A Special Custom Listing for Martha ~ Monthly Subscription Club Reservation ~ Happy Stitches Journal VOLUME 5 ~ NEW for 2025!
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This listing is for the non refundable Month 1 instalment to book your place on our exclusive 'Happy Stitches Journal ~ Volume 5' Subscription Club designed by Sarah. This will be posted to you in January 2025.

Join us in 2025 to sew a hand quilted fabric journal. It will be a keepsake of happy stitches, that we're sure will become a much loved family treasure. There will also be opportunities to add your own personal little touches on some of the pages, this could be a button or piece of lace with a memory attached, or add an embroidered word that holds a meaning for you..... making your journal unique and special to you.

We hope that you will join us for a year of happy stitches!

What is the Happy Stitches Journal Club and how does it work?

The Happy Stitches Journal Volume 5, is a 12 Month subscription club running from January 2025 up to and including December 2025.

This year, I decided the time was right to add Volume 5 to the collection. I have been loosely working with the idea of 'Highdays and Holidays'. The journal celebrates special days out, like going to the seaside, a village show, a hot air balloon festival, a rubber duck race or perhaps visiting a historic home or garden. These were super exciting days when I was growing up that, mum and my dear dad (Chief Counter of Paper Pieces) treated us to and indeed Andy and I, have the done the same with Jamie and Poppy. We would have packed a picnic the night before and then got up early to leave, so that we could make the absolute most of our day away!!

In addition, I had great fun researching both folk and religious festivals and holidays celebrated across the world, some more familiar to me such as Valentines Day, May Pole dancing, oh my goodness, how I loved that at school and Diwali, the festival of lights, with my interpretation of a Rangoli design. I then discovered Wassailing, an ancient custom celebrated traditionally on 12th night in cider producing regions of England, where songs are sung in the orchards to promote a healthy apple harvest later in the year.

Just like the original Volume 1, Volume 5 incorporates all my favourite techniques and whilst it's not finished, I hope that you can get a flavour of it from the pages that I'm sharing, remember each page shown is still a work in progress and needs to be layered with the squishy wadding and hand quilted and in some cases the addition of some pretty buttons and trims!

Each month you will receive a parcel full of loveliness directly through your letterbox. This club will include all the fabrics and if required, applique templates or English Paper Pieces for you to sew that months page, plus of course detailed instructions will also be included. Plus each month you will receive the embroidery threads in the exact same colours used by Sarah.

In addition for this exclusive club, in February, April, June, August, October and December you will also receive wadding and binding fabric, to enable you to finish a 'double page' spread. A spool of Aurifil 12wt is also provided in February for the hand quilting.

Each month you’ll sew a new 'page' and in month 12 you will also make a beautiful hand quilted cover, which again features a beautiful Liberty Tana Lawn™.

How big is the finished Journal?

The book is approx 9" square and 2 1/2" thick.

What techniques will be used?

The journal combines a mix of Hand Embroidery, Applique, English Paper Piecing and Hand Quilting. You will also need a Sewing Machine for the book construction, although should you prefer you can of course stitch the entire book by hand.

Don't forget, in addition to the monthy instructions, there are also various 'a little happy tutorials' and handy tips on our Schoolhouse Website to help you along the way.

Will I receive exactly the same Liberty fabrics as used in the sample?

We will where possible send the same fabrics as Sarah used, however there may be fabric substitutions. Rest assured, Sarah will choose something equally as scrumptious and the journal will retain the feel and character of the original.

What other supplies will I need?

EPP Supplies: for example glue pen & glue refills if you wish to glue baste or thread if you plan on thread basting, however all the papers are supplied.

Piecing Thread: Sarah used Aurifil 50wt #2311 in her machine and for the EPP, she then switched to 80wt for the applique.

Tools: Hand sewing needles for the applique, EPP, Embroidery and Hand Quilting, a 7" embroidery hoop and your usual patchwork and sewing related tools.

Can I purchase the pattern on its own?

No, not at this moment in time...... Sorry!

How much does the Club cost?

The monthly Club cost including postage is:

UK Club Price ~ £27.50 (Via 1st Class Mail)
International Club Price ~ £32* (Via Standard Airmail - No Tracking) £36* (Via Priority Mail) (*includes postage but excludes UK VAT, please note the listing price will adjust and reduce to this once you have entered your country or residence at checkout)

When and how will I make my payment?

You will be paying for Month 1 today when you book your place and your month 1 parcel will be posted on or around the 27th January 2025*.

*Whilst our very best intention is to post your month one parcel on the above date, as a small business we will be ordering the supplies required for the Journals once final numbers have been confirmed. Occasionally things can take slightly longer than anticipated, but rest assured your parcels will be posted as soon as we possibly can!

VERY IMPORTANT: On the 27th February 2025, we will update the Happy Stitches Journal 'Members Page' which you can find HERE, with a link to set up your monthly Paypal subscription, which will cover months 2 though to 12. Please make a note in your diary!

We are also more than happy for you to make your monthly payment to us from your Bank Account directly into our Bank Account, should you prefer this method, simply get in touch once you have signed up and we will provide you with all the required information.

FINALLY, BEFORE PURCHASING THIS LISTING PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

By signing up to the BOM club you agree to take part in the 12 month program and it is non cancelable.
We're sorry, the monthly subscription parcel can not be shipped with other website orders.
For our International customers who wish to join more than one Happy Stitches Journal club, from your February parcel, we are more than happy to send your monthly pages as one parcel. If you would like to do this, on Subscription Day in February, there will be an option to set up a single subscription payment that will cover all the volumes that you have joined.

A Special Custom Listing for Martha ~ Monthly Subscription Club Reservation ~ Happy Stitches Journal VOLUME 5 ~ NEW for 2025!