you want to join in the fun with My Sewing Room Register NOW!!!

til next time

hugs

Robyn

Berries and Bluebirds

2011-02-16T14:21:00.000+10:30

OK OK I know what you are all saying this is in fact block 2 of Gail Pan's beautiful New BOM Berries and Bluebirds,

I cut out the backgrounds for block 1 and then left them at the shop so I have started with Block 2......senior moment lol

Berries and Bluebirds is available as a BOM at

www.countryhart.com.au

in the country colors shown

It is $31.00 + postage per month over 8 months

Berries and Bluebirds will be ready to mail out Monday 21st Feb

Our POM My Sewing Room is about to begin with the lovely

Gail Pan

being the first designer......you can get a sneek peek of what she is up to at www.gailpandesigns.typepad.com

Over the following months there will be projects from Natalie Ross, Janelle Wind, Leanne Knell, Amanda Bergamin, Linda Haigh, Helen Stubbings, Melly Dekker Hurlston, Leonie & Diedre of the Quilted Crow and Robyn Welsh of Country Hart all designed for

Your Sewing Room

so if you would like to join in the fun and recieve 10 great kits for 10 great projects for your sewing room

head on over to www.countryhart.com.au and check out the details

it is going to be a lot of fun.......first mail out will be March 28th

I recieved the gorgeous had dyed ric rac from Cottage Garden Collection this week and it is just yummy xxx love it

Last but not least our Creative Weekend with Rosalie Quinlan and Melly Hurlston is getting closer 4 weeks away infact so everything is go go go here in preparation so just a little reminder that all registration fees are due NOW

well thats about it girls got to go book some flights and maybe do some book work.....yuk!

til next time

have fun

hugs

Robyn x

Exciting Things Happening @

2011-01-31T15:29:00.000+10:30

Hi everyone

Well the weather is terrible to say the least 42 degrees in the shade and worse still windy........yuk I can hear my pool calling me.

We have been on holidays down to the Tour Down Under for a few days while Ab held the fort here......it was great to have a rest but it is now back to work and all systems go

We have changed our opening hours and we will now be opened Mondays and you will be seeing Ab in the shop more often too

Plans for the upcoming weekend in Creative Company with Rosalie Quinlan and Melly Dekker -Hurlston are going well with most of the major plans for the weekend all fixed up......can't wait to see what the girls design for the weekend.

The Relay for Life Raffle is up and running and the Quilt is on display in the shop.

If you would like to buy a ticket you can do so via my website www.countryhart.com.au or give me a ring at the shop and I will be more than happy tyo send your tickets out to you

Big brain wave the other day.......Thanks Joan for being my sounding board xx

I wanted to do something a little different from a Block of the Month so after some brain storming

"My Sewing Room"

was born

My sewing Room is a Project of the month and each project will be for ......you guessed it Your Sewing Room

We have lots of talented designers on board, running for 10 months and we will be kicking off with one of Country Hart's favorites Gail Pan on the 28th March

So if you would like to sign up for My Sewing Room head on over to www.countryhart.com.au and check out all the details

well thats it for me today stay cool

hugs

Robyn x

Hope for Tomorrow Quilt

2011-01-17T16:19:00.000+10:30

Well here it is already this beautiful Quilt has been made for

The Wornout Housewives Relay For life Team.

Relay for Life is a community event which raises much needed funds for the Cancer Council so as they may continue their fight against cancer

check out their website

http://relayforlife.org.au/

The quilt is made of blocks which have been lovingly stitched, appliqued, embroydered etc by

the stitching friends of Country Hart

Naomi Benier, Kirrily Lorring, Abbie Welsh, Wendy Whiting, Judy Stringer, Raeleen Stigwood, Gale Dawe, Barb Ganley, Louise Thompson, Annette Rimmer, Joan mcLeod, Sandra Jobson, Maxine Northcott, Br idget Wright , Robyn welsh and quilted by Sarah Smith

The blocks have been pieced together using a Collections for a Cause Hope Jelly Roll with a Shadow Play and Civil War Borders finishing it off.

The quilt is on display at Country Hart

176 Ellen St

Port Pirie SA

Tickets are $2.00 each

Drawn 1st April 2011 at 1 pm at Country Hart

If you can't come and visit us tickets are available on Country Hart's Website

www.countryhart.com.au

and click on the quilt

Thank you so much in advance for your support

hugs

Robyn xx

Queensland Flood Appeal

2011-01-14T10:21:00.000+10:30

The Oz Material Girls are hold an online auction

starting

TODAY at 10.30 (NOW)

for the

Queensland Flood Appeal.

There are tons of great items up fro grabs including a Country Hart Origional.

Just think you can grab yourself some wonderful goodies and be helping all of our fellow countrymen in Flood ravaged Queensland

So hope on line check out all the donated goodies and

HELP QUEENSLAND

I'm off to the auction now see you there

hugs

Robyn x

Christmas over

2010-12-27T19:11:00.001+10:30

and it was head down and bum up for me as I focused on the quilt which we will be raffeling as a fundraiser for Relay For Life which will be held here in Port pIrie in April 2011.

The Country Hart Stich 'n' Bitch Girls, the Pirie Quilters and a couple of special friends of Country Hart have come up with these beautiful blocks which I had to turn into a beautiful quilt which would do these blocks justice. Oh and my lovely daughter Abbie who only picked up an needle for the first time a couple of months ago and had never had any lessons even made a block.......the beautiful heart 3rd on the top row I am so proud of her she did a wonderful job

I have pieced together with a beautiful Moda Jelly Roll "Faith" by Howard Marcus.

Stitchery, applique, needle turn, machine embroidery.....its all there.

I am so happy with how the quilt has turned out and it is a decent 62" x 62"

So the quilt is off to the quilter on Wednesday then it will be displayed at Country Hart while it is being raffeled

If you would like to buy a ticket or if you would like to sell a book for us give me a yell via email

Now on to the next project.......would you believe A Christmas Stocking??????? yep a Chrissy Stocking for Homespuns Christmas in July issue................best get cracking have to have it in by the 7th

So on that note I will say Goodnight

hugs

Robyn xx

Merry Christmas

2010-12-24T15:42:00.000+10:30

I hope you and your family all have a wonderful time together and that Santa is very kind to you all........I have just checked at Norad and there is only about 2 hours left before Santa boards his sliegh and begins his trip around the world you can check it out and see where Santa is at www.noradsanta.org/

Steve is at work this Christmas but we do have the rest of the family together, as our kids, Dylan, Abbie and Brady, my Mum and my Brother, his wife and their 4 kids all gather at our place for Christmas lunch.......we have been really busy over the last few months so we are keeping it simple this year, ham, prawns, chicken & Salads around the pool and of course a bottle of wine or 2 maybe.......lol

Steve sent me beautiful flowers today because he is not here......the tears he brought to my eyes were not a good look in the shop though.....oh well

We would also like to say an huge THANKYOU to all of you our wonderful Country Hart family for your support and patronage over the past 12 months

We also have some exciting news for 2011.....All of the stock in the bricks and Mortor shop will be also available online at www.countryhart.com.au so in the first few months of 2011 the website is going to grow big time as we go through the huge task of listing all the stock

Also in 2011 I have been ask to design a project for the Christmas in July issue of Homespun......which I have to have submitted by Jan 7th......eeeeeeek!!!

I have also been ask to submit projects in 3 editions of Country Threads in 2011

So now you know what i am doing between Christmas and New Year ......designing Christmas in July....Oh and I will be piecing together the beautiful blocks all the girls from Country Hart's Stitch 'n' Bitch group and the Pirie Quilters have made for our Relay For Life Quilt which when finished will be raffled with the proceeds going to Relay For Life

I will pop a pic on the blog as soon as I get the top together there are some amazing blocks it should be beautiful

so thats me for the rest of 2010.....don't think I can fit much more in

So from my family to yours Have a wonderful Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year

hugs

Robyn, Steve, Dlyan, Abbie, Brady, our gorgeous old Daucshund Chloe and the 2 naughty Schnauzers

xxxxxxxx

Doesn't Time Fly??????

2010-12-08T10:10:00.000+10:30

How the time has flown, Country Hart's Shopfront is 1 year old today.

It only seems like yesterday that Steve and I were covered from head to toe in burgandy paint sitting on the floor eating takeaway for tea wondering if we have set our sights too high.......could we make our dream a reality??????

I guess we did make it happen cause Over the last 12 months Country Hart has just expanded and expanded a little like my waistline....lol

We have had very successful workshops in 2010 with even more to come in 2011.....can't wait first off the blocks for 2011 is Rosalie Quinlan and Melanie Hurlston in March

We have a wonderful group of girls who meet at the shop every Wednesday for "Stitch 'n' Bitch" ......yep thats today and they have a Birthday Party planned so should be a great day cause they don't only quilt they are fantastic cooks.........might put them on the next round of master chef

The Pirie and Broughton Quilters and the Crystal Brook Girls........they all know who they are, have been absolutley wonderful in their support so a huge thankyou to all those great girls xxx

We have lots of new and exciting things in the pipeline for the next 12 months so stick around there is never a dull moment at Country Hart

Before I go I have to say a HUGE THANKYOU to my best friend and the love of my life without him none of this would have happened my wonderful Husband Steve thanks hun xxxxx

i am sure will will have some pics very soon of the Country Hart Birthday Party

til next time

happy stitch'n

hugs

Robyn xx

PS more info on the next Weekend in Creative Company at

www.countryhart.com.au

Great time @ the Country Hart Chrissy Workshop

2010-11-28T19:32:00.000+10:30

After a very quick 3 weeks of designing, sewing, typing and planning today saw me at the front of the class for the first time.......after being flat out planning Country Hart's Chrissy Workshop I had not had a lot of time to think but around 6.30 this morning eeeeekkkk!!!! reality finally hit with a thud...I was the tutor, I ask myself all the questions, could I do this?? Were they going to be happy with what I had designed??? had I remembered everything???? Well too late now was I going to sink or swim??? only time would tell

9.45 am they started arriving & to their surprise to go along with the Chrissy theme......no name tags.....Santa Hats with their names sewn accross the front even the non hat wearers got into the Chrissy spirit and happily wore their hats

We started with morning tea of vanilla cupcakes all decorated with holly wrapped in gorgeous Christmas Wrappers and Coffee

After taking a big deep breath I joined Abbie at the front of my first class, feeling a little more confident as Ab stood over the class with her trusty wooden spoon to keep them in order....lol....Gail and Natalie will remember Ab and the wooden spoon. I showed the table runner I had designed for the class and described what they would be doing. All the girls proceeded to unwrap the parcels in front of them which conatined their kits for the day

We had a great Chrissy themed lunch and they seemed to love their Bon Bons filled with lots of goodies

back to the stitching we wound up around 4pm and waved goodbye to our dear friend Granny Loz who had travelled from the Barrossa for my first workshop

So here is the evidence of what turned out to be a fantastic day thanks to my dear friend Naomi who I might ad is also responsible for me taking this class in the first place xx

Christmas Workshop @ Country Hart

2010-11-03T21:05:00.002+10:30

we have decided to have a relaxing fun day at Country Hart and

YOU

are invited to

Christmas @ Country Hart.........

spend a fun filled day of stitching with Robyn at Country Hart on

Sunday November 28th

from 10am

Along with lots of fun you will recieve a

FULL kit for a fun origional unreleased Country Hart Christmas project

Morning and Afternoon Tea

A wonderful Christmas themed lunch

& a free gift

to keep this great day intimate and fun we are limiting numbers

Cost all inclusive $80.00

Don't miss out on this great day register NOW!!!

registrations close Wednesday 17th November

so come on a join us for a great day we would love to see you

ring

NOW

and reserve your place

0886323172 or 0417826418

Robyn x

Sewing Sewing Sewing

2010-10-11T15:13:00.000+10:30

After a full on weekend feautring 1 x 9 foot Christmas tree, 1500 fairy lights and 100's of red and gold baubles the Christmas Tree is up at the shop and looking beautiful. I will take some pics tommorrow when I go to work . Ab and I went down and flicked the switch last night and it looks great all lit up and filling the window of the shop with sparkling little lights

Today I have had a day at home .......shop is shut on Mondays......so I set to finishing a couple of ideas that I have been playing with for the last couple of weeks and I feel like I have had a very productive day.
The patterns for these two designs will be available in the shop or at

www.countryhart.com.au

later in the week

Oh Christmas Tree is a great weekend project, quick and easy little table runner with its own centre piece of 3 Chenile Christmas Trees.....they are so easy you will want to make more

When this range of fabrics featuring all your Stitch intructions......just like the stitch guides in the mags I just had to make I'm itch'n to be stitch'n. It is an folder cover which had heaps of pockets for your pigma pens, unpickers, scissors etc along with a cute little pins and needles pouch and rings for those beautiful cottage garden threads we all love to use. There are pockets for the packaged embroidery threads and is is made to fit a A4 ring binder so you can also add plastic pouches for your other embroidery threads and even plastic sleeves containing your stitcherys

I hope you all enjoy my lastes offerings and you are all having lots of fun with your stitching.

I did take lots of pics at the Port Broughton Rainbow Quilters Quilt Exhibition last weekend but unfortunatley I have miss palced the cord to my camera but I will post those pics as soon as I lay my hands on it

well best get on with typing up these patterns

til next time

happy stitch'n

hugs

Robyn x

Chrissy Quilt finally finished

2010-09-12T15:07:00.000+09:30

Have been working tirelessly over the last 4 days to finally finish my

2010 Christmas Design

Christmas Magic

we took the quilt to the park to take photos but the wind won

This quilt is pieced 4 1/2" squares which has three "Christmas Balls" hanging down from bias strips. The balls are stitchery's of Country Harts busy Riendeers, playing in the snow, looking after Santas mail and decorating the tree.There are alos some stitchery;s of presents and little Christmas sayings in some of the blocks.

The second border has been stitched in the beautiful Cottage Garden Thread and reads "With all letters sent & tree lights all bright we suggle down to sleep for the night"

I then hand quilted the quilt using perle 8. Oh nearly forgot there is some applique with the sliegh at the bottom of the quilt

You can check the details of the quilt out at

www.countryhart.com.au

or drop into the shop or you could get your fav patchwork shop to get the pattern in for you

Christmas Magic will be available this week both as a pattern or a kit

here is some pics of the stitchery's

hugs

Robyn

Relay for Life

2010-09-01T14:00:00.000+09:30

In April of 2011 I will be part of a Relay for Life Team called

Wornout Housewives

raising much needed funds for the Cancer Council

Will will be taking part in a 24hour relay where we will have to keep our baton moving around Memorial Oval in Port Pirie SA for the full 24 hours, each lap i do I know that my Dad will be walking with me, I lost my Dad to Brain Cancer 11 years ago and still miss him everyday

We have lots of events in the planning along with a Quilt which will be auctioned(more on that one as the quilt takes shape.

I will also be donating $4.00 of every Country Hart Goodie Bag Pattern sold to our fundraising

If you would like to help us raise much needed funds for the Cancer Council you can make a donation which will be recorded for our teams fundraising via the following link

http://sa.cancercouncilfundraising.org.au/personalPage.aspx?EventID=10966&LangPref=en-CA&RegistrationID=225384

hugs

Robyn x

Daffodil Day

2010-08-27T13:50:00.000+09:30

Aren't they gorgeous??????? It is a very wintery day here in Port Pirie but the shop is filled with Daffodils so it feels like spring is in the air.

Hope you have all been out and got your daffodils the Cancer Council needs all the help it can get and today is one of its biggest fundraising days............Today I buy Daffodils in memory of my Dad and in hope that one day there will be a cure for this dreadful disease xx

I have been unindated with emails and requests for the pattern for the goodie bags I made for our retreat well I have finally done it and you can purchase it online at

www.countryhart.com.au

or give me a ring at the shop on 0886323172

Oh and yes my new machine is here sitting on my lovely sewing machine mat designed by Natalie Ross

so this weekend I am locking myself away and putting together my Christmas quilt which at the moment is all layed out on the dining room table and finishing off my thread folder cover both patterns will hopefully be released sometime next week

have a great weekend

hugs

Robyn x

I'm all excited

2010-08-20T14:04:00.000+09:30

Well its the end of the week and I am sooooooooooo excited. Ab is looking after the shop tommorrow so if your in the area pop in and say hi to my beautiful daughter, Steve and I are off to Strathablyn......Steve is going to pedal his bike 150km around the Adelaid Hills on Sunday and why am I excited well .....................On top of a beautiful weekend away I am picking up my new sewing machine tommorrow on the way to Strath.......a Bernina and I can't wait the plan is to sit in the villa and sew my new Chrissy Design for this Christmas.

So as you all know Natalie Ross was here a couple of weeks ago and one of her designs for the weekend was Winterberry Birds a beautiful Sewing Machine Mat and Sewing Caddy.......well I just couldn't resist I had to make the mat for my new machine and here it is

All of the kits from the weekend were sold so I set at finding something else and I think it has come up looking great in Awesome by Moda fantastic colours

Winterberry Birds Kitted up in Awesome is available at the shop Now and i will list it on the website next week

Well I best be off i need to finish off the essential packing for the weekend......you know fabric, cotton, scissors, wine, choccies etc you know the stuff

til next time

happy stitching

hugs

Robyn x

Show Time

2010-08-16T13:11:00.000+09:30

Well the first agricultural show of the season was held at Crystal Brook on Saturday. So Steve and I headed off to check it out.

Just after coming in the gate I spied a little stall on the edge of sideshow alley .....you know the ones that sell the dolls on a stick etc

it brought back so many memories of being at the show with my Dad.

He used to buy me one at the Crystal Book Show every year when I was little and we would hang her from my bedroom curtains when we got home.......he has gone now so I just had to have one to remind me of Dad isn't she gorgeous??????????????????......I sure he smiled when I walked out the gate with her

So many of the girls who are regulars shop had been busy with their entries so off we went to the pavillions to see how they faired.

well the big CONGRATS goes to brook girls Maxine and Allison who both had lots of 1st prizes next to their names in both quilting and cooking sections well done girls and I also spied prizes on Judy and Julie's entries great job girls. I am sure I probably missed someone so to all those girls who won and to all those who had entries in the Crystal Brook Show WELL DONE Everyone

As many of you who know I was a member of the Chocolate Crow Trader for some time and on Saturday I also got to meet a lady who was also one of the Choccie Crows back when I joined the lovely Stella Whittingham of Dolls on Parade

It was lovely to meet you Stella

Check out Stellas beautiful dolls at

http://www.dolls-on-parade.com/

Well back to some work.......it is my day off today but with the housework out the way I am about to start sewing got 2 new designs on the cutting table and also making one of the Gail Pan's beautiful designs from our retreat

so til next time

keep stitch'n

hugs

Robyn x

Evidence of a great weekend

2010-08-05T10:01:00.000+09:30

well after hours at the computer and 300+ photos of last weekend I have finally got a slideshow together so you can all share in the great time we all had.

our resident shutterbug thought she was immune to the cameras ........bad news Naomi

She is Stitching.....no camera....lol

We had some great fun over the weekend with "The Thinking Hat"
Saturday Nat was teaching layered applique using baking paper and Our Gail got a little flustered.......which is normal for Our Gail.....and she ironed her applique to her paper pattern sheet........we still have the evidence it is at the picture framers.......lol Anyway the Thinking Hat was created and throughout Sunday if you made the slightest mistake you became the reciepient of the "Thinking Hat" as you will see no-one was immune....were they Gail????????

Gail in the Thinking hat

Here all the fun of the weekend on our Slideshow take a peek

http://s669.photobucket.com/home/countryhartdesigns/recentuploads?view=slideshow#/

Hugs
Robyn x

Let's Start at the begining

2010-08-03T16:19:00.002+09:30

Before our first Weekend Workshops could go ahead there was lots of work to be done so before I post anymore photos of our fun weekend I thought I would introduce you to the lovely Country Hart

'Stitch 'n' Bitch' girls

who helped me make it all happen,

This is Bev and Louise sewing handles on the Goodie Bags I made

Here is Joan working hard

Here is Louise......again.....think she might be on Gails Blog too.......and Joyce and Maggie

tommorrow I will post photos of the weekend but i had to introduce these girls first there are more girls but some are a little camera shy, I am sure you will meet them in the workshop photos I don't think our camera lady Naomi let anyone escape.......lol

til next time

hugs

Robyn x

Finally in Blog Land

2010-08-02T13:45:00.000+09:30

Well here we are finally Country Hart has made it into Blog Land

We have just had the most exciting weekend since Country Hart opened its shop front in December 2009 so we have decided to share it with the world

Country Hart hosted its very first weekend of stitching workshops this weekend and what a great weekend we all had After 5 months of planning Steve and I drove to Adelaide on Friday afternoon to meet Natalie Ross and Gail Pan who were our tutors for the weekend.

Each of the girls had designed 2 wonderful projects and we were in for a fantastic weekend.
Port Pirie had never had anything like this before and all the girls were very excited.
Friday night we set up the girls displays and Saturday Morning they were lined up ready to start.
After checking out the goodie bags and some quick intros it was into the sewing. Over the next few days I will post photos of the wonderful weekend of stitching and fun we all had

here is a little taste ..........

Tables all set and decorated with roses made from the fabric ranges the girls were using in their fantastic projects and the essential goodie bags which I hand made all 60 of them along with some help from my wonderful "Stitch 'n' Bitch" girls

stay tuned lots more photos and goss from our wonderful weekend coming up real soon

hugs

Robyn x