Back to normal now!!
A big hello to everyone who has visited my blog, I have not felt up to writing...my Dad passed away on 02.04.08 in Ireland and I made a lightning visit to Ireland to see him before he died. It has been a time of definitive change in my life and I am happy to say I am back bigger and better than before. A huge thanks goes to my husband John and the irreplaceable Christine, Tinkers cart would have simply ground to a halt if it had not been for them both. I came back to work immediately when I got back and the kindness and considerate actions of my customers has been an enormous help tp me. I also got to have quite a few "fruit tingles" {alchoholic bevvies}with the effervescent Sharon Hawkins from Handmade magazine, when she came up to Townsville to our craft show in April, this was also a blast, and made me smile and indeed there was also some hysterical laughing involved, we took Sharon to see the Cowboys play the Warriors.... Cowboys won ..that night, at least and we made Sharon the flag waver, a job she took too enthusiasically.
At the Tinkers Cart we have lots of new fabrics, Hemming House by Moda, Simplicity by moda and some lovely new basics by Lecien. 
Sally Giblin from The Rivendale Collection also has some beautiful new designs, check out her collection in the left hand column,
these patterns are just lovely, I am making the heart throw in the Hemming house colours and will show you when it is finished, it is a simple pattern to follow, as are all of Sallys designs.
The Christmas Retreat, Sun, Sand and Santa, on September 20, 2008, is booking up quickly, we are half booked now, so don't wait too long, or you may miss out!! Our guests will be Brenda Ryan, Natalie Ross and Townsville artist Anne Goodbun, who will be using the new Janome felting machine to make some beautiful gifts, Janome have donated a machine valued at $500 to be raffled on the day.. a non refundable $50 deposit is payable on registration, with the total cost for the day being $120, this includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. It also includes a copy of each of the designers exclusive pattern made for our retreat and a starter kit for one of the patterns. I think that will do me for my first post back, I promise to get back in to the swing of things now that I have made a start again, all the best for now, Tracy.
P.S. A big congrats to helen stubbings and her sister Tracey Browning, who are in Portland USA for the quilt show, they picked up awards for their quilts and won best booth, all from three suitcases, good luck to all of the Australian designers there at the moment.
Dear Tracey,
Sorry to hear of the passing of your Dad. Nice to know that you made it to see him.
Looking forward to Sun Sand and Santa.
Love the beautiful things from Rivendale Collection.
Hope to see you soon.
Regards..Angela.
Posted by: angelman | May 18, 2008 at 09:15 AM