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Hero of the Week
Our heroes of the week are the forest fire workers doing all they can to get this horrific situation under control. Every day they are putting their lives on the line to protect lives and property. B.C. is in a state of emergency right now due to the fires. There are no words to thank you all enough.
The photo shown is taken by Kimberlea Stuparyk in Prince George at 7:45 am today! One hour later it was too black to take a picture. Unbelievable!
Please everyone, listen for updates on volunteering, helping out where you can. I don't have much information on that front yet, so if anyone has any news please pass it on. In the meantime, give thanks for all the fire workers out there. They are truly heroes in every sense of the word.
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Retreat Announcement!
Sew Peaceful Quilting and Heather's Fabric shelf are thrilled to announce a new joint venture in 2019!
We will be hosting a quilting retreat at the 4* Sun Peaks Grand Hotel, a luxury mountain retreat with spa facilities. 5 1/2 days of quilting luxury with Quiltworx Certified Teacher, Anne Hall!
Project is Autumn Pines 46" square, OR Diamond Wedding Star 96" x 99". The sample shown in the picture is the Wedding Star, pieced by Roger Kerr and quilted by his lovely wife Ardelle Kerr.
Dates are Sunday 29th September [2pm] to Friday 4th October [5pm]. ****Please note this is 2019.****
Price for the 5 1/2 days is $1295 includes, taxes, resort fees and service fees, as well as meals and service fees ! We do have a payment option to make it super easy!
Click on the link for more details and pricing:http://www.sewpeaceful.com
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Ruth Majak
Ruth Majak was in to learn to use our long arm machine.
This was a great quilt to learn on as it has lots of reference lines to work from. Ruth did a great job quilting this beauty of a project!
Ruth used the Bumpity pattern with Glide thread for excellent results every time!
Thank you to Ruth for sharing your day with us!
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Five Star Runner
Very exciting news for everyone! One of my best friends and fellow quilting addicts from Haida Gwaii is coming down to teach a class here at the shop!
Linda Rowbotham will be here September 14 and 15th to teach a class using a very cool technique to make these gorgeous table runners. This is not paper pieced. It is a slice and insert method! You literally cannot make a mistake!! Have to love that!
You can make as many stars as you wish. In the sample there are 5 and we will have samples in the shop. Because she lives on the ocean Linda has gone with a beach theme in colours. You could choose any colour you like. Night sky? Bright fun colours? Batiks or regular cottons? The world is your oyster ladies!
Cost of the class is $45 and is a one day class so choose your day and come on in to the shop for this great class. Pattern is included. Please note - the tax is included in the price on the Website : http://www.fabricshelf.ca
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Poinsettia Class
Poinsettia Class with Anne Hall is coming this fall! Finishes at 30" for the round or the square version. This gorgeous little project is taught over 2 days November 14 and 15th.
If you are new to paper piecing or have never tried a Quiltworx pattern this would be a great opportunity. Check it out on the website : http://www.fabricshelf.ca
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Fractured Star
Fractured Star by Quiltworx is being taught this November by our very own Anne Hall!
Using a strip pack and background fabrics you have a gorgeous 80" quilt that will look fabulous just about anywhere!
This project is rated confident beginner, but is super for quilters who would like a bit of a refresher as well.
Dates of the class are Nov 16 and 17th. You can check it out on line at: http://www.fabricshelf.ca
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Elaine Magnus
Elaine Magnus was in on Thursday morning to quilt this darling little crib quilt.
She used a Minky for the Giraffe and cottons and flannels for the rest. The Millie long arm machine just purred along and had the project done in an hour and a half!
I love the quilt, Elaine, and it is always fun when you are in to quilt. See you soon with your next project!
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Lillian Dunbar
Lillian Dunbar was in to show us her latest creation!
Lillian has made this one for herself and I just know she is going to have many years of enjoyment from this. Lillian loves the Asian look so I was not surprised to see an Oriental look to the quilt.
The backing on the quilt is minky and Val McDougall did the quilting. Just a gorgeous job from start to finish, ladies.
Thank you to you both for sharing with us all.
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Our oops!!!
Margaret Stewart-Smith was in last week to show us her Desert Sky which I had erroneously stated that Margaret did the quilting.
Turns out it was Linda King that did the amazing quilting. I do apologize for any confusion this may have caused.
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Making Waves
Our very own Sue Pare made this gorgeous table runner as well as matching placemats as a display in the shop!
Pattern used is " Making Waves" by Laurie Shifrin Designs. With 8 coordinated fat quarters, .6m for center of the tablerunner, 1 fat quarter for trim and .8 m for binding the tablerunner and 4 placemats you have a gorgeous table setting in whatever theme you choose!
Pattern is available on line or in store : http://www.fabricshelf.ca
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Marven Ecker
Thank you to everyone who came out to the Trunk Show last Sunday afternoon. Marven Ecker put on a show that was just amazing! Lots of inspiration, laughs and loads of ideas!
Thank you to Sue Pare, LaRae Johnson, Beth Scott and Joan [Marven's friend and helper from Vernon ]. You all did fantastic at ensuring the show ran smoothly.
Huge thank you to Marven for sharing all your talent with us! You are a true inspiration to us all.
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Volunteers Needed!
Flutter By thrift shop behind us in the Brock shopping Center are still looking for more volunteers.
Thank you to everyone who came out at the last call out. Anyone who is interested please stop by the Thrift shop Monday through Saturdays for more information.
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Indian Motorcycle
Remember the Indian Motorcycle Panel and fabrics we got in a month ago? We still have some available in the shop and on the web site : http://www.fabricshelf.ca
Sharon Tomkinson has kindly shared a couple of old photos that she had of her mom and dad with their Indian Cycle c 1946! This is so cool!
Thank you Sharon for sharing with us all!
If anyone else has a photo they think would be interesting for our viewers let us know and we will put into the newsletter.
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Paulette Eccleston
Paulette Eccleston was in to long arm quilt this beauty of a quilt. It is a donation quilt so Paulette felt free to experiment on this one.
She has free motion quilted on the quilt with great results. Using Glide thread she didn't have to worry about thread breakage and could concentrate on the design of her project!
Congratulations, Paulette, on moving to the next step on your long arm quilting journey!
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