Danielle Mader

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Danielle Mader was in to long arm quilt her gorgeous modern quilt using the computer program.
Danielle used a pattern called Asian Lily and with Bill's help had a spectacular finish! Of course the glide thread helped too!

This was Danielle's first time using the computer and she was pretty darn excited to see the end result! I would be too.

Well done Danielle and thank you for sharing your creativity and talents with us all!

Devona Hay

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Devona Hay was so excited about her fantastic quilt finishes she just had to come show us all. Fabrics were purchased here but she did the piecing herself and the quilting she did with help from Lori Dewart.

She is holding her Aurora quilt done with Attic Windows pattern. The fabrics are just gorgeous! The larger quilt beside her is done using a line of fabrics called Drywall. I have no idea why it is called that. A simple pattern but so very effective! Love them both so much!

Thank you to Devona for sharing with us!

Julie Biller

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Julie Biller brought her quilt in for us to quilt for her. The snowmen are just so cute! An amazing amount of work went into each block with applique and all the accents. This one will be a family heirloom for sure!

The snowman quilt is a Pearl Louise Design  and is called The Hot Chocolate Club.   The site for all of Pearl's work is http://pearllouisedesigns.com

Lori Dewart did the quilting on this one with perfect results! Julie was just thrilled when she came to pick up her quilt. Well done ladies on the piecing and the quilting!

Maureen Connelly

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Maureen Connelly was in to long arm quilt her lovely little lap quilt. The greens and whites just really make me think....Ireland! This quilt is so fresh and spring looking, we all just loved it!

With help from Lori Dewart Maureen used the computer with a design called Diana. Was a gorgeous finish and Maureen was properly thrilled!

As per usual when Maureen is in, there was much jocularity and fun to be had! We all just love it when Maureen is in as she is so much fun and easy to work with!

Thank you Maureen for just being you....which is pretty darn fantastic!

Isobel Lamarche

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Isobel Lamarche was in to pick up her quilt she had us long arm for her. I tend to the brights and traditional quilts but this one just really had the wow factor!

The tan background is actually a linen blend and is just gorgeous! I swear I want to make a neutral tone quilt one of these days. Her blend of tans, blacks and greys is absolutely spot on!

Lori Dewart did the quilting on this one and it looks amazing!
Well done Isobel and thank you so much for sharing your quilt story with us all!

Rachel Berry

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Rachel Berry brought 3 quilts in for us to long arm quilt for her.Good heavens this woman is like a machine! Seriously 3 quilts, Rachel? I can't get one table runner done. This year!!!!

There are 3 photos of Rachel with her quilts and they are gorgeous! The long arm quilting was done by Lori Dewart using the APQS Millie with computer. Speaking of the computer, does anyone know why on earth I didn't get the computer sooner? With perfect results every time and hundreds of designs to choose from, why would you not choose to use the computer?

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

Rachel Berry with her quilt #2. This one is all in gorgeous tones of greens, pinks and soft butter yellows. Just beautiful Rachel!

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Rachel Berry with Quilt #3

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Is is just me, but it seem like the neutral toned quilts are having a bit of burst of popularity? Rachel's was a bit different with a grey background but what an effective quilt pattern! The block design is called Card Trick and because of the strong colour contrast you can really see the design.



Thank you to Rachel for sharing your talents, creativity and you amazing energy with us all!

Sewing Machine Repair

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Hector and Tammy will be here on  the usual Wednesday June 2nd 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 26th 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/

Silly Moon Ruler Class

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Just heard from Kellie at Silly Moon Quilting that she has openings for the Beginner class on July 10th. Learn to quilt your own quilts at home using rulers from Silly Moon Quilting Co. This ruler company is from Pitt Meadows in the Lower Mainland, which is great to have them local. You can give Kellie a call at 604-302-8580 or you can email her at http://www.sillymoonquiltingco.ca

Date of class : July 10th : 9:30PDT Beginner class


For all the upcoming classes that Silly Moon is offering over the summer click on the link:file:///C:/Users/Heather/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/1JCV2VLV/Copy%20of%20Upcoming%20Classes!%20Poster%20for%20Retailers%20(1).pdf

As always the Beginner class is free when you purchase the rulers from us.
Please note : The Beginner is the only class that is free with a ruler purchase.

Silver Jubilee

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Silver Jubilee celebrates 25 years of Maywood Studio grandeur with a collection of prints straight from the archives. Reimagined and rendered in sophisticated blues and skillfully highlighted with metallic silver, these fabrics are a modern interpretation of vintage favorites.

Now for the introductory price of $14.99 per meter!!! The strip rolls, fat quarter bundles and the kits are on for 25% off until further notice.Actually until we remember to put them back to the regular price....lol

These just came in this week and we are totally in love with them. We have the full line, which of course means Heather couldn't decide on which ones to order so she just gets them all, as well as strip rolls and fat quarter packs. The kits are also available as shown. The quilt finishes at 61" x 67"  to make a stunning wall quilt, couch throw or bed quilt. I would make it bigger for the bed so it has a bit of a drop.

Find them in the shop or online at http://www.fabricshelf.ca

A new Manquilter....Because of Covid!

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Justin Yong is a Toronto-based photographer whose work dried up when the pandemic hit last spring. With idle time on his hands, he borrowed a sewing machine from his mother and took up quilting. Now he makes elaborate, one-of-a-kind quilts with fabrics that he sources from across the city, and sells them on Instagram. Here, he tells Toronto Life how he developed his pastoral side hustle.

Read the story of how this enterprising young fellow turned to quilting and is making it is own! Fascinating story: https://torontolife.com/memoir/i-spend-10-hours-every-day-quilting-justin-yong-covid-job-swap/

Free Pattern using Half Square Triangles

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We had a customer in the other day asking what she could do with a pile of half square triangles. I found this pattern on the Maywood Studios site and it looks great for a baby quilt or wallhanging.

You will be working with a charm pack or choose your own 5" squares and a background to create this simple but modern and lovely 40" square quilt!

Click on the link for the free pattern: https://d1nvdmt0osh3cv.cloudfront.net/media/stash-item/file/s/p/splashdown_sept2020_updateweb.pdf

New Contest!

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We have a large stack of fruit and vegetable scraps that want to go to a new home. Some of the pieces are fairly large ..... as in fat quarter or larger. Some are smaller but very usable size.
A customer had made a quilt using all the veggie and fruit prints and by the time she was done....she was done! She very kindly offered them to us to put in the newsletter to pass them on.

Just give your best guess as to how many different prints there are and win the whole bunch of them! Many of the fabrics are stacked up so I would suggest you don't try to count only what you see. I had to make it a little bit challenging!
I will give you a hint.....More than 12 and less than 60.
If we have more than one correct answer we will divide it up between the winners.

Contest closes next Friday June 4th at midnight. So I will be announcing the winner in the next newsletter! I will be posting this on the facebook page as well so you can enter as many guesses as you like.

You can send your best guesses in to the shop email at info@fabricshelf.ca