New Coffee n Crochet group!

Something very exciting is happening!

Hidden up an alley way

 in Heswall on The Wirral 

I have discovered a little gem called Love Stitch! 

If you like fabric, yarn, haberdashery,

 books, tea and cake

 this place is a must!

You can be sure of a wonderful welcome

 from the lovely ladies at Love Stitch

 who obviously really enjoy their work.

This amazing shop tucked away off the main street

 is packed to the brim with delightful treasures.

Beautifully decorated

 with bunting and chandeliers

 this shop is a dream!

It has the cutest little tearoom

 serving homemade cakes

 and will make an ideal meeting place.

It is such a delightful relaxing place

 which I know you ladies will find inspiring

 and I am very excited to announce

 that I am starting a new

 Coffee n Crochet group 

here!

We will meet on

 Friday mornings 10am to 12 noon,

 starting Friday 22nd July.

The shop is situated by the main traffic lights in Heswall centre,

address Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral CH60 7SG

 The aim is to start a social group

 where crocheters can meet and enjoy coffee and cake,

 a chat and time to hook.

 Bring your crochet

 and come and enjoy meeting new people. 

No need to come every week, just drop in when you can!

As well as selling fabric, yarn, patterns, ribbons

 and every bit of haberdashery you could want

Love Stitch offers a wealth of courses

 including sewing, knitting and crochet. 

 I am also very pleased to say

 that I will be running crochet inspiration workshops

 here starting in the autumn!

There will be half day courses and full days,

 smaller projects and more ambitious ones too.

 We are still working on the programme

 and as soon as it's finalised

 I will be posting details of the courses and how to book!

So anyone in the Liverpool, Wirral and Chester area 

pass the message on to fellow crocheters!

   I look forward to seeing you there.

 No need to book, just turn up,

treat yourself to a cake and drink

 and enjoy crochet conversation and new friends!

Wishing you all a happy hooky day

Heather

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Crochet Inspiration Workshops

 I have a dream

 to be full time at The Patchwork Heart,

 making items to sell in my Etsy shop and teaching my craft.

At present school holidays are a time when I can live my dream

and this week has been a lovely little taste of my future. 

People often say they would love to visit my home

 full of colour and yarny goodness. It is indeed my happy place

 and I am blessed with time off now to enjoy much crochet therapy.

This week I began an exciting new chapter in my crochet journey

with a beginners crochet course at the lovely

 Sugar Plum Tearoom, Rhewl, N Wales

Oh what a beautiful place it is

and such a perfect spot I'm sure you will agree

 for an evening of crochet inspiration

The happy faces say it all

what a wonderful time we had

learning to make granny squares

and of course there has to be tea and cake!

I am very excited to tell you

 that as well as more workshops at this lovely venue,

 I am in discussions with another local gallery space

 and will soon be releasing a programme of

 Crochet Inspiration Workshops

 for the summer and autumn!

I am planning workshops for experienced crocheters,

 to come along and enjoy sharing a time of colourful yarny goodness . . . 

time to meet other crochet enthusiasts and learn new skills.

It is hoped that some will be evenings and others will be Saturday afternoons,

 to allow people to travel from a distance to join us!

If this is something you would enjoy

 I'd be really pleased to hear from you,

 as I plan the projects for these Crochet Inspiration Workshops. 

Why not bring a group of friends and make it a day out?

Wishing you all a happy weekend

Heather

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A week at The Patchwork Heart

Oh what an amazing week in the life of 

The Patchwork Heart!

As you know I am a teacher 

so

 half term is the best ...

 a chance to live my dream

 to be

 full time at The Patchwork Heart

 and this one was amazing!

I began with packing

not the usual kind

but packing blankets

blankets

 made from Stylecraft Special DK

where was I going I hear you say

well my first visit was to

Black Sheep Wools

in Warrington

They had been so very kind to make me their

 Blogger of the month

 and had featured a lovely interview with me on their blog

you can read it 

HERE

Black Sheep Wools

  is a craft barn in the countryside near Warrington

 close to the M62 and M6.

They have an enormous stock of yarn, cross stitch and fabric along

 with a lovely tea room!

They have recently become stockists of

 Stylecraft

so I took along some of my recent creations made in

 Stylecraft Special DK

 to share with them

the red edged flower blanket ~ Stylecraft pattern 9090

the rainbow ripple star ~ by Celeste Young

and the Circle of friends ~ Priscilla Hewitt

I am very pleased to say

 that they were delighted to see how well it makes up. 

They are now selling Special DK

 and I know being able to view and buy this yarn locally

 will now delight many!

As their Blogger of the Month

I was excited to choose this Sirdar Cotton Dk as my gift

and can already tell you

 that it is a dream to crochet with as it does not split!

I am making flowers for brooches, corsages and bookmarks

 for a little Mother's Day sale in my

 Etsy Shop

Unfortunately the shop is empty at present

 as everything sells so fast when I refill it!

 But do keep watching it will be restocked again soon!

so that was day 1 ... now for day 2!

A day in Yorkshire

 at the beautiful old Slaithwaite Mill

 Head Office to Stylecraft

 was something I could not have even dreamed of!

what a pleasure it was

 to spend a day with lovely people

 talking about colour and yarn and discussing blanket making!

such a treat to spend a day in a world of yarn

this is definitely what I should be doing full time!

As if my visit wasn't perfect enough already

 it was completed with a 

wonderful gift!

OOOOOhhhh

just look at this yummy new yarn!

Yarn Stories

is a new yarn available online only at present.

This is fine merino DK and is available in

 20 delicious shades

so now I have the lovely task

 of finding a special new blanket pattern to make this into!

Then there was day 3

a holiday is not complete without a treat in a tearoom

and a visit to

The Sugar Plum Tearoom 

at Homewood Bound in Ruthin is my favourite

I am very excited to be planning some

 crochet workshops 

here at The Sugar Plum Tearoom.

These will be taking place at Easter and May half term.

For details and how to book visit their

 Facebook Page

or view their contact details 

HERE

So I am now exhausted ... so much for a restful holiday!

 Definitely an inspiring holiday

and something I would like to become accustomed to!

I hope you have all had a great half term too,

 now we will count down to Easter! 

Enjoy the lighter days my friends and keep hookin!

Heather

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