ON THE Road NEW ZEALAND
1. The Country Yard — Maungatapere
Address: 229 Mangakahia Road, Maungatapere, Northland
Phone: + 64 9 434 6748
Email:kerryn@thecountryyard.co.nz
Website:www.thecountryyard.co.nz
You’ll be welcomed by: Kerryn, the shop owner, plus Raewyn or Bernice, our wonderful, friendly helpful staff
What’s great about Maungatapere, North Island: Sunny beaches, bush walks, great coffee, and the historic Bay of Islands.
What you’ll find in store: A great variety of fabrics from country to contemporary, patterns, kit sets, embroidery threads, notions and much more. There are plenty of inspirational samples and the kettle is always hot!
The shop is nestled in picturesque cottage gardens. Staff picks: Colouring books have taken the world by storm and we absolutely love the concept that Katie Dawson has come up with in using thread/stitchery to colour your design. Choose from one of eight thread colour ranges. We have stitched the fox for our shop sample (below).
2. The Apple Basket Patchwork Shop — Kaiwaka
Address: 1914 State Highway One, Kaiwaka, Northland 0542
Phone: +64 9 431 2443
Email:applebasketquilts@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.applebasketquilts.co.nz
You’ll be welcomed by: Ngaire Williams, who owns the shop, and her daughter, Tegan Williams, will welcome you, along with Cherry Watson, our very talented teacher and helper
The Kaiwaka area is quite unique because it is only 20 minutes drive to either the east or west coast, so it is a very skinny piece of land. Depending on the weather you can decide
