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Meet Your Neighbour
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This week I would like everyone to meet Rose Seymour. Rose is an avid quilter who does an amazing amount of community quilting. She supports the Food Bank, quilts for Cancer patients and Fire victims as well as baby quilts to support First Nations! How inspiring is that?
Rose was born in Kelvington Saskatchewan and lived there for 4 years. The family then moved out to the Columbia Valley area. She lived and grew up in Windermere and attending school in Invermere. Rose met her future husband in high school and married one year out of school. Rose and her husband were ranchers settling in the Heffley Louis Creek area. Now retired from ranching .....she quilts! What a great retirement plan!
Rose started quilting in 2006 and hasn't looked back. She has always enjoyed sewing from the time she was a little girl sewing doll clothes. Quilting is just another branch of the sewing tree! Rose loves every part of the quilting process from choosing patterns, fabrics, piecing , quilting the quilt and the binding!
It was wonderful to get to know you a bit better Rose and I want to thank you for being so generous with your time and talents to the community!
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Patti Eckert
Patti Eckert was in to long arm quilt her lovely little baby quilt this week! We were so excited to see her as it is a bit of a trek for her. She comes down from the Cariboo to finish her quilts using our APQS Millie rental program.
The first photo is the front of the quilt and the second is the back of the quilt! I just loved the fabric used for the back!
Thank you Patti for the inspiration you gave to us all!
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Trunk Show
A trunk show? At our shop? Yes! Guess who the presenters are?
YOU!!
Let's have a Sunday afternoon , July 14th, showing our very first quilt! I think this would be so much fun to see what everyone made for the their first project! If you don't still have your very first one, that is okay. Just bring the earliest one you can find. No cost, just fun with some door prizes and snacks.
Just a bit of a heads up.....I have mine still after all these years, made from some stunning Walmart cotton. Looks like one of the grandkids has spilled some juice on one edge. I actually called this quilt "Missing Points" and I am sure you can guess why!
Save the date July 14th from 1 pm to 4 pm.
Give us a call at 250-376-7630 to reserve your seat!
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We are Cleaning out the Shop!!
We are clearing the shop to make room for new stock and we all know what that means! You get some really great deals on fabrics, kits and more! Up to 75% off!
Minimum .5 m cuts on the fabrics. There are no returns on sale items, but you won't want to anyway. Just putting that in to sound professional like we are one of THOSE stores! LOL
The best part? New Fabric comes to fondle, love and take home! In case your stash at home is getting low. LOL
You can find them in the Clearance section of the shop or on line at http://www.fabricshelf.ca
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Social Butterfly
Social Butterfly quilt made by the always talented Irene Laird! Irene cross hatch quilted on her domestic machine and it is stunning! Finishes at 75" x 75".
We have 3 patterns left at regular price and 3 of the fat quarter packs. We also have some of the bolts still in stock on sale for $12.99 m.
Best part? The fat quarter packs are on sale reg. $92.99 now on sale $46.49! You need 9 light and 9 dark. the pack has 15 so you will need to add to it.
Find them in the shop or online at http://www.fabricshelf.ca
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Dream Vacation with Anne Hall and Heather Fagervik!
Join Anne Hall and Heather Fagervik on a fabulous fun vacation to one of the most beautiful areas in the world! Come with us to Alaska, join in the quilt class,meet new friends and have a wonderful holiday! Get all the details at Sew Peaceful website:http://www.sewpeaceful.com/
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Maureen Connolly
Maureen Connolly was in to long arm quilt her gorgeous "Four Patch Charm" quilt. Maureen's inspiration came from a sample that Betty Oswell had made for the shop a while ago. Betty's was in solids with a grey background, whereas Maureen's is done in batiks with a very light background. Both versions are stunning! Maureen's quilt is to the right and Betty's is below.
The best part? The pattern is a free download from Tamarack Shack. You can get the free PDF version by clicking here: http://tamarackshack.blogspot.com/2016/10/free-pdf-download-patternfour-patch.html
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Denim and Leather BOM
Act Fast! Only 5 spots remaining!
A new Block of the Month program has started at the shelf! We just love the rich blues and deep browns in this project. One of the most appealing aspects of this quilt is that it is suitable for young, older, male, female, weddings, graduations and more. Not a lot of quilts tick that many boxes, but this one does it all!
Price of the program is a $25 commitment fee and then $39 per month for 7 months. You can purchase the entire kit for $279 and waive the commitment fee if that works better for you. The quilt is on display at the front of the shop so come on by and take a look!
You can give us a call at 250-376-7630 or check it out on line : http://www.fabricshelf.ca
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Mary Jane Reid
Mary Jane Reid was in to long quilt her gorgeous flannel quilt made using an outdoor printed flannel from Wilmington Prints. The colours of greens, browns and creams were just perfect! Mary Jane used Glide thread for a perfect end result!
Thanks to Mary Jane for sharing with everyone!
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Feed Sacks True Blue
This week I was thinking we should look at something that is a bit of a vintage quilt.
Pattern is by Moda and is called "Feed Sacks True Blue". You could use your vintage fabrics on this one or change it up to use batiks or solids. So many options!
Get the free download here: http://www.modafabrics.com/fp_feed-sacks-true-blue.pdf
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One of the most common issues that quilters run into is not having an accurate 1/4" seam allowance. Sometimes you may even need to sew with a scant 1/4' seam - just move the needle 1 or 2 positions over. I did find this article on checking for that elusive 1/4" seam allowance and wanted to share with you.
Click on the link to read more: https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/quarter-inch-seam-allowance-for-quilts-2821362
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