- Kaniva LITTLE DESERT QUILTS
Where’s Ballarat: We are in a new, bigger and better store in
the suburb of Redan, Ballarat. Coming from Geelong, we are only
another 10 minutes further down the road. Coming from Ballarat,
we are now a lot closer.
Where in Ballarat: From the centre of Ballarat, head along
Skipton St and turn right at Eclipse Motors. From Geelong, simply
turn left at Eclipse Motors. (It’s a great place to send hubby while
you browse.)
Who plays host: Owned by Gael Fennell; all the hard work is
done by Jenny, Paula, Belinda and Lindy.
Worth visiting because: Please come to visit our new and exciting
store. We have now tripled the size of our old shop in Buninyong by
combining our wool shop, Darn’n’Yarn, with our button shop, Sew
Special. You can now purchase all your haberdashery, wool and
buttons in one convenient shop. We have more than 7,000 buttons
in stock and pride ourselves on being able to provide the perfect
button for your project. We also stock ranges from Nutex quilting
fabrics, a great range of haberdashery and wool. Check out all the
latest yarns from Noro, Sublime, Patons, Amuri, and many more.
New patterns and yarns are arriving often. Larger groups and bus
tours are welcome. Parking is no problem: there is a large car park
at the rear of the shop. Mail and online orders are welcome.
What we recommend: Our passions are buttons and yarn, but
we also have a great range of fun fabric for the young at heart.
If you plan to visit for our buttons, bring your project with you,
and we will be only too happy to help find that certain button
that will bring your work alive.
Address: 107 Rubicon St, Redan, Ballarat, Vic 3350
Phone: (03) 5335 5302
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.buttonheaven.com.au
- Ballarat^ SEW SPECIAL BUTTON HEAVEN
Where is Kaniva: Kaniva is the closest town to Little Desert
Quilts, as we are in a remote part of Australia, near the border
of South Australia and Victoria.
Where in Kaniva: The store is not in Kaniva proper, but actually
on a sheep farm a short drive from Kaniva. We are on the
edge of the Little Desert, 22km south of the main Melbourne-
Adelaide highway.
Who plays host: Fleur Maddern owns and runs the store.
Worth visiting because: With over 3,000 fabrics in store, we
specialise in novelty fabrics and have a huge range of farm and
machinery fabrics, including large panels and coordinates of
tractors, trucks, motorbikes. Not to mention the transport, tools and
gadgets, foods, sports, wild animals, farm animals, Australian flora
and fauna, landscape fabrics, not girly stuff prints! We stock fabrics
for boys, which can be hard to find. You can also find the 250 Jinny
Beyer Pallete range of blender fabrics and 100s of other blender
and tone-on-tone fabrics in store, along with a wide selection of
wideback fabrics, battings, interfacings and fusible products. You’ll
be amazed by our carefully curated sections of haberdashery in
store – designing, measuring, cutting, pinning, stitching, pressing,
marking and quilting! Let’s not forget our large range of patterns
and books, and we are happy to cut kits for any project you
would like to make. Fleur teaches general patchwork classes on
Wednesdays and Fridays and runs
some weekend workshops, teaching
specialised techniques, including
One Block Wonder, Stained Glass,
Bargello, Bargello in the Round and
other unique methods. Patchwork
and craft groups or bus tours are
welcome to visit Little Desert Quilts
for a shopping trip, or a mini class
can be arranged.
What we recommend: Cinnamon
Sticks are fabrics rolled with magic papers for making perfect
half-square triangle blocks. Completed blocks can be swapped
and shared with other patchworkers with confidence, as they
are all the same size. We recommend a visit to the shop (or the
Facebook page) to see the range of fabric on off er. Please ring
prior to visiting Little Desert Quilts, just in case Fleur is busy
on the farm or away from the homestead.
Address: 2204 Kaniva-Edenhope Rd, Kaniva, Vic 3419
Phone: (03) 5392 2234
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.facebook.com/Little-Desert-
Quilts-195560660567211
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