Quilt Retreat

We have our bi-annual Quilt Retreat coming soon and there are still a few spaces open.
It is Thurs. - Sun. April 8-11 at Gardom Lake Bible Camp. It's a great opportunity to get some projects done. No meals to prepare, no housework, no phone interuptions!! Wow what a lot you can accomplish. Friendship & sharing is the theme. If you'd like to join us - please call asap. (250) 832-3937. The cost is $175 + gst.

Congratulations to Carol Bold - the winner of the Janome Sewing Machine. We hope you enjoy your machine Carol.

Our Open House & Show & Tell was a wonderful success. We couldn't believe how many people came. It was standing room only!! Thank you all for your support.

The Show & Tell was great. We have some very talented quilters in our midst. Your projects were beautiful. Thank you all for sharing.

With all this mild weather it's time to think about spring. We have new fabrics arriving daily. Also a huge new order of wool has come in for all you knitters. The colours are beautiful.

We've also received lots of wool roving for needlepunch.

So drop in and see all the new things.

Happy New Year!

Now that the holidays are over we are raring to go with our

New Class Schedule.

If you haven't received one in the mail - drop in & pick one up or view the list on our website. There are lots of new exciting classes - something for everyone!

Our Pick Your Discount Sale continues to Sat. Jan. 16 -

don't miss out this great opportunity to get some good deals.

Also on Sat. Jan. 16 we are having our

OPEN HOUSE & SHOW & TELL.

There will be lots of draws -

if the Janome Machine lucky number isn't claimed by then

we will also draw for that. Also for the rest of the week -

you can enter again for the draws with a purchase over $25.

Wish Lists

What's on your wish list?

Are you wishing you could whip up a beautiful little wall hanging like the one below? Jan made this charming "sampler" wall hanging using die cuts from our brand new die-cutter. Die cuts are perfectly cut fabric shapes and we have stockings, mittens, stars, trees, snowflakes, and light bulbs. Although they make getting ready for Christmas easy as pie, there is one other item we have in stock that can make it even easier ... scroll down....

This is what we're talking about!

This is just the thing you need to get the job done.

Or, wouldn't it be just the thing sitting under your Christmas Tree?

We already have customers that have entrusted us with their "Wish List" so we can point loved ones in the right direction for the perfect gift. If the truth be told our husbands, sons and daughters don't always know what would be exactly the right gift for their resident quilter but they do know how much we all appreciate a gift that truly allows us to keep giving. So come on in, take a look around and let us know if there is anything that would be the perfect thing on your Wish List!

Happenings at the Shop!

Jan, Kathie and Lucille are quilting away the hours at the Sewing Basket's Semi-Annual Retreat at Gardom Lake and Cheryl and Jill are holding down the fort at the shop. And they have been busy, busy, busy.

Five boxes of freight arrived just today and we now have a selection of Christmas buttons that is just too cute! Snowmen, snowflakes, candy canes galore, plus beautiful hearts and Old-World style buttons that will add just the perfect touch to those holiday projects. And, yarn.....

After a busy afternoon of unpacking, we have filled the shelves again - in fact, we were so busy in the yarn department today Cheryl had to keep stepping out to make room for the customers. It seems people are knitting more than ever and the word has got out that we have the best selection of yarn in Salmon Arm!

And here's a picture of our new yarn kits. Everything you need is in the kit - needles, pattern, yarn and buttons or zippers and zipper pulls - no need to go searching for those special finishing touches as they are already all put together in an easy-pack tote.

The classroom is empty tomorrow and we have a number of people who intend to come for an hour or two or three to finish up projects from previous classes. We love having you stop by to show us what you have been doing, or making use of the classroom when it is free. It is a wonderful space and we are happy to share it with you when it is free. And, it is always entertaining!

So be sure to come in, and "sit a spell"!

Win A Prize!

Today is the first Friday Demo of the Fall Season and we have so much to share with you about what is new in the store! This year we have added a lot of Hallowe'en fabrics to our fall lineup. It seems Hallowe'en gets bigger and bigger every year so check out what we have!

We keep adding to our collection of bag-making supplies and are now stocking large grommets - perfect for a lot of the new bag patterns we are getting in.

For today's Demo we are offering up a prize! To get your name entered you must write down a type of yarn we blogged about in a previous post. Come to the Demo and when you get here, find that yarn in the store and write down the price of it. Add your name and enter it in to the draw for a fabulous prize. It's our first blog give-away so it's a special one!

See you soon!

Keeping You In Stitches!

Wow! Our Mystery Sale was a super success! Thanks to all of you that came and enjoyed some fantastic sales and specials; staff members and customers alike had a wonderful day.

We have again had truckloads of new arrivals and we are busy finding space to fit it all in! That's not always the easiest thing to do either. Lots of new Amy Butler patterns and fabrics have arrived; for those of you not familiar with Amy Butler Designs you must come and see these!

Our yarn section is also expanding very quickly with many new shades and varieties for Fall. One of the new yarns is Tweed Montage, a wool/acrylic blend by Kertzer and is perfect for sweaters.

The monster balls of Marble Chunky have literally disappeared on us TWICE and the new colours are "STUNNING". Tarryn showed us an afghan she is crocheting with it and WOW - Jill is also knitting a sweater using it and she says she can't put it down. The amazing thing about this yarn is that it is variegated and every row is a "surprise".

The countdown is officially on to the first Demo of the season. Next Friday at 1:30 is the time to mark on your calendar so you can come down and see what we have in store for you!

Gotta run now - there are even more boxes to be opened. It's like Christmas every day here!