Jason Yenter of In the Beginnings Fabrics has hit another one out of the park with this beautiful fabric line. Do you remember his wonderful take on dragons? Well, this time, he has turned his talents to mystical unicorns. There are two gorgeous fabric panels –...
This collection by Deborah Edwards with textures from Linda Ludovico proudly celebrates our country from coast to coast. The collection is absolutely gorgeous. Not sure how much we’ll still have by the time you read this because customers are love love loving...
We’re sooo excited to say that this great shop hop is back! Same five great shops! Cobwebs (we’ll have a Pop Up Shop!) Creekbank Sewing Machines near Conn Threads That Bind in Maxwell Creemore House of Stitches in Creemore Country Concessions in...
Do you love beautifully handcrafted work? Are you a maker or quilter who for once would like to buy a finished project?! In a panic for that last minute birthday, Christmas or hostess gift? Then you’ll be thrilled to hear we are starting to sell store samples!...
Have you heard about our fun Thursday evening events? At 6.30 pm EST on (most) Thursdays, we click into Facebook Live and our Quilt and Maker customers from all over the place sit down at home with their popcorn, maybe a glass of wine (or two), and join in the fun of...
We launched this fabric line at our Thursday Sew Down on Facebook Live on St Patrick’s Day…how cool is that! Both Quilters and Makers will enjoy these fabrics, whether you’re Irish or not! … oh and all Lovers of Things Green! Designed by...
Wow, how quickly time flies! Northcott’s gorgeous Stonehenge Oh Canada! quilt fabric collection originally came out TEN years ago. So we were very excited to learn they were releasing a 10th Anniversary addition. The fabric was designed by Deborah Edwards with...
Toddlers love to learn, and touch, and chew. This Inspiration covers all those aspects! It’s a soft fabric book with a cute colourful story, that can be popped into the washing machine after the little one has finished touching/reading/chewing it :). The perfect...
One of our suppliers was telling us how great this sewing notion is. She said it is the perfect time saver for quilters when doing point to point sewing so we just had to try it out! We were excited because it is used for half square triangles and flying geese...
Thought it was time to have some interesting (hopefully!) articles again. For this one, we interviewed one of our favourite pattern designers, Debbie Bowles of Maple Island Quilts. Debbie very graciously answered our many questions from her home in Minnesota. We...
HAPPY NEW YEAR! We’re kicking off the year with a “CLEAN THIS S#&T UP CONTEST”. Does your sewing room look like this? You’re not alone! Join AJ and Deb as we kick off the New Year by getting our sewing rooms in...
Crazy day today!!! Envision chicken with her head cut off but still wearing a blingy elf hat! So happy to help everyone with the fabric & gift pressies today!! We got our samples made of the Hot Cocoa Bar Apron...
This week’s favourite tool comes from Laurel L: “I love my pressing rulers. Makes my sewing so much more accurate. Especially pressing triangles open on bias. Just wish they made a large one which is why I joined mine.” What is a...
Looking for some extra bits for a project or to fill a void in your stash? Or just looking for a surprise package! Let AJ curate a fun pack of six fat quarters…just pick your colour or fabric theme from the list. Only $24 (+ tax). Perfect when you can’t pop in...
For those of us who want to “do it all”, using our domestic machine for a large quilt is often a challenge. So we were excited a few years ago to discover Martha Schelleringhoud and her creative method for doing just that AND still having a professional...
When we decided to hold a class in Machine Quilting Techniques, we had some questions for the teacher, Jennifer Houlden of Quilts by Jen. Here are her answers: Thank you for inviting me to be a part of your newsletter and talk about machine quilting. I have always...
