APQS Roadshow Aug. 22nd

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Did you miss the APQS Roadshow June 6th? It was a fabulous event with lots of information and fun for everyone!

No worries....the APQS fellas are back August 22nd here at the shop!

More information on our event page on the website http://www.fabricshelf.ca

Show is right here at Heather's Fabric Shelf from 10am to 1pm. Lots of information, special pricing, swag bag and more!

I will have more details as we get closer to the date. If you are interested give me a shout at 250-376-7630 or email at Show is right here at Heather's Fabric Shelf from 10am to 1pm. Lots of information, special pricing, swag bag and more!

I will have more details as we get closer to the date. If you are interested give me a shout at 250-376-7630 or email at info@fabricshelf.ca

Help Needed for Hawaii

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I am sure that all of you have heard of the horrific fires in Hawaii in the past few days. We have had one of the quilt shops, Kilauea Kreations reach out looking for donations of quilts or pillowcases.

I have copy pasted the email sent to us:

As many have heard & have been watching,

Our beloved town of Lahaina has suffered greatly this week, as well as the Maui community at large.

My heart is so broken and words can not even express all that we are feeling at this time. The amount of loss is beyond me.

Many many people have lost so much due to the horrific fire that took place this week in Maui. People have lost their homes, all their things, businesses, family members, vehicles, and so much more.

And at the same time so many more people have put their own lives at risk to help.

Mahalo to all our firefighters and first responders and local people who stopped to help.

We at Kilauea Kreations want to continue to help in the way we know and love to help. So we are reaching out to our quilting community to donate quilts or pillowcase covers to give to the families who are in need on Maui.

We as quilters and sewers know that our love, and joy, and good vibrations go into every project we work on and know that it stays with them forever.
Let's join together and share the love we hold in our hearts and hands through our quilts with the people of Maui.

We will be collecting the pillow cases at the shop here in Kamloops. You can bring them in or mail them over to us :
#15-1800 Tranquille Dr.
Kamloops, BC
V2B 3L9

We are not accepting quilts at this time, due to shipping costs.

I have free pillowcase patterns available at the shop. I have been trying to get the link up for you and again running into issues. I will post as soon as I can.

In the meantime head over to the Northcott website for a pattern.
Just type in Northcott Fabrics and then go to the free patterns. I believe there is a search bar you can try putting in Believe in Magic Pillowcase.

On the Road Again for Bill

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Bill is heading out on the road in a couple of weeks again, this time for all of you in the Fraser Valley.

The plan is for him to head over to the Island on the weekend of August 26th for a couple of days and then head back home.
On his way he is planning on stopping in the Valley for most of the week to get services done.

I do have a list going of people that have asked already to be on the list but if you like you can email me at info@fabricshelf.ca

Margaret Mitchell

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Margaret Mitchell brought her amazing wedding quilt in for us to long arm quilt for her. This one is going to a niece of hers that is getting married. There were specific colours and designs that were requested and Margaret nailed it.

I really want to include Leslie Ford in this little write up as she was instrumental in having the quilt turn out so well. Lori Dewart was involved in the planning of the backing as well, I told everybody what to do and Margaret did the most amazing job of her quilt! Well done everyone!

Edge to edge design is Bossa Nova and thread is Glide thread colour Tabriz orchid.

Leslie Heppner

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Leslie Heppner brought in her fabulous lap quilt called "Among the Trees" for us to long arm for her. This is one of the cutest quilts we have seen with forest creatures peeking out from the trees. Just loved it. In fact loved it so much we have the patterns on order!

Leslie Ford did the long arm quilting using the edge to edge design Pinecone Meander with Glide thread Warm Grey 6 for the top.

Thank you to Leslie for sharing your talents with us all!

Jennifer Agar

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Jennifer Agar was the first one in the door with pillowcases for Hawaii.
I was absolutely gobsmacked at her amazing generosity!

Thank you to Jennifer and all of you that have and continue to bring the pillowcases in.

Jackie Demers

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Jackie Demers brought her incredible Kaffe Fassett quilt in for us to long arm quilt for her. This project was a challenge for Jackie but she persevered and learned so much! Jackie was over the moon thrilled with how her quilt turned out.

Leslie Ford was the long arm quilter using a edge to edge design called Bubbles to keep it all very simple and let the fabric do the work. Her thread of choice on the quilt is Affinity Rainbow by Glide threads. Affinity is a variegated  thread for always a spectacular finish!

Thank you to Jackie for sharing!

Catherine Lukow

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Catherine Lukow brought her beautiful little quilt in for us to long arm quilt for her. Catherine said this one was a real challenge with the layout and she had to really pay attention to where each colour was going. In a quilt in this particular pattern you have to pay close attention to the colour values in order for the roof and the sides of the house to look right. Catherine, you did amazing!

Leslie Ford, the long arm quilter, used the edge to edge design "Unravelled" with Glide thread Sterling for the top.

Thank you to Catherine for sharing your quilt journey!

Catherine Lukow

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Here we have the prolific Catherine Lukow with her second quilt she brought in for us to long arm quilt. The pattern used for this design is one of the 3 Yard Quilts and it turned out so cute! The fabrics are all Safari fabrics that were on sale! How perfect is that?

Quilt finished at 44" x 58" so a nice crib size quilt. Leslie Ford quilted using the edge to edge design "Animal Crackers" and Glide thread Pistachio for the top.

Thank you to Catherine for sharing with us all!

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.

Sewing Machine Repair

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Hector and Tammy are back doing machine services so bring your machines in by end of day on Tuesday  and Bill will get them over to Hector for Wednesday. Your machine will be back the next day, unless there is further work to be done.

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