More new stuff has arrived!

I love getting new stuff in the shop - books, patterns, fabric, kits, thread - whatever it all inspires me!

We will be getting one of these little jems each month - but started off with three this month. They come with everything you need to get the project done except for the batting and the thread - all for a great low price!

Fall/Winter 2010 Quilting Arts STITCH Magazine Just Arrived

The theme for Stitch Fall/Winter 2010 is THE FABRIC ISSUE, exploring sewing projects and techniques featuring a wide variety of exciting fabrics. This is your chance to pull out that specialty fabric you have been saving for just the right project! Features 40 projects for the fall season!

Issue Highlights:

Sewing Room - Cool sewing products, tools, notions, patterns, and books.

Sew Boutique – From inspiring people to hot trends , check out the news from around the sewing world including indie pattern lines, limited run fabric, unique sewing companies/stores, sewing for a cause, and more!. Featured: launch of new Oliver + S fabric line; The Sewing Machine Project that provides sewing machines to people in need around the world; and Sewing Yoga to help you relax after hours at the sewing machine.

Technique Spotlight - Sewing with Silk -Splurge on a luxury silk fabric but afraid you’ll ruin it when you sew? Here are the tips and tricks you need to gain silk sewing confidence

Sew Connected – Get connected with online sewing resources from blogs to websites

Material World – fabric reviews, profiles of fabric designers, trends in colors, fabrics, fashion, home décor, fiber art. Featured: Galbraith + Paul husband and wife fabric design team; and fabric storage tips and tricks Sew Inspired - Essays from a variety of popular sewing bloggers and designers on how to be more creative with your sewing. Featured, Kathleen Frances of the popular Grosgrain blog (grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com)

Feature Article - Quilting the Modern Way – Learn how contemporary designers are reinterpreting the classic quilt in contemporary ways.

Project Themes:

DESIGNING DENIM – Not just for jeans anymore, denim can be used for a wide variety of clothing, accessories, and home décor projects. These projects explore the creative possibilities denim offers in a variety of colors and fabric weights from heavyweight denim to lightweight chambray. Designers show off their embellishment skills by adding topstitching, embroidery, and trims, mixing it with other fabrics and prints, and getting artistic with bleaching effects.

GETTING FANCY – Everyone loves a little sparkle around the holidays and special occasion fabrics can add a touch of bling, shine, and luxury to even the smallest sewing projects. Special occasion fabrics include embellished fabrics (beaded, sequined, embroidered, etc.) and fancy fabrics such as taffeta, velvet, satin, lace, brocades, organza, metallics, and silks. Featured projects include clothing, accessories, and home décor MODERN PLAID – From Burberry to punk, plaid can be traditional or edgy, and everything in between. Projects show how you can reinterpret this classic fabric print in fresh ways by playing with color, graphically mixing fabrics, textures, and prints, and using it in unexpected projects.

ONE YARD GIFTS – Take only one yard of fabric and mix it with a whole lot of creativity and you have a fabulous gift for a friend or family member that you can whip up in no time. Perfect for stashbusting or just the excuse you need to buy a luxury fabric (you only need one yard!), these small but innovative projects will please everyone on your gift list.

OFF THE COUCH – Decorator upholstery and drapery fabrics can offer an exciting array of prints and textures from traditional and retro to modern and graphic. And who says they have to be used for sofas and drapes! Designers take advantage of these beautiful medium to heavy weight textiles to create a wide variety of home décor accessories, wearables, and gift projects.

To get your copy of this magazine please email us at sales@sugarshackquilting.ca

Time Flies, Doesn't It!

In June I thought I would have more time over the summer, not less.  Seems that the draw of the kids being home is too much for me and I have been getting somewhat lazy... well maybe lazy is the wrong word.  More like neglectful of my responsibilities.  Oh, well.  The kids are only kids once and it is going by so quickly!

I have a had a chance to add some free patterns to the website and new fabric arrived yesterday and there is more on the way.  You had better hurry in, the new stuff always goes quickly!

I love the saturated colours of these fabrics.  These are two of my favorite prints but there are a lot more.  One of them is a gorgeous stripe with orange and lime green and sienna - it is sooo nice I am thinking about making myself a table runner with it.  The orange flowered print shown is going to be sewing into a table runner for my dinning room table - I was working on designing the pattern this evening - measurements done, now I just need to make some time to sew.

See you soon!  :o)  Tina

Beautiful Trail British Columbia

The other day I was walking from work to the swimming pool to meet my husband who had kindly taken our children to their swimming lessons and I wished so much that I could have taken a picture that would capture the smell of the warm spring air and the flowering trees and the feeling of well being that I had walking along the beautiful Columbia River in this most beautiful time of year in this beautiful small city...

This is Rotary Park.  I walked through it on my way.  The trees are much bigger now but the view is still wonderful and I all I could smell was sunshine and flowers.

At Home with My Husband

First of all let me say that I love my husband very much.

Each night as we settle in to our nightime activities I wait for it to start.  The soft rythmic snore.  He usually falls asleep in his chair around 10.  As I am a night person he gets about two solid hours of sleep in that chair every night. Tomorrow he will tell me how he only got about two hours sleep for this reason and that reason. So is all his sleep in his chair?

Join us June 17th at Sugar Shack for our FREE Janome Education Day!

Precision, power and reliabilty make Janome the perfect machine for the beginner to advanced sewer. This is event is a must for everyone who loves to sew!

Join us and receive a free gift valued at around $15, be entered to win a fabulous door prize valued at around $250, sip coffee or tea and nibble our delicious signature cookies while learning from Liz, Janome's pro!

9:30 until 11:30 am

We will be welcome the new Horizon 7700 into the shop! Liz will be here to demonstrate the 7700 as well as all of the fabulous accessories for your Janome machines. Learn an abundance of techniques that can be done on almost any Janome sewing machine - open the door to your creativity and discover new possibilities for your next project!

1:00 to 3:00

Stick around to attend the afternoon session and let Liz show you how an embroidery machine can kick your creativity up a notch! There will be a demonstration of the basics and Liz will show you some examples of the work she has mastered on her machine. Everyone will enjoy and be inspired by this session!

Don't miss this exciting event at Sugar Shack Quilting!

Kids Sewing Class

Don't miss out on the kids sewing class we have scheduled to begin on May 22!