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

Sheila Erichuk

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Sheila Erichuk brought her beautiful Christmas quilt in for us to longarm quilt. A simple design using fabrics she had already, this is going to be a much loved heirloom in the family. Sometimes the quilt doesn't need all sorts of complicated piecing and intense design. Just let the fabrics do the job for you!

The digital design chosen is Christmas Doodle Ornaments with Glide Vegas Gold thread for the top. Longarm quilting by Lori Dewart.

Big thank you to Sheila for sharing with us all!

Bev Batch

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Bev Batch brought her jaw dropping Log Cabin quilt in for us to longarm for her. This one is from a kit purchased years ago, and like many of us decided it was time to start getting these UFO items out and done.

Truly one of the most beautiful log cabin quilts I have seen, people were stopping to watch what was going on. Everyone from beginner to experienced expressed appreciation on this one! Warm golds, reds, greens and blues, this is gorgeous!

Digital design is Feathers with a Twist and top thread Glide Military Gold. Lori Dewart is the longarm quilter on this one.

Thank you to Bev for sharing with us all!

Jeanine Joelson

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Jeanine Joelson brought her amazing quilt in for us to longarm for her.
The theme is Harry Potter with loads of Harry Potter fabrics throughout.
The fabrics give the illusion of magic and mystery and I can see a very excited and thrilled Harry Potter fan with this one.

One of the most unusual and creative things to see on this quilt is that the back is a quilt as well! I can only imagine the work that has gone into creating this masterpiece!
The photo below is of the back of the quilt.

Leslie Ford is the longarm magician who made this all come together with a digital design called Wizard's Sky and top thread Glide Cool Grey 7 and bobbin Lead Grey.

Thank you so much Jeanine for sharing with everyone!

Jeanine Joelson Back of Harry Potter quilt

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Shirley Chizma

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Shirley Chizma brought her lovely pastel block quilt in for us to quilt for her. I am so in love with the vintage florals this one is right up my alley! Just beautiful Shirley! A simple design but such a gorgeous end result. Quilt is called "Jessica".

The digital design is Wave on Wave with Glide Cool Mint for the top thread. Leslie Ford is the longarmer on this one.

Thank you to Shirley for inspiring us all!

Weekly Quilting Tip

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We often are asked if different fabrics can be used together in a quilt. I only know from the quilts we have come in and my own personal experience, but here it is.

You can certainly join regular cottons with batik or flannel in the quilt top. Just be aware that the batik is a much tighter weave than regular cotton. That being said, I would suggest you do a tension test to see that it is good. If you just can't get it to not have little annoying poke throughs, try switching your machine needle to a Microtex in a size 12.

When it comes to the backing that is a bit of a different story. The fabric pieces are larger so there is a bigger chance of there being tension issues. If you have flannel and batik joined for the backing it is liable to be a bit difficult as one has give in it and not the other. When it is put on the frame to be quilted they don't  behave well together.
I would go with just the flannel or just the batik.
Think of it like a girdle. The girdle will hold the one part in but all the flowy part is going to buckle and flop.

So rules are:
Cotton and batik....yes but must have the same consistency
Flannel and batik....no
Flannel and cotton.....yes, but again must have the same consistency.

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