Dawn Penuita

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Last week I showed you all a table runner that Dawn Penuita had long armed for her class. This week she came in and long armed this amazing queen sized quilt. she used the pattern by Laura Heine called Garden Party.

Dawn wanted the quilt a bit bigger...okay a  lot bigger...and decided to add the amount to the sashings to make it bigger. She also chose to use vibrant colours with a black background for a totally different look. This quilt got a lot of attention in the process of being quilted as you can imagine!

The quilt finished at 104" x 136" for a large queen/king size! The digital design chosen is Butterfly Waltz with Glide thread colour Mint for the top thread. Leslie Ford started her off in the morning and Bill took over later in the day to help her finish.

If you are interested in the pattern we do have it in the shop as well as on the website https://www.fabricshelf.ca/shop/c/p/GARDEN-PARTY-BY-LAURA-HEINE-x66014542.htm

Check out the picture below to see where she started and then compare to how she ended up! It is amazing!

Thank you to Dawn for inspiring us all with your creativity and talent!

Garden Party Pattern

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Here is the Garden Party quilt by Laura Heine. If interested you can find it in the shop and online at the line above. The quilt in the pattern finishes at 66" x 87".

Val Franks

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Valerie Franks brought her gorgeous quilt in for us to long arm for her. This one is called First Date and I am in love with her colour choices. That shade of green is my current favourite colour.

The framed square do a great job of letting the fabrics show to maximum WOW! A super lap size at 66" x 86" finished it is a twin or large lap size. Top thread chosen is Glide Prickly Pear. Leslie Ford is the longarmer on this one.

Thank you to Valerie for sharing with everyone all your talents!

Rachel Berry

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Rachel Berry brought her 2 quilts she pieced for her twin grandsons in to be quilted. They are twins so each chose their favourite colours and she went from there. Isn't it amazing how the same quilt in different colours gives such a unique result?
Pattern is called Nordic Triangles by Suzy Quilts.

The quilt was long armed with a digital pattern called Modern Geometry. Top thread is Glide Kiwi. Long armed by Leslie Ford.

Check out the quilt below for the other quilt done in the same pattern.

Thank you to Rachel for sharing with us all!

Rachel Berry Quilt #2

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Here is the quilt Rachel Berry created for the second grandson. I love the combination of oranges and blues. What a bright vibrant fun quilt!

This one was also long armed by Leslie Ford using the digital design called Shazam. Top thread is Glide Affinity Rainbow. Affinity is a variegated thread for an extra WOW factor! Gorgeous!

Thank you to Rachel for taking us on your quilt journey! You are so talented!

Kristina Melchin

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Kristina Melchin brought her beautiful little baby quilt in for us to long arm for her. She had no pattern, just inspiration from Pinterest. I can totally relate to that!!

The only name we have for this one is Horizontal Colour Bars which is completely appropriate. Leslie Ford did the quilting with a soft Glide thread colour Chiffon and a great digital design called Basket Weave.

I want to thank Kristina for sharing with us all and for showing us how we can move out of our box and try something different just by scrolling around on the internet. Your quilt is just delightful!

Pat Muldoc

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Pat Muldoc was in to longarm quilt her beautiful little baby quilt. All in bright happy fabrics this one is just a delight to see. A very lucky little one to get this one. Pattern is Sunny Sawtooth.

Bill was the helper on the quilt using the digital pattern Lounge Lizards. Don't you just love that name? Top thread was Glide Apricot Blush for a great finish!

Thank you to Pat for sharing with us all!

Cindy Hamilton

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Cindy Hamilton brought her incredible quilt in for us to longarm. Starting with the bear panel by Hoffman she grew the quilt out with other wildlife and a beautiful courthouse step framing technique. This is such a unique and special quilt!

The quilt was longarmed by Leslie Ford using the digital design called Pine Forest. Top thread is Glide Battleship. A gorgeous quilt to work on with over the top results!

Thank you to Cindy for sharing your quilt journey!

Musical Cats

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Just in this week is this incredibly cute line called Musical Cats by Michael Miller. We do have coordinates to go with the focus fabric but you could easily use fabrics from your stash. I am thinking a tote bag would be super cute!

We have it out at a great price as well....$15.99 meter!

Check it out in the shop and online at https://www.fabricshelf.ca/shop/c/p/MUSICAL-CATS---HIP-CAT-REHEARSAL-x67497911.htm

S'more Fun Outdoors

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Also new in the shop is this super fun panel and coordinates for a line called S'More Fun Outdoors by Henry Glass. Wouldn't this make a fabulous quilt for in the trailer? I just love the bright happy colours and goofy animals!

the panel is priced at $13.99 with a coordinate $21.99. This one is for sure coming home with me!

Find it in the shop or online at https://www.fabricshelf.ca/shop/c/p/SMORE-FUN-OUTDOOR-PANEL-x67501280.htm

Teddy Bear Making Supplies

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We have a customer who made teddy bears from fur coats and other memorable fabrics.
She would like to sell them and I agreed to add them to the newsletter.
Lorraine has a large amount of supplies....everything you would need to get started making these fun and collectible bears!
Price for everything is $75
She has sent me a list of items included:

- Books and patterns

- Plastic Joints - 30mm; 45mm; 55 mm; 65 mm

- Moveable joints with engaged bolts - 30 mm; 40 mm; 45 mm; 50 mm; 60 mm

- Glass eyes - 9 mm; 10 mm; 12 mm; 15 mm; 18 mm; 45 mm

- Plastic and velvet noses - 10 mm; 15 mm; 18 mm; 20 mm; 25 mm

- Assorted thread to make noses

- Assorted material for paws

- Assorted outfits

- Razor for trimming noses

- Some “tools for the trade”

You can contact Lorraine at lbiggan@shaw.ca

Solare Block #5

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I have now completed Block #5 of which there are 2 of them the same. This month featured the use of templates. Using Template plastic I traced cut and then applied them to the fabrics.

It was so rewarding to see all the pieces come together perfectly! Yeah for me!

I will have the board in the shop from here onwards until it is time to start assembling. Come on in for a look and check the beautifully assembled kits we have in stock.
Available in the shop and on line at https://www.fabricshelf.ca/shop/c/p/SOLARE---99-x-99-x67261523.htm

Weekly Quilting Tip

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I have come across a great article on using your backing for the binding. All about how much fabric is needed, where to fold and how, and how to deal with the corners. Enjoy this tutorial by Cluck, Cluck Sew.

Very well written with some great photos to help you on the way. Take a peek and if interested in learning a fast easy way to bind your project click on the link https://cluckclucksew.com/2014/01/binding-quilt-with-quilt-back.html#lightbox/0/

Scissor Sharpening

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Scissor Sharpening by Wicked Edge will resume in January. .

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