Beautiful Baby Quilt by Jean Jones

Last week I visited The Singer Sewing Centre in Whitley Bay, and had a wonderful surprise! Ann Wheeler, their Patchwork and Quilting teacher was running a workshop upstairs and Jean Jones was there as well. Why is this interesting I hear you ask? Well, they both bought a Janome Horizon at the Test Drive event I ran at the Centre last year! So I popped up stairs to say hello.

Jean had with her, the first quilt she had made on her new Horizon, so I thought I'd share it with you. Her first Granddaughter is due soon, Elouise on 7th April, and Jean has made her this wonderful quilt she will keep forever.
Lots of use of the Horizons quilting stitches....

and a lovely mix of hand embroidery... and the grass and flowers along the bottom are stitched using the Horizon... and so are the random hearts and flowers dotted around as well.

And finally finished off with a hand embroidered quilt label, that is embellished with more Horizon quilt stitches! Well done Jean... it's fabulous!!

For more information on the Singer Centre in Whitley Bay and their Patchwork and Quilting workshops, check out their website HERE.

Janome stockist in Whitley Bay wins Small Business Retailer of the Year Award!!

SINGER SEWING CENTRE - WINS SMALL BUSINESS RETAILER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2010/11
The North Tyneside Small Business Awards were held on Tuesday 14th December at North Tyneside Business Village. The categories were: Manufacturing, Services, Retail, Business Start-ups, and Young Entrepreneur. The awards ceremony was attended by the Chief Executive of North Tyneside Council, the Mayor of the North Tyneside, as well as blue chip local company representatives.
The Singer Sewing Centre from Whitley Bay was one of two finalists in the retail category who were asked to attend and ultimately were successful in claiming the top prize as winner of the Retail category.
Accepting the award for Singer Sewing Centre was company director Colin Mills. Colin expressed his thanks for being selected for the Retailer of the Year award and also his appreciation and thanks to his staff for their support and hard work. He added ‘Over the last year, when many companies have suffered hardship, we have worked extra hard to find new openings and expand into new premises allowing us to set up Sewing, Quilting and Craft Classes. We would hope we have brought a little something extra to the town of Whitley Bay, which is slowly seeing more shops opening and becoming the busy town centre we once knew.

The Singer Centre in Whitley Bay is more than just a sewing machine shop, they hold regular sewing class, stock a good range of patchwork and dress fabrics, and a huge selection of buttons and haberdashery.

To see more information about Colin's shop in Whitley Bay, follow this link to his website.

A wonderful day out @ Whitley Bay!

Singer @ Whitley bay hosted an Horizon event in their dedicated sewing class room for ladies who were considering the new Janome long arm quilting machine.... but wanted to have to good play on it first! As you can see from the smiles below... everyone had a wonderful day and some had to take the machine home with them there and then! Singer @ Whitley Bay run a varied selection of workshops and regular classes, from dressmaking to patch work and quilting. Check out their website for more information or call the shop on 0191 2525825.

Apart from Janome sewing machines, the shop stocks a range of patchwork and quilting supplies, haberdashery and trimmings and various other sewing and knitting accessories... well worth a visit next time you are in the area!

To find a Horizon event in your area, check out the Janome website.

What's on the Horizon... a wet day in Whitley Bay??

Q. What's the best way to spend a wet July day in Whitley Bay??

A. A wonderful sewing workshop on the new Janome Horizon long arm quilting machine at The Singer Sewing Centre, Whitley Road!

Quilter's and dressmakers alike love the new Janome Horizon machine! Quilters love the 11" sewing area, convertable straight stitch needle plate and a huge selection of great quilting stitches.....dressmakers love the full range of utility stitches, a huge selection of buttonholes, knee lift, and extension table... and what about the seven levels of foot pressure? Or built in thread cutters... or how about the extra long free arm??

Today's workshop was a chance for the ladies to test the machine, we even tested to see if it would fit a large quilt in the sewing area... and guess what... it did!...

Some of the ladies fell in love with the Horizon .. they just had to place an order there and then!

If you would like to join one of our Test Drives on the Horizon during the wet summer weather... check out our website for venues and dates,

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

The Singer Shop @ Whitley Bay, runs regular sewing and quilting class, and stocks everything you'll need for your projects, including the full range of Janome sewing, embroidery and overlock machines... check out there website below,

http://www.singermachines.co.uk/