Do you like fabric?

I've decided to start a club. Well, 2 new clubs.
If you love our fabric selection at Amitie, then these are for you!

STASH CLUB:

16 x 25cm squares of new release fabrics in each mail out.

Fabrics will be sent 6 times a year (Feb, Apr, June, Aug, Oct & Dec)

Price per mail out (includes GST and postage):
$25 AUD within Aus,
$28 AUD for international.

example of fabrics.

LIBERTY OF LONDON ADDICTS

18 x 6" squares of Liberty of London prints (seasonal and classics).

Fabrics will be sent 4 times a year (Liberty release new ranges Jan and June but mail outs will depend on Arrival in AUS).

Price per mail out (includes GST and postage):

$20 AUD within Aus.
$23 AUD for international.

example of fabric.

All fabrics that are sent out will be hand selected by me, so if you do my BOMs and like my style or live far from Amitie and want some samples of what I have been orderings then these might just be the thing you need!

To sign up please e-mail amitie@amitie.com.au, we will forward the form to you to fill out and email back!
It's simple!

Kansas City

 The bus tour of Kansas and surrounding areas was a nice day out. We visited 3 stores and had a city tour as well

 Aussies at market.....the Crow girls from Tassie

 Kellie from Don't look now

 Sue Daley from Busy fingers

 Annie and Pete from Hatched and Patched

 Karen and Paul from Somerset . All the stands looked really great.

Unfortunately Lucy was not well so a little sewing was done n the hotel, quite relaxing

I am home and a whole lot older

 My baby turned 30 so I  came home for the party. I am sure they made a mistake on her birth certificate!

 How much food colouring do you add to get a nice pink.

 A few drops more and another coat.

 Love a smartie

and the house work was done by my little helper

NOVELTY SALE

Like anything cute and kiddy?
Love robots, trucks and trains? Animals or ballerinas?

Then this is the sale for you!

Our novelty collection will be on sale with 30% off. May 2nd till May 5th.

(In store only. Excludes Liberty of London).

randoms

 Wedding dress anyone??

 This is one of the best things ever. Indian pizza. It is a papaddum with chilli, tomatoes, onion, coriander and it really has a punch!

 The entrance and lift at Jumeriah Towers. There is nothing plain or simple here

 Not too many Aussie retailers would see this on a Thursday evening?? 

 Boys toys everywhere

just a simple birthday cake or two.

almost

basting, quilting and binding......then its finished.
I will write the pattern very soon

this week in the u.a.e.

lunch on the rooftop of the central souk

lunch with a friend at the golf club. The club house is a " falcon" and it is reported the sheik will not enter through the front door of the building as it is the tail of the bird.

 dinner at a vegetarian indian resturant. the only english on the menu is the name so this meal was quite a surprise when  it arrived....indian mcdonalds? It was beautiful and we had a dosa as well. The biggest surprise was the bill at the end, a whopping 15AED which is less than $5, oh and this included 2 bottles of water.

 house hunting as we will have to decide soon where we are going to live...so many decisions. apartment, villa, low rise, on island, off island ( didn't know what people were talking about to begin with thought it must have been Manhattan). Then the agent took us to Etihad towers and that view was hard to see past. Over looking the palace on level 32, but as you can see the area is a building site, the rooms small and no balcony which we would prefer so we keep looking

but eating and house hunting are not the only things I have been doing... my new quilt is almost finished so here is a little teaser. Must go now as I have important things to do GREYS ANATOMY is about to start!

emirates palace

no need for words

oman

 Yesterday we had to take a flying trip to Oman to renew my visa. It is not easy to cross the border but we were fortunate to have a really lovely man from the company Richard works with take us across as he has authority and this saved us a lot of time. This is approaching border control and then I was asked to put the camera away.

 The landscape here in the UAE is really quite flat with rolling sand dunes but as we approached the border the most rugged but beautiful mountains appeared. Rich in minerals ( their main export), the colours were varied and spectacular. I really want to spend some more time in Oman as it appeals to me. The male headwear was heavily embroidered...makes me wonder what other treasures I could find.

 We were treated to lunch by Mr Najeeb and had a lovely time with him, asking many questions about local culture, history etc. He was delightful and we couldn't help laugh when he explained that his marriage was arranged, as was his sons. The difference being  his some got to see the face and hands of his prospective wife while Mr Najeeb wife was like a gift....wrapped and a big surprise on opening! He said you just hoped that you didn't get someone with crooked eyes and teeth. Many hand gestures accompanied the story. I am guessing his wife was OK as they have been married for 38 years and have 7 children. He has only 1 wife but his friend has 4 wives and 36 children!!!!!

It has been really windy here the last couple of weeks and at times the sand almost looks like smog/fog