Pam and Emma Jansen (Mother and Daughter) own and operate Ballarat Patchwork.
With over 30 years experience between them they feel confident to provide expert advice and friendly service.

We opened Ballarat Patchwork in November 2002, and over this time our business has grown enormously, as has our stock level, and we have many regular customers. Our shop is overflowing with fabulous fabrics, including Kaffe Fassett, Robyn Pandolph, 1930’s, Amy Butler, and a wonderful range of Japanese fabrics and Civil War Reproduction fabrics.

Our extensive class list includes visiting tutors such as Jan Preston, Deborah Dorward, Mariya Waters, and for the first time this year we are pleased to offering a class with Judy Turner. (Look out for this class in August). We also run regular Beginner classes, in our large, bright classroom. I am an accredited teacher of the “Thimble lady” technique of pain free hand quilting, and offer regular classes in this technique.

We have a large selection of our own patterns designed mostly by Emma, (whose background in textile design is certainly apparent), and many other patterns by other designers. There are books galore to inspire you, as well as all your quilting and patchwork needs, including a large range of batting on the roll. We also run a Fabric Club with four mailings a year. (details on the web site)

In 2005 we became a subagent for Bernina sewing machines, specifically selling the wonderful “Aurora Quilter’s Edition”. This model is the only domestic sewing machine with a built in “stitch regulator”, which makes free-motion quilting a breeze!

We are a “specialist” patchwork shop, and look forward to helping you in your fabric selection or quilting project.

Happy Patching,
Pam Jansen

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We invite you to come and visit our store and if you mention that you saw us on the web, we will give you 10% discount off your first purchase!!