Threadneedle Craft, Daylesford, VIC, Australia

I've recently come back from a work trip.  While on the road, I managed to stop in at a couple of quilting shops.  The first was in the lovely town of Daylesford (a must see if you're visiting Melbourne).  You can find their contact details and opening hours at their website, www.threadneedle.com.au .  Note, this shop is down a little side street near the supermarket.  Threadneedle Craft is a small shop with a little bit of everything - quilt fabric, cross stitch, beeding, etc.  Great if you need to pick up something for your crafting needs while on holiday.

From a quilting purist point of view, the range of stock is very limited.  There were a few interesting patterns and I noticed a few bolts of some interesting Australiana fabric - more in the flower design.  Price wise, the few bolts I looked at were around the $24 pm.  To be honest, I wouldn't go out of my way to travel to Daylesford to visit this shop as there simply isn't enough selection for me but if you're visiting the area do stop in.

In terms of Daylesford itself, visit www.visitdaylesford.com.au which will give you a great over view of the area.  From my perspective, there are some interesting shops to visit in the town itself and of course let's not forget the cafes.  I had one of the best bits of carrot cake I've had in ages at one of the cafes there.  If you enjoy a good glass of wine then of course, you will have no trouble finding a variety of vineyards to visit to try out some of the region's excellent wine.  This is bed and breakfast country, so I'd suggest going up for a weekend.  And for the quilting enthusiast, there are a number of quilting shops in the region for you to visit and suprisingly a number of them are open on a sunday so you don't have to visit them all on Saturday.