What's New

03.04.13 - New patterns have arrived from Jill Maas. There are 3 great new designs for all cloth doll lovers out there.

17.12.12 - Finally I've got new stock from The Dragon Charmer. These are fabulous fantasy creatures for all children and a lot of adults. Mainly done with wool fabrics.

06.12.12 - Gorgeous new designs from P3 have just arrived. Includes a range of Baltimore album blocks based on the 50 states in the USA. The patterns are for the blocks only, there are no setting instructions but it would be a great way to decide whether you want to do a full Baltimore style quilt.

03.12.12 - Leanne's House - more new stock coming in just in time for Christmas, including some pretty new stitchery.

30.11.12 - Cinderberry Stitches have some great new designs out, and all the old ones are back in stock as well.

Nov 2012 - new stock arrived from Red Boot Quilt Company, including some great new softies and a fabulous Christmas quilt.

27.10.12 - A brand new designer has just arrived. Cotton Ginnys has fabulous softie patterns, most are quick and easy and perfect for your favourite child. They also have cute aprons and other fun stuff.

12.10.12 - New Stock just in from Janelle Wind. As well as all the older patterns arriving back in, there are some great new ones including a couple of wonderful ideas for Christmas decorating.

09.10.12 - May Blossom is a fabulous Australian design company. Simone does wonderful fun and funky patterns and we have got nearly all of them now listed on the website.

05.10.12  -  There are some great new patterns from Annie Smith of Country Keepsakes that I have just got around to listing. They include some Christmas redwork patterns and some lovely new dolls.

21.08.12 - A new designer to SewArmadillo is Susie C Shore. She has a great range of fun kitchen accessory patterns. Her main themes are cupcakes and owls. There are table runners, and placemats, and oven mitts, and tea cozies, and wall hangings and more.

15.08.12 - Some great new patterns in from Reets Rags to Stitches. Cute applique, fun softies or cloth dolls, fabulous primitive or naive designs.

24.07.12 - Natalie Ross in Stitches has just sent an order, everything is back in stock. Some great ideas for Christmas included in her patterns.

15.07.12 - New stock just arrived from The Birdhouse including Natalie's fabulous new book - Red Home.

06.07.12 - From My Heart to Your Hands - fabulous pieced and applique quilt patterns from Lori Smith. A new order has arrived with some great new patterns in it.

12.05.12 - Gourmet Crochet has just arrived back in stock. Nearly everything is now available. There are some great clothing patterns plus wonderful Amigurumi designs. Please note all instructions for crochet are in American.

05.05.12 New stock just in from Red Brolly. All the out of stock is back in as well. There are lots of wonderful stitchery designs - including a couple of wonderful Block of the Month patterns.

26.04.12 - The whole Bird Brain order has arrived and there are a lot of great new designs in this lot. Including a fabulous Stitchery called Quilts in the Garden. It's my pick of the new stuff.

25.04.12 - Finally I've got some English Paper Piecing templates on the website. There are only a few to start with and they are in small packs but there will be more to come. Have a look and try a small pack to see if you like this great technique. They are listed under Notions at the moment.

17.04.12 - Lots of fabulous new stuff has come in the last 2 days. New patterns from Melly & Me, Janelle Wind, Rosalie Quinlan, Ric Rac, and May Blossom. So much to choose from. Also finally got new stock of some of Michele Hill's patterns. I love these. They have been out of stock for a while, but the ones that are still available are now back in.

12.04.12 - Natalie Ross in Stitches has also sent a few patterns that I have listed. Her stuff is great, and the new ones are fabulous as usual.

12.04.12 - A few new patterns have arrived from Bird Brain. Unfortunately I am still out of a few, but they should be in soon. The new ones are worth checking out though.

09.04.12 - Some fun new clothing patterns have arrived and been listed in the Misc section of Clothing. More to come.

01.03.12 - Cathy Baynes of Willow Valley Store has just sent in a shipment of her wonderful vintage style stitchery patterns. Perfect for lovers of everything vintage.

29.02.12 - Brandywine books and patterns have arrived back in stock. These are fabulous for small children especially - full of fabulous 'critters'.

27.02.12 - Bigfork Bay Cotton Company has some wonderful new patterns and most of their Out of Stock patterns are back in as well. There are some gorgeous new animal designs and a couple of great flower ones as well.

20.02.12 - A whole shipment of patterns has arrived from Lori Smith of From My Heart to Your Hands. Most of the Out of Stock patterns are back in as well as some fabulous new ones.

17.12.11 - A great new designer is Metropolitan Quilts. We have a few of their wonderful modern and graphic quilt patterns - available in the Miscellaneous Section of Patchwork and Quilting.

15.12.11 - Java House Quilts - fabulous funky applique and pieced patterns. The latest ones are 2 wonderful Blocks of the Month - one for cat lovers called Cat Acatemy and the other for animal lovers in general called Forest Galorest.

12.12.11 - New stock just arrived from Kellie Wulfson of Don't Look Now, so everything is back in stock and there are 2 fabulous new patterns. One is the best robot quilt ever and the other is a pretty bed runner and pillow pattern.

04.12.11 - Fabulous and fun new cloth doll patterns from Julie McCullough and Magic Threads.  Some old patterns that are still wonderful today and a few recent releases.

01.12.11 - New patterns in from McKenna Ryan. So far just a couple of the new ones from Houston - Bella Garden and Something Fishy. Both are gorgeous, of course.

25.11.11 - The Birdhouse - not really new but I have just found a pile of The Birdhouse patterns that never got listed. So now they are. There are some great Christmas designs in them, quick and easy so you still have time to make them up.

23.11.11 - Arrived today - a parcel from Pearl Pereira. She is P3 designs and has some wonderful Baltimore style applique patterns as well as pretty floral designs in applique and stitchery. And a gorgeous redwork Little Red Riding Hood for special little girls.

19.11.11 - Just had a restock of patterns from Gail Pan. She is a fabulous Aussie designer who does a range of great patterns - quilts and bags and stitchery and more. There are some really pretty sewing accessory patterns.

16.11.11 - New stock has just arrived from Kathy Schmitz. Nearly everything is back in stock and there are a few wonderful new designs as well, including a fabulous book - written with her sister Bonnie Sullivan.

12.11.11 - Serendipity Studio is a wonderful label for adult clothing patterns - just arrived are 3 new skirt patterns and a fabulous tunic.

12.11.11 - Pink Fig also has a couple of new patterns in stock - these are great clothes patterns for little girls. New in, Rosie Posie which is a fabulous pair of ruffle edge pants and a matching top, and Vintage Jane which is a gorgeous dress or top for girls.

11.11.11 - Rovaris cross stitch - a new supply of charts has arrived from Italy. Fabulous simple designs mainly in a single color. There are some great designs for cat lovers here - as well as one for dog lovers and a gorgeous Christmas heart.