quilt shop
Honeybuns and Sewing Bees Patchwork Shop
12 July 2017
In my last post I showed you round my friends lovely Hampshire garden.
They live in Alverstoke - once a seaside village on the Hampshire coast (right opposite the Isle of Wight) but now it is rather subsumed into Gosport.
But Alverstoke does have a little village centre with a handful of little village shops. And though I was dog sitting and supposed to be working in the studio, the sun was shining and I thought I would have a little wander.
And a shop window caught my eye!
They live in Alverstoke - once a seaside village on the Hampshire coast (right opposite the Isle of Wight) but now it is rather subsumed into Gosport.
But Alverstoke does have a little village centre with a handful of little village shops. And though I was dog sitting and supposed to be working in the studio, the sun was shining and I thought I would have a little wander.
And a shop window caught my eye!
Of course, I had to step in.
And it was like stepping into a little sweet shop! But nothing was fattening - all calorie free.
A little gem packed to the rafters with the most beautiful patchwork and quilting fabric, all beautifully co-ordinated.
Every surface covered.
Like every good shop a decent haberdashery section with a good selection of thread.
And also pre-cut packs for patchworkers.
And in all of this gloriousness a few things caught my eye.
I bought some of the above for some bunting for the Open Studios (must crack on with that).
And fabric brand new to me - Lewis & Irene.
This little shop is called Honeybuns and Sewing Bees. And if traditional patchwork and quilting is your thing (and you find yourself in Gosport any time soon) it is worth a little trip. It is a tiny, compact little gem (though there is a workshop room just behind which they use for classes etc.)
Susan showed me round (she described herself as the Saturday girl) and Caroline is the boss.
And I am told they are planning an on line shop too.
Visit to the Bramble Patch
13 April 2017
Hilary Beattie runs a workshop called Sanctuary, and I was reminded of this on a recent Saturday when I popped up to The Bramble Patch, at Weedon in Northamptonshire.
Oh, but it's also a fabulous fabric shop. Possibly the best quilting fabric shop I have been to.
This is because the Bramble Patch was, for a few years, my sanctuary - my happy place. But I really don't do much quilting now and I'm as likely to be found sourcing my materials in a Charity shop, so my visits to quilting shops are few and far between. On top of that they tend not to host the workshops I want to do.
So, for all those reasons it had been a few months since my last visit. And in those few months there had been a few changes.
First of all they've built a beautiful new conservatory on the front and made a tea room.
And look, you know you're in a quilt shop. Quilts hanging over the back of all the chairs.
And they sell cake ( I had delicious walnut cake on my visit).
Oh, but it's also a fabulous fabric shop. Possibly the best quilting fabric shop I have been to.
Now I could have gone a bit mad on the fabric front. But I was very self restrained and simply bought a few spools of thread, some more pins and some plain black cotton that I want to use to edge a quilt. ( Which I will tell you about when it's done.)
But if you're in the area do pop in.
The Bramble Patch is in a village called Weedon, about 15 miles north of Milton Keynes and west of Northampton. It's not too far off the M1 so if your on a journey you can easily slip in a little detour.
Do go! Great for fabric addicts - and did I mention the cake?
( By the way, I forgot my camera so these photos are from their website. But it really did look just like this!)
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