Laundry Basket Quilts

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Mystery Quilt 2021 by Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts has a fabulous design for you to do. Quilt finishes at 68" x 68" but we do have loads of her fabrics in the shop so easy enough to make it larger.

I have actually started this one myself. Love the fabrics...like soft faded denims. This is where I am hoping you all can keep me moving forward and getting this one done. I am hoping that each week I can post that section. I will also post with the link for the instructions for you. As well, I do have them printed off for anyone who needs a written pattern.

I am not too sure if I will do the applique or just leave it. Hmmmmmmm.
Please admire my little 4 patches as they actually are done by me!!!!
Now on to week 2!

Click on the link for week #1 
https://www.laundrybasketquilts.com/post/mystery-quilt-2021-block-1

Sewing Machine Repair

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Hector and Tammy will be here on  the usual Wednesday June 9th to pick up machines to be serviced. You will get your machines back on the following Wednesday.

We have openings for machines to be serviced. Don't forget that Hector and Tammy service sergers as well.

You can drop your machine off any time at the shop before Wednesday 9th at noon for them to pick up.

The same great service by the same great people at the same great price!

Give us a call at 250-376-7630 or email me at info@fabricshelf.ca

APQS Demo Sale on Now!

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Now is your opportunity to have one of the best long arm machines in your home! Demo sales don't happen very often and when they do the machines go very fast! Lifetime warranty is included!

Included in the Demo Sale is the Quilt Path computer for your machine at $750USD off regular price! If there is one thing I would do different when we bought our machine it would be.....get the computer! Perfect results every single time! With our dollar doing well right now this is a great time to get in on the deals.

Get up to $4400USD off of the best machines in the market. Bill will help you with set up, owners lesson and ongoing support! You can contact him by phone at 250-318-1499 or email bill@fabricshelf.ca

To see what machines are still available and the savings for you click on the link:
http://www.apqs.com/demo-sale/

Jennifer Agar

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Jennifer Agar brought her quilt in for us to long arm quilt. Lori Dewart did the quilting using a pattern called Rip Curl which mimics ocean waves. How perfect is that?

Jennifer very generously sent me the photo of the happy quilt recipient and this great little message.

Jennifer, you have no idea what a wonderful lift to the day you gave me! Thank you so much!
Here is the message she sent:
Hi Heather, my happy niece with the pirate quilt for her 2 yr old son. She loves it! Lori did the perfect stitching design! I was in Kelowna for the week on my own “sewing retreat”. My son offered to pick it up on Wednesday for me and bring it down but I suggested we meet in Vernon. I spent that night and most of the next day attaching and sewing down the binding. I was so “sew” happy to deliver it to Penticton Friday. The best part is that my mistakes don’t look so bad now that it is completed.

Wendy Logan

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Wendy Logan was in to long arm quilt her gorgeous quilt she made for her bed. Don't you just love the colours of muted teals, creams and chocolate browns?

With help from Lori Dewart and using the computer she had perfect results in little time. This project is 93" square and took 3 1/2 hours to quilt. Pattern choice was Alfresco, one of my favourites!

Thank you to Wendy for sharing with everyone! You did amazing!

Lynda Dingwall

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Is this not the cutest quilt ever for a special little girl? Lynda Dingwall was in to pick up her quilt she had us quilt for her. Bill did the quilting for her using a lovely little floral design and it is just perfect!

When Lynda first came in she was just stumped on what to do for a border. Leslie, one of our staff, was able to help her to find the perfect border print by Jason Yenter. The colours were spot on and the whole feel of the quilt was consistent from the center panel to the outside!

Are you wanting to get some of your projects quilted? We are at a week to a week and half turnaround. 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 4" larger around or send an email to me at info@fabricshelf.ca

Leanne Harrison

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Leanne Harrison was in to long arm quilt her gorgeous project last week. With help from Bill, she chose to use the computer program and with Glide thread she had perfect results!

Leanne is attracted to the strong bright colours with lots of contrast. It can be difficult to work with them all together in one project. You have to be careful that all the fabrics play nice together, with no one colour competing with the next. It can be challenging but Leanne did a fabulous job of it!

Thank you to Leanne for sharing all your amazing talents with us!

Lise McDevitt

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Lise McDevitt was in to quilt 3 of her quilts. First up are 2 baby quilts she pieced with friends from the Fraser Valley that she has been friends with for a long time. All their baby quilts are donated to Vancouver Children's Hospital.

Lise chose a flannel backing for extra soft and cuddly feel. Bill helped her use the computer for perfect results and endless choices in design!

But....she wasn't done yet....check out the photo below for the next one she did on the same day..

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Here we have Lise with her bed size, but not overly huge, quilt using bright scraps on a white background for maximum contrast. The backing she chose was absolutely spot on....white with all sorts of bright coloured sayings. Positive messages are a great addition to this fun bright quilt!

Thank you to Lise for sharing with all your talents, your creativity and your generosity in giving back to your community!

April Lamont Quilt

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April Lamont quickly moved on to making a quilt for her Grandson. The Dinosaurs are so cool! Those bright colours and again some amazing paper pieced blocks she found on Fandom in Stitches.

What is really interesting with April's quilts is that she intends for them to be used. The quilts are very specific to the the person receiving them and I am sure these will be well loved!

Check out the photo below for what the pieced back looks like with sharks! so cool April!

Thank you to April for sharing all your creativity and ideas with us all!

Unicorns and sparkles!

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April Lamont made this incredible quilt for her granddaughter and it is just amazing! She used several techniques in this one .... piecing, embroidery as well as paper piecing. Was just amazing!

Take a look at the photo below to see what she did with the back of the quilt. April is so creative and very much an independent thinker. She has a vision and just finds ways to make it work. Many of the paper piece designs came from an on line site called Fandom in Stitches. You can find hundreds of unusual designs there to paper piece. Check them out at http://www.fandominstitches.com/

Veggie winners!

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Silly Moon Classes

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Kellie from Sillie Moon Quilting company has sent me an updated list of classes that she has going on from June 2021 through March 2022. That just sounds so strange to say 2022.

As always, the Beginner Class  FREE if you purchase your Charming and Edgie ruler6 from us. All other classes are $25.

The only exception to this is the "How Do I Quilt It?" Lecture. There are no rulers required for this, and you will need to register directly on her website.

Click on the link for her website: http://www.sillymoonquiltingco.ca

In the Moonlight

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By Robert Kaufman, the In the Moonlight fabrics are just gorgeous! We have the yardage in stock, the strip rolls to be here on Wednesday and the fat quarters on Thursday. Yes shipping is still a challenge!

Shown is a free pattern download using 2 feature prints [ in stock now ], a strip roll [expected Wednesday ] and a solid black [ lots in stock now ]. The quilt finishes at 70" x 78" and is rated to confident beginner.

You can download the free pattern from Kaufman fabrics to use with these fabrics or any other strip roll and a couple of coordinates you may have hanging around your sewing room : http://www.robertkaufman.com/assets/pdf/CrosswalkII-IntheMoonlight.pdf

Hopefully this doesn't sound too confusing for you , but if you have any questions please let me know. If you would like a kit shoot me an email at info@fabricshelf.ca