The Pre-Inventory Sale is here!!!

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Starting today Dec. 3rd is the Pre-Inventory Sale. As you  may know, I am not overly enthused with counting inventory. The more fabric that leaves the building the less we have to count.

Start your engines because this is going to good!
All Christmas fabrics    50% off
All Regular priced fabrics   35% off
Surprise Grab bags   $20.00  value of over $45.00

The sale is available in the shop and online.
If you are shopping online all you need to do is enter the coupon code at the checkout.

COUPON CODE is Dec2022

We look forward to seeing you at the sale.

The Next Millie Contest is now on!

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APQS is excited to give away another Millie longarm quilting system this Fall to a randomly selected winner. Want that winner to be you?

Enter daily for your chance to win the following:

• A Millie longarm quilting machine on a Deluxe Table. Our Millie features touchpad controls, electronic directional locks, lower bobbin thread cutter and much more.
• Our unbeatable lifetime warranty.
• A lifetime of quilting.

A total value of: $22,300

The selection process (drum roll, please)

We will select a grand prize winner at random on December 16, 2022 (after 5 p.m. CST). The winner will be notified via phone or email. Enter once a day for your chance to win.

There is no purchase necessary to enter or participate. Registration is open worldwide. Registration period ends at 5 p.m. CST on December 16, 2022. Must be 18 years of age to win.

Monthly gift basket winners

In September, October and November one lucky entrant will receive an APQS Quilting Gift Basket full of thread, patterns and other great APQS goodies.

Click on the link once a day, every day to win the APQS Millie: http://:https://www.apqs.com/shopping-tools/giveaway/millie/?inf_contact_key=916c94493dc06d1424e45fcb947b7dc24dfbc39d7283b2cb89d5189540b69330

Carlina Stewart

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Carlina Stewart came in to longarm quilt her stunning Sampler quilt. The quilt is called Tightrope with the most gorgeous teal fabric ever! Just loved it!

Carlina started with one block that got the quilt going and then built it from there. I love Sampler quilts and this one would look great in my house.....just saying......and it is the Christmas Season. LOL

The digital design chosen is Modern twist with Glide thread Medium Grey on the top. Leslie Ford was the helper on the quilt.

Well done Carlina and thank you for sharing with us all.

Brenda Cooper

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Brenda Cooper brought her amazing Magic Tiles Modified in to show us. The block normally has 9 pieces but she adapted the pattern to just have 4.

The border Brenda designed herself and it is perfect! Beautiful balance of colour and pattern. Brenda also added a very small white flange to the binding which really set it off!. On top of all that, she took her 70" square quilt and did the quilting herself under her domestic machine!!!

Good lord Brenda you are amazing!!!

Ruth Weser

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Ruth Weser brought 2 of her incredible quilts in for us to longarm for her. First up is the ocean quilt. The fabrics and colours are just gorgeous!

Ruth loves to work on larger quilts with lots of interesting elements. She nailed it on this one for sure.

The digital design is called Ocean with the top thread being Aquamarine. The design is very aquatic looking as you can guess from the name. Leslie Ford was the longarm artist on this one.

Thank you to Ruth for sharing with us all!

Ruth Weser

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Ruth Weser also brought in this jaw dropping quilt for us to longarm for her. She started with the New Dawn panel by Northcott and built it from there.

Her choice in accent colours and balance of blocks and tones is absolutely perfect! Bed sized as is the one above, someone is going to be pretty darn happy with this one!

Digital design  for the longarm quilting is called Oodles of Doodles and the top thread is Glide Warm Grey 6. Leslie Ford is the longarmer on this one.

Thank you to Ruth for sharing with us all!

Lindsey Wourms

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Linsey Wourms pieced this lovely flannel quilt for a gift for Christmas. Doesn't this quilt just make you want to curl up with it on the sofa and read a good book with a glass of wine, some chocolate and watch the snow coming down? Okay back on task Heather.....

The quilt is called Frosted Forest with the digital design First Snowfall. Top thread is Glide Cream.

Thank you to Lindsey for sharing with us all!

Terri Turiff

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Terri Turiff came in with her daughter, Lindsey, to pick up the quilt shown above. She ended up getting roped into helping hold the quilt up and was a good sport about it all. Actually she had a rocking good time as you can see from her face!

Thank you to Terri for giving me great hugs and warming my heart! Love my customers!

Lynda Dingwall

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Take a look at this  gorgeous quilt created by the talented Lynda Dingwell! She wanted an ocean theme and I would say she nailed it!

Quilt is called Turtle Bay with a swirling digital design called Seafoam. Top thread is Sea Green Glide thread.

Lynda was over the top excited and thrilled with this quilt! Was all she expected and then some! Leslie Ford is the longarmer on the quilt.

Thank you to Lynda for sharing with us all!

Jan Wellicome

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Jan Wellicome is the winner of the November $50 GC. Jan was pretty darn excited about this and was right in to pick it up!

Remember that every purchase on regular priced product gets your name entered to win, one entry per day but shop every day for loads of chances! LOL This applies to online orders as well!

Weekly Quilting Tip

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Today's Weekly Quilting tip is to do with pressing. Pressing is huge in quilting and I do admit it took me a bit to understand how important. 

Your piecing accuracy will improve immediately when you take a bit of time to press your quilt blocks as you make them. And setting seams before pressing allowances to one side is an excellent way to instantly improve your patchwork.

You might think extra pressing will slow you down, but you'll find that you actually save time when properly pressed quilt blocks fit together just like they should, without grabbing the dreaded seam ripper.

Scissor Sharpening

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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 will be here next Tuesday Nov. 29th to sharpen scissors. Please drop them off before closing time on the Monday November 28th.

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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Does your machine need a bit of a service? Giving you grief? Let Hector and Tammy take a look and get you back up and running in time for all the Christmas projects.

Bill is bringing your domestic machines over to Hector in Salmon Arm every Wednesday. There is no charge as he is going over to see his stepmom each week.
Make sure you have your machine in by the end of business on the Tuesday and you will get your machine back the following Thursday.

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