A Lovely Day Out

I had a day out yesterday with my Mum. We went to Yarragon where our favourite quilting/stitching shop is. We hadn't been for a few months so we took the opportunity while I'm still on leave to enjoy the day out together. I've mentioned the quilting shop Candleberry Country before and since our last trip, it's had a facelift with a coat of paint on the outside. It used to be a duck egg blue.

Candleberry Country - Yarragon

I didn't want to spend much and by my standards I was quite restrained. I found a mixed bag of wool and felt cuts, a few bits of fabric I liked, some buttons, and a piece of white lace trim.

The bag of brown buttons was my first find. I grabbed it as soon as I saw it! If you remember I bought a similar bag last year of cream coloured ones. I said to myself, if I ever saw another bag of them I would get some. I'll be able to add them to my stitcheries in the future.

The packet of cream buttons I bought are vintage style. They could be used for the middle of a biscornu or anything really. I just have to grab these things when I see them because they won't be there the next time, then I work out what to do with them later on.

While we were at Yarragon we also went to Annabelle's which is a delightful shop filled with decorating treasures with that feminine look. They have a few French Provincial style furniture there too. Mum found a gorgeous pink and white quilt to give to her youngest grand daughter.

Then we had a scrumptious bite to eat at a cafe which filled us up for the rest of the day. The weather was lovely and I always enjoy the drive to Yarragon as it's heading away from the city and out of heavy traffic.

So onto my stitching update. I am still working on BK&BT and haven't done a lot over the last few days. Other things to do (like yesterday) and not as much stitching time. I'm trying to get some more done on it today and after this post I'll get back to it and work on it more tonight. I got all the branches done on the tree last night and here's where I'm up to.

BE KIND & BE TRUE - 4 March 2010 (SAL with Melissa)

You'll be pleased to know (if you don't already) that Melissa has finished hers up. Drop by her blog and see it all completed. She may be starting another job soon so she wanted to have it all stitched before then. She's done an amazing job and has stitched it up within two weeks! Though, it's a wonderful design and so enjoyable to do, so if you're thinking of doing this one yourself, you'll love it. Thanks for stitching this with me Melissa, it's been fun. I hope to have mine finished soon too.

L@@K what I bought!

So here's all the bits and pieces I bought yesterday at Candleberry Country. I can never go into this shop and come out with nothing. My will power seems to wait outside while I go and drool over everything inside. Then I end up picking up this and picking up that and forgetting how much all of it is going to cost. I always feel so joyful when visiting here though and it's a place I never tire of.

I have put more photos in my Candleberry Country album if you'd like to take a look.

I never know when I will use the items I pick up over time. They're not usually for a particular thing, but I like to get them when I see them as they'll be gone in a short time. Nothing is available for a long time here - especially fabrics. Some of these I will use in time for my smaller cross stitching pieces to finish them off.

Hope you've enjoyed my shopping experience. I certainly did!

Candleberry Country

I had a lovely day with Mum today. The weather was mild and sunny, and we went to Yarragon for the day as planned. We had a look at some shops and had lunch at a nice eatery while we were there. Now I should mention, a trip to this town usually costs me a fortune because I end up buying way too much than I should, and today was no exception.

My favourite shop here is called Candleberry Country. It is chocked full of patchwork and stitchery supplies. Lots of primitive looking pieces can be found here too. I can spend hours in this shop and I think today two hours passed away while we were there. Mum finished looking before me and had a sit down while I still browsed. Mind you, while I was looking she would end up finding other things she wanted to buy (which she did!). She said at one stage that I better stop looking because it was costing her more and more money as time went on.:)

I'll take some pictures of what I bought tomorrow in the daylight. For now though, Natalie who owns Candleberry Country, was kind enough to let me take some photos of the shop. I have placed more in an album for you to look at if interested.

Yarragon township - West Gippsland, Victoria

Candleberry Country - Yarragon

Inside the shop

Class samples on sale

A sneak preview of what I purchased

Sweet Angel

This darling angel has been living in my house for a number of years now. Unfortunately I didn't make her myself, but she was a find in one of my favourite patchwork shops.


This shop I am probably going to visit on Saturday with my mother. We haven't been there for a while and it's about time we went to discover what wonderful treasures the owner has inside. The other reason for going is I've found out that samples of class projects made over the years are being sold off. This would comprise of a lot of country looking cloth dolls and pillows.

The shop is called Candleberry Country and is in Yarragon, Victoria, which is about an hour and fifteen minutes drive from my place. There are a few other craft shops there, so it's well worth the drive.

I can't wait to go there and see what other cuties I can find!