Fully Stacked Round Up

Our Fully Stacked Weekend is over and I am suffering from a bit of a fun hangover. Just a little tired and flat from all the work that went into putting this event together for the weekend and then all the fun  we had over the weekend and now it is over. I am a little sad. From the feedback so far it looks like we will be doing this again with some sewing involved next time. I already have a few ideas running around in my head. So if you have an idea, theme, when you would like to have it, etc I am happy for some extra input.

 Calendar Bingo was a hit and I have already penciled that in for next time as I still have lots of 2015 calendars to use up.  Plus a special February edition of Calendar Bingo will be included after February got banned because there wasn't enough days in the month.
The quiz was interesting online, we only had a few hand in their answers but in store we gave away what I had allocated for the in store quiz prize pool.  Some work to be done on this one for next time. I am think shorter. It started too early this time. Maybe people lost interest.

 Lots of Riley Blake Design and Penny Rose Fabric Stacker packs were sold at the discounted price. People love a discount and it helps when the 2 new released patterns and the revamp pattern featured stacker packs.
Also I need to arrange someone else to take some photos I was too busy to take many.
It is time to have a rest maybe do a little sewing on my Ohio Star quilt which is suppose to be finished by the end of the month. I just love a deadline to give me a good swift kick to the rear end to get me going. I am 2/3 of the way through the blocks. All the large blocks are done just need to finish the 6 inch blocks and piece them altogether.
 Then it is time to start sewing 2016 Block of the Month. We are doing a more traditional Block of the Month next year. We will be use the Riley Blake Designs Shades range and there will be 2 colour ways for you to choose from.

Until Next Time 

Keep Stitching

Cynthia

Fully Stacked - Floral Extravaganza Quilt Pattern Release

Day two has arrived in our Fully Stacked weekend and that means another new release quilt pattern and some more baking. I do enjoy the baking as much as the designing new quilt patterns but try to control my baking time or I would be the size of an elephant. So I am happy to share my baking with others this weekend.  Today's pattern is Floral Extravaganza.

It features the range of Extravaganza by Lila Tueller for Riley Blake Designs. One 10 inch Stacker pack, a little bit of coordinating fabric from the range and a few matching colours from Riley Blakes Shades range. It is another easy project but slightly harder the Butterfly Courtyard as you have the diagonal rows. Once again it is an easy to change the look of the quilt with a change of stacker pack. Here is the block, with a different stacker pack just change the colours of the borders to match some colours in the stacker pack and select a fabric for the corner stones.

There you go. Floral Extravaganza is available in store and online now at Cynthia's Ark. It is on special for the weekend.

Fully Stacked weekend details can be found on this blog post. 

Until Next Time

Keep Stitching

Cynthia

Fully Stacked - Butterfly Courtyard Quilt Pattern Release

Welcome to our Fully Stacked weekend. It is our first special event and won't be our last. Plans for the next one has started.Day 1 has started online and in store I am just finishing the final touches. Let me introduce the first new pattern for this weekend. It is Butterfly Courtyard.

I have used Riley Blake Designs A French Courtyard by Sue Daley Designs 10 inch Stacker Pack and some extra yardage for the blocks and borders. Don't Forget all Stacker packs are 15% off the marked price only this weekend.

We have stock of A French Courtyard 10' Stacker Packs and yardage from the range in store. The beauty of this design is you can pick your favourite Stacker pack and co-ordinated yardage and your Butterfly Courtyard could look totally different from mine. I would love to see it.
The  full colour pattern is available in two formats- the normal paper version which is on special for $10 (Normally $15) and the PDF downloadable pattern which will arrive in your inbox once we process your order, on special for $6 (Normally $10).
I will post some pictures from the shop during the day so if you can't get to the shop you can see a little of what is happening. More details of the specials from the weekend is here in yesterday post.

Don't forget your Fully Stacked quiz answers when you place your order online put them in the comments box for your chance to win a Riley Blake Designs fabric pack from us and with that order you automatically get a ticket in our Fully Stacked Raffle.

Fully Stacked Raffle Prize.

Fully Stacked Quiz prizes.

Until Next Time 

Keep Stitching

Cynthia

Welcome to the Cynthia's Ark Fully Stacked Weekend

I would like to welcome everyone to our first special themed event. Fully Stacked is all about 10' Stacker packs from Riley Blake Designs and Penny Rose Fabrics.
All 10' Stacker packs are 15% off this weekend only.
 There is 2 completely brand new patterns, Butterfly Courtyard and Floral Extravaganza and an updated version of my All Bricked Up pattern. The original pattern is still available if you prefer that one. All four patterns are on special this weekend. Plus all new patterns are available in 2 formats, as downloadable PDF files. They are in their own section so people can't confuse the two. To order it is just a matter of placing an order and once we process your order you will receive another email with the PDF file ready for you to download. Click on the link to download it and then save it to your computer. There is a second place to get your downloaded patterns from. Next time you are logged in to the webshop  on the right hand side of the page under  your My Profile tab you will find  download tab and all your downloaded patterns are kept there for you. So if you lose the emailed links you can always get your patterns again.

For in store customers there is 10% off the bolt price.
For online customers there is Free postage for the 3 days. All you have to do to claim it as you go through the checkout put FREE in the discount coupon box. Easy.


All orders placed online and in store over the 3 days will get you entered into the Fully Stacked Raffle. To be drawn on the 5th October at 4pm. Raffle basket prize valued at $90.

If you follow our blog/ or Facebook page you would have seen the Fully Stacked Quiz running leading up to this event. You need to collect all 10 answers to be in the running to win 1 of the 30 Riley Blake Design fabric bundles(10 each day). Not hard to tracked back on the blog to collect any you have missed. If placing an order online put your answers in the comments box as you go through the checkout or if you are visiting the shop front bring your answers in and hand them in when you make a purchase for your chance to win
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Also we have some Free patterns on offer with all purchases from Riley Blake Designs and Penny Rose Fabrics.

If you are visiting the shop( 7 Wasleys Rd Mallala Sa 55020 there will be morning/afternoon tea on offer, along with some games of Calendar Bingo during the day with prizes for the winners. Opening hours Saturday 9.30am - 4pm and Sunday and Monday 10am- 4pm.

Until Next Time 

Keep Stitching

Cynthia

Fully Stacked Quiz #10

We are up to our last quiz question. You know what that means Fully Stacked starts in under 24 hour online as you will be able to place an order with your quiz answers from Midnight. Just put your quiz answers in the comment box as you go through the checkout eg 1-answer 2-answer etc. In store visitors will have to wait to Saturday 9.30 am before they get to make a purchase and hand their quiz answers in for their chance to win.
So here is the last question Ouch is the polite term used when this item gets you. What am I?

Look out for my blog post later today with all the details for this weekend. There is lots happening online and in store.

Until Next Time

Keep Stitching

Cynthia

 

Fully Stacked Quiz #9

Here is the second to last question in our Fully Stacked Quiz.

Without us you cannot sew. What are we? 

Collect all ten answers and when you place an order online or make a purchase in store between the 3rd-5th October 2015 you will have a chance of winning a Riley Blake Designs fabric bundle. Each bundle has 2 x 30 cm of Riley Blake Designs fabric from the same range. Valued at $14. There is 30 bundles to win over the weekend.
Online put your answers in the comment box as you go through the checkout for your chance to win. In store bring your written answers for your chance to win. It is easy.

Until Next Time

Keep Stitching

Cynthia

Fully Stacked Quiz #8

Question #8 of our Fully Stacked Quiz for everyone.

Most of my kind use electricity to light up your pattern so you can see through it.

We are only 3 days away from the start of our Fully Stacked Weekend there has been lots of preparation happen here. Fabric bundles for the quiz prizes are all ready, new patterns all done, morning/afternoon teas are arranged. So now I have to finish wrapping the raffle prize and Calendar Bingo prizes, hang the new quilts up for display, load all the new stacker packs that arrived especially for this event on the website, blow up some balloons and I am nearly done. I am so looking forward to the weekend. We are going to have lots of fun. Please join us in store or online.

Until Next Time 

Keep Stitching

Cynthia

Fully Stacked Quiz #7

We are up to #7 in our Fully Stacked Quiz. I hope you are collecting the answers, only 3 more to go.
So today quiz question is

I can guide you through your project if you take the time to read me. 

Everyone is welcome to join in our Fully Stacked weekend activities in store and online. You could participate in store and online as there will be a few different things happening between the two. 

In store it is a shop preview weekend so if you haven't visited us on any of our open days this is a great opportunity to take a drive and have a look at what we have on offer in the shop, have a close up look at the new release quilt patterns, meet other like minded people, have a cuppa, play some Calendar Bingo( more details over the weekend), do some shopping- in store specials will be slight different to the online specials etc.

Online we will have a blog post each day featuring the new quilt pattern releases, do some shopping and claim your Fully Stacked Quiz prize,  participate in some Facebook fun, collect some free patterns and who know what else might happen.

So please join in over the October long weekend for some Cynthia's Ark fun with Riley Blake Designs 10' Stacker packs.

Until Next Time

Keep Stitching

Cynthia 

Fully Stacked Quiz #6.

Now for the 6th question in our Fully Stacked Quiz.

I come in a number of sizes and you need different ones for different jobs. I can be left handed or right handed. What am I?

Only 5 more days and Fully Stacked will start will start on Saturday 3rd October 2015. Full details very soon.

Until Next Time

Keep Stitching

Cynthia

Fully Stacked Quiz #5

We have reached the halfway point of our quiz. So here is question 5 for you.

Make sure you line me up correctly or you block may not come out the size it is meant to be. What am I?

I hope you are collecting the answers for next weekend Fully Stacked Event.

Until Next Time

Keep Stitching

Cynthia

Fully Stacked Quiz #4 & Hot Bolt of the Week #7

Here we are with our fourth quiz question in our Fully Stacked Quiz. I hope  you are collecting the answers ready for next weekend Fully  Stacked weekend.

Question 4 is
What does WIP stand for?

Also while I am here this week's Hot Bolt of the Week is Flowers on the Green Batik fabric which is $13.00 a metre this week so you save $10.00 per metre. You can purchase some at Cynthia's Ark

 I will share a blog post on Sunday featuring this fabric in a new design that is ready for quilting.

Until Next Time

Keep Stitching

Cynthia

Fully Stacked Quiz #3

We are up to question #3 today of our Fully Stacked quiz.

 

You need me to un-sew if you make a mistake. What am I?

Collect all 10 answers and place an order online over the Fully Stacked weekend and put your answers in the comment box for your chance to win a Riley Blake Designs fabric pack or visit the store in person 7 Wasleys Rd Mallala South Australia over that weekend and hand in your answers with a purchase for a chance to win. There is 30 Riley Blake Designs fabric packs to win over the weekend.

Until Next Time

Keep Stitching

Cynthia

Fully Stacked Quiz #2.

Here is Question 2 of the Fully Stacked Quiz.

I am an essential piece of your sewing equipment but you can still make a quilt without me if you choose. What am I?

You can share your answers or keep them to yourself as you need to give me all 10 correct answers when you make a purchase over the Fully Stacked weekend to claim your prize  either in person in the shop or in the comments box as you go through the checkout.

Until Next Time

Keep Stitching

Cynthia

Fully Stacked Quiz #1

Welcome to our first Special Event, our Fully Stacked Weekend starting on to 3rd October. We are kicking things off with our Fully Stacked Quiz. Every day I will release a quiz question for the next 10 days and you need to collect all 10 answers to be able to enter to win a prize. To be in the running to win a Riley Blake Designs/ Penny Rose Fabric prize all you have to do is place an order between 3rd-5th October 2015 on our online store www.cynthiasark.com.au and enter your 10 answers in the comments box as you go through the checkout or visit us in store at 7 Wasleys Rd Mallala South Australia 5502 and make a purchase and give us your answers for your chance to win a Riley Blake Design/ Penny Rose Fabrics fabric pack. I have 10 packs to give away each day over 3 days, (5 online and 5 in store). That is 30 prize packs. 
TIP- There is 10 different answers so think carefully as a couple of questions could have more than 1 answer. No answers are repeated.

Here we go! Question 1.

I am one of your most dangerous quilting tools. You must engage the safety when you put me down.  What am I?

Collect all your answers ready for the Fully Stacked Weekend. Have fun. More details about the weekend on our Facebook page 

Until Tomorrow Question

Keep Stitching

Cynthia.

Fully Stacked Quiz

Our Fully Stacked weekend is coming closer. Just over 2 weeks to go, the time has arrived to start letting everyone in on some the activities that will be happening over the 3 days that Fully Stacked will be running. Some events will happen online and in store like our Fully Stacked Quiz. Starting 23rd of September I will release a quiz question each day until the 2nd October there will be 10 questions and you will need to collect all 10 answers and each day the first 5 customers in store hand in their correct answers with their purchase and the first 5 online customers who put the answers in the comments box as they go through the checkout will win a fabric prize. There will be 30 of these prize packs given away over the 3 days, 10 each day.

A little hint just for you! No answer is repeated- there is 10 different answers.

Keep an eye out for the next Fully Stacked Update soon.

Until next time

Keep Stitching

Cynthia