Heartbeat Quilting www.heartbeatquilting.com
Newsletter Date August 2013
SHOWTIME!
See YOU There… Heartbeat Quilting will be attending 2 shows in October. You are encouraged to pre-order for pick up at the shows. Check out our website for your favorite products. www.heartbeatquilting. com MQX Quilt Festival Pacific Northwest, Portland, OR - October 9 – 12 Washington State Quilters (WSQ) 35th Annual Quilt Show, Spokane, WA - October 18, 19 & 20
Customer Favorites & Top Sellers Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 96” x 30yd roll $111.00 Hobbs Low Loft Polydown 108” x 30 yds roll $89.00 Hobbs 100% Cotton w/Scrim 96” x 30yds roll $145.00 Heartbeat has 16 different types of batting available to purchase by the yard. Ask us for a shipping quote!
Customers Are Always Right You told us – so we know it’s true… “…I just found out that you sell wide backings and 16 types of batting by the yard – AND they are the best price I’ve found anywhere. I’ll be back with my church charity group for our next project – we may even cut out our quilts on the Accuquilt die cutter…” JHC I keep a cutsie little notebook (the ones we never know what to do with, 'cus they are too small) next to the machine, to jot down notes on thread … combos such as King Tut and
Masterpiece, what the tension feels like, how each does on top and bottom. It’s been a godsend when I do jobs with more infrequently used threads. My favorite all around? So Fine, by Superior… Adrienne “…Hang It Dang It is the perfect wall hanging system for me. I started with 1 Hang It Dang It and it worked so well that now I have 6 Hang It Dang Its at my home – I could be on a commercial for this product! “ …Penny W.
Wish you had room for all your quilting friends to join you in comfort in your sewing area? Heartbeat Quilting knows just what that feels like. After adding our 5th Gammill Longarm machine we
Open most Saturdays and Wednesday nights until 9pm– check out our website for dates & times. Order online – anytime. 16969 E Sprague Spokane Valley WA
Share your tips and tricks with us – it’s good to share…
Bursting at the Seams… Ever wished your sewing room was bigger? Tired of finding more places for your tools, projects, machines or fabric?
Visit the Store!
find that in spite of our diets we are bumping into each other. So our tiny building is going to be stretched so we can better serve you. Growing pains may include: Dust, moving inventory, and some extra noise. Detour during construction: Parking and entrance will be at the back of
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the building instead of the front. Access via Autocraft driveway and parking lot. Signs will be posted to help you find your way. Web orders should experience no changes. Business as
usual.
You can check out our construction progress on our webpage. www.heartbeatquilting.com
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Machines Certification Class $50 - $15/hr Classes are Tues, Thurs, Fri, or Sat Call us today!
YOU are our Customer You do not have to be a business to purchase from Heartbeat Quilting. However, wholesale prices for select items apply if you are a business.
Finding Your Creative Spark … as told by Wanda Jeffries
Chocolate…decisions, decisions, decisions”
Wednesday Night Open Until 9pm You can now quilt, or shop late on Wednesday nights – Wednesday we are open 9am to 9pm You can wear your jammies, bring your chocolate, and enjoy stretching your day to include some quilting fun. “
Ever find yourself spending more time deciding how you want to quilt something – than the time it actually takes to execute the project? Tired of the same old bag of tricks? You can replenish your creative and quilting inspirations in many ways.
many folks who blog and post, you will never run out of eye candy. Attending Quilting Shows Really any show, it just gets you motivated to try new things. Classes at the shows that cater to machine quilting can inspire.
After 19 years of quilting I have learned several ways to charge up my creative batteries.
Asking for input from others – I am fortunate to work with others who share my passion.
Chat Groups: Machine Quilting Professional, MQResourse, Statler Sisters
The local machine quilting group, Inland NW Machine Quilters are a great group of people who share our passion too.
Books: Angela Walters, Patsy Thompson DVDs-Patsy Thompson, HandiQuilter The internet: Pinterest (watch out, it’s addicting!), Facebook (follow your favorite quilters), flickr.com. Have you ever seen some of the quilting done by greenfairyquilts.blogspot.c om? Wow! There are so
Get together with others. Show and tell with friends, see how someone else has quilted their quilt. Commit time and energy to daydreaming and looking at things with new eyes. Trust my instincts and tackle new techniques – even if it takes longer at first. Look at the world with new eyes: Check out the carpet patterns, tile
patterns in commercial buildings, mini blinds have pattern, shower curtains, magazine ads, expand on shapes with the fabric prints, interesting flower in the yard, observe the landscape, trees, etc. I take a daily walk or bike ride for exercise – but I remember to look at my surroundings for quilting inspirations. Yes, I’m really working all the time. Something to think about: We need to be in the open mode with our mind when pondering a how do I quilt this question. Once we come up with a solution we must then switch to the closed mode to implement it. Because once we’ve made a decision, we are efficient only if we go through
with it decisively, undisturbed by doubts about its correctness. Nothing will stop you being creative so effectively as the fear of making a mistake.
How do you know how good you can do until you start?