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

Joanne Bird

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Joanne Bird brought her incredible quilt in for us to quilt for her. Joanne found the pattern in a quilt book by Kaffe Fassett and you just have to fall in love with the prints and colours! Kaffe Fassett has some of the best fabrics out in regards to print and saturation of the colours!

One of the blocks in this quilt was originally called Gentleman's Fancy and to see it done in modern day fabrics was really interesting. A completely different look!

This is a big quilt finishing at 84" x 100" with the digital design Boho used for a swirly look! Top thread is Glide Arabian. Quilt was longarmed by the talented Lori Dewart.

Thank you to Joanne for sharing with us all!

Shirley Chizma

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Shirley Chizma was in to longarm quilt her gorgeous Nashville quilt. This quilt is for a family friend from the Nashville area and is sure to be much loved for years to come.

Today was such a fun day with Shirley and Lori Dewart having lots of good times and giggles. I love the photo of the 2 of them holding the pillow shams!

Quilt is called Nashville, with the digital design Bosa Nova and Glide black thread being used for top notch results. Great job on the quilt and what a fun day!

Thank you to Shirley for sharing!

Wendy White

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Wendy White was in to longarm quilt her gorgeous little girls quilt. she created the quilt using her embroidery machine for the large Sweet Peas.Embroidery Stitches were also used in the sashing strips. Every time I see Wendy's amazing embroidery work I promise myself to get going and use mine. Which I always seem to put off....sadly.

With help from Leslie the quilt was beautifully quilted and ready to go in no time at all. Using one of the newer features on our longarm system Leslie was able to quilt around but not on top of the embroidery. Beautiful finish!

Thank you to Wendy for sharing!

Val Schilds

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Val Schilds brought her amazing quilt called Fast Track in for us to longarm quilt for her. Didn't she doing fantastic at her balance of tones and colours? Some very lucky little fellow is going to be pretty happy when he gets this one!

Digital design chosen is called Heat Wave with Glide thread Jamaican Sun for the top. Leslie Ford is the longarmer on this one.

Thank you to Val for sharing your talents with us all!

Weekly Quilting Tip

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To keep your iron clean you need to wipe it down often, depending on how much you use it. Now, I do know most of you only use the iron for quilting ( I am too in this group) but there is nothing more annoying than getting ready to press and having gunk all over your fabric! Grrr

But it is Saturday night at 10 o'clock and you have no iron cleaner in the house! What do you do? Do not try a SOS pad or other nasty cleaner that will scratch your iron. Try this simple but effective method:
To clean the sole plate of your iron, gently sprinkle a brown paper bag generously with salt. Then gently rub your warm iron over it.

Les Chats Noirs

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Is this not just the cutest cat quilt? A little different from the usual cat quilts and rather sophisticated in the black and whites. I am thinking of the black and white fat quarter packs we have in stock that would be perfect! Hmmmmm....

Pattern is a free one from Dear Stella fabrics with excellent instructions and clear drawings. Quilt finishes at 73" x 88".

Click on the link for the free pattern:

file:///C:/Users/Heather/Downloads/211459_LesChatNoir_Chat&Charmed_Pattern.pdf

To see the fat quarter pack it is right below for your viewing pleasure. If you want the link to it on our website click:
https://www.fabricshelf.ca/shop/c/p/20---18x-21-FAT-QUARTERS-x64774041.htm

20 Fat quarters by Free Spirit

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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 comes with 40 years of experience and does a great job! He will even sharpen pinking shears, grooming shears and more.

Drop your scissors off at the shop and as soon as we have enough to make it worthwhile we will have him come out. I would think 4 - 5 pairs should be good.
You can also just give us a call at 250-376-7630 and let us know you are interested so you aren't without your scissors for any length of time.

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