Thank You!

Well, as we draw our current class run to a close for the summer, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our customers who have attended classes or workshops with us since we opened in September.

We hope that you have been inspired to create and we look forward to welcoming you all back in September with a new run leading up to Christmas.

Pauline's Work Box

Pauline Spence was in the studio yesterday teaching a class on her wonderful work box:

There is a lot of work involved with this box, so this class is run over two seperate days with the summer inbetween.  A good day was had by all I think, the weather helped by being slightly cooler for the day.

Here are two of the attendees hard at work, and one of them is a rarity round here.  Can you guess which one? 

Patchwork Working Groups

Two Fridays in the month are dedicated to Working Groups.  These groups come together with their own projects and work away on what ever they want - OK, there might be a bit of tea and cake thrown in as well......... you can't do patchwork without cake in my view.  They are great sessions as you get to work on what you want, it's an uninterupted period of sewing and there is always loads of inspiration flying around too. 

Maureen managed to finished piecing her Fat Quarter Stash quilt:

We have design walls in the classroom, and whenever we need to, we put things up to audition fabrics for borders; we then usually have a group decision on what works best.  Its always handy to get someone elses opinion or view, it's also handy to be able to step back from the project to get another perspective.

Bee attended our Jelly Roll Day and did her own version of a Friendship Braid quilt:

Wednesday night Patchwork and Quilting Club had to decamp out into the alleyway for their final session before the summer break.  Easily done though.

Sarah's Bag

Sarah came into Tuesday Dress Making this week modelling a new bag.  This sparked a case of serious wantsies amongst some of us - err, mainly me I have to say!  It was a lovely style and the fabric....well it was perfect for that project.

Well, imagine our delight when two days later this arrived from head office:

Makower fabric, 100% cotton £10.95 per metre (less 10% if you buy in sale time) - perfect for sewing bags and purses.  I think some of that will be coming home with me - well, it would be rude not to really!!

SALE TIME

SALE

It's sale time here at Franklins

10% off Craft Cottons
25% off Selected Dress Making Fabrics
10% off Wool

Great deals available on sewing machines - been waiting to buy a new machine?  Now could be the right time - come in and see what's available.

SALE    SALE   SALE   SALE   SALE   SALE   SALE   SALE

Dressmaking Tuesday - again!

Here's Bee modelling her lovely jacket that she made in Anns afternoon dress making class. I think you will find those last minute shoulder adjustments are all important, that's Dianne making those for her - not sure that is quite what Bee had in mind really.

Dress Making Tuesday

Tuesdays is Dress Making Day in the studio.  Three sessions throughout the day, morning, afternoon and evening - Ann's shattered at the end of the day!!!  This is Janet modelling her top that she made and the photo doesn't really do it justice, the colours are wonderful.  I wasn't allowed to put her head on which is why she is headless!  That seems to the rule at the moment - photos allowed but heads have to be cut off.  Give them all a few weeks and they won't care as much -hopefully anyway. 

Managed to catch some of them beavering away without them realising - I'll probably be in trouble now!

Patchwork and Quilting Club

Patchwork Club took place on Saturday this week.  This a photo of Lorinda's English Paper Piecing project that has been on going - but that's the great thing about English Paper Piecing, you can pick it up and put it down when you feel like it.  This is going to be a runner for the bottom of the bed. 

I did take a number of other photos of what we did on the day, but unfortunately my wonderful phone has managed to delete them already.  It's a huge shame as we made little tote bags and we had some lovely versions.

Unfortunately, or fortunately for us, all the Saturday Patchwork Clubs are full, but if you are interested in seeing what other clubs are available, please call in to see us.

Welcome to Franklins Fancies.  This is the new blogsite for our sewing studio which is situated in our Salisbury Branch.  We are hoping to give you some indication of what we get up to in our various classes and workshops.  There will be news on what is coming up in future classes and also some photos of what has been achieved by some of our customers which will hopefully give some inspiration. 

Fancy taking a class??  We have a lovely spacious classroom and all the equipment you could possibly need.  Pop in and see us to pick up a brochure, or give us a call and we can email a copy over to you.