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Shopping for Notions on Sampeng Lane in Bangkok

Posted by Jill C. on February 8, 2012

There is a bead shop at #53 Sampeng Lane Jaroen Beads. Lots and lots of beads: hair beads, pearl beads, seed beads, wooden beads, painted beads large and small. Our favorite stop for quilt making equipment, Hong Garment Accessories, has the Hot Fix Crystal Wand and Swarovski crystals, teddy bear appliques with ABC letters of the alphabet, tiny pom poms, small buckles, chains, tassels, beads and clasps. They have imported items from Kiyohara. Khun Yui at #71 Sampeng has crochet collars, silk flowers, feathers, lace trim and sequin tape. Cute new Halloween fabric at Fabric House #277 Sampeng Lane.

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“Our Home” Quilting in Thailand. And the winner is…

Posted by Jill C. on February 1, 2012

picking the raffle ticket

We randomly chose the winner! And the winner is Meg.


Thank you everyone for buying raffle tickets. At our coffee morning on Tuesday we had Kimberly pick the winning ticket. Thanks to all who bought tickets! Meg won the beautiful Cotton Reel art style quilt by Faye Vawdrey of the Queen Bees quilt group in Melbourne. It was exquisitely hand quilted by the girls of “Our Home.” Remember if you need a quilt made, “Our home” girls can

  • make a quilt to your specifications from scratch
  • finish a project for you at any stage
  • repair and restore antique quilts
  • they are experts at hand quilting your quilt top to make it an heirloom piece

Khun Tiew supervises and teaches quilting to young women, some having small children. Our Home takes in young women from different backgrounds that need a helping hand and a fresh start. By taking these young women in, Tiew and her husband have provided a home and an artisitic skill and income for these young women… quilting!

Our Home in Rayong, Thailand is a real help for these young women to get a fresh start in life. Thanks for your donations.

If you would like to help “Our Home”, please donate. Thank you very much!

donate $5

Thank you Vicki, Teresa, Shirley, Barbara and all those who bought raffle tickets! Meg is very happy with her new quilt. Enjoy, Meg!

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Pretty Quilt at Oasis

Posted by Jill C. on January 18, 2012

Pretty Quilt, located in the suburbs north of Bangkok, is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 to 17:00. Closed on Sundays, and closed on the first Saturday of the month. You can take a one-day quilting class, and learn the basics for beginners, or intermediate. The shop has everything you need to make a quilt, including fabric, thread and batting. They have cotton batting in a 230 x 250 cm size (90 x 100 inches or about queen size) for 1800 baht. Batting comes in white, black or natural. You can special order cotton or cotton blend batting from their sample book. What a great shop! See Pretty Quilt on facebook!

Pretty Quilt is located at Oasis Shopping Center on Samakee Road, Pakkret, Nonthaburi

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Purse handles and frames at Wong Wian Yai

Posted by Jill C. on January 12, 2012

This is the place for accessories to make bags and shoes. Most of these shops on Soi Sarapi near Wong Wian Yai are open from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm and are closed on Sundays. Products include PVC, leather, buckles, beads, chains, cord, feathers, fasteners, sequined fabric, rhinestone fabric, zippers, zipper pulls, shoe soles and heels, awls, needles, heavy thread and industrial sewing machines. There are embellishments made of leather like little flowers and shapes. The prices are wholesale and items can be made to order. The closest BTS station (Bangkok Transit System) is the Wong Wian Yai skytrain station, and the area is in walking distance of the skytrain.
Wattana Pu Leather Center has genuine leather, imitation leather, embossed and printed leather, patent leather, suede, sequined fabric, fur fabric, bag and shoe accessories and decorations, and heels. They sell feather fringe and trim by the yard.
Wattanaporn Panich has rings, buckles, locks, hooks, zips, frames, eyelets, rivets, key rings and buttons.

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Bon Marche Market – two quilt shops

Posted by Jill C. on December 30, 2011

Bon Marche is a very nice market with a food court, restaurants, and lots of shops with interesting products like clothing, jewelry, purses, and gourmet food. There are two quilt shops here worth visiting for accessories. One is Quilts Corner run by “A”. The shop has fabric from Japan and the U.S., lots of accessories and batting, and they teach hand quilting, machine quilting and patchwork, with beginner, intermediate and advanced classes. With each class you get a kit with all the materials needed.

Narada Crafts also has a classroom and a shop with lots of accessories. Both places have the new FriXion erasable gel Pilot pens in green and black. FriXion erasable gel pens are new and allow you to precisely mark fabric without smudging or fading. To erase the thermo sensitive ink, iron or toss into a dryer. One pen is 85 baht. I also got some curved needles for tying quilts with embroidery thread.

Bon Marche market is open from 10:00 am – 8:00 pm every day, while the quilt shops are closed on Mondays.

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