And the winner is

Patti!
Patti said...

I love the crochet hook idea! My tip is when buffing out (ahem) burrs on the hook assembly, those foam core emery boards (nail file) work very well. The ends are the perfect size that the file has the perfect grit. Leaves everything nice and smooth!

Please email me your mailing information and I will get this off to you. Thanx for entering everyone!

Featuring Carole Gardner

Hello,

Today we are featuring the wonderful work of Carole Gardner. Carole is the APQS rep from Kamloops, BC and has been a customer of ours from the beginning.

Here's a quilt she recently quilted using the Wish Upon A Star pantograph by Debra Geissler. The thread she used was Superior Silver Metallic 40 wt in the top and bottom line pre-wound in the bottom. Carole is such a talented quilter and an awesome person!

Wish Upon A Star by Debra Geissler
Our Price: $22 CDN
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Superior Metallics Silver (available to wholesale customers)
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Bottom Line Pre-Wound Bobbins (Available to wholesale customers)
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Thank you for stopping by our blog today. If you'd like to see our Christmas newsletter, please click here.

Merry Christmas and Happy Quilting!

Linda

Tip of the Month + a Give Away!

Linda demonstrates the Clover No. 12 Crochet Hook
Please read to the bottom to see how you can enter to win a prize!

Good Morning!

This morning I was stitching away on a quilt for a customer when I saw a dark thread underneath the white fabric on the quilt top. I called my office assistant over to show her a neat trick for removing the dark thread and I thought I should share it with all of you as well. This tip has definitely come in handy over the years!

In the picture above you can see a dark thread under the white fabric if you look closely.


I'm using a Clover No. 12 (teeny tiny) Crochet Hook to gently poke through the white fabric.

I reached in with the hook and gently pulled the dark thread out. The hole that is left behind is very minimal and diminishes completely by rubbing it lightly with your finger.

Here you can see the long, dark thread that was removed.

Clover Soft Touch Steel Crochet Hook - Easy and Ergonomic - Made in Japan

We sell these awesome crochet hooks in our online store at this link: Long Arm Supplies and believe every long arm quilter should have one!

Please feel free to leave a comment on this post and let us know what your favourite long arm or just quilting tip is! We'd love to hear it. Everyone who leaves a comment with a tip will be entered to win one of these wonderful crochet hooks! For an additional entry please post about this contest on your own blog and then leave a comment here letting me know you've done that. Please be sure to leave your name and email address so we have a way of contacting you to let you know you've won. We'll draw a name on Dec. 15. Good luck!

Happy quilting!

Linda

Welcome

Hello, and welcome to our new blog. This blog will be an extension of our Long Arm Supplies business website. We plan to post weekly with interesting tips and tutorials for Long Arm quilters, we'll have fun give aways periodically, as well as the occasional specials on some of our amazing thread, pantographs and notions.

On November 16 we were fortunate enough to have Mark Caraher come all the way from APQS in Iowa to our studio in Rosedale, BC to teach a machine maintenance class. Here are a few pics of our wonderful afternoon. It was just awesome, and very informative!

There were 20+ longarmers and their husbands in attendance.

Carol, the APQS rep from Kamloops, BC, kindly brought her Millennium to the seminar for Mark to demonstrate on.

Mark eased some of our thread tension issues

Each class participant received an APQS Machine Maintenance Manual, which is a very handy reference tool to have nearby when you're having issues with your machine!

Thanks to Mark for giving us the knowledge and confidence to keep our machines running smoothly.

Happy quilting!

Linda Lang