Welcome to Cynthia’s Ark. This is our third Sewing Explorer Trail Shop Hop. We hope you will join in on the fun and explore the six shops on this year trail. The Sewing Explorer Trail will run between the 1st-30th April, so you have the full month to explore the shops. Please check each shops opening hours.

The shops participating are listed above on the Trail map. What you have to do is visit each shop and spend $20 in store to receive that shop’s block pattern free and get your shop hop passport stamped. Once you have a full passport and collected all the block patterns, you hand your passport in to the last shop you visit. That will get you into the major prize draw and you will receive this year quilt layout instructions.
This year’s prize are
1st Prize- $300 gift voucher ($50 gift voucher in each store)
2nd Prize- Sewing Explorer Trail Hamper
3rd Prize- Blue and White Fat Quarter Bundle
Pictures of the 2nd and 3rd Prize will be added closer to the starting date.
At Cynthia’s Ark we will be celebrating for the whole month with lots of surprises planned. But between Friday 11th- Sun 13th April you can book yourself into one of the classes and make my shop hop block. There will be 2 sessions on Friday and Saturday (9.30am-12.30pm and 1pm-4pm) and 1 on Sunday (10am-1pm). Over this weekend there will be treats, refreshments and prizes to be won for those who book in for a session. The cost will be $30 and you will have your passport stamped and block pattern included. For April I will be extending the shop hours to make it easier to visit, including being open Easter Saturday and Easter Monday and open at 12pm on Anzac Day.
Cynthia’s Ark Shop Hours for April.
Thurs 3rd and Fri 4th April- 9am-5pm
Sat 5th April-9am-4pm and Sun 6th April 10am-3pm
Thurs 10th and Fri 11th April- 9am-5pm
Sat 12th April 9am-4pm and Sun 13th April 10am-3pm
Thurs 17th 9am-5pm Fri 18th -Closed
Sat 19th and Mon 21st April 9am- 3pm
Tues 22nd- Thurs 24th April -9am-5pm
Fri 25th April – 12pm-4pm
Sat 26th April- 9am- 4pm Sun 27th April 10am- 3pm
Other times by appointment.
We look forward to see everyone during the Sewing Explorer Trail Shop Hop.
Cynthia and the team.