Horizon Test Drive @ Bridlington Sewing Centre

John and Barbara Hall own and run the Sewing Centre in Bridlington. The shop is an Aladdin's cave for Janome sewing machines, accessories, fabrics, haberdashery and trimmings! And all their regular customers would agree, that John and Barbara are lovely people to deal with. John has many years of experience with sewing machines, and will turn his hand to all sewing machine repairs and servicing. Barbara loves to sew and even has her own Janome MC11000 at home!
Why not visit their shop next time you are in the area, 1 Queen Street, Bridlington. YO15 2SF
http://maps.google.com/maps/place?hl=en&rlz=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=bridlington+sewing+centre&fb=1&hq=sewing+centre&hnear=Bridlington,+North+Humberside,+UK&cid=16990977775275918150
In September, we ran a Test Drive day for ladies thinking of buying the Janome Horizon 7700QCP, and what a wonderful time we had. What could be better.. a play on the new machine... and a biscuit or two at the same time!

Everyone loved the new Play and Pictograph stitches, and look at the size of the extension table that comes with it....a really necessity when working on big sewing and quilting projects.

Horizon Project Workshop @ Couling Sewing Machines in Lincoln

Couling Sewing Machines is a true family business.
Alan has been in the sewing machine trade for over forty years and established his own business in 1982. Carol, his wife, is a fully trained demonstrator and offers free tuition on all machines bought in the shop. A few years ago, their son, Steven joined the family business, and has full engineer training... and of course, plenty of machines to gain experience on! Today, we ran a Test Drive workshop, for ladies who are thinking of purchasing the Janome Horizon 7700QCP. Alan couldn't help seeing what the ladies were making...

And Carol used the chance to spend some time on the machine, and make a lovely sample for the shop!

All the ladies had a wonderful time... and some enjoyed it that much... they had to order the machine there and then!

For more information on Couling Sewing Machines, please click the link below,

http://www.couling-sewingmachines.com

To find an Horizon Test Drive in your area, have a look at the link below,

http://www.janome.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=85:localactivities-&catid=11:local&Itemid=11

White Rose Sewing & Craft Centre with Horn Cabinets and Janome

White Rose Sewing and Craft Centre was established in 1979 is a friendly, family run sewing machine business based in Harrogate and Wetherby.
They are main stockists for Janome and Horn sewing machine cabinets in the area, and have a wide range of machine spares and accessories together with haberdashery, knitting wool, cross stitch & card making products.
Phil, who can be seen on the left on the photo below, is happy to service and repair all makes of sewing machine and offers a comprehensive service to schools and colleges in the region.
For more information on White Rose Sewing and Craft Centre, please see their website link below,
http://whiterosesewing.com/

Horn cabinets are a fabulous use of space in your sewing room, and their is a perfect design for all your sewing needs and budgets. David, from Horn Cabinets, on the right in the above photo, is demonstrating the fantastic Horn air-lifter... which is just a magic way of of storing and lifting your machine! Check out their website for more information,
http://www.hornfurniture.co.uk/

Harrogate Quilt Exhibition with White Rose Sewing & Craft Centre

The first wekend in September is the annual Harrogate Quilt Show http://www.grosvenorshows.co.uk/html/Northern_Harrogate.html and this year, for a change, the weather was beautiful! Visitors had the chance to sit outside and soak up the last rays of sunshine for summer 2010! I was working with Phil from White Rose Sewing and Craft centre, who has a shop in both Harrogate and Wetherby. We had a display of Janome machines, and Phil also had a selection of Horn cabinets for customers to see close up as well.

Sandra, (with me in photo below) who loves Janome machines and has been a long time customer of White Rose, took the opportunity to take a look at the new Janome Horizon... and who knows... she might add it to her collection!

For more information on White Rose Sewing and Craft Centre, see their website from the link below,

http://www.whiterosesewing.com/

Breast Cancer Awareness Competition with Justhands-on.tv and Janome

Janome UK have been supporting the Breast Cancer Charity for many years, but this year, we went one step further and bought out a Limited Addition Sewing Machine with the pink ribbon logo, and we donated 10K to the charity earlier in the year. This is a charity close to our hearts at Janome, as many of our colleagues have been effected over the years, and this was our way of trying to help a good cause.
The Breast Cancer Charity machine is available for purchase through our Stockists, and is a entry level computer machine with 30 stitches. Ideal as a starter machine, but also a great machine for taking to classes. Janome have teamed up with Justhands-on.tv to promote a Breast Cancer Awareness Competition, where the first prize is the Breast Cancer Charity sewing machine. To enter the competition, please follow this link, http://www.justhands-on.tv/videos/win-a-janome-bcc-30-sewing-machine-or-fabulous-threads-from-madeira/

Justhands-on.tv is the UK's first on-line TV website devoted to patchwork, quilting and mixed media textile arts. Why not click the link below and let Valerie Nesbitt and Jennie Raymond tell you all about it,

http://www.justhands-on.tv/

Lesley Brankin exhibits with Iris threads @ Festival of Quilts

Lesley Brankin is a freelance textile designer and can be seen below at The Festival of Quilts with her Janome Horizon. I've just snapped a photo while she was talking a customer through the features and benefits of the Horizon... and honestly, this photo wasn't set up!
Lesley was working on the Iris thread stand, a new cotton quilting thread, which can be purchased through the website below,
http://www.embroideryandquiltingsupplies.co.uk/
Lesley worked with Janome on the Horizon machine and created this wonderful Lollipop Tree Quilt for us to use on the Horizon leaflet and Horizon advertising. Details of the pattern and instructions of how to make a cushion in the same style, can be found on the Janome website, please see the link below,
http://www.janome.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=116:lollipop&catid=5:whats-new&Itemid=10 or the link on the left hand side of this blog.


For more information on Lesley Brankin and her quilts, please go to her website below,
http://www.lesleybrankinquilts.co.uk/

Yvonne Brown @ Festival of Quilts

Yvonne Brown works from her studio in Thetford in Norfolk and loves anything to do with creative textiles.
She runs a full programme of workshops, from beginners to more advanced, either at her own workshop or can travel to your location. She is also happy to visit your group and talk about her life as a textile artist.
She was exhibiting at the Festival of Quilts and I stopped to chat as I spotted our Janome 6600p! Yvonne said she loves this machine, and the large work space and auto thread cutters are very useful! For more information about Yvonne's work, workshops and if you would like her to visit your embroidery or quilt group, see her website link below,
http://www.yvonnebrown.co.uk/