Gone sailing

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I am away for a week on a quilt cruise with the always amazing Anne Hall to Alaska for this week! It is a hard job but I am up for it! LOL

Will be back the following week but stay tuned for all the fun and shenanigans on our Facebook page.

I am still experiencing issues with the links in the newsletter. I think all of them will work but the last one showing our web page. Wouldn't you just know it? Our website is super easy to type in....just type in http://www.fabricshelf.ca

Remember no matter what my staff says there is no 75% off sale. Do check out all the new fabrics and the notion wall is restocked and full of good stuff for everyone!

APQS Roadshow!!

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APQS Road Show Longarm Experience is coming to our shop!!!
Right here at Heather's Fabric Shelf!!!
Address 15-1800 Tranquille rd  Kamloops, BC!

June 6 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm PDT

This is your chance to learn about our longarm quilting machines and discover the model that is right for you.
You can register by  giving us a call the shop at 250-376-7630.
Also let us know by email info@fabricshelf.ca

What you’ll learn:

Designed for quilters who do not currently own a longarm machine or current owners who are looking to upgrade, the 3 hour FREE seminar includes valuable information about owning your first longarm.

• Discover resources for templates, batting, freehand instruction manuals, wholesale contacts, thread, etc.
• Find out where to buy pantograph patterns, books and stencils to make your longarm quilting fun and hassle-free.
• Learn business philosophies, products and services, pricing, marketing, and income forecasting. (You’ll even get a Sample Business Plan.)
• Explore the differences between each APQS machine model and adding computerized quilting to a new or previous APQS machine.
• Learn which accessories are the “gotta haves” to make your quilting fast and easy.
• Learn how to oil, clean and service your machine to provide years of quilting fun.

On the day of the Road Show, please plan to attend the full duration of the event. Most shows take about three hours, and throughout the course of the event we cover a lot of important information. This allows all attendees to have a shared understanding of the machines when it comes time for that all-important test drive.

Come and meet Mark and Christian from APQS and of course our very own quilter Bill will be in attendance. A bit of a swag bag, snacks to keep you fed and watered and lots of information!

New APQS Machine is launched!

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APQS introduces a new machine! His name is Larry and he is very handsome! Take a bit of a peek and have a read of some of the features of this great new affordable option for APQS longarm!
An APQS longarm machine to fit your quilting space and budget.
Please ignore the yellow sign in the photo that says Learn More....I just copied the photo and have no clue as to how to make it link. Stupid links.
You can go directly to APQS and there he is!
https://www.apqs.com/machines/larry/

Larry is the newest member of the APQS longarm family. With 18" of throat space, he has all the features APQS is known for and is backed by the unmatched APQS lifetime guarantee.

Larry's key features

• Industry-leading Limited Lifetime Warranty*
• Lifetime customer support & education
• The most accurate stitch regulation in the industry
• Multi-positional handles
• LED light with built-in black light
• Standard table: 8’ or 10’

Options to customize Larry

• Pantograph Kit – $950
• M Bobbin – $500
• Quilt Path computerized quilting system – $11,900
• Standard 12’ table – $500
• Hydraulic lift table – $2,400
• Bliss Track System – $1,500
• In-home setup by factory-certified technician – $750

Larry is APQS in its simplest, smallest and most economical form.

*Fully warranted to the original owner against defects in materials and workmanship for the lifetime of the product (including parts & labor).

Roxanne Agar

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Roxanne Agar brought her gorgeous Wheels quilt in for us to longarm for her. She very generously offered the following write up on the project:
"This Wheel quilt, as I call it, was inspired by Paulette Eccleston during one of her demonstrations that I attended. When I saw her quilt, I thought I would to  make one with all my unusual stripe fabrics and have it look like "wheels". It was fun to make and the result I wanted. It took me several years to actually get it made, but it was always in my thoughts and my container of stripes were always earmarked for that project".

The edge to edge design was Mod Dotz with Glide thread Aquarium for the top. Leslie Ford is the long arm quilter on the project.

Thank you so much Roxanne for sharing with us all!

Marcia Skaarup

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Next up we have a super fun quilt created by Marcia Skaarup. The quilt is made for her grandson's graduation gift. Owen is a bit of a free spirit and will totally suit a quilt that is named "Flamingoes and Pineapples, Oh My!".
 The name of the quilt is actually "Calypso" and can be found in the Quilts and More magazine Summer of 2006. Personally I like her name for it more.

The edge to edge design is also named rather quirky .....Breath of the Gods....and top thread is Glide Clover. Leslie Ford is our prostar on the quilt for fantastic results!

Thank you to Marcia for sharing with us your quilt and well developed sense of humour!

Tanya Knippleberg

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Tanya Knippleberg brought her fun and so cute Halloween quilt in to be long armed. She has used a line of fabrics from Art Gallery fabrics that is just darling!

The edge to edge design chosen for the quilt is Spiderweb with Spider and Glide thread Peacock for the top of the project. Leslie Ford is the long arm quilter on the quilt.

Love your quilt Tanya and being so modern and fresh....which is what I am moving towards being. Thank you for sharing and I am now scoping out the Art Gallery fabrics....

Judy Service

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Take a look at this incredible quilt done pieced by Judy Service!!! Just absolutely amazing!

Pattern is Quiltworx Mariner's Compass using batiks that are gorgeous! The combination of the browns, golds and blues is so beautiful! Judy took her time with this quilt being very careful to see that everything matched up perfectly.

The quilt was quilted by Leslie Ford using the edge to edge design called Double Bubble with Warm Grey 6 for the top.

Thank you so much Judy for sharing your quilt journey with us all!

Rosalie Zabatel

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Rosalie Zabatel brought in this beautiful little ribbon skirt her husband made for their granddaughter to show us. The bright cheery fabrics and the ribbon accents are gorgeous!

This is the first ribbon skirt someone has brought in to show us made from some of our fabrics so I was super excited to see what it would look like. I can just imagine a very excited little girl!

Check out our First Nations fabrics in the shop or online at
www.fabricshelf.ca

Scissor Sharpening

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Scissor Sharpening by Wicked Edge

We have discovered a fellow in town, Rick Walker, a fully certified, scissor sharpener who will come and sharpen your scissors here at the shop.

Rick comes with 40 years of experience and does a great job! He will even sharpen pinking shears, grooming shears and more.
You can phone me at 250-376-7630 or  email me as well to let me know how many scissors are coming.

Cost is $10 a pair.

Just a side note from us:  He sharpened our batting scissors and did amazing! They are like brand new scissors!

Sewing Machine Repair

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Tammy and Hector Symes are back servicing in machines. Have your machines here by end of day  each Tuesday for fast turnaround and excellent service on your machine!

Bill will bring your machine over to Salmon Arm at no additional cost as he is over every week to see his step mom who is in care.
If the stars align you would get your machine back the next day, or at the latest the following week.

Once we start to get enough machines in, Hector and Tammy will come to Kamloops to do the machine servicing on site that day! Wouldn't that be fantastic?

Prices on a machine service are as follows:
Basic non Electronic : $99.99
Electronic : $109.99
Embroidery Fancy Dancy : $119.99