Major Prize Winner - Congratulations

Congratulations to Kate Halliday.  Kate was the winner of our Shop Hop main prize draw, her prize, a SewEzi Portable Sewing Table.  This SewEzi was kindly donated by Dave and Catherine Davies-Colley of SewEzi.  Kate was absolutely delighted with her win.

These are great tables ...
An excerpt from the website "SewEzi portable sewing tables are designed to create a better sewing experience where ever you want to sew. Our tables provide a personalised workstation where you can complete your craft and sewing projects. SewEzi sewing tables have the added advantage of being able to be packed away when you need additional space. The SewEzi Portable is ideal to take to retreats and classes."  Be sure to check their website http://www.sewezi.com/

Thank you SewEzi for your generous prize and sponsorship of our event.

Learn a little about The Country Yard

Step into The Country Yard and you will be welcomed by Kerryn and her team of helpful staff.  Set in a picturesque garden setting we are really one of a kind, our shop is destination shopping at its best.  You will find the shop is brimming with an extensive fabric selection from many designers and fabric houses along with kits, patterns, threads, notions, homeware and more – a quilters paradise!

Enjoy complimentary tea, coffee and home baking.

Travelling with your family – Northland is full of beautiful beaches, stunning coast lines, the scenic Bay of Islands and it is also home of the Kauri tree.  Ask us about our favourite café’s and eating places.

Have a sneak peak of who we really are at www.thecountryyard.co.nz

An update from The Country Yard

Autumn Vases by The Country Yard

Finished size 57" x 57"

Included in your $55.00 registration fee you will receive all the fabrics, pattern and thread to construct the centre nine blocks (36" x 36").  You can happily finish your quilt here, or by extending the log cabin blocks on to the border you will get the illusion of this quilt being set on point.  We have simply framed our quilt in one of the dark print fabrics we have used throughout the quilt.
Our quilt has been beautifully quilted by Leeanne Hopper of Quilt Me Kiwi.  Be sure to check out her blog quiltmekiwi.blogspot.com.

A close up of the centre stitchery blocks.

  These are stitched by hand using a beautiful variegated Cottage Garden thread.

Any questions, queries, or simply to register for our shop hop quilt email kerryn@thecountryyard.co.nz

An update from The Country Yard

Our Shop Hop quilt underway ... these are the 9 blocks that you collect with your purchased passport. Borders currently under construction.  The four centre flower pots are hand stitched using a variegated Cottage Garden Thread.  All the surrounding blocks are simply pieced traditional blocks using the Miniature Gatherings fabric range.

An update from The Country Yard

Some of the blocks that will feature in our Shop Hop quilt.

An update from The Country Yard

We have chosen miniature primitive designed fabrics in autumnal colours for our 2016 Shop Hop Quilt.  Our quilt will be pieced with traditional quilt blocks around central stitchery blocks.  More to come ...