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Practical Crafts June 2005 Featured on the front cover with full plans and instructions inside. Judy Young brings you a great folk-style doll to make this summer. Reminiscent of American folk angels Strawberry shortcake looks so sweet in her red pinafore dress and strawberry apron. She can be easily adapted to your own colours and themes. Judy's dolls are designed exclusively for Abigail Crafts Check out the others in the range on the mail Order Pages |
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Stroud News and Journal Wednesday April 13th 2005
ABIGAIL Crafts in Regent Street, Stonehouse, is a magnet for people who like crafts, especially sewing. With more than 1,000 bolts of fabrics of all kinds, plus threads, haberdashery, dressmaking pat terns and supplies, cross-stitch packs, books and more, there is plenty of choice. In addition, crafts ideas for children are also stocked. All the staff are friendly and helpful — just ask if you need advice. There is a teaching centre where a range of crafts are taught by experienced teachers, and displays of pupils’ work are always on show. The classes are growing in popularity and there is a mailing list and regular newsletters. Coming soon is a new course in dressmaking. For more details, phone the shop. For further information, see Abigail Crafts’ ever changing window displays and posters. If you are unable to get to the shop during opening times, visit www.abigailcrafts.co.uk
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Patchwork & Quilting Issue 135 Wandering The Web This site has a quaint home-spun feel to the Home Page which features a playful moving clock. Scroll down the page to the menu board at the bottom and click on ‘Mail Order’ to enter the on-line shop (which is the main interest of the site). The main menu appears down the left, with new arrivals and special offers detailed in the rest of the page. Immediately, you are greeted by a friendly welcome message. The shop is easy to use via the permanent menu bar and the well laid out store departments. The extensive range of products includes exclusive kits, patterns, fabrics arranged in coordinating collections and an ever changing special offers section. The shopping facility is easy to use as it stays in place at the top of the page. The ‘Mail Order Page’ gives details of how to use the web site. Helpfully, contact information is displayed prominently at the page bottom, should you need to talk to the staff in person. Back to the Home Page, there is a selection of tips, a ‘Who’s Who and ‘How it all Began. |
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Patchwork & Quilting Issue 129 Leafy Outlook "I often use leaves as a source for my designs and find their colours and shapes inspiring"
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Did you catch the Spice Cushion featured in Fabrications Magazine Issue 34
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The Citizen Friday January 28th Quilters deliver rays of sunshine
PATCHWORK quilters in Stonehouse are sending 20 "sunshine quilts" to people stricken by the tsunami in Sri Lanka. More than 60 women take classes in the teaching workshop at Abigail's Crafts and virtually every member has added their piece of patchwork to make up 'the blankets. Owner of the shop Gail Smith said each patchworker had produced a 12in block of patterned material in their spare time. Now Gail, patchwork teacher Jean Hunt and some of their pupils are connecting the patchwork blocks into 20 huge quilts. Gail said: "Jean and I gave them some ideas if they wanted them for the 12in block made of patchwork. "My niece, Laura Smith, worked out in a school in Sri Lanka about a year ago so I had the idea the quilts could go to an orphanage out there. They have called their handiwork "sunshine quilts" and hope to get them out to the children as soon as possible. "Patchworkers do quite a lot for charity said Gail. "But this is the biggest project we have ever undertaken.
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Patchwork and Quilting April 2004
There is a super 3 page feature on our Regent Street Shop
View the whole
article in pdf format
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Fabrications Magazine January 2003
A Patchwork clock designed for Abigail Crafts by Jean Hunt
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