From right to left are; Sue and Bryon Porteous, Jen Wellington and Lyn Dunbar.
Sue and Bryon are the owners of the Warehouse, Sue is responsible for the general running of the shop and the website and filling the orders from this, and she also teaches Hardanger classes several times a year. She has won many awards for her Hardanger and has had patterns published in the USA.
Lyn works part time and also runs the Teddy Bear group and takes classes as well. She has designed all of the bags in the pattern section and is now working on Quilt designs as well.
Jen is our backup worker and lets the rest of us have holidays occasionally as well as running several of the quilting clubs that meet during the week..
Some views of the shop.
Albany Patchwork Warehouse has been opened since 1998, Beryl and Wilf Gerhardy ran the shop until March 2005 when Sue and Bryon Porteous took over.
The Warehouse has over 4,000 fabrics and many accessories and can boast of over 80 quilts of all sizes and shapes on display in the shop.
There are 2 large workshop areas and the famous gazebo which has seen many a gathering for coffee or meals and a lot of jokes as well.
Classes are held every term, you can book them through this site, the Mystery Night is very popular