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:: About Our Shop :: Margaret \| Peter \| Maria\| Joanne \| Charlotte \| Selina ! Lynne & Mereana \| :: About our Creative Activities (Photo Gallery!) Our Shop Our usual opening hours are 9.00am to 5.00pm (EST) Monday to Friday and 9.00am to 4.00pm (EST) on Saturday. We are closed on Sundays & public holidays. At Bayside StitchCraft you will find... Patchwork Fabrics galore. The top Sewing Machine brands and all their accessories. We are authorised dealers for Janome, Bernina, Brother, Husqvarna Viking, and Pfaff. Haberdashery Stabilisers and Wadding Embroidery Threads and Quilting Accessories. Buttons, Beads, Crystals, Books, Patterns and Kits. Machine Embroidery, Discs & Software Programs and Stitch Outs. Exciting Sewing Classes for all, with friendly and encouraging tutors. Creative Sewing clubs for everyone and for all brands of sewing machines. Sewing Machine Repairs by an in-house factory trained technician experienced in all sewing machine, embroidery machines and overlocker models and brands. and much, much more! We are Easy to Find From Cleveland business and shopping centre, go south along Bloomfield St for about 500 metres. Turn right into Ross Court at the Ampol Service Station. We are at the end of Ross Court on the right. Bus tours and other large groups are always welcome. Just let us know a day or two before you visit if you can. Whether visiting us alone or with a group, you will always be assured of a warm welcome at Bayside StitchCraft. We will open outside these hours for visitors and groups by prior arrangement whenever possible. Just call us! We are sure that you will enjoy your visit to our shop and to Cleveland on the Bay! back to top Our Staff Margaret Margaret began sewing at eight years of age, and home economics was her favourite class at school. Upon leaving school she worked for several years as a Home Economist with Brisbane Gas Coy. While bringing up her family she taught home economics and also demonstrated Pfaff sewing machines. Home sewing in all its forms has been a lifetime hobby, and culminated with the birth of Bayside StitchCraft in May 2000. Margaret participates in regular training courses in all our sewing machine brands. She teaches several Classes and Club days. She loves conducting her Sewing Club days and her “5D Embroidery Software” Classes. back to top Peter Peter left school to begin a career with Queensland Pastoral Supplies In Brisbane. As Pfaff importers at the time, Peter trained as a sewing machine mechanic. He also developed his sewing skills and became a teacher in Free Motion Embroidery, gradually expanding his teaching skills to include other sewing fields. Peter went to the Sewing Machine Expo in Germany where he did several courses in teaching patchwork, machine embroidery and using the “new” computerized sewing machines. Since joining Bayside StitchCraft, Peter’s training has been on-going, satisfying all technical & operational training requirements with Brother, Bernina, Janome, Husqvarna Viking and Pfaff. Peter is a qualified Master Technician for Husqvarna Viking and Pfaff embroidery sewing machines and overlockers. Peter is an extremely talented and versatile patchworker, quilter, embroiderer, teacher and technician. back to top Maria Maria has been pursuing patchwork as a hobby for over 20 years. She is also part of a local stitching group who make and donate new quilts to charity each year. She enjoys sharing her enthusiasm and experience with all our customers, whether their inquiries are instore, by telephone or on-line. back to top Joanne Jo began her career as sales assistant in the Habby Dept at Myers Carindale. In addition to her retail duties she demonstrated sewing machines. She continued working at Myers while gaining an Education degree at Griffith University. She then spent eight years teaching before starting a family. Jo has a lifelong interest in all sewing craft and loves to share her passion with our customers. She enjoys making handbags and travel accessories, and has an extensive knowledge of the latest fabric trends and designers. Jo is looking forward to conducting classes at Bayside in all her interest areas. back to top Charlotte You'll recognise Charlotte by her lovely Irish accent in the Shop! Charlotte and her family came to the Redlands via Jersey in the Channel Islands twelve years ago. With two sons completing high school in Cleveland, she has discovered her love for patchwork and quilting with a vengeance. She loves her Janome sewing machine, but with the completion of her first two quilt tops, we can't keep her away from our HandiQuilter frame and Avante quilter! Charlotte is quick to learn and loves to help our customers in every way she can. back to top Selina Further proof that more young people are discovering and enjoying patchwork and creative sewing! Selina enjoyed a 16 year retail career at Target, then one day discovered patchwork and our shop.Her enthusiasm was so infectious that we had to invite her to join our staff! She loves retail and the opportunity to help our customers in every way. Her knowledge of our shop products and the craft activities that we service just gets greater every day. Welcome aboard Selina! back to top Lynne & Mereana Two very talented textile artists who love to pass on their enthusiasm and ideas for fabric art. Together they conduct our “Free Expressions” Club, an on-going monthly club for those who wish to discover and explore textile art. back to top Wherever you are and whatever your creative sewing interests and needs, we look forward to meeting you and serving you in every way we can.