Friday, March 28, 2014

Fabric Sale Finds for March 28, 2014!

Abbi Mays - Save $5.00 off your next order of $50 or more using code SPRING.

Allegro Fabrics - Rainy Day Sale! 15% off the entire shop using code RainyDays. This includes all notions, patterns, buttons and fabrics (including sale fabrics)! Sale lasts Friday, Saturday and Sunday!

Christa Quilts - Today's Daily Deal:The entire Text Prints category! Plus there are four new quilt kits on sale including Christa's String of Pearls Kit for just $55.97 (30% off)!

Cucire (Etsy) - Nordika, Lush Uptown, Briar Rose, Collage, and lots of Amy Butler in the sale section!

eQuilter - On sale now through 3/30/2014: Color Palette REDS and PURPLE, PLUm & WINE are both 15% off.

Fabric.com - 15% off all nautical prints through 3/31/2014. 15% off slect Moda Cottons, assorted apparel, minky and Covington home dec fabrics through 3/31/2014

Fabricworm - Spring Cleaning Sale! Save between 30% to 75% on all markdowns through Sat 3/29/2014 at 5pm PST!

Fort Worth Fabric Studio - All Stripes yardage by Riley Blake is are 40% off ($5.55/yd)! All Benartex/Kanvas Frost is now 50% off ($4.98/yd). Today's Friday Bundle Batch is called Cotton Candy. It's a fun pretty selection of 8 pinks and blues. Can you say perfect baby quilt?!

Hart's Fabric - Secret Serger Sale! Shhhh, the Janome 1100D Serger has been marked doesn from $129 to $899 now through March 31, 2014.

PatternCrush (Etsy) - MOVING SALE! so many bolts with very little yardage, or they're all alone from their collection, so they are marked down at least 25%!. Check out the skinny bolt section…. Over 50 items listed at amazing prices! There may be closer to 45 now, because I'm going shopping!! ;)

Pink Castle Fabrics - Spring Cleaning Sale! 20% off all in-stock items with code SPRING20! Every single print, notion, pattern, and tool is 20% off from now until Monday, March 31st.

Quilt Home.com - Save 20% off on all currently in stock Joel Dewberry fabrics, patterns &book using code QHAJD (ends midnight 3/28/14). Save 20% off preorder Kaffe Collctive Spring 2014 fabrics using code QHSPRING14 (ends 4/4/14). Today's special: Save 25% on all Petal Home Dec fabric by Tanya Whelan with coupon code: QHRYUV. Plus don't forget the Ides of March Sale with up to 60% off selected fabrics by Amy Butler, Anna Maria Horner, Joel Dewberry, Valori Wells, & Heather Bailey. While supplies last.

Quilted Castle, The - Free shipping on all US orders of $40 or more using code ship40 and discounted shipping on all non-us orders of $40 or more using code intlship40. Good through 3/30/2014

Quiltique - There are currently 279 items in the fabric sale section. No, that's not a typo. Fabrics and collections include (but are def not limited to) Alchemy, Apple Jack, Cocoon, Crazy Love, Cruzin, Flea Market Fancy, Flutter, Gypsy Caravan, Heaven & Helsinki, Hot Chocolate, In My Room, In Plain Sight, Novella, Out to Sea, Pirate Matey, Posy, and Urban Zoology.

Stitch Sanctuary - Clearance Sale starts March 29th through March 31st. Buy any 3 yards of fabric from the clearance area and get one yard free!


DISCLAIMER:
- Yes I will take recommendations and/or corrections. I will even take your shop off the list if you want. Just email me or leave a comment below and I will get right on it. 
- Yes I'm a crazy person that visits all these sites over the few nights before I post. Catch that: it takes a few nights after the day job, so....
- Yes it is possible that the shop sold out before you got there. I also schedule posts to go up during the day while I am at work. So please be patient if I don't respond immediately. 
- Yes I try and alternate the shops I list. If I posted the same exact list every week it just wouldn't be fair! ;)
- Yes I am fabric obsessed and a total enabler to all my fellow fabric hoarders! 
#kiddingnotkidding
- No I do not get paid to post these sales although I've been known to be bribed with fabric. #kiddingnotkidding
- No these are not ALL the sales available online. There are thousands, and I am only one. 
- No I do not list every piece of fabric each shop has on sale. Not that crazy! 
#kiddingnotkidding
 

Friday, March 21, 2014

Fabric Sale Finds for March 21, 2014!

Quilt Home.com - Save 20% off all currently in stock Tula Pink using code QHTPFF (ends today 3/21/2014). Save 20% off all pre-order Kaffe Collection Spring 2014 fabric using code QHSPRING14. Don't forget the Ides of March Sale where you can save up to 60% off selected fabrics by Amy Butler, Anna Maria Horner, Joel Dewberry, Valori Wells, & Heather Bailey. While supplies last. Lastly, today's deal is to Save 25% on all Valentine Rose fabric by Tanya Whelan with coupon code: QHXCWK! 

Fabric.com - 15% off select Timeless Treasures, Liberty of London apparel fabric, and Duralee Home Dec Fabric (through March 24, 2014)

Fabric Shack - 30 year Sale-a-bration is still going on with fabrics marked at $6.98 and under with some marked as low as $4.99!! (online only)

Fort Worth Fabric Studio - Today's Friday Bundle Batch includes an amazing assortment of 10 Kona solids based on the Spring Pantone color forecast (see image below)! Get a FQ bundle of all 10 for $16.29 or a half yard bundle for $31.00!!! Alos, Moonflower yardage by Quilting Treasures is now 40% off ($5.70/yd) and Fashion plate by Henry Glass is 40% off ($5.85/yd)!


Fort Worth Fabric Studio Friday Bundle Batch
Quilt Asylum - ALL Denyse Schmidt fabrics are on sale for 20% off now through March 26, 2014.

1 Choice 4 Quilting - Bella Solid Charm Packs now $8.50 and layer cakes are $36.50. Amelia Floral, Little Apples, and Mystique collections on sale.

Cucire (Etsy) - Bluebird Park, Briar Rose, Collage, and lots of Amy Butler in the sale section!

Marmalade Fabrics - Collections on sale: Carnaby Street, Dear Stella Piper, Hand Drawn Garden, Glimma, Modern Bliss, and Comma


Happiness is Quilting - Colorworks Premium Solids on sale for just $4.75/yd!

Southern Fabric - Deal of the Day is a Boo Crew Charm Pack for only $4.99!

Green Fairy Quilts - Moda Charm Pack Sale! Get any 10 charm packs for $69 with code CHARM10.  Get any 20 charm packs for $135 with code CHARM 20. Get any 30 charm packs for $199 with code CHARM30. or Get any 20 mini charms for only $69 with code MINICHARM20. Also, the Spring Cleaning sale is still going on with huge discounts on all Moda and Riley Blake precuts. Remember, free shipping in the US!

eQuilter - On sale through Sunday 3/23/14: Music section is 15% off, and Clearance (Novelty & Holiday) is 40% off


Patterncrush preorders available NOW!
PatternCrush (Etsy) - Preorders available for Far Far Away, Arizona, Jungle Ave, Indelible, AND Dreamin' Vintage. Plus she still has Catnap and Mormor available!!


Fabricworm - Reminder on the sales that never end: Save $5 on purchases of $50 or more with code LINUS5 and save $10 off $100 or more with code BULK10.

Abbi Mays - Save $5.00 of your next order over $50 using code IRISH (good until 3/23/2014)

Sew Lux Fabric - Save 10% on all charms and mini charms. No coupon needed and sale ends 3/23/2014. This week's Stash Worthy Special is a Chantilly Lace Half yard bundle (or yardage for ust $4.75/yd).

Sew Modern - Save 20% off your fabric yardage purchases through Sunday March 23, 2014 with code SORRY20.

Hart's Fabric - Sve 10% on all rayon, voile and Chiffon with coupon code SUNSHINE (ends 3/24/2014)
JAQS Big MODA sale includes Bella Solids!!

JAQS Fabrics - The BIG MODA SALE is NOW! Take 20% off all things Moda Fabrics use coupon code MODA20 at checkout. There are some fantastic deals buried in here… trust me ;)


Cotton Bliss - They have extended the Worldwide Quilting Day Sale through today!! All fabrics and precuts have been discounted significantly for this sale. • Charm Packs $7.50 • Mini Charms $3.00 • Jelly Rolls & Layer Cakes $27.50 • Huge markdowns on Bundles! • Bella Solids $5/yard • Cotton/Linen Blends $9/yard • Designer Fabrics $7.50/yard. Sale ends 3/16/14.



DISCLAIMER:
- Yes I will take recommendations and/or corrections. I will even take your shop off the list if you want. Just email me or leave a comment below and I will get right on it. 
- Yes I'm a crazy person that visits all these sites over the few nights before I post. Catch that: it takes a few nights after the day job, so....
- Yes it is possible that the shop sold out before you got there. I also schedule posts to go up during the day while I am at work. So please be patient if I don't respond immediately. 

- Yes I try and alternate the shops I list. If I posted the same exact list every week it just wouldn't be fair! ;)
- Yes I am fabric obsessed and a total enabler to all my fellow fabric hoarders! 
#kiddingnotkidding
- No I do not get paid to post these sales although I've been known to be bribed with fabric. #kiddingnotkidding
- No these are not ALL the sales available online. There are thousands, and I am only one. 
- No I do not list every piece of fabric each shop has on sale. Not that crazy! 
#kiddingnotkidding
 







Friday, March 14, 2014

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

So a lot of people have written these posts about what Modern Quilting really is, so I know I’m not bringing up a new discussion. The thing is that every once in a while I need to get things off my mind and find this is the best way to do it (worked well when talking about the Quilt Police)!

Recently I heard a quilter talk about her disdain for Modern Quilting, but her love of Contemporary Quilting and it really got me thinking, what’s the difference? I see pretty clear differences when looking at modern and traditional quilts (most of the time), but contemporary? I just don’t know. It may be that I’m just not overly interested in classifying what I do (although I know I’m not exactly traditional- HA!), but I thought I would look into it a bit more.

First a little quiz! If you feel like playing along, pull out a pencil and paper and see how you do! Below are pictures of 10 quilts and 6 patterns I found online. Based on the maker/sellers classification I noted which ones were called contemporary and which ones were called modern. Can you tell the difference? Take your best guess and see how you do (the answers are way at the bottom). 













Okay, all done? Good. Hold that thought.

Before we get to the answers I should probably tell you why I did that. I am simply trying to show that style, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. If I create a quilt that I feel is contemporary, then I have every right to call it that. If I create a quilt that is modern to me, I can call it that. If I want to lump them together and say my quilts are contemporary modern I can do that too! Just look at the KeepsakeQuilting pattern section. They made life easy and just throw all the patterns in one big group together! 


Now, there is a but (isn’t there always). I say these things based on the fact that I am a personal (not professional) quilter. I’m not entering shows with any expectation that they need to be classified by ANYONE. If that is your aim, then ignore me and do what your doing because I’m sure it’s beautiful! I make my quilts for fun, for relaxation, for gifts and to bring smiles to faces. If I give my mom a quilt and call it modern or call it contemporary I will bet you $100 she doesn’t care. ;)

So all this came about when I heard ‘hate for modern quilting’ and a ‘love for contemporary’ and I really needed to understand that. What I have found is that these are not black and white categories, they are very very grey. Even within contemporary and modern quilting there is a huge array of quilts. 




My personal opinion is to do what you love! Do what makes you happy! Continue to explore different mediums and see what fits. Visit a guild or a sewing group with people who love what you love. I wouldn’t join a traditional quilt guild and expect them to love what I do, and visa versa for a traditional quilter in a modern quilt guild. I may check out a contemporary group because it seems appealing to me, but could just as easily decide it’s not my cup of tea and should not feel bad about it.

Quilting, like any art form, will continue to evolve, change and grow.  We will continue to agree and to disagree, but I feel it is vital to remember to welcome new quilters in with open arms rather than pushing them away because you don’t like everything they do! We all know the amount of thought, time, care, and effort that goes into this wonderfully crazy hobby that we love, and that should earn nothing but respect from and for each other. 

"In time we hate that which we often fear."  William Shakespeare
#RantOver

Now here's those answers! If your feeling brave leave  comment and let me know how you did and what your thoughts are are this!

African Print (32 x 40)












I have cited each and every quilt and pattern in this post. Please remember that all artists work hard on these projects and deserve proper credit. Thank you! 

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Fabric Sale Finds for March 13, 2014!

So my sale posts have been a little out of sorts these past few weeks. I missed last week entirely, and today Friday's post is making it here early. What gives? I'm a bridesmaid in a wedding this weekend, and as many of you know it can be a bit consuming. I think I'm prepared.... Nails painted, Hair colored, etc, etc. Anyway, that's that the long way of saying I apologize. :) Now on to what you came here for!




Abbi Mays - $5 off your next order over $50 using code: SUNSET


Allegro Fabrics - Collections on sale now include: Sidewalks, Bake Sale, Snug as a Bug, Priscilla, Little Red Riding Hood, Gracie Girl, Modern Bloom, Kensington, So Happy Together, Hoot, and so so much more.


Bloomerie Fabrics - Collections on sale include: 2wenty Thr3e, Baby Jane, Bluebird Park, Briar Rose, Color Me Retro, Cream & Sugar, Gracie Girl, Love To Sew, Noteworthy, Road 15, Sunnyside, Twice as Nice, & Wrens & Friends


Christa Quilts - Today's Daily Deal: Buttons by Kaffe Fassett for Westminster-Rowan. Also, you should check out the color themed FQ bundles in the Clearnace Section. 8 FQ for $16!



Cotton Bliss - Worldwide Quilting Day Sale! All fabrics and precuts have been discounted significantly for this sale. • Charm Packs $7.50 • Mini Charms $3.00 • Jelly Rolls & Layer Cakes $27.50 • Huge markdowns on Bundles! • Bella Solids $5/yard • Cotton/Linen Blends $9/yard • Designer Fabrics $7.50/yard. Sale ends 3/16/14.


Cucire (Etsy) - Briar Rose, Collage, and lots of Amy Butler in the sale section! Also recommend that you check out her selection of Aurifil thread sets. Amazing!


eQuilter - On clearnace now through Sunday 03/16/2014: 40% off Batiks 50% off Animals, Birds & Bugs 50% off Blenders, Stripes & Plaids 50% off designer closeouts 50% off Floral: Food & Botanic 50% off Novelty & Holidays 50% off Patterns, Books, Magazines & Gifts 55% off Super Bargains 60% off Wholesale Blowout 70% off Pants on Fire Final Closeout!


Fabric Shack - 30 year Sale-a-bration is still going on with fabrics marked at $6.98 and under (online only)!


Fabric.com - Save 15% off on over 8,000 items in the Kid's Shop Sale! Includes patterns, cotton prints, organics, fleece, etc. Also, take an additional 20% off clearance items using code: CLEAR314.


Fabricworm - 48 Hour Inventory Reduction Sale starts today and ends 03/15/2014 at 8am PST! Some stuff is up to 30% off! HURRY HURRY!


Hawthorne Threads - Collections on sale include: Floressence, Rhapsodia, Field Day, Folk Tale, Dreaming in French, Cocoon, Full Moon Lagoon, Mixteca, So Happy Together, Rain Basics, Textured Basics, Julias Notes, Forest Playground, Sugar Hill, Matryoshka, Geometriska, Paint Box, Hipsters, and much MORE!


La De Da Fabrics (Etsy) - As always When you purchase 10 yards of fabric from LaDeDa Fabrics you will get your 11th yard of fabric absolutely FREE!!! The 10 yards do not need to be purchased at one time. They keep track of your yards purchased and tell you when you get to your 10th yard. You will get to pick any in stock fabric in our shop for your free yard and it will ship right along with your 10th yard.


Lark Cottons - Collections on sale include: A Walk in the Woods, Apple of My Eye, Bijoux, Alhambra II, Bloom & Grow, Castle Peeps, Central Park, Chrysalis, Deer Valley, Farm Fresh, Half Moon, Haven's Edge, Heirloom, Midwest Modern, To Market To Market, Wee Woodland and more.


Mad About Patchwork - SAVE IN MARCH: Save 20% on Acacia by Tula Pink and Florence by Denyse Schmidt; use the coupon MARCH20 at checkout to apply the discount. ON SALE: Over 200 bolts ... Amy Butler; Anna Maria Horner; Denyse Schmidt; Joel Dewberry and more. KONA STASH BUILDER: Save 10% on Market Palette bundles and yardage in March.


Pink Castle Fabrics - 25% off all Japanese fabrics with code JAPAN25


Quilt Asylum - Worldwide Quilting Day Sale! On Saturday, March 15, 2014 get 20% off on ONE cut of fabric off the bolt by using online code WWQD. Also all the mini Pieced Tree Greeting Card Mini Quilt Kits are on sale for $15 (reg. $20) until March 19th!


Quilt Home.com - Save 20% on Tanya Whelan fabrics using coupon code QHTWSR (ends 03/14/2014). Save 20% off Kaffe Collective Spring 2014 fabrics (preorder) using coupon code QHSPRING14 (ends 4/4/2014).


Sew Lux Fabric - Stash Worthy Special: Save 15% on a HALF YARD BUNDLE of the Mixed Bag Bubbles print (5 half yards). While supplies last


The Quilting Hen - March Madness (ends 03/15/2014). Save 25 off Stabalizers. Save 15% off Gelato Gradients, and save 10% off Batiks.


Westwood Acres - Bundles on sale include: Flea Market Fancy, Lucky Penny, Field Study, Glimma, Constellation, Full Moon Lagoon, Lottie Da, beechwood Park, Wallflowers, Botanica, and more!





Wish Upon A Quilt, LLC - March Madness! 48 months special financing on Janome machines



DISCLAIMER:
- Yes I will take recommendations and/or corrections. I will even take your shop off the list if you want. Just email me or leave a comment below and I will get right on it. 
- Yes I'm a crazy person that visits all these sites over the few nights before I post. Catch that: it takes a few nights after the day job, so....
- Yes it is possible that the shop sold out before you got there. I also schedule posts to go up during the day while I am at work. So please be patient if I don't respond immediately. 

- Yes I try and alternate the shops I list. If I posted the same exact list every week it just wouldn't be fair! ;)
- Yes I am fabric obsessed and a total enabler to all my fellow fabric hoarders! #sorrynotsorry
- No I do not get paid to post these sales
- No these are not ALL the sales available online. There are thousands, and I am only one. 
- No I do not list every piece of fabric each shop has on sale. Not that crazy!
Now that the silly stuff is out of the way, on to the goods. ENJOY!