Lilac Lane Quilts

180 Parsons Road Unit 27 Alliston, On. L9R 1E8
(705) 435-2746 Toll Free 1-866-435-1041

Your Complete Quilt Shop
Patterns, fabrics, notions, workshops, longarm quilting services and custom made quilts.
We also carry a large inventory of quilts for sale. These can be viewed by visiting our Quilts for Sale link.

OPEN MONDAY TO SATURDAY 9:30 – 5:30
SUNDAY AND MOST HOLIDAYS 11:00 – 4:00
CLOSED MAY 20^TH AND 21^ST

Monday at noon, the winners will be drawn for the Goose on the Loose Shop Hop... Stay by your phone.
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Lizzie’s Birthday Sale

Wed. May 16^th Special of the Day 25% off regular priced Books
Thurs. May 17^th Special of the Day 25% off regular priced Kits
Friday May 18^{th Special} of the Day25% off regular priced Notions
Saturday May 19^th Special of the Day 25% off regular priced Fabrics

At the end of May we will be attending the quilt show in Sarnia. This will feature the Kaufman quilt challenge and the guild is expecting between 700 and 1,000 visitors. For more information please visit our webpage and click on the Events Link on the homepage for more information.

Help the local Food Bank without doing anything out of the ordinary! We just found out that if you bring in your Zehrs cash tapes, nicely flattened out, we will pass them along to the local food bank and they will receive funds to keep their organization running. How easy is that? It doesn’t matter which location you shop at, the Food Bank will be able to change your receipts into food to assist their clients.

Marti Me and Muffin Club: Marti Michell phoned to tell us that she is taking a break from the Marti and Me Club. There are a couple of books she needs time to work on for publication. After this break, it sounds like she will be back in business for us. There will be a BOEOW starting in the fall but the design has not been chosen as of yet. She does not put a new program out for this at Spring Market. She was very impressed with what we have been doing. We are one of four that have kept the club running from its introduction. (and I add the only Canadian quilt shop running from the beginning)

WORKSHOPS

OUR WORKSHOP POLICY IS THAT ALL WORKSHOPS ARE PREPAID AND IF THERE ARE LESS THAN FOUR CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS THE WORKSHOP WILL BE CANCELLED. IF WE CANCEL THE WORKSHOP YOUR MONEY WILL BE RETURNED HOWEVER IF YOU DO NOT SHOW UP THERE WILL BE NO REFUND. WORKSHOPS ARE SUBJECT TO HST.

Basic Sewing kit for most workshops: sewing machine in good working order, sewing machine manual, thread, thread scissors, seam ripper just in case, tape measure, bobbins filled and ready to go, pattern, fabric, notebook, and pen.

Please do not arrive more than 15 minutes ahead of your scheduled time. It may interfere with other activities in the workshop area. Also it gives us time to make the coffee and tea and set up for your activity. We appreciate your enthusiasm and will very much appreciate you thinking of us setting up for you.

Rolling Star Quilt: This will be our demonstration for the Goose on the Loose Shop Hop and our prize quilt to be won. On May 26^th, you can learn how to make this quilt and Carl will walk you through the process. You will love the Marti Michell Stripper Templates and then rejoice because they are so versatile. Workshop runs from 10:00a.m. – 3:00p.m. We will cut and sew and jump for joy when you see how Marti makes us better! Workshop fee $45.00. Templates recommended (strongly) pattern required. This workshop is full. Thank you.

Bargello: This is a very interesting quilt with great movement but how do you work with such small pieces? Come to our workshop and learn the secrets. You will make an interesting quilt and learn a trick or two. Book purchase required (around $10) Sat. June 2^nd from 10:00 – 4:00 (longer if you need time). Workshop fee $40.00

Kaleidoscope Quilt: Marti Michell loves a kaleidoscope quilt and has two perfect rulers to make either a full size quilt or a miniature quilt or just a border around a quilt. Marti is very clever. Carl will walk you through Marti’s magic and make a full size quilt with a kaleidoscope border. Book purchase required, ruler purchase highly recommended. This is a two part workshop with dates Saturday June 16^th and Saturday July 14^th. Workshop fee $80.00. Once you learn the magic of Marti you will be going in circles like nobody’s business.

Get it Done: Saturday July 7^th join us for a sewing day. Pack up your projects, your lunch and get away from the phone, the family and get some project done that has been sitting on your quilting table for too long. 10:00 – 4:30. Fee $5.00.

One Block Wonder: Back by popular request, again we are offering this project. It requires one fabric to make the quilt. Book and ruler required. Sat. October 20^th 10:00 – 4:00. Workshop fee $45.00

Santa Baby: You may be thinking why are they planning Christmas projects already. Wouldn’t it be nice not to be rushed with last minute ideas? This is a Saturday and Sunday workshop. The quilt is adorable. Marilyn and I fell in love with it when we saw it. Book required. Sat. Sept. 29^th & 30^th. Workshop fee $60.00

July is the Yours to Discover Shop Hop Month. Visit 10 selected stores throughout Ontario. Each store has a speciality to inspire. Demos at each store and the chance to win fabulous prizes. There is over $4,000.00 in prizes. The Grand Prize is a Babylock Grace sewing machine. Lots of fabrics, books, notions in the prize pile. Visit the Facebook page for the Yours To Discover Shop Hop. Sign up for the newsletter and keep up to date.

CLUBS

Thursday Sew Together Club: Let’s meet every Thursday and sew together. We can finish up things we have on hand or pick a new project and learn it together. Share our talents, teach each other new skills and enjoy a friendship day. Gather at 10:00 in the morning and work until about 4:00p.m. Bring lunch and enjoy a lot of laughs and learning. Club fee is $20.00 for 3 months. Spaces Available

Friday Sew Sisters: We gather at 10:00 am and sew together until 4:00. Pack your lunch and enjoy friendship and dedicated sewing time. Some times we don’t pack our lunch and just order it in. After all it is Friday. Shouldn’t we have the day off making lunches?

If you are looking to purchase an entire bolt please let us know and we will order it and phone you when it arrives. Please keep in mind when we have a fabric sale, batting is also included in that sale.

Quilt Stencils: We work hard to give a changing assortment of stencils for quilting and marking pens.

Cones of Thread: For the serious quilter or just those of us who don’t like to run out and want to save a bit of money. We carry a polytwist thread for piecing and machine quilting. This is not a serger thread. We also have cones of YLI and King Tut Variegated threads for machine quilting.

Shannon quilt kits: Shannon is a company that creates plush quilt kits and fabrics that are so comfortable and cute that we cannot keep them in stock. Liz met the company 4 years or so ago at the Quilt Market in Houston. She purchased a few kits, the booth looked like it had been ransacked the products were in such demand. During the following years, Liz could not find a Canadian distributor. Along came Shelia and we are back in business and in business we are. We cannot keep the kits in stock. We have a selection of Shannon fabrics on the bolt which are 60 inches wide and make a fabulous backing for a lap or child’s quilt. Western Canada loves Shannon for backings and will piece them for the full size quilts, just remember there is nap and you want it match the nap when piecing. Molly the monkey has just arrived this week along with 2 other kinds of kits. Thanks Sheila!

Wendy has made this for me to enjoy a couple of times and it is very appetizing during the warmer weather.

Vegetable Pizza

1 8-oz. can refrigerated crescent rolls
3-oz. cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sour cream
2 Tbsp. mayonnaise
1 clove garlic, minced
1 Tbsp. fresh dill, chopped
2 cups assorted raw vegetables, chopped (broccoli, cauliflower, cucumbers, carrots, cherry tomatoes and squash are good choices).
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Unroll crescent rolls and do not separate. Place them as a sheet on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees. Meanwhile, combine cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic and dill together and blend well. Allow crescent rolls to cool and spread cream cheese mixture over rolls. Top with assorted vegetables and sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Cut into squares and serve. This starter is light and flavorful. Even the kids will like it despite the fact that it has so many good veggies. Just don't tell the kids that it is good for them.

The Skinny: Use low fat or light cream cheese, sour cream and mayo. You can also get away with low fat cheese in this recipe since the cheese is not required to melt.

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Here are our two clips of our guest appearance from Thursday Oct. 14^th 2010 when we were guests on the Roger’s Community Show, Daytime. This aired live but you can watch our segment in two parts here. Thanks to Rogers Community Television for having us as guests.

First half of our appearance.

Second half of our appearance

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Lilac Lane Quilts
(705)435-2746
Toll Free 1-866-435-1041
Email_Liz @lilaclanequilts.com