The feel of Autumn is in the air and we are excited to bring you lots of inspiration and projects to take you into the cooler winter months. Last month Raewyn, Bernice and I attended a two day stitching retreat set amongst the gum trees in Victoria, Australia. This was time [Read More]
Kerryn's Patchwork Blog
Latest products, events and techniques from Kerryn. You can also visit Raewyn's Blog...
Tilda Fabrics, Patterns and Projects have arrived!
We are now stocking a range of Tilda Fabrics, patterns and projects featuring Tilda designs. Tilda is a craft brand founded by Norwegian designer Tone Finnanger in 1999, best known for its whimsical and naive characters in the form of animals and dolls. We particularly love the [Read More]
NZ quilt designer Ngaire Brooks comes to The Country Yard!
At The Country Yard, we’re excited to announce that New Zealand patchwork designer Ngaire Brooks is going to run a class in our very own workroom! Ngaire is going to take you through one of her own patterns, a holder for wool threads, which is as much fun to create as it [Read More]
Discover the versatility of pre-cut patchwork fabrics
The Country Yard loves to make patchwork projects easier for our customers, so we’d like to invite you to check out the new pre-cut fabric section on our website. Pre-cuts will typically contain one print of every fabric in a collection, and sometimes duplicates. The [Read More]
Patchwork Cushions Galore Online & Instore
If you want to update the look of your home, then it’s time to take another look at patchwork cushions. Piecing, stitchery and applique are three techniques used to wonderful effect when creating patchwork cushions, and The Country Yard has the perfect patchwork cushion project [Read More]
New Patchwork Projects for a New Year
The ladies at The Country Yard are busy creating kits and samples to amaze and inspire you at their upcoming New Years Launch on 25th February. Our workroom is piled with gorgeous new fabrics and patterns ready to be made into kits plus samples ready to be finished off to give [Read More]
Sneak Peek at 2017 – Workshops, Anni Downs & The Colouring Book Craze
What a resounding success our recent Christmas Night fabric craft evening was. These events are always popular, we all enjoy them so much – and no wonder! Who can resist fabric craft, great company and festive food in a lovely setting, not forgetting a touch of mystery and all [Read More]
We’re not just a shop, we’re a destination!
We’ve worked hard to make The Country Yard shop and surrounding grounds a lovely place for customers to visit, and we’ve always prided ourselves on being more than a shop. Recently, one of our Auckland customers paid us a visit and enjoyed her time with us so much she wrote us a [Read More]
Join us at Auckland Festival of Quilts 2016
The Country Yard would like to invite you to come with us to the Auckland Festival of Quilts from 4th - 6th November! This wonderful event is one of the biggest quilt festivals in the whole of New Zealand, and is a great chance for passionate quilters to share their quilted [Read More]
‘Tis the season to get stitching!
Christmas Crafts have to be one of our absolute favourite things at The Country Yard. There’s an important piece of advice we’d like to share with you - don’t get caught up in the mad rush of the busy Christmas season, get started on your Christmas craft projects now! We have a [Read More]