The Ultimate Gift

You might have received under the Christmas tree our brand new Gift Card. It's great to have because you can purchase the perfect gift for yourself! So to help you out, we've created a list of "special" items you might treat yourself to in the coming weeks.

1. Velocity Iron by Reliable (the ultimate iron!)
2. Diamond Acrylic Sewing Table (you'll wonder what you did before you got one!)
3. Quilter's Travel Case by Omnigrid
4. Q-Snap Floor Frame
5. Fat Quarter Box by Fons & Porter
6. Clover Mini Iron
7. Bobbin Savers by Blue Feather ( three colours)
8. Notions from Clover or Fons & Porter such as seam rippers, scissors, pins and markers
9. Square in A Square Ruler
10. 20 1/2" square by Omnigrip
11. New Style Rotary Cutters by Olfa ( 28 mm, 45mm & 60 mm)
12. New Rotary Cutting Mat ( Olfa, Omnigrid or Fons & Porter)
13. Cut 'N Press by June Tailor ( ironing board on one side, cutting mat on the other)
14. Marti Michell Acrylic Templates ( you'll love them!)
15. Bundles of Fat Quarters or Jelly Rolls
16. Batting Buddy & pattern(s) by Prairie Sky Quilting
17. Wire Spool Holder by Ackfeld Manufacturing
18. A Selection of Metler threads
19. One of our great flannel kits
20. Great Reference books such as Applique: Basics & Beyond, Quilter's Complete Guide by Fons & Porter, Machine Quilting Made Easy

Speaking of the January White Sale...

Most quilters think that white and beige fabrics are only good for backgrounds. Be daring and create a quilt with just neutrals! Alex Anderson has authored a wonder book "neutral essentials with Alex Anderson" that helps you create stunning quilts. Seven projects are included. Learn fabric confidence. Projects are also fat quarter friendly!

CT10531 - Neutral essentials with Alex Anderson

Other Books by Alex Anderson include

CT10636 - Super Simple Quilts # 2

CT10629 - Super Simple Quilts # 1

CT10429 - Alex Anderson's Baby Quilts With Love

CT10299 - Beautifully Quilted with Alex Anderson

CT10363 - Finish It with Alex Anderson

CT10237 - Hand Applique with Alex Anderson

CT10163 - Hand Quilting with Alex Anderson

CT10387 - Keep Quilting with Alex Anderson

CT10275 - Kids Start Quilting with Alex Anderson

CT10486 - Machine Quilting with Alex Anderson

CT10264 - Paper Piecing with Alex Anderson

CT10243 - Shadow Redwork with Alex Anderson

CT10254 - Start Quilting with Alex Anderson (top seller)

What a busy lady!!

Enjoy,

Kelly

Stop the Blog!!!

Getting delivery of fabric into the store is like Christmas! We are so excited to tell you that we have many of the background fabrics for Once Upon A Star and Faith, Hope & Love. I know many of you have been waiting patiently for these to arrive.

Don't wait too long or they will all be gone!

Gail

Sudoku Quilts - Quilter's Style

I've finally tried Sudoku ...quilter's style!

I've been working on a great sample and I'm hooked. Come and see for yourself.

Instead of pencil, paper and numbers put the quilter's spin on a favorite past-time! Change numbers for colours and fabric motifs. You can base your project on nine color families, nine block styles, nine block centers, or nine fabric motifs. Different sashing treatments are included so you can produce a truly unique quilt. The sky is the limit!

Canadian Suggested Retail - $18.68

Until next time,

Gail

What We Have In Store For You

Remember the White Sale is starting tomorrow (Thursday January 29th) and finishes up on Saturday January 31st.

Not only do we have a great selection of fabrics for you, but we've made sure that we have available a great selection of batting. Look for great batting types such as bamboo, bamboo/cotton blend, soya/cotton blend, silk and wool as well as our regular battings. A variety of sizes are available. Why not be adventurous and try something new!

Did you know that some duvet manufacturers are using wool in their duvets. Warm in winter and cool in summer! Maybe they are on to something.

See you on the weekend!

Gail

P.S. As an added bonus we're including pillow forms!

Spring Shop Hop

We are excited to tell you we will be involved in a Spring Shop Hop April 2, 3, & 4.
We will be having the hop with Ruti's Needlebed in Streetsville and Greenwood Quiltery in Guelph.

Visit all three stores and you will receive free piece of fabric and part of a pattern. Your name will also be added to a draw to win one of three quilts.

Gather a car load of friends and make a day of it.

Happy Hopping
Kelly

DEMOS

Houston was great!! I saw so much that we decided to show you some in demos. All demos are free! All demos start at 1:00 PM.

Our next demo is Tuesday January 20th.
Topic: Layering and Marking your Quilt
Your quilt top is done. Now what! Come and we will show you the proper way to layer your quilt and show you different techniques for marking.

Just show up and pick up some great ideas and tips. Watch here for future demo dates.

See you on the 20th

Kelly

Making gifts for baby is always so much fun. You can get so creative with colours and designs (sometimes working outside your comfort zone). If you need some guidance look to these two wonderful books by Possibilities for inspiration. Both are filled to the brim with quilts for babies, toddlers and young children. Something for every skill level.

POS29 - P.S. I Love You Two!

POS62 - P.S. I LOve You Four

P.S. There is also a P.S. I Love You Three(POS50)

Kelly

JANUARY WHITE SALE

Mark January 29th thru 31st on your calendars for our January White Sale.

15 % off all battings, muslin, white and beige fabrics and all beige and white background fabrics. What a great time to stock up on your essentials.

Not only will we have batting choices by the meter, we will also have packages of

Bambo Blend (throw, queen, king)

Simply Bambo (throw, queen, king)

Natural Cotton (crib, queen)

Soya Blend (crib, queen)

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For the Young At Heart

Austin Powers would be proud to have this book with it's cool colours and flowerpower! Something a little different. Why not work in some cheerful colours while it's snowing and blowing outside your door? Eight funky patchwork and applique projects that are easy and fun to do are included.

Canadian Suggeted Retail - $29.95

Groovy Baby!

Have fun,

Kelly

Hot off the Press

Just in this week! If you like triangles you will love this book by Gayle Bong which walks you through an inventive technique that is easy and addictive! Explore the many exciting quilt designs for triangle pairs. You'll also discover new ways to use strip piecing with your favorite fabrics. Thirteen projects are included.

Twin Peaks: Quilts From Easy Strip-Pieced Triangles - Suggested Retail - $ 29.95

Have fun,

Kelly

Taking Sweatshirts to a New Level

We all have sweatshirts hanging around our closets.Take those sweatshirts to a new level with this great book by Nancie Wiseman. Learn the basics of deconstruction of simple sweatshirts, layering them with beautiful fabrics and stitching them into comfortable jackets. 5 designs in total are included. Just like the book says..where comfort meets style.

Canadian Suggested Retail - $20.34

Have a great day,

Kelly

When Size Matters

If you were one of the lucky quilters you might have found under the Christmas tree a Gypsy Gripper or a Little Gripper. They were the most requested items for holiday gifts. Just available now (and they are in stock) is the In-Between Gripper. This is the perfect size for those mid-size rulers that we all have in our stash. The cool new feature on this Gripper is the Installation Indicator. It let's you know when installation is successful!

By our books this is a great product and a must have.

See you at the store!

Kelly