Christmas Shopping Hours and Dogs Amongst the Daisies

ONLY 12 SAWMILLERS SHOPPING DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Hi Everyone,
Can you believe this weather? Isn’t wonderful to see the sun and smell the aroma of Barbecues in the early evening, summer must be here.
I forgot to mention in the previous posting that we are very privileged to have Dianne Barnden teach for us, but now we are [...]

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Christmas at Sawmillers

Hi Everyone,
Well, as you can see Christmas has already begun at Sawmillers, there are lots of goodies ideal for quilters and sewers on our tree, and they are all very reasonably priced, we have Quilt Block Pins and Block Charms for bracelets, Mary Engelbreit Pincushions, Quilters and Sewers Key Rings, Block Bookmarks and Notepads, as well [...]

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Sawmillers Sunday Demonstration

Hi Everyone,
Unfortunately I didn’t have a chance to do a new post last week, it was so busy at Sawmillers, we had 2 classes taking place on Thursday evening, one over in the tea house and another in Sawmillers. On Friday evening we had the Cupcake Quilt Class, we all had a great time, starting [...]

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In Store Demonstrations and Smurf Houses.

Hi Everyone,
In the ‘olden’ days these delightful toadstools were called ‘Smurf‘ houses by my children, they were always on the look out for Gargamel and his cat, here at Sawmillers we just see them as a sign that summer is on its’ way, and seeing them in a shady spot under the trees was too [...]

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Election Day Special

Hi Everyone,
Well the USA has a new President and it may be New Zealand may have a new Prime Minister on Saturday, so we shall have to wait and see, but to celebrate an event that only occurs every 3 years, Sawmillers is reducing all Fat 1/4ers by a $1.00 per Fat 1/4er on Saturday [...]

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Machine and Hand Quilting Classes.

Hi Everyone,
Well what terrible weather we had here in Te Marua yesterday, but that didn’t deter visitors coming to see us at Sawmillers and also having a Devonshire Tea at Stonestead, it was great meeting quilters from Australia and Christchurch ( Hi Angela.) and also the Greater Wellington region of course.
The cushion pictured is the [...]

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