Thanks to a friend visiting recently, I've finally managed to visit some new quilting stores, this time in the lovely Barossa Region. For those of you not familiar with this region, the Barossa is one of Australia's top wine regions and lets not forget the food as well! For more information on this goregous area, please visit, http://www.barossa.com . You won't have any problems finding great wine or great food to taste while wondering around the area.
Now on to the Barrosa Quilt & Craft Cottage. For address and contact details check out the shop's online site at http://www.barossaquilt.com.au .This is the first time I've managed to visit the cottage however, I've seen the owner and her temporary shop at the Australasian Quilting Convention so I almost feel like I've visited before. Location wise, the shop is on the road leading into Angaston and is pretty easy to see as you're driving through. The store is housed in an old cottage, something a little different from the normal shop front.
The shop offers a reasonable variety of fabric for sale covering the gambit from novelty through to small a selection of japanese/asian prints. I also saw a nice selection Australiana fabric - managed to find a couple of prints that I didn't have already which was nice. In their training/lesson room, I noticed a rather large range of blenders and what seemed to be a large range of Jinny Beyer fabrics. The lesson here is to make sure you look through the entire cottage as there was fabric tucked away in all the corners and under counter tops, etc. In other words, wherever there was some space, you would find some fabric.
There was a small selection of patterns and books. I also saw a good range of notions in case you want to top up and/or be ready to go with your purchases when you get home. And on the off chance you want some wide backing, I noticed a small selection.
Overall, a pleasant visit while in the Barossa. Stop in and visit on your trip through. I'm sure you'll enjoy a nice chat with the owner and have a pleasant time wondering around the shop.
