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Get all the latest news, sales and shenanigans going on at the Shelf! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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First up of New Happenings at the Shelf
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In the last newsletter I had mentioned that we have all kinds of new things coming to the Shelf. First up I will now let you know that we have 2, count them 2! new machines coming in to the shop.
We have a new Millie and a new Lucey, both with computers of course coming at the end of February or beginning of March! Bill is pretty darn excited about that! We will be able to have a faster turnaround on the quilts and more openings for you to rent the machine by the hour is if that is your choice.
Now comes the bigger issue....where do we put them? Lots of ideas spinning in our heads so will see what we end up with. I do ask for your patience and understanding as we grow that part of the business and move things around. Who knew we would grow again? Hmmmmmm
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Win a Millie !!! What a way to start the year off!!.
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APQS Millie contest!
APQS is giving away a Millie longarm quilting system! - A Millie longarm quilting machine on a Deluxe Table that includes a stitch regulator, multi-position handles, directional horizontal locks and much more
- Our unbeatable lifetime warranty
- A lifetime of quilting ahead
TOTAL VALUE: $19,700 The selection process (drum roll, please) We will randomly select a grand prize winner on April 22, 2022. Your customers can enter once a day for their chance to win. There is no purchase necessary to enter or participate. Registration is open worldwide. Must be 18 years of age to win. The following are the contest details- Enter once every day for your chance to win an APQS Millie longarm quilting machine, valued at $19,700, and to win one of our monthly APQS Quilting Gift Baskets.
- The grand prize winner will be selected at random on Friday, April 22, 2022, after 5 p.m. CDT. The actual winner’s name may not be immediately announced but the announcement that we have a winner will be made as soon as we make contact with the winner. We will announce the winner’s name after the winner has signed the winner affidavit form.
- A total of three monthly APQS Quilting Gift Basket winners will be selected at random by the APQS team by 11 a.m. CDT on the first non-holiday weekday of the month (for January, February and March entries).
Ways to enterThere are two ways to enter the longarm giveaway: - Enter online. You must fill out the registration form for your first entry. For subsequent daily entries, you can enter with only your email address. The email entry option re-opens at midnight in the respective time zone of the entrant.
- https://www.apqs.com/shopping-tools/giveaway/millie/
- Enter via mail by sending an entry to the mailing address listed below.
- APQS c/o “APQS Quilt Forever Contest”, 425 W. Hwy 30, Carroll, IA 51401 USA.
You can enter once per day, regardless of the method of entry you choose. There is no purchase necessary to participate in this giveaway. Duplicate entries on the same calendar day will lead to disqualification from the contest.
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Tera Teng
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Tera Teng was in to longarm quilt her gorgeous quilt called "Eliza". A little bit vintage, a little bit modern and a whole lot gorgeous!
Pattern is designed by Joni Newman of https://www.quirksandquilts.com/
Joni is currently living the dream on Vancouver Island still designing patterns and sharing her talents with us all. Which brings us to Tera!
We had the fabric and needed a pattern so Joni designed it and made a sample for us that still resides in our shop. Tera fell in love with the quilt and jumped in ready to make this stunner of a quilt. She did amazing with great joins on her seams, pressing was top notch and her quilting spot on!
Bill was the helper on the quilt and Tera and he were quite the team on this one!
Thank you to Tera for sharing with us all your talents and creativity!
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Leslie Heppner and the Mystery quilt
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Leslie Heppner brought her amazing Mystery Quilt in for us to quilt for her. This one is a 2 fabric quilt, queen size and is gorgeous! Pattern designed by Sharon Blackmore of Love Shack Quilts.
Leslie Ford quilted the quilt with the computer. Edge to edge design chosen is called Diana [ one of my favourites ] and thread was Glide Mint.
Thank you to Leslie for sharing with everyone and your quilt is amazing!
Are you wanting to get some of your projects quilted?
To get an estimate of what your quilt will cost to be quilted :
length x width x .03cents.
You can just bring your quilt in with batting and backing a minimum 4" larger all around or send an email to me at mailto:info@fabricshelf.ca
Also if you go to longarm service on our website you will find all sorts of interesting and useful information including how to prepare your backing!
https://www.fabricshelf.ca/professional-longarm-quilting-and-longarm-machine-rentals.htm
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Verna Miller
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Verna Miller was at it again with her stash of fabrics and what to do with them? She decided to make a Jelly Roll Race quilt out of her 2 1/2" strips and what a great finish!
Edge to edge design used is called Chantilly Lace and the colour choice of Glide thread was a Cream.
Bill was the helper on this one and along with Lauren Embury's input as well making it a fun morning in the shop. Thank you to Verna for your generosity of sharing your knowledge and talents.
If you would like to try one of these great strip roll quilts click on the link
https://media.rainpos.com/5968/jelly_roll_race_quilt_revised.pdf
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Macaw by Quiltworx
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Anne Hall brought her quilt to us to get longarmed and Bill was right on it! The pattern is called Macaw by Quiltworx.
The background is looking black in the photo but is actually a rich navy blue. Clear bright colours to really set off the pattern. Fabrics are batiks by Siltex Fabrics.
Piecing by Anne Hall and quilting by Bill. Binding will be by Heather and Anne as they are on the couch sipping wine, munching on chips while watching Harry Potter shows.
If you are interested in a kit or pattern drop Anne a call and she will get you all sorted out and ready to go: sewpeaceful@telus.net
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Paulette Eccleston
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Paulette Eccleston was in this week to longarm quilt her lovely lap size Hearts quilt. Paulette doesn't make many lap size so this was a bit unusual for her!
Her stash of pinks and reds came in handy to use up in this simple but effective project. Bill was there to help her using a design on the computer called Dear Heart. That particular design goes very fast and covers the quilt well. Not too dense, not too loose, just perfect!
Thank you to Paulette for sharing with us all!
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Marble Essence
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New fabrics in the door called Marble Essence by In the Beginning Fabrics. We do have a store sample and kits coming, but are waiting on a few pieces of the blenders to arrive. I will post the pictures of the store sample as soon as we have it.
Leslie Heppner has kindly offered to make the sample....of course I did wave the gorgeous kit in blues and purples past her and she was done! No shame here...she is an excellent quilter and I can't wait to see the finished quilt!
Just an add on note ... These fabrics are an amazing price of only $19.99 per meter!
Available in store and on line at https://www.fabricshelf.ca/shop/c/p/MARBLE-ESSENCE---VERONA-TEAL-x61027368.htm
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Close Up of the Marble Essence.
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The Marble Essence line comes in blues, reds, golds, greens and purples. How was I supposed to choose between them? So I ordered them all. Le sigh....
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Anne Hall has changed the rules a bit!
Anne Hall has opened the mini retreat in March up to everyone.
We felt that there was such a need for people to just be together, but how to do that safely? Well we have covered all the bases I think.
I put her poster below, but the links won't work...or I can't make them work. So here we go :
To book at the South Thompson Inn for a room you can call at 250-573-3777 or you can visit the web page http://souththompsonhotelkamloops.com
To book for the retreat contact Anne directly at sewpeaceful@telus.net
For your meals the restaurant will be open.
As per usual, Heather will be in charge of discipline and entertainment!
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The Notions are Growing!
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Our notions wall is growing and we are looking at moving the shelving a bit back to give more room! If you haven't checked out our notions yet come on in to the shop or take a look online at what we have. I am always on the lookout for new and different notions to make our quilting that much easier and fun so let me know if you are looking for something and I will do my best to hunt it down. You can email me at info@fabricshelf.ca
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Sewing Machine Repair
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Bill will continue to bring machines over on the Tuesday night to Salmon Arm, meeting up with Hector on Wednesday, bringing your machines back for the following Thursday.
***There is no added cost for Bill to bring your machines over to Salmon Arm.***
Hector then takes the machines back to Kelowna to service and you get your machine back the following Thursday.
Please have your machine in to us by the end of the day on Tuesdays.
If you have any questions please give us a call at 250-376-7630 or you can email us
at info@fabricshelf.ca
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Pottery Maker Free Pattern
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I found this free download from Michael Miller Fabrics featuring his Kenya line of fabrics. I do not have the Kenya line of fabrics but I do have some great prints that I think would work fantastic!
The project finishes at 65" x 72" making it a great lap size quilt. You could use any grouping of fabrics you like. Check your stashes to see if you can find a fat quarter bundle or half meter grouping. The largest piece needed is the background which is 2.75 meters.
Click here for the free download from Michael Miller Fabrics: file:///C:/Users/Heather/AppData/Local/Temp/File-1631887446.pdf
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