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Another way to keep in touch with the inner workings of The Quilt Patch girls! What are we up to? Where have we been? And will we be in your neighbourhood soon?Shelley Wickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05982934748730940789noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671412705087116870.post-29286045908790055812015-08-18T11:10:00.001-07:002015-08-18T11:10:28.434-07:00Facebook Frustrations!Hello All!<br />
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So I try to post interesting and new things on our Facebook page - and now it seems like only if I PAY, will you all get to see what I am posting!! I find it extremely frustrating!<br />
I have been tossing around the notion of setting up some sort of group or club that we can all post in and have a little more interaction and sharing! That way no one has to PAY to see someones post. We can call it the Quilt Patch groupies? The Quilt Patch Club?<br />
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So what's new here.......well, we have decided that taking off only one season of shows was enough for us! Ha! You will see us at the Edmonton and Calgary Creative Stitches shows in September!<br />
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We have been quilting like crazy on our new APQS Millie!! It's pretty delightful getting all these quilts completed!<br />
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Thats coming any day. We will also be receiving the Ink version as well! That should be shipping more into September!<br />
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Have you heard that we ordered the complete collection of Cotton and Steel basics?<br />
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And of course, more Tim Holtz fabrics will be arriving into October!! And more of course, these are just the new and unique!<br />
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Have a fabulous week!<br />
Follow us on Facebook and I will see about starting a group!<br />
Until next time - happy quilting!Shelley Wickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05982934748730940789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671412705087116870.post-19716058565815841192015-07-10T09:58:00.000-07:002015-07-10T09:58:03.964-07:00July HappeningsHello everyone!!!<br />
It's so HOT here this week!! Im not complaining at all!! Just try9ing to bottle it up and save it for the middle of January!!<br />
So much happening here at The Quilt Patch!<br />
July brings us our annual Christmas in July event!! Thats always filled with good food, special and discounts, free gifts, and of course....new projects!! July 24th is the Friday night Christmas Party!! From 5:30 - 7:30 there will be extra special specials (does that make sense?!) There are specials though the 24th and 25th, but the Friday night is special specials! (That just makes me chuckle!)<br />
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And of course our new <a href="http://www.thequiltpatch.ca/apqs-long-arm-machines.htm" target="_blank">APQS machine </a>will be here!!!! You can check it out if you won't make it to our dealer launch!!! You should though, cause there will be a drawing for $500 off a new machine!! There are so many opportunities the week of July 20th to learn about the <a href="http://www.thequiltpatch.ca/apqs-long-arm-machines.htm" target="_blank">APQS machines</a> and our rental program!! The machine will be set up on the 20th, there will be a Road Show the 22nd from 3:00 - 6:00pm which is an opportunity to learn more about the machines, and see if owning one may be right for you! This is a FREE event, but so we have enough chairs and goodie bags, please let us know if you will be attending!<br />
You can always take your certification course the very next day on the 22nd!! That course is being offered twice that day, 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 5pm. call to reserve your space!!<br />
Then the rentals open the 23rd!! Get your quilts quilted!!! We are so so so excited to get this program started!<br />
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Tim Holtz fabrics have arrived!!!! And so far Jo and Yvonne have been hoarding them in the office!! They are THAT delicious!!<br />
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Shelley Wickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05982934748730940789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671412705087116870.post-63620865870335782212015-05-29T16:40:00.001-07:002015-05-29T16:40:17.332-07:00Back in the saddle!!!So now that our next book is edited, Quilt Market is over and I am through with the 'market hangover' (tired, cranky, too many projects running through the brain!) and I've put in my time babysitting my delightful grandchildren while their parents had a holiday, and now i'm back in the saddle!!<br />
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I have updated the <a href="http://thequiltpatch.ca/" target="_blank">website </a>so amazingly today!!! I want you all to check it out and tell me what you think!! My favorite addition is the <a href="http://www.thequiltpatch.ca/quilt-kits-patterns-books-fabric.htm" target="_blank">PRE ORDERS</a> category!! Now you pre order and see some of the great items we have coming in! I'm very excited about that!<br />
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Also, check out the information on the <a href="http://www.thequiltpatch.ca/apqs-long-arm-machines.htm" target="_blank">APQS machine rental</a>! And please don't hesitate to drop me an email if you have any questions at all about the machines or the rental service! We are so excited about it!!! You should seriously consider taking the certification course so you can rent the machine - it's amazing how many quilts you can get done in a short amount of time! And I have to say - it's kind of a ton of fun too!! <br />
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I also changed up the little slide show on our home page! Took a few pics out and slipped a few new ones in!<br />
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As well - we have a brand new Block of the Month program!! A Quilt Patch original design! Check it out - it's called <a href="http://www.thequiltpatch.ca/shop/PRE-ORDERS/p/Bumper-Crop-Block-of-the-Month-x7392740.htm" target="_blank">Bumper Crop</a>. Its starts in October, and will run for 9 months. It's $19.95/month plus shipping if required, or you can pre order a complete kit for $159.95.<br />
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So now that we aren't traveling to shows - keep watching for more additions, changes, and updates to the website!! <br />
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I'd love some input from our customers what they would
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other websites? Do you shop for yardage on line? What do you love about our website? Dislike? I'd love to know!!<br />
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So...here it is, in no particular order!<br />
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I cut my hair off short!<br />
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Yep, I sure did!! I had been thinking about it for some time and finally took the plunge a few weeks ago! I am enjoying it so far and feel all sassy and such!<br />
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We are finished our next manuscript for Martingale! <br />
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The projects were sent to Seattle last week for photography, and we've already begun working with the tech editor! So far her questions have been easy! This book doesn't have a name yet, but will be Spring themed and will come out in February of 2016!<br />
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We have been soooooo busy around here getting ready for next weekend - the Moose Jaw Quilt Show and the Quilt Patch Party! We are having so many amazing specials! I can hardly keep them all straight!! But the weekend specials will start Friday the 24th at 9:30am! And the selection of fabrics we will have at 60% off is amazing!! No, like I mean AMAZING!!!Seriously - if you need backing for a quilt, or just want to stock up....you need to check these fabrics out! We will be moving our sale area to the second floor of The Quilt Patch to accommodate all the sale fabrics we will have. And remember - the early bird gets the best selection! There will also be other fabulous weekend specials and the Quilt Patch Party specials that will happen for 2 hours on Saturday, April 25th.....again....AMAZING!! These deals are TOP SECRET...but, if you all promise not to rat me out to Jeanne...I will give you a small hint....are you ready? Promise.......no tattling.....<br />
OK.......there may be some fabulous deals on Wonderfil thread....like AMAZING. And if you like French General fabrics by Moda....you might want to be here - just saying.....and polka dots....oh my! Ok, one more hint....specially selected books....less than the price of one pattern!!! Or three for less than the price of two patterns!!!! OK...thats it - no more hints, and if I catch any of you telling Jeanne I spilled any beans....!! Shhhh.......<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know you just absolutely will not believe this when I tell you!! Some of you will be sad, some angry, some resigned....and please know we didn't make this decision lightly....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are you ready?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Really really ready for this bombshell?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sit down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So here's the deal. We're tired. It's not that we didn't love doing the shows. We did. And seeing all the people we only got to see if we travelled to different locations. But it is a lot of work. The booths don't magically appear, and the stock doesn't magically wrap itself and just show up looking pretty.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And when we do a show, it's usually, one full day to drive, one full day to set up, two to three days on our feet working the show, pack up, one more full day to drive home, then unload. And sometimes we were doing that many many many times a season. Which when added up, meant we were away from home a lot. And so, we have decided to just slow down a wee bit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok, so the first show we won't be attending is the Red Deer show, held April 3 and 4th. But check our website and our Facebook page to keep in touch and stay connected with what's upcoming and new and exciting!!</span><br />
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Today I wanted to show you the latest new flannels to arrive!!!<br />
25 new bolts of deliciousness! Primitive Gatherings flannel for Moda.<br />
We will be doing bundles of $25 for $106.25. Thats one fat quarter (20" x 21") of each color.<br />
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Aren't they just enough to drop dead gorgeous? If you love flannel - you really will need to add these to your collection!<br />
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Also new is the latest hot item to come out of Missouri Star Quilt Co! MOD BLOCK magazine!! If you have been enjoying the BLOCK magazine - you will love MOD BLOCK! It features many hot modern designers with fabulous projects! We have it in stock now! $9.95.<br />
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These are the first three editions. From what I can see, they will be publishing them every 2 months. So soon they should have a new one out!! So many great ideas on how to use pre cuts and rulers!<br />
Both Jeanne and I made this one:<br />
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We used 4 Fig Tree charm packs - 4 different charm packs actually!! It turned out amazing!! Just off being quilted as we speak! And it made a very large quilt, 78" x 93". It was so easy and fun to put together that I am making another one out of some other charm packs that I have kicking around at home!<br />
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I guess I should tell you that the magazines (we think they are more like BOOKS! There are NO ADS!!) are $9.95 each and have a great variety of projects in them. We have another shipment of each edition arriving very soon - so if you happened to miss the first shipment - no problem!! We also have some of the rulers coming in that are used in some of the projects!<br />
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<br />Shelley Wickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05982934748730940789noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671412705087116870.post-70750090300120425522014-07-15T13:10:00.004-07:002014-07-15T13:10:37.649-07:00This and That<br />
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Ahhhhhh....summer! FINALLY!<br />
And just when we are finally having HOT weather, our Christmas in July even is rolling out - to remind us that there is exactly 6 more months until Christmas!!! Sad but true!!<br />
Mark your calendars - July 25 and 26! It will be a very event with some enormous savings throughout the weekend - but the best savings will be found during the Friday evening Christmas party event from 6 - 9 pm. You should try and make it out - it will be very fun weekend - and we can absolutely promise.....there will be no snow!<br />
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Have you heard?? Jeanne and I are Calendar Girls!!! Woo Hoo! Thats right! Martigale's new 2015 calendar is on its way to the store and we are featured in two of the twelve months!! (ok - well....our quilts - not actually us!)<br />
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Now I am really attracted to trims. Lots of trims! And Its not often I actually use them! But I did this past week and thought you all might like to see what I did with them!!<br />
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I used scraps to make an interesting background, then I quilted it in an allover stippled design. I then laid random trims diagonally. I pinned them down then either straight stitched or zigzagged using an invisible thread, depending on what the particular trim required.<br />
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I made two of these pillows as you can see! One for each of two of my nieces. And quilts to go with. Which is a secret....unless of course they read this blog. Heehehe! I don't think they will!<br />
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So speaking of Christmas - have you seen the new Believe Bag we are offering as a class during the Christmas in July weekend? Its super cute and the entire kit is only $26.95!!<br />
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This is Oli, helping me hold the fabric down in my sewing room! He just turned 8 months old. I got him in March.<br />
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This is Molly. Molly is a tortoiseshell sweet soft snuggly little beauty. And she tolerate Oli who loves her dearly! I got her in June.<br />
But what most of you don't know....is that Molly had a sister. And I split the sisters up when I took Molly from the Humane Society. And it ate it me. And I couldn't stop thinking that if her sister was as sweet as Molly....well then someone was in for a real treat. However, as the Humane Society became more full of kittens....less people looked at Molly's sister. And she was now 6 months old....not exactly a tiny kitty anymore. And well....you know what happens when cats stay too long at the shelters....so....after a few weeks, I went and got her too!!<br />
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So this is Molly and Maggie together! Yep. and guess what? She's even sweeter and more cuddly then her sister!! So yes...that escalated quickly! From, no way, I'm not getting any more pets...to three!<br />
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Jeanne and i just returned from a very very fun engagement with the Bonnyville, Alberta quilters guild. They had us down to set up a shopping area:<br />
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We had a fabulous time with these ladies!! And there was a potluck lunch!! Woo Hoo! Doesn't get much better then that!!!<br />
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Next thing I HAVE to show you......Yvonne's quilt!! Wowsers!! Yvonne works here at the shop - and her dirty little secret is...she loves to make something out of nothing!! We all routinely give Yvonne our fabric scraps - and sometimes she even picks them out of the garbage can here at work! Most people would throw out scraps that Yvonne uses!!<br />
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She's amazing!!! There are over 12,000 pieces in this quilt. (i say probably more, but whose counting??!)<br />
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The Market floor opens on the Friday - and it's hard to explain how large it is. The scope of it is overwhelming if you have never been there before.<br />
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John was a real inspiration to me. I know what it takes to write a book - but Jeanne and I do it together. John is a single Dad raising 3 young kids, works full time, makes quilts, and still managed to squeeze out an amazing book! Check him out! <a href="http://www.quiltdad.com/">http://www.quiltdad.com/</a></div>
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Gail Pan and her crew were a ton of fun! These ladies flew over from Australia for Quilt Market. Gail's friends, Sandra and Ramona helped her work her booth while Gail was busy with book signings! Gail's book Patchwork Loves Embroidery, has been a huge hit! And thats no surprise - it's a lovely book and Gails handwork is impeccable!</div>
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So let's see....where are we in the Market saga...schoolhouse day!<br />
Jeanne and I did a schoolhouse for Martingale to promote our new book - Here Comes Winter, which releases on June 3rd! We gave everyone who attended a sneak peek of the projects in the upcoming book, and discussed how these projects can work in their stores.<br />
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I'm going to give you sneak peek when we get to the end of this post, but for now, lets back up a little bit....this is also the day I got to meet my very very good friend BILL LOCKE, face to face!!<br />
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Bill is currently living in Newfoundland, Canada and operates not one, but two quilt shops!! You really do need to check out Bill's shop, which is primarily based on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bill.locke.96?fref=ts" target="_blank">Facebook. </a> He has an amazing selection of hand dyed wools and projects to go along with it! Oh and not to brag or anything, but Bill sells a LOT of our patterns! Heehehe! And that is how Bill and I met! via email! And we've become amazing buddies! I love him to pieces! But....really...so do a lot of people!<br />
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Bill arrived in time to help Jeanne and I with our schoolhouse! He was the official quilt holder upper! Nothing like jumping in to Quilt Market with both feet!<br />
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<br />Shelley Wickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05982934748730940789noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671412705087116870.post-86487540853773518862014-05-30T08:52:00.000-07:002014-05-30T08:52:37.433-07:00Spring Quilt Market debriefing - Part 3!!I know, I know, you can all hardly believe that I have blogged three days in a row now can you!??<br />
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So after set day, we decided to take a cab over the a shopping area about 5 miles from the hotel. Nice and close, just a wee bit of shoe shopping, a bite to eat, then back for a good nights sleep....or so we thought!!<br />
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The evening started out fabulous - a lovely bit of shoe shopping at DSW! Yay! Who doesn't love shoe shopping?!!!<br />
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We all treated ourselves to some fabulous new shoes, then walked over to a retsuarant. We enjoyed our meal and a drink, then asked the server to please call us a cab. Well. She looked at us like we had grown two heads!!! She said...cabs don't come out here. Ummmm....excuse me? One dropped us off here....<br />
She then informed us that we were too far from the city....seriously? We were FIVE MILES!! We could almost walk back!! ( not that we wanted to!!) She called a cab company and they reluctantly agreed to send someone out there, but it would be about an hour. Well...ok. We settled in for the wait, and soon the call came that the cab was close. We gathered our shoes (heehehe) and headed out to the front step of the restuarant. After waiting a few more minutes, a cab slowly drove by the side of the restuarant. We all started waving and calling (so excited to go back to the hotel after such a long day!)<br />
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We went back into the restaurant, and discovered that the cab driver had apparently stopped the car along the SIDE of the restaurant and went into the restaurant through the patio / lounge area and asked if anyone had called a cab. To which everyone answered no. He then drove away!<br />
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So the server felt terrible - not her fault - and called the cab company again. Again with the hour wait. Sheesh!! By this time it's getting to be 10pm and we are tired, and a little nervous about getting the heck back to the hotel!<br />
The server girl came back out and told us that one of the guys working there was just getting off work and had offered to drive us back to the hotel! Some people would be appalled at being driven somewhere in a strange city by a strange man - but not us!! He pulled his little car around and we hopped right in! He was a very sweet young man who then told us about the cab shortage in Pittsburgh! (great story - a little too late!) He wouldn't even take any money from us!! (but we made him! Told him to take his girlfriend out to dinner on us!) And he even gave us his card in case it happened again while we were in town!! What a great guy!!<br />
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We decided that because we would be promoting our new book Here Comes Winter at this Market, we wanted our booth to reflect a wintery feel.<br />
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We love it, but it was pretty exciting to have other shop owners love it as well!!<br />
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This year our booth location was right next to the Martingale booth! We really enjoyed that! Not only to be able to visit the all the amazing people who work at Martingale, but just to be able to meet with people who were interested in our book, direct them where to buy it, and also to mingle with the other Martingale authors!!<br />
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<br />Shelley Wickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05982934748730940789noreply@blogger.com0Moose Jaw, SK, Canada50.3915811 -105.5348561999999850.310598600000006 -105.69621769999998 50.4725636 -105.37349469999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671412705087116870.post-63604682775762135852014-05-28T08:46:00.001-07:002014-05-28T08:46:02.052-07:00Quilt Market debriefing 2014!! Part 1Whew! I think I've just finally had a chance to catch my breath! Spring Quilt Market was absolutely amazing! There were four of us sharing a room in Pittsburgh. Jeanne and myself, Colleen (who came along to work in our booth as Jo was away in Europe!) and Wendy, who owns <a href="http://fabriculous.com/" target="_blank">Fabriculous</a>, a neat shop based in an old church, in Swan River, MB.<br />
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We stayed at The Omni William Penn is downtown Pittsburgh. It was soooooo gorgeous and amazing!! If ever you get the chance - stay there!!<br />
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And not only was the hotel amazing, but the downtown core itself was a beautiful array of old building that they seem to have preserved in an all their glory. Pittsburgh is truly a gorgeous city - and if you get the chance - visit!<br />
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Such was the case the other day when Darlene brought in her Live Love Laugh quilt!<br />
Now we had just revamped this popular pattern with new and fresh colors. Brought it back to life from the pastel colouring it once sported! And we were pretty happy with the results...that is until Darlene brought in her version to show us!!!<br />
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<br />Shelley Wickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05982934748730940789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671412705087116870.post-66184618544407038072014-03-11T14:00:00.001-07:002014-03-11T14:00:47.048-07:00Babies!!I thought I was going to blog about how we got water in the basement of the shop, and it ended up being a cracked pipe and we now have a hole in a wall in the front of our shop and we just covered it with a quilt....but....Jo said, NAH, that's boring - blog about whats new!! Our Babies!!<br />
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So Jo has a new grandbaby!! She is the cutest little pipsqueek ever! This is Jo's first grandbaby and she's head over heels!<br />
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Now if you recall my last blog post (yes, yes, I am quite aware it's been a long time.....!!) I posted a pic of Jo's fur baby, Tinsel. Sadly, Tinsel got sick and unfortunately the vets did everything they could for her but she had to be put down.<br />
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It was a very sad time, but Jo went back to the Humane Society and rescued Tinsels brother, Claus!! And is now the proud owner of fur baby number 2!!<br />
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Now....not to be undone...I recently had to put my cat down after 18 years. He was old, his body was shutting down and he was suffering. It's still a hard thing to do.<br />
But after a little subtle hinting from my son... we went to the Humane Society..."just to look"...heehehe!<br />
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Meet Oli!! He's four months old. A boy. And is super cuddly and loveable! I've had him less than 24 hours now, and I think I've received more love from him in that time than I did in all the 18 years we owned our last cat! So now that you've met our fur babies, let me know if you still want to know about the cracked pipe!!<br />
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<br />Shelley Wickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05982934748730940789noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671412705087116870.post-16631441582033760712014-01-30T10:25:00.000-08:002014-01-30T10:25:05.201-08:00What's new and exciting at The Quilt Patch!<div>
So much happening here this month! Little Black Dress 2 hit our doorstep the other day! It's so amazingly gorgeous! We haven't made anything using it just yet, but we are thinking about a Variety Show! A great way to showcase the fabric!</div>
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So Jeanne and I are busy planning for the Spring show season and Spring Quilt Market all at the same time! Spring show season - springy and fresh - Spring Quilt Market - Wintery and snowy!</div>
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Heres a sneak peek at some of the new items you will see in our booth at shows this spring:</div>
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Berrylicious is a nice large quilt - 68" x 80". Very simple, but delicious! It's a limited edition kit - once the fabric is gone - the kit is gone.<br />
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Forever Red is also a limited edition kit - and we only have a smaller amount than we normally would - so if you really really like this quilt - do not wait!! It's very fast, those small squares....all presewn fabric!! Doesn't get much simpler then that!<br />
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Live Laugh Love is a pattern we have many years back, some of you may remember it done in pastel colors. We decided to revisit this quilt as it was always a favourite! We changed it up a bit, freshened the colours, revamped the pattern.</div>
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The best part....this pattern is only $3!</div>
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Here's a quick peek at a new quilt that you won't likely see until the Fall of 2014 - but we will be wholesaling the pattern at Spring Quilt Market:</div>
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This quilt is called Snowball Fight!!</div>
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It's the perfect lap size for winter - 52" x 64"!</div>
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Meet Tinsel. Jo's new kitten! A rescue cat from the Humane Society! Isn't she just a beauty! </div>
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Shelley Wickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05982934748730940789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671412705087116870.post-49304998088201691252014-01-07T15:20:00.003-08:002014-01-07T15:20:32.054-08:00Happy New Year!Happy 2014!! I hope everyone had an amazing holiday season!! In case you didn't know - I celebrated New Years in the Mayan Riviera!! Ok, alright, truth be known, I babysat my grandchildren while my kids went out...cause quite frankly - Im just too old to stay out until 4am!!<br />
So if you look closely, you will be able to see that I'm wearing the red bikini under that coverup!!!<br />
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We had a fabulous holiday and I would love to do it again one day! My grandchildren enjoyed themselves immensely! So did the adults, and I think I may have turned on my daughters 'travelling switch'!<br />
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So Martingale complied their list of their top 10 books for 2013 and <b>Tis the Autumn Season</b> was<b> <u><i>number 4 </i></u></b>on that list!!! Yay!!<br />
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Our next book - Here Comes Winter will be released in June!! Keep checking our blog, Facebook page and website for the book cover to be shown soon!! It s spectacular if I do say so myself!!<br />
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<br />Shelley Wickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05982934748730940789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671412705087116870.post-82040986459491189032013-12-06T09:52:00.001-08:002013-12-06T09:52:36.916-08:00This and that and really freaking cold!!So the holiday season is fast approaching and I am behind! As usual! My grandchildren are expecting to decorate cookies tomorrow evening and the cookies have yet to be made!! I have enough sprinkles to decorate all the cookies in and around Moose Jaw...and no cookies! Heck, they are young enough - they probably can't tell the difference between a boughten cookie and a baked cookie just yet!<br />
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For those of you haven never experienced the weather are having today here on the prairies, just imagine an icepick to the forehead, or breathing ice cubes into your lungs. How about permanently chilled to the bone? It was -43 C with the wind chill this morning here in Moose Jaw, SK!<br />
Its plus 29C in Playa Del Carmen today.......just saying.....<br />
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It just so happens that i will be laying on this exact beach in....ohh.....22 days....not that I'm counting or anything!! (oh goodness yes i am!!)<br />
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Our annual Christmas Open House is happening here tomorrow and I had planned on wearing a cute dress that would show off my delicious blue shoes! However, with the weather the way it is - Im thinking long johns and pants are more the way to go! So instead, please enjoy this fabulous picture of my feet!<br />
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But do come in and enjoy some hot cider and goodies! As well, its the only day of the year to get your coupon book for 2014! Its sure to be a fun day - but do dress warm!!<br />
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<br />Shelley Wickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05982934748730940789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671412705087116870.post-12077468165471470452013-11-06T10:17:00.000-08:002013-11-06T10:17:46.104-08:00A peek at our next book!!!So I just want you to know that I have taken a lot of flack for my hiatus from the blogashere!<br />
Yes and I do feel suitably guilty!<br />
So I thought today I would put together something really exciting for my grand entrance back into the blog world!!! A SNEEK PEEK!!! Cause who doesn't love to be in the know!??<br />
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Just when Jeanne and I thought we were done writing book number 4, and working ONLY 40 hours a week was feeling like a holiday.....alas, it wasn't to be! Along came Martingale asking us to submit more projects so this next book can be a larger book size. Apparently that's a big deal! Like maybe on par with Kim Diehl big deal! They gave us a lovely due date, but Jeanne had some holiday plans and we really needed to get them done before she left....which was...today!<br />
And we did! Scrambled to whip up 6 more projects for this next book! I can't show you the projects, but I can give you a hint!!! Think mittens and snowmen and holly leaves!!<br />
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And then theres the unfortunate fiasco of our Outdoor Quilt Festival. Darn that was hard to make the call to call it off! We've never had to deal with rain before! We had the rope up - the quilts sorted, our gazebo up, tables delivered, and everything hauled to the park!!<br />
We stood in the rain waiting for it to let up for quite a while before finally deciding, that A - we had lost a few of our volunteers to the lightening (no, no, they are fine - just didn't want to join us standing under the trees while there was lightening!)<br />
and B - even if it stopped raining and we hung the quilts - it's still damp outside, and it takes us at least 4 hours to hang the quilts. And wouldn't you know it - this year we had the most quilts to hang EVER!! It would have really made my heart sing if it had rained some more that day - but wouldn't you darn well know it!!! It didn't!! Ah well. If it was only our quilts, we may have gone ahead with it - but because we are in charge of taking care if so many other peoples quilts....we just couldn't take the chance! Thank you for understanding!!<br />
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<br />Shelley Wickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05982934748730940789noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671412705087116870.post-86549831255821274302013-06-21T15:46:00.001-07:002013-06-21T15:46:38.101-07:00Men Quilters!As most of you know, women dominate the quilting world, however, there are men out there, quietly quilting away, making and finishing quilts!<br />
And guess what.....lots of them aren't gay! I know....right away everyone assumes that these men are GAY! Some are, some aren't. Kinda like women quilters. And besides....sexual orientation has nothing to do with whether or not you can make a fabulous quilt! (ok, now I'm going to get off my soap box!)<br />
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So in our shop we do have a handful....ok...maybe less then that, of men who frequent our shop looking for supplies to makes a quilt. Some have been military, so we see them for a bit and then they move on. Others come in not too often, but being a man in a woman's domain, it's easy to remember them!<br />
One day we had TWO of our men quilters in the store at the very same time, and we introduced them to one another...and do you know what the one guy said to the other? I just want you to know that Im not gay!! And the other said - oh goodness, me neither, and I'm scared I'm going to get beat up walking outta here one day!! (he was joking of course!)<br />
Both of these men make quilts for their children and grandchildren. And do an amazing job I might add!<br />
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So today when I saw Desi (our token man quilter!) arrive at the shop, complete with his biker gear....I had to take his picture for all of you too....see what a MAN QUILTER looks like!!!<br />
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Didn't expect that did you? Desi is a leather wearing, Harley riding, full fledged quilter dude.<br />
And that quilt is his most current project! It's a hand stitched Block of the Month quilt that he's absolutely loving! Desi started quilting when he decided to make a memory quilt for his granddaughter from his son's tshirts. He thought he would make that one quilt and be finished. (Hahahah! Surprise Desi!) Now he's a regular face at our Friday, Sew with Flo classes. The ladies love having him up there, and he's loving the help as he delves a little further into the world of quilt making!<br />
Desi won't be giving up quilting anytime soon, he has two sisters who quilt themselves and encourage and support his newfound hobby!<br />
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<br />Shelley Wickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05982934748730940789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671412705087116870.post-79003135612603820562013-06-15T10:45:00.000-07:002013-06-15T10:45:26.226-07:00The Shelley adventures!Ok, so let me just start this blog by recapping the adventures of Shelley from the last day or two!<br />
First, just so anyone who has done anything remotely weird, this is going to make you feel really good about yourself.....I flushed my glasses down the toilet. Yes. I. Did. My prescription, wear everyday glasses.<br />
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So, here's the story. I was in the bathroom, the one in our shop behind the quilt that is only for staff (cause it's so small, and well...behind a quilt!) I was in a hurry and trying to multitask, so as I flushed I took my glasses off so I could use hairspray (didn't want to get any on my glasses!) I set them on the little stand we have on the back of the toilet and as I reached for the can of hairspray, I could see the glasses slip down and as I screamed they hit the flushing toilet and disappeared out of sight!! Literally, gone! (remember this all happened very fast!) I plunged my hand into that swirling flushing toilet so fast it would've made your head spin! Down and around the corner, where most hands don't reach, not even to clean...and OH MY GOODNESS, I could feel them!! I grabbed those suckers out almost as fast as they went in! Yes I scrubbed them with soap.<br />
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Adventure number 2. In my office down here in the basement of this shop, I saw a movement out of the corner of my eye...shit. A wee baby mouse. Just sort of hobbling along. Not moving too fast. I screamed. I know, silliness. I wasn't screaming because it was a mouse. I was screaming because damn, it was so small and kinda cute and helpless, and I knew I had to deal with it, and I really didn't want to have to. I grabbed a fabric cardboard and smacked it a few times. Did the job. I marched straight upstairs to inform Jeanne that we had mice. Or we did have! Well, Yvonne being the farmgirl on our staff, offered to pick up the remains. So off we go downstairs armed with a brown and a bag. And there was the wee mouse, picking itself up and dusting itself off! Apparently I had only stunned it. Yvonne didn't have a problem, picked that little thing up squealing and squirming and plopped it in the bag and took it straight outside. Bleck!<br />
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So for those of you who don't know.......we just wrapped up yet another manuscript!!! I feel like doing a little happy dance! Like only working 40 hours a week is going to be a cake walk! Ya hoo!!<br />
We worked on Tis the Autumn Season and this next book back to back, and I gotta tell you.....it was hard!! If writing books was the only thing Jeanne and I did....not a problem! But when you factor in the store, shows, pattern designing, fabric, Quilt Market....it's a lot on our plates!<br />
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So what will this next book be about and when does it release? Well, while I can't tell you or show what's in the book just yet, I can give you a few hints.....did you like Tis the Season, our first book? Then you will LOVE this next book! Do you enjoy winter? Snowmen, snowflakes, and maybe a mitten or two? You will love this book! It will release in the spring of 2014!<br />
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Until next time....close the lid (learned that important lesson) and keep the trap line set!<br />
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<br />Shelley Wickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05982934748730940789noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671412705087116870.post-49077606728599396312013-06-05T13:01:00.000-07:002013-06-05T13:01:02.187-07:00More Market stuff!Ok the answer to the last blog post was........12!!! Thats right! I brought home 12 new pairs of shoes!<br />
I know, it's ridiculous, but I can't help myself!<br />
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So Market is always fun, exhilarating, exhausting, energizing....all at the same time!<br />
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We did two schoolhouses on Thursday. Schoolhouses are opportunities for us to teach other shop owners ways in which they can promote our book or fabric. Both went very well, and we have lots of fresh ideas for next year! The show starts on Friday, and there is SO MUCH to see!!<br />
The show is very large....it's hard to explain to someone exactly how large it is unless you've actually seen it!! It's not just a bunch of little old grannies setting up their wares on a table, it's an industry! and it's large!<br />
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<br />Shelley Wickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05982934748730940789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671412705087116870.post-11567924182379054142013-05-29T11:09:00.000-07:002013-05-29T11:09:24.596-07:00Home again, home again, Jiggitty Jig!Finally home again!!<br />
Wow! Quilt Market was fabulous as always!! We started our market adventures by taking an extra day and flying into Seattle, WA rather then Portland (where market was being held)<br />
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because that's where the Martingale offices are located. And for those of you who are unfamiliar, Matingale and Company is who publishes our books! It was fabulous to be able to meet some of the people who work on our books, and be able to put faces to names!!<br />
We spent the night at Mary's house - she works at Martingale, and it just happens to be where Tis the Season and Urban Country Quilts were photographed!<br />
Flip to page 14 of Tis the Season....that is Roofis! Mary's dog! So we were able to meet him! I'd have to say that Roofis looks a little older and wiser then he did a few years ago!<br />
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The next morning we hopping into our rental car and made our way over to the Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle. We don't usually have time to do touristy things during market time, but this was a fun treat! We wandered antique stores, purchased some fruit for our drive, listened to some amazing singers outside of the original Starbucks store, and had a delicious lunch with an amazing view!<br />
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Oh wait! Another really fun thing we got to see at the Martingale offices was their new wholesale catalouge!!! The cover had OUR quilts in the front!!! Quilts from Tis the Autumn Season that releases in just a few days!!<br />
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So after the few hours we spent at Pike Place Market we headed down to Portland. What is normally a three hour drive....took us a whole lot longer for some reason........<br />
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Heehehehe! What can we say? And by the way.....those shoes.....all mine! Thats right, that totally doesn't include what Jeanne and Jo bought (don't judge me!!)<br />
I have so many great pictures and stories from Market that I think I will spread them out instead of overwhelming you with all our adventures at once!! So keep watching for more in the Market series, otherwise known as how many shoes did Shelley really bring home??? (here's your clue....it was more then what you see here!)<br />
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