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I’ve experienced the joy of joining previous retreats organised by the girls at Indigo Niche. Tamborine Mountain 2011 and Hawaii 2013.  Every little details is organised so you can just go and sew ’til your heart’s content.  The tutors Margaret Olive (Patchwork Paradise), Cathy Schibrowski (Swandale Quilting), Sue Howie and Colleen Shepherd (Indigo Niche) are excellent teachers who are very passionate about their crafts and this creativity flows onto their students –  you will definately be leaving with some new skills.
Tamborine is a beautiful place to stay and the food is glorious… it’s very hard to leave… I am sure you will return there again.
I look forward to meeting some of the new ladies and catching up with some old friends.. looking forward to the adventure in March 2015

You are both heros!!!!  What a brilliant retreat on Mount Tamborine …. Thank you – I thoroughly enjoyed everything.  I didn’t want it to finish.  Sylvia was such a interesting tutor and now I have the juices flowing again!!!

Hope you have fun in Japan.  Keep in Touch.

I just wanted to thank you for the most amazing couple of days …… everything was just perfect…….  the view, accommodation, meals and class room.Meeting Sylvia Pippen was a dream come true for me, she is such a caring and giving person.  She has inspired me to do more designing work and I can’t wait to get started on a new project.  I’ll send a photo of my retreat project when I finish it.  I would highly recommend any future retreats you plan as I am sure they will be just as successful.  I look forward to our trip to Japan next year … PICK ME, PICK ME…. I can’t wait and also going over to Hawaii to meet Kitty Pippen will be just as exciting.  I value your friendship and those of the other girls I met on the retreat….. and look forward to future workshops and retreats with Indigo Niche.  Thank you for a wonderful time.

You both should be very proud of all the hard work you have put into your Business and your Web page is wonderful.  I will make sure that all my friends are advised of this exciting new site and your business.  You both deserve a big thank you from all us ladies who enjoy the fine fabrics which you now have for us.  Looking forward to seeing you in Brisbane.  Many thanks to you both. Lots of love to you both.

If you have a passion for Japanese fabric as I do, then you must visit IndigoNiche.  The range of beautiful fabrics – colours,designs and textures is just fabulous and there is always more arriving! Also available are some stunning Aboriginal prints, bag patterns and sashiko threads and fabric and much more. Colleen and Sue provide loads of friendly service and advice.  So if you are interested in things Japanese a visit to IndigoNiche is a must.

Thank you very much for the wonderful day of sashiko and boro on Saturday. It was great to learn some skills in these beautiful crafts and I hope I finish my project soon. I really enjoyed the day and appreciated your patience and the opportunity to see some of your work.

My sashiko kit arrived this afternoon and l am extra pleased with it. I  know l will enjoy stitching it and making it up into a cushion. Many thanks for your service.

I have thoroughly enjoyed doing my Traditions quilt .. it was challenging and I double checked everything twice!  I have done several of your sashiko pieces and this is my first time doing boro ..just loved all of it. (My daughter-in-law has wonderful boro patches on several pairs of her “favourite” worn out jeans and she just loves them.) Thank you for all your hard work .. it is keeping me busy during isolation!

Hi Indigo Niche! I received an order from you a couple of weeks ago and I would just like to say a huge Thank You! I love my order, your fabric is amazing! Thank You very much for a great product and great service, it is appreciated!

At the recent Melbourne Quilting and Craft Show I purchased a Sashiko table runner kit. I had never seen them before and this has filled a small gap for me in the evening while my quilting projects are packed up. I brought the kit to work and my quilting class loved the simplistic concepts. Thanks for your time in showing me your completed projects  in Melbourne. I love the embroidery.

I started doing a sashiko panel after some friends in my Craft Group put in a bulk order. We enjoyed working together and planning what we would make. I became so keen on Sashiko work that I bought a new sashiko panel at the Brisbane craft show.  My daughter decided she would like a Queen Size bedspread using my sashiko work, but I couldn’t visualise how to best use my work in one quilt. I started adding fabrics as best I could, but I became frustrated by my results. Then I heard of the Sashiko and Fabric Workshop coming to town. Indigo Niche are marvellous, the impossible became possible. They advised me immediately with a “Can Do” attitude. I love the result, and everyone else does too.

I would just like to thank you again for all your help at the Brisbane Quilt and Craft Show. I appreciate so very much being able to get the Firefly Fabric so I can finish a quilt I am doing for a friend for Christmas! You were so friendly and helpful to my sister and I, we live in an area where it is difficult to get supplies without travelling a long way and to get that fabric meant a lot to me. …even more so because you made it into a kit for me! You had a fabulous stand at the show and we will definitely see you again next year. We thoroughly enjoyed our first visit to the Brisbane show—it was great! Many thanks and best wishes

Just want to thank you for organising such a rewarding workshop. I felt most inspired when I left and confident to move on with new techniques in my sewing repertoire. Please keep me in the loop for all further workshops, retreats etc.

Thank you for your generosity of time, tuition and company, it was greatly appreciated. Will see you at the quilt show – if not before. Now on to that boro piece for more creative compositions!