Christmas Gift Giving Idea's!

It is hard to believe that there is only one month until Christmas! This year has seriously blown by! We have been getting the store decorations hung and our holiday specials organized.

There are a number of items that are going on special for the Christmas season.
Here is a little taste of some of our in store specials.

The EQ6 Electric Quilt Software is an amazing piece of software designed for someone just starting to quilt, right up to someone that want to design very intricate quilts as well as incorporting your embroidery designs!

Even you hardly know how to use a computer, you can confidently use this software! I love how you can play with the thousands of designs they have within the program and combine those with your choice of colour palete and or fabric choices, to actually see what you quilt will look like before you have even started!

This retails for $229.95. But for the holiday season I  have reduced the price to only $169.95!! But only while stock lasts ladies, so let Santa know! Because once my inventory is gone, so is the great price!

Another great gift for yourself or a quilter in your life is the Stars and  Stripes Forever Quilt Kit. This is designed by Sue Beevers and really is a stunning paper piece project. The quilt top measures 80" x 80" and the kit includes over 22 yards of RJR Surrey Footpaths fabric, as well as all the instructions to create this stunning quilt top. It retails for $350.00 but while quantites last you can get it for only $179.95!! Even if you were to just get it for the fabric alone and created a different quilt design, this is an incredible price!

If you are someone that does a lot of applique quilting or just likes that professional look of properly pressed item, than the Elna Press is what you need! The Alize is a smaller Elnapress model, at a lower price, still providing all the benefits of using an Elnapress instead of a hand iron and  at an affordable price.Stylishly designed to grace any home, it is made from only best materials ensuring both efficiency and durability.Retail price is $599.95. My holiday special is $249.95!

Until December 19th 2009

All of our in stock

 Layer Cakes - Jelly Rolls - Charm Packs are on for 30% off Regular Prices!

Fabric by the Meter 40% off 3 or more 0ne Meter Cuts!

 New products are being added to my website on a weekly bases. So don't forget to check back to it often!

To order any of the items displayed in my blog or on my website you can call 250-762-6468 or toll free 1-866-762-6468 or send me an email info@findlaysvacsew.com. We gift wrap and ship as well!

Happy Sewing!
Lori Findlay-Mead

Stocking Stuffer Ideas!

There are so many great feet coming out from Janome this year! They make great gift giving ideas for yourself as well as for someone on your Christmas gift giving list!

Recently we brought in the Janome Clear View Quilting Foot and Guide Set

You can attach and remove the guides as needed to suit what ever task you have. 1/4" seam, ditch quilting or a clear foot. Marking indicate 1/8" or 1/4" from centre needle drop position with handy cornering markings for 1/8" and 1/4" seams. Oval shaped needle hole allows adjustment for scant 1/4" seams (computer machines only though) This foot fits most top loading bobbin Janome sewing machines.





Another great new foot is the

Ribbon Sewing Guide.

 Make your own original ribbons by adding decorative stitching or lettering. Whether used to embellish quilts and apparel, scrapbooking decorations, or for decorating that special gift, you can add originality to all of your projects. The Ribbon Sewing Guide allows you to create original ribbons by adding decorative stitches and lettering to ribbon up to 25mm (1") wide

There are though a few restrictions with this guide:
 All machines that have an attachment hole on or near the needle plate can use this guide. Use the shorter setscrew and thinner pad for MC11000, MC6600P, MC6500P, 6260QC, 6125QC, 6019QC. Use the longer setscrew and thicker pad for MC9700, MC9500, MC4900QC, MC4800, DC3050, Jem Platinum 720/760, Jem Gold, Sewist Series (521/525S, 625E). Does not fit machines without an attachment hole, such as the Memory Craft 10001 or 10000.
So this is not for all the Janome machines, but it is a great crafty accessory!

Having problems lining up or evenly spacing your border designs? Now the Border Guide Foot helps you to easily match up your border designs with the red lines of the foot. No need to mark every row beforehand!


The secret to the border guide foot lies in the red guide marks. The two sets of vertical red lines are calibrated to allow perfect spacing of rows. The horizontal red line matches the needle drop so you can line up the start of each row. The small red mark denotes the center of the design for lining up with the marking for the first row.




Janome's Convertible Even Feed Foot Set (High Shank | Low Shank) with convenient features especially for quilters. The set includes everything you need for gorgeous quilting: an Even Feed Foot with Closed Toe, Convertible Open Toe Foot for extra visibility, Ditch Quilting Guide, and Adjustable Quilting Guide. The new construction of these feet make it easier than ever to set up for all kinds of quilting tasks!


All of the Janome accessory feet are available on my website. So please take the time to browse and find the one that best suits your sewing needs as well as your machine.

Stay tuned for more exciting new products to come in the next few days!

Happy Sewing!

New Goodies!

We just received some beautiful new Hoffman fabrics this week and they are absolutely yummy! The are from the new flavour of Bali Pops we got in a few weeks back. Linda and I are anxious to get sewing with them. I just love working with the Bali Pops. The fabric combinations are to die for and perfect for any strip piecing project.

I recently brought in the patterns for making Bali Bowls, Bali Boxes and Bali Bags. Package it together with a Bali Pop and you have a great Christmas gifts! And yes I did say Christmas. Apparently that is no longer politically correct though! Have you noticed this year how everyone is using the work "Holiday" in place of "Christmas"? I even had the gentleman that was painting my windows today say he was in a store the other day and asked where they kept the Christmas trees and he was told the "Holiday" trees were over there. He then told the employee he did not want a holiday tree he wanted a Christmas tree and if they didn't carry Christmas trees he would find a store that did. I just thought that was so funny! Life is just too serious some days

So enough of that, other new items in the store...I have recently become the Kelowna distributor for Kwik Sew Patterns, which has been a huge hit! Their patterns are so easy to work with and they have all the sizes in one package. So you can just use the Kwik Sew tracing paper and trace out the size of your choice, keeping you master pattern untouched and useable for other sizes. How great is that!