tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54926127636943721452024-02-21T09:54:58.501-05:00Carly AnnCarly Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238091453681555333noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492612763694372145.post-63400810328770020242014-04-04T12:20:00.001-04:002014-04-04T12:32:56.464-04:00Fabric Sale Finds for April 4, 2014!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Apologies in advance, but today's post is going to be short and sweet. My morning went something like this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">4am- Wake Up for some ungodly reason and am unable to fall back asleep</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">4:01- <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Hql9Bey8ig/T0QANQFMW_I/AAAAAAAAAFg/vLz1sobsvOA/s1600/11515drink-coffee-poster.jpg">Coffee Coffee Coffee</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">4:02- What is today?... Thursday?... *look at phone* Hooray it's Friday!... I can wear jeans to the office... maybe I'll wear my new skinny jeans from <a href="https://www.stitchfix.com/referral/3510299">StitchFix</a>... I really like <a href="https://www.stitchfix.com/referral/3510299">StitchFix</a>.... maybe I should go in early so I can escape early... if I wear my new skinnies, what top... should big girls wear skinny jeans?.... are we doing Disney this weekend?... I wonder if the weather will hold out... oh I have that new top that I can..... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">4:03- Crap, it's Friday and I've done nothing for my sale post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">4:04- <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6Hql9Bey8ig/T0QANQFMW_I/AAAAAAAAAFg/vLz1sobsvOA/s1600/11515drink-coffee-poster.jpg">Coffee Coffee Coffee</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So now you know I'm a total lunatic this early in the morning, and why this post will be short and sweet. I promise to make it up to you with tons of great sales next week! In the meantime feel free to add sales you know about in the comments so your fellow quilters don't suffer from my lack of know what day of the week it is. Without anymore early morning ramblings, here are the eight GREAT sales for the week! </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.abbimays.com/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Abbi Mays </a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - $5 off your next order of $50 or more using code ROBIN</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.allegrofabrics.com/"> Allegro Fabrics </a> - It's 5 dollar Friday! Use code 10shopnow at checkout to save 10% on your order. Also, all sale items have been further reduced. What was not $8 is $7, $7 to $6, etc. New markdowns include: Farm Hill, Hello Sunshine, Little Kukla, Gypsy Girl and Next Stop London. There are over 250 items on sale! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.fabricworm.com/"> Fabricworm </a> - All cuddle minky and fleece marked down by 10% (ends 4/10/14). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.fortworthfabricstudio.com/">Fort Worth Fabric Studio </a> - Friday Bundle Batch is called tropical breeze. It's a great mix of turquoise, lime and a bit of orange! Those colors might sound a it familiar to some of my Central Florida MQG gals! ;) Also, Star Trek fabric is 30% off and all Milberry Range Batiks are now just $7.95/yd </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PatternCrush"> PatternCrush (Etsy) </a> - Don't forget about the skinny bolt sale going on! She's got great stuff and I seriouslt received the order I made last Friday by Tuesday morning! Awesome service!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.thequiltasylum.com/"> Quilt Asylum </a> - 12th annual no foolin' sale! All regualr priced items will be discounted 25% on April 4 and 5th only! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://quilthome.com/"> Quilt Home.com </a> - Save 25% off all currently in stock laminate and home dec fabrics using code QHLFHD (ends 4/7/14). Today is the last day to save 20% on all currently in stock Denyse Schmidt fabrics and patters using code QHDSMQ (ends 4/4/14). Today is also the last day to save 20% on pre-orders of Kaffe Collective Spring using code QHSPRING14 (ends 4/4/14). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sewluxfabric.com/"> Sew Lux Fabric </a> - Stash worth weekly special is True Colors New Wave Half Yard Bundle for just $16!! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">DISCLAIMER:<br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- 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. </span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- 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....</span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- 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. </span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" />- Yes I try and alternate the shops I list. If I posted the same exact list every week it just wouldn't be fair! ;)<br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- Yes I am fabric obsessed and a total enabler to all my fellow fabric hoarders! </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">#kiddingnotkidding</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- No I do not get paid to post these sales although I've been known to be bribed with fabric. #kiddingnotkidding</span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- No these are not ALL the sales available online. There are thousands, and I am only one. </span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- No I do not list every piece of fabric each shop has on sale. Not <i>that </i>crazy! </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">#kiddingnotkidding</span>Carly Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238091453681555333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492612763694372145.post-33033113885428909022014-03-28T12:30:00.000-04:002014-03-28T12:30:01.077-04:00Fabric Sale Finds for March 28, 2014!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.abbimays.com/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Abbi Mays </a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - Save $5.00 off your next order of $50 or more using code SPRING.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.allegrofabrics.com/"> Allegro Fabrics </a> - 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! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.christaquilts.com/"> Christa Quilts </a> - 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)! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/shopcucire"> Cucire (Etsy) </a> - Nordika, Lush Uptown, Briar Rose, Collage, and lots of Amy Butler in the sale section! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.equilter.com/"> eQuilter </a> - On sale now through 3/30/2014: Color Palette REDS and PURPLE, PLUm & WINE are both 15% off. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.fabric.com/"> Fabric.com </a> - 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 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.fabricworm.com/"> Fabricworm </a> - Spring Cleaning Sale! Save between 30% to 75% on all markdowns through Sat 3/29/2014 at 5pm PST! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.fortworthfabricstudio.com/"> Fort Worth Fabric Studio </a> - 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?! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.hartsfabric.com/"> Hart's Fabric </a> - Secret Serger Sale! Shhhh, the Janome 1100D Serger has been marked doesn from $129 to $899 now through March 31, 2014. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PatternCrush"> PatternCrush (Etsy) </a> - 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!! ;) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/"> Pink Castle Fabrics </a> - 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. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://quilthome.com/"> Quilt Home.com </a> - 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. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.thequiltedcastle.com/"> Quilted Castle, The </a> - 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 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quiltique.com/"> Quiltique </a> - 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. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://thestitchsanctuary.com/shop/"> Stitch Sanctuary </a> - Clearance Sale starts March 29th through March 31st. Buy any 3 yards of fabric from the clearance area and get one yard free! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: xx-small;">DISCLAIMER:<br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- 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. </span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- 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....</span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- 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. </span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" />- Yes I try and alternate the shops I list. If I posted the same exact list every week it just wouldn't be fair! ;)<br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- Yes I am fabric obsessed and a total enabler to all my fellow fabric hoarders! </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">#kiddingnotkidding</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: xx-small;"><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- No I do not get paid to post these sales although I've been known to be bribed with fabric. #kiddingnotkidding</span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- No these are not ALL the sales available online. There are thousands, and I am only one. </span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- No I do not list every piece of fabric each shop has on sale. Not <i>that </i>crazy! </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">#kiddingnotkidding</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: xx-small;"><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /> </span></span>Carly Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238091453681555333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492612763694372145.post-42789270183447150042014-03-21T16:05:00.000-04:002014-03-21T21:38:28.752-04:00Fabric Sale Finds for March 21, 2014!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://quilthome.com/">Quilt Home.com </a> -</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 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! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.fabric.com/"> Fabric.com </a> -</b> 15% off select Timeless Treasures, Liberty of London apparel fabric, and Duralee Home Dec Fabric (through March 24, 2014) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.fabricshack.com/"> Fabric Shack </a> -</b> 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) </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.fortworthfabricstudio.com/">Fort Worth Fabric Studio </a>-</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 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)!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.thequiltasylum.com/"> Quilt Asylum </a> -</b> ALL Denyse Schmidt fabrics are on sale for 20% off now through March 26, 2014. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.1choice4quilting.com/"><b> 1 Choice 4 Quilting </b></a> - Bella Solid Charm Packs now $8.50 and layer cakes are $36.50. Amelia Floral, Little Apples, and Mystique collections on sale. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/shopcucire"><b> Cucire (Etsy) </b></a> - Bluebird Park, Briar Rose, Collage, and lots of Amy Butler in the sale section! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.marmaladefabrics.com/"><b> Marmalade Fabrics </b></a> - Collections on sale: Carnaby Street, Dear Stella Piper, Hand Drawn Garden, Glimma, Modern Bliss, and Comma </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.happinessisquilting.com/"> Happiness is Quilting </a></b> - Colorworks Premium Solids on sale for just $4.75/yd! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.southernfabric.com/"><b> Southern Fabric </b></a> - Deal of the Day is a Boo Crew Charm Pack for only $4.99! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.greenfairyquilts.com/"><b> Green Fairy Quilts </b></a> - Moda Charm Pack Sale!
Get any 10 charm packs for $69 with code CHARM10. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 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!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.equilter.com/"><b> eQuilter</b> </a> - On sale through Sunday 3/23/14: Music section is 15% off, and Clearance (Novelty & Holiday) is 40% off </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">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 <a href="http://carly-ann.blogspot.com/2013/05/dont-throw-away-key.html">Quilt Police</a>)! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">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
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">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). </span><br />
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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 <a href="http://www.keepsakequilting.com/products/U9/U9.L7/Contemporary-Modern.htm">KeepsakeQuilting pattern section</a>. They made life easy and just throw all the patterns
in one big group together! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">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. ;) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">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 </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">very</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
grey. Even within contemporary and modern quilting there is a huge array of
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">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.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">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! </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">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. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">"In time we hate that which we often fear." William Shakespeare</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">#RantOver</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">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!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://annerparker.com/quilts.htm">Anne R. Parker</a>; </span><a href="http://annerparker.com/quilts.htm" style="font-family: Calibri;">Contemporary Art Quilter</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.brendagaelsmith.com/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">Grass (</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">96cm x 139cm)</span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.brendagaelsmith.com/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Brenda Gael Smith; </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Contemporary Textile Art</span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.modernquiltstudio.com/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">SPARKLER
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.modernquiltstudio.com/">The Modern Quilt Studio</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.modernquiltstudio.com/"><span style="font-size: small;">Weeks Ringleand Bill Kerr</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><a href="http://annerparker.com/quilts.htm">Anne R. Parker; Contemporary ArtQuilter</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.themodernquiltguild.com/portfolio/sing-it-out-loud">Indie Vibrations</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.themodernquiltguild.com/portfolio/sing-it-out-loud">Amy
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.themodernquiltguild.com/portfolio/sing-it-out-loud">The Modern Quilt Guild (Gallery)</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.modernquiltstudio.com/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">ICED
COFFEE (</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">38"
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.modernquiltstudio.com/">The Modern Quilt Studio</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.modernquiltstudio.com/"><span style="font-size: small;">Weeks Ringleand Bill Kerr</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.themodernquiltguild.com/portfolio/sing-it-out-loud">Sing It Out Loud</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.themodernquiltguild.com/portfolio/sing-it-out-loud">Karen Anderson Abraham - Santa Barbara MQG</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.themodernquiltguild.com/portfolio/sing-it-out-loud"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Modern Quilt Guild </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Gallery)</span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.brendagaelsmith.com/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">unplugged! (</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">100 cm x 125cm)</span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://patternspot.com/patterns/quilt-patterns/1363-houndstooth-heritage-amp-houndstooth-magic-quilt-pattern">Houndstooth</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://patternspot.com/patterns/quilt-patterns/1363-houndstooth-heritage-amp-houndstooth-magic-quilt-pattern">
Heritage & </a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://patternspot.com/patterns/quilt-patterns/1363-houndstooth-heritage-amp-houndstooth-magic-quilt-pattern">Houndstooth</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://patternspot.com/patterns/quilt-patterns/1363-houndstooth-heritage-amp-houndstooth-magic-quilt-pattern">
Magic Quilt Pattern</a> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">by </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://patternspot.com/designers/2867-the-tulip-patch">The Tulip Patch</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://patternspot.com/patterns/quilt-patterns/2259-loose-change">Loose Change</a> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">by </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://patternspot.com/designers/5281-hunter-s-design-studio">Hunter's Design Studio</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://patternspot.com/patterns/quilt-patterns/510-danish-delights-quilt-pattern">Danish Delights Quilt Pattern</a> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">by </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://patternspot.com/designers/106-little-louise-designs">Little Louise Designs</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://patternspot.com/patterns/quilt-patterns/1333-gateway-to-paradise-quilt-pattern">Gateway To Paradise Quilt Pattern</a> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">by </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://patternspot.com/designers/106-little-louise-designs">Little Louise Designs</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.abbimays.com/"> Abbi Mays </a> - $5 off your next order over $50 using code: SUNSET </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.allegrofabrics.com/"> Allegro Fabrics </a> - 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. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bloomeriefabrics.com/"> Bloomerie Fabrics </a> - 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 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.christaquilts.com/"> Christa Quilts </a> - 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!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.shopcottonbliss.com/"> Cotton Bliss </a> - 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. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/shopcucire"> Cucire (Etsy) </a> - 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! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.equilter.com/"> eQuilter </a> - On clearnace now through Sunday 03/16/2014:
40% off Batiks
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50% off Floral: Food & Botanic
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50% off Patterns, Books, Magazines & Gifts
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70% off Pants on Fire Final Closeout!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.fabricshack.com/"> Fabric Shack </a> - 30 year Sale-a-bration is still going on with fabrics marked at $6.98 and under (online only)! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.fabric.com/"> Fabric.com </a> - 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. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.fabricworm.com/"> Fabricworm </a> - 48 Hour Inventory Reduction Sale starts today and ends 03/15/2014 at 8am PST! Some stuff is up to 30% off! HURRY HURRY! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.hawthornethreads.com/"> Hawthorne Threads </a> - 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! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaDeDaFabrics"> La De Da Fabrics (Etsy) </a> - 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. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.madaboutpatchwork.com/"> Mad About Patchwork </a> - 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. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/"> Pink Castle Fabrics </a> - 25% off all Japanese fabrics with code JAPAN25 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.thequiltasylum.com/"> Quilt Asylum </a> - 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! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://quilthome.com/"> Quilt Home.com </a> - 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). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sewluxfabric.com/"> Sew Lux Fabric </a> - Stash Worthy Special: Save 15% on a HALF YARD BUNDLE of the Mixed Bag Bubbles print (5 half yards). While supplies last </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.westwoodacresfabric.com/"> Westwood Acres </a> - Bundles on sale include: Flea Market Fancy, Lucky Penny, Field Study, Glimma, Constellation, Full Moon Lagoon, Lottie Da, beechwood Park, Wallflowers, Botanica, and more! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wishuponaquilt.com/"> Wish Upon A Quilt, LLC </a> - March Madness! 48 months special financing on Janome machines </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- 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. </span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- 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....</span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- 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. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">- Yes I try and alternate the shops I list. If I posted the same exact list every week it just wouldn't be fair! ;)<br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- Yes I am fabric obsessed and a total enabler to all my fellow fabric hoarders! #sorrynotsorry</span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- No I do not get paid to post these sales</span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- No these are not ALL the sales available online. There are thousands, and I am only one. </span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- No I do not list every piece of fabric each shop has on sale. Not <i>that </i>crazy!</span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Now that the silly stuff is out of the way, on to the goods. ENJOY!</span></span>Carly Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238091453681555333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492612763694372145.post-10787009488329054922014-02-26T16:16:00.001-05:002014-02-26T16:16:58.135-05:00Shop List Update<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just a quick little update in the middle of what is turning out to be an incredibly busy week! I finally got around to a little update to the <a href="http://carly-ann.blogspot.com/p/the-ultimate-online-fabric-shopping.html">Ultimate Online Fabric Shopping List</a>, and I'm trying something new! If you click on that link here, or on the tab up above you will see a bit of a different format. At the top of the page I have located the Modern Fabric Shops (where I, and many of my quilty friends shop), while the "Other" Fabric shops are just below that. Don't fret, I have not removed ANY of the shops, and I've actually added about 30 more to the list (imagine that)! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So now I need your help. What do you think? Is this format more helpful and user friendly or would you rather just one giant list? Also, who am I missing? I know we all have our favorites, but we were taught to share, right?!? Remember, I also reference this list when tracking down sales every week so I would appreciate any help I can get. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And because I can't resist a little fabric love, have you seen the new Metallic Pearl Bracelets? I never jumped on the original bandwagon, but there's something about the shine that is drawing me in. Somehow I must resist until March as I already spent February's fabric budget on some Catnap (more on that soon)</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As always, thanks for reading!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">p.s. Up next, a bit of a blog redesign! Don't hold your breath though, the day job is killing my fun time! ;)</span>Carly Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238091453681555333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492612763694372145.post-64643605672109879052014-02-21T14:05:00.001-05:002014-02-21T14:05:45.007-05:00Fabric Sale Finds for February 21, 2014!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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* Save 20% oon all currently in stock Anna Maria Horner fabrics, patterns & books. Use coupon code QHAMHAP
Save 25% on all Organic Soul fabric by Amy Butler with coupon code: QHESLK (TODAY'S DAILY COUPON)
Coupons codes expire 11:59PM Pacific and only one coupon can be used per order.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.fabricworm.com/"> Fabricworm </a> - 10% off all children's fabrics this week! Sale ends Thursday, February 27th at 8AM PST </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.hartsfabric.com/"> Hart's Fabric </a> - 10% off all cotton chevrons. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/"> Pink Castle Fabrics </a> - 15%off Stash Builders with code STASH15 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.deltapatchwork.com/"> Delta Patchwork </a> - 20% off EVERYTHING! No coupon code needed. Applies to in stock items only. Sale ends 02/24/2014 at midnight CST. As always, free shipping on all US orders over $40.00</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.contemporarycloth.com/"> Contemporary Cloth </a> - 30% off Selected Yuwa Japanese Fabrics </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.quiltsoup.com/"> Quilt Soup Pattern Co </a> - "Barbara's Birthday Sale, February 17-28! Minimum cut 1/2 (.5) yard,
Sorry, no international orders. Fashion Plate and Anything Goes collections are all 30% off; Cruizin 40% off (personal note I'm in love with the bikes from this line); All other fabrics are 50% off! (collections like pajama party, over the river, ooh-lala, cherry fizz, hip holidays are as low as $4.95 a yard!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.fabricshack.com/"> Fabric Shack </a> - Check out the Sale-A-bration (celebrating 30 years!) $6.98 and under section (available online only) and 1/2 price shipping within the US. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pinkchalkfabrics.com/"> Pink Chalk Fabrics </a> - Christmas fabric 50% off, Robert Kaufman Classic Threads 50% off, and Printed Linens 50% off. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.fabric.com/"> Fabric.com </a> - February Frenzy Week Three is Save 15% off Michael Miller Cotton Prints! This includes: Wee Wander, Helen's Garden, Aster Pop, Quiet Time, etc! Sale ends 02/24/2014 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.greenfairyquilts.com/"> Green Fairy Quilts </a> - "Jelly Roll Package Sale! Here's how it works: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 Jelly Roll - on sale with free shipping in the U.S. (discounted intl shipping) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 Jelly Rolls - Same as above plus enter code 3rolls = instant $10 coupon </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6 Jelly Rolls - Same as above plus enter code 6rolls = instant $20 coupon </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8 Jelly Rolls - Same as above plus enter code 8rolls = instant $25 coupon </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">10 Jelly Rolls - Same as above plus enter code 10rolls = instant $30 coupon </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> For more than 10 Jelly Rolls place a second order!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.thequiltasylum.com/"> Quilt Asylum </a> - Just two days left in the Go for the Gold event is going on in honor of the Olympics (ends Feb 22nd). Spend $75 and be entered to win the Gold Medal Prize: a 20% discount card good for 1 year! Spend $50 and be entered to win the Silver Medal Prize: a $100 gift certificate. Spend $25 and be entered to win the Bronze Medal Prize: a $50 gift certificate. Totals do not include taxes or shipping. The drawing will take place Feb 26th. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bugfabric.com/"> Bug Fabric </a> - Look for the very first item listed in the Bargain Bin (picture is a red SALE tag). Add that to your cart and for every yard of sale fabric you purchase that is priced $ 8.00 or under, you will receive an additional quarter yard of that same fabric added to the yardage. Online orders only - no phone orders with this special. You must have this item in your shopping cart. Panels and short cuts/remnants are not included. To order, just add 1 yard in your shopping cart, and we will send you 1.25 yards of that sale fabric! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.equilter.com/"> eQuilter </a> - On sale now through Sunday 02/23/2014: Color Palette: Black, Charcoal & Gray 15% off with a 1 yard minimum. Huge clearance on blenders, stripes and plaids at 40% off! This week's feww quilt pattern, Diamond ZigZag Puzzle, is an ingenious design and only uses two fabrics! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wishuponaquilt.com/"> Wish Upon A Quilt, LLC </a> - Penny Sale! How it works: 1. Buy any Janome Memory Craft 15000, 9900 or 8200 and get a second travel machine for 1 penny! Or 2. Buy 3 yards of Kaffe Fassett fabric and get a 4th yard for 1 penny! Online orders will be manually adjusted before your credit card is charged. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.britexfabrics.com/"> Britex Fabrics </a> - Plaid and Tweed Category of fabric is now 20% off through 2/27/2014 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.southernfabric.com/"> Southern Fabric </a> - Sale of the Day: Mixed Bag by Studio M for Moda Jelly Roll for $24.99 (36% off)! Also, if I were you I would check out the 50% off section. You will not be disappointed! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/fivemonkeyfabrics"> Five Monkey Fabrics </a> - This Etsy shop has over 225 items on sale and free shipping on US orders over $50 using coupon code FREESHIP. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.cvquiltworks.com/shop/"> Canton Village Quilt Works </a> - This weekend only ALL batiks are marked down 15% off! Valid 2/22 and 2/23 only! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bloomeriefabrics.com/"> Bloomerie Fabrics </a> - Time is running out on the I Love Fabric Sale (ends Saturday). Save on collections like Scrumptious, Wrens & Friends, Gracie Girl, The Book Crew, and lots more! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.christaquilts.com/"> Christa Quilts </a> - Today's Daily Deal: 10% off her entire Landscape category! Also, be sure to check out the bundles and quilt kits on sale (including her Quilt Along String of Pearls Complete Kit now marked down to $55! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.abbimays.com/"> Abbi Mays </a> - Use coupon code think for $5 off your next order of $50 or more. Codes are only good for one week and cannot be used on any sale fabrics or combined with other discounts </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;"><b><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">p.s. Is there something you have been waiting on to go on sale? Let me know and I will try my best to help you out and find it! Just leave a comment or send me an email and I will add you to my 'watch list'</span></b></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">DISCLAIMER:</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- 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. </span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- 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....</span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- 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. </span></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">- Yes I try and alternate the shops I list. If I posted the same exact list every week it just wouldn't be fair! ;)<br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- Yes I am fabric obsessed and a total enabler to all my fellow fabric hoarders! #sorrynotsorry</span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- No I do not get paid to post these sales</span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- No these are not ALL the sales available online. There are thousands, and I am only one. </span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">- No I do not list every piece of fabric each shop has on sale. Not <i>that </i>crazy!</span><br style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Now that the silly stuff is out of the way, on to the goods. ENJOY!</span></span><br />
<br />Carly Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238091453681555333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492612763694372145.post-64157020509254117972014-02-17T15:30:00.000-05:002014-02-17T15:30:00.784-05:00Thrifty Quilting - Where to shop for your favorite Solid Fabrics!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Waaaay back in October of last year I posted my first Thrifty Quilting post entitled <a href="http://carly-ann.blogspot.com/2013/10/thrifty-thread-shopping.html">Thrifty Thread Shopping</a>. It was well received, and yet I somehow never got back to it. When I did try and come up with something else to look at I was at a bit of a loss. There are so many different styles of quilting, and I know everyone has their own favorites, but one thing I'm fairly sure of is that quilters buy solids! Now I know not all quilters buy solids quite as compulsively as I do sometimes, but nonetheless they are a staple in many quilters stashes. So here it is....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I would explain in detail all the 'stuff' about this project, but if you are wondering where the idea comes from I recommend going back to the Thrifty Thread post one more time. Those of you that saw that one, or just want to skip on to the nitty gritty, here we go!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First up is <a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/kona_cotton/">Robert Kaufman's Kona Cottons</a>. Available in 271 glorious colors this seems to be a go to staple for many quilters. It's readily available both in stores and online, but today's post is focused on primarily online retailers. The results? Fabric.com ended up on top of this one, with a smaller retailer Delta Patchwork a close second. All 16 retailers I looked at for this category came in under $8.00, so I can see why this is so popular. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next up, <a href="http://storefront.unitednotions.com/storefrontCommerce/subcategorybrowse.do?subcategory-name=Bella+Solids&path=B2C01092014%2f%2f%2f%2fFabrics%2f%2f%2f%2fBasics">MODA Bella Solids</a>. These happen to be my favorites at the moment (yes I change my mind A LOT). They just work well for me and I love the <a href="http://www.unitednotions.com/cc_bella-solids-cc403.pdf">color selection</a>. I don't think I've ever looked and thought "Wow, I really wish that had this color." The results for this one surprised me a bit. Up on top of the list is Thousands of Bolts. Equally as surprising was the price, just $4.99! I went back to double check and sure enough there it was. Not only that, but there is an incredible selection! I picked a few colors at random and sure enough they were in stock! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The next few options do not seem to be as readily available, but they can be found. The other great things is that many of them come in slightly different shades than the more popular Kona and Bella and that can really come in handy!</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.michaelmillerfabrics.com/shop/basics/cotton-couture.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Michael Miller Cotton Couture Solids</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/shop/product/sw576/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Riley Blake Design Basics Solids</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.makeitcoats.com/en-us/explore?fh_params=fh_location%3d%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_US%2fpublicationid%3dtcm_0_72_1%2fschematitle%3dcrafts2eproduct%2f72_product_groups%3E%7b72_product_groups__dir__fabrics%7d%2f72_brands%3E%7b72_brands__dir__freespirit_fabric%7d%2f72_product_fabric_collections%3E%7b72_product_fabric_collections__dir__designer_quilting_solids_collection%7d%26fh_view%3dlister%26fh_view_size%3d12%26fh_start_index%3d12%26fh_sort_by%3d-publishdate&history=true"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Free Spirit Designer Solids</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.northcott.net/?sid=2&layout=2col&content=fabric_details&fabid=2&colid=426&colorid=704"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Northcott Clothworks Solids</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> This last one is not a solid, but I wanted to add it anyway. <a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/essex/">Robert Kaufman's Essex Linen</a> is quite popular, and although I have not used it much I wanted to see the price difference (I'm endlessly curious)!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, if you are not brand baised, and just looking to break into using more solids, I have pulled out the top 25 from all the prices above. There is a bit of variety in the fabric manufacturers, but the main point is that they all fall in at under $7.00 per yard!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After all those numbers, here's the real deal. It is your choice who you shop with. Some people prefer a larger retailer that has a huge selection and rarely goes out of stock, while some people (like me) prefer to shop small business even though it may cost just a it more. The choice is yours! I am simply providing the facts and letting you make the choice! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a store you love, or a different solid fabric you would like to recommend? Add a comment or shoot me an email and I will be sure and share your info! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">Here is where I put all my personal disclaimers:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">1. I have not ordered from all of these suppliers, so I can in no way vouch for their personal delivery time, condition, quality, etc.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">2. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">These prices to not take into account sales, coupon codes, shipping charges, etc.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">3. I was not paid or asked to write about any of these stores. I do not have any sponsors or take any gifts to write these posts.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I decided to do this, these were the first two collections that came to mind. Of course I didn't remember the collection names, but I remember the look, and I remember the designer. She is, of course, the one and only <a href="http://jansdotter.com/" target="_blank">Lotta Jansdotter</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you didn't catch that up above I said TWO collections! Hooray! They are very much integrated, but let me talk about them each on their own to start. First up is <a href="http://www.windhamfabrics.net/cgi-bin/fabricshop/gallery.cgi?Category=698" target="_blank">Mormor</a>. While the colors are somewhat reminiscent of Bella, Glimma, and The Premier Collection, there are changes that really stand out to me. The colors are stunning! This collection adds to her prior palette with a beautiful coral and rich rubine red that I am so in love with. That combined with a soft mint and warm grey and it's a dream palette. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here it is in all its glory: Mormor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I mentioned before that there are two separate collections, but that the <i>go</i> together. The second collection <a href="http://www.windhamfabrics.net/cgi-bin/fabricshop/gallery.cgi?Category=703">Sylvia</a> is named after Lotta's grandmother, which I think is beautiful. It is on the opposite spectrum from Mormor, but still incorporates her signature look, but in all black and whites! I love a great black and white print, so I'm dying to get my hands on this. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I do have to be honest and say when I first looked at the collection pages separately I was not quite sure I got it. I see the similarities but when they were not together on the same page it seemed that the black and white was a little harsh in comparison to those beautiful colors. When I started to really break down the colors all together though (I love you Pantone) then I saw how well it really all worked together. I mean, this is one seriously beautiful rainbow right there. </span><br />
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I've shared the Windham link in quite a few locations above, so please head over there and check out more. For now I will just share a few of the images they have in the marketing catalog for these collections. How can I not, they are all so beautiful!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last but not least, guess what they already have? That's right, a free quilt pattern! Hooray! You can find this amazing pattern designed by Ashley Necomb of <a href="http://filminthefridge.com/">Film in the Fridge</a> right <a href="http://www.windhamfabrics.net/cgi-bin/fabricshop/projects.cgi?patternID=468">HERE</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So after all that now you must wait for this wonderful fabric to arrive! In the meantime, head on over to these shops and pre-order or sign up for a notification of when it arrives right now. I have no doubt that this will fly off the shelves at lightning speed! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* <a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/mormor-yardage">Fat Quarter Shop</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* <a href="http://www.hawthornethreads.com/fabric/designer/lotta_jansdotter/mormor">Hawthorne Threads</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* <a href="http://www.fabricworm.com/mobylojaf.html">Fabricworm</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* <a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/collections/collection-mormor">Pink Castle Fabrics</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, I'm not sure I covered it as well as some people may have, but it's a first try. I will see how it goes for a bit and maybe try and squeeze a few of these 'new collection reviews' in every month. How can I not when there is such amazing fabric coming our way! </span>Carly Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238091453681555333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492612763694372145.post-42560494285023840512014-02-05T10:54:00.001-05:002014-02-05T10:58:10.157-05:00Fabric Sale Finds!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have not posted a Sale Post in quite a while, so I'm adding this little disclaimer before I start again. You can kinda figure out why... LOL</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Yes I will take recommendations and/or corrections. I will even take you off the list if you want. Just email me or leave a comment below and I will get right on it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- 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....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- 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. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Yes I am fabric obsessed and a total enabler to all my fellow fabric hoarders! #sorrynotsorry</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- No I do not get paid to post these sales</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- No these are not ALL the sales available online. There are thousands, and I am only one. ;)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- No I do not list every piece of fabric each shop has on sale. Not <i>that </i>crazy!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now that the silly stuff is out of the way, on to the goods. ENJOY!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.allstitchedupbyangela.com/">All Stitched Up </a> - Over 250 items now listed in the sale section. Includes: Riley Blake Ombre, Garden of Delight, Hoo's in the Forest, and Tuxedo Collections. While you are there check out the new Applique Bundle and Applique Squares sections of the site! </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.bloomeriefabrics.com/">Bloomerie Fabrics </a> - Color Me Retro, Noteworthy, Posy, Ladybug Garden, The Boo Crew Collections now on sale! Also, the complete Mixed Bag collection is now in the shop. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.thecalicocottagequiltshop.com/">Calico Cottage Quilt Shop </a> - Marmalade, Gypsy Girl, Nicey Jane, Pop Garden collections on sale along with numerous pre-cuts, patterns and magazines. Nearly 1,000 items in all! Plus, sign up for the new Frequent Buyer Rewards Program - Calico Credits and earn 10% back on every purchase! </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.christaquilts.com/">Christa Quilts </a> - Bella Solids from Moda and Kona Cotton Solids from Robert Kaufman now 20% off! 20% off Pearl Bracelets by Lizzy House for Andover and Folk Art by Kaffe Fassett for Westminster-Rowan; 30% off Bungalow by Joel Dewberry for Free Spirit; 40% off City Girl by Kitty Yoshida for Benartex and Daisy Chain by Amy Butler for Westminster-Rowan. This onlt scratches the durface as I would say there are over 100 collections listed in the Clearance section. Don't forget, there is free Shipping on All U.S. Orders and free Gift With $25 Purchase! </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.contemporarycloth.com/">Contemporary Cloth </a> - Inventory Clearance: De-Stash Books starting at 50% off; Fabric Stencils 25% off; Fabric Stamps/Tjaps 40% off. Bonus: Through Feb. 9th, FREE U.S. Shipping + 50% OFF of International Shipping on your order if you order, any "one" pack of the following Oakshot Shot Cottons: Red Ruby Fat Quarter Bundle, Lipari Fat Quarter Bundle or Impressions Fat Quarter Bundle. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.fabricshack.com/">Fabric Shack </a> - Check out the Sale-A-bration (celebrating 30 years!) $6.98 and under section (available online only) and 1/2 price shipping within the US. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/fabricshoppe">Fabric Shoppe Modern Fabrics </a> - Over 120 items in the sale section of this Etsy shop! Be sure to check out her Create your own Bundle section as well as the new Color Your Stash club memberships!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.fabricworm.com/">Fabricworm </a> - 20% off pre-cuts, scrap packs, quilt kits and patterns. Sale ends Feb. 6 at 8am PST </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.hawthornethreads.com/">Hawthorne Threads </a> - Tons of collections on sale such as: Alexander henry Flower Garden, Michelle Engel Bencsko's iHaus, Tanya Whelan's Sugar Hill, Joel Newberry's Heirloom Voile, Cynthia Rowley Paint Box, Riley Blake Hipsters, Suzanne Ultman's Suzys Dollhouse, and so many more! This should not be missed!! Also, new in stock: Iconic from Camelot Cottons, Citrus for Windham, Quwrida, Mashama and From Ant to Zebra from Alexander Henry, Cambridge Lawn and Urban Toile Canvas from Robert Kaufman, Valentine Rose, Sugar Hill and Rosey by Tanya Whelan, </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.hypernoodlefabrics.com/">Hypernoodle Fabrics </a> - Collections on sale include: Funbots, Belle by Amy Butler, Handpicked, Circa, Geekly Chic, Too Cute to Spook, Jingle Baby, and Woodland Pals. There are also a number of 'basics' from Riley Blake, Michael Miller, and Timless Treasures including polka dots, chevrons, gingham, sketch, etc.</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/idontdodishes">I Don't Do Dishes </a> - Currently has both Moda Bella Solids and Cotton Couture Solids on sale! Also has Notting Hill, Comma, Simploe Marks, Madronna Road and Belle by Amy Butler (and more) on sale! </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaDeDaFabrics">La De Da Fabrics </a> - 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 let you know when you get to your 10th yard. You will get to pick any in stock fabric in the shop for your free yard and it will ship right along with your 10th yard. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.thelittlefabricshop.com/">Little Fabric Shop, The </a> - $5/ Yard: Origins by Moda, Make Life by Sweetwater, Tradewinds by Moda, Nantucket Summer by Riley Blake. $5.50/ Yard: Flock by Thomas Knaur, Curio by Moda, Pear Tree Thomas Knaur, ABC Cookery by Alexander Henry, Chrysalis by Moda, Domestic Diva by Riley Blake, Farm Fresh by October Afternoon, Felicity by Riley Blake, Just Wing It by MoMo, Magnolia Lane by Michael Miller, Paradise by Art Gallery. There are also huge $6 and $7/yard sale sections! </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.madaboutpatchwork.com/">Mad About Patchwork </a> - SAVE IN FEBRUARY: Save 20% off Perrymint from Dear Stella; use the coupon FEBRUARY20 at checkout to apply the discount. ON SALE: Over 120 bolts ... Amy Butler; Bijoux; Briar Rose; Carnaby Street; Cloud 9 Nursery Organic; Folkloric Blooms; Fortiny; Glimma; Indian Summer; Pirouette; Shelburne Falls;Thesaurus; Timeless Treasures Ziggy & Minis; Village Green. KONA STASH BUILDER: Save 10% on Sunset Palette bundles and yardage in February. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.marmaladefabrics.com/">Marmalade Fabrics </a> - Collections in the sale section include: Timeless Treasures Basic Sketch in a variety of colors, Mirror Ball Dot, Carnaby Street, Hand Drawn Garden, Dear Stella, and Glimma. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.noveltyquiltfabric.com/">Novelty Quilt Fabric </a> - Weekly Special is Winline Textile Green 100% Bamboo Quilt Batting. Free shipping is available if you purchase $75.00 or more on your next order. </span><br />
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At the January meeting of the Central Florida Modern Quilt Guild our group revealed the results of the Riley Blake Fabric Challenge. If you have not heard about it, you can read up on the MQG website <a href="http://themodernquiltguild.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/the-basics-challenge-with-riley-blake-designs/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. The basics were that each member was given 6 fat eights of fabric from Riley Blake and we had to incorporate them into any quilted project. We were permitted to add additional Riley Blake prints, or any other solid fabric.<br />
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Let me just start by saying that this ended up being a HUGE challenge for me. What I thought would be a fun week-long project turned into a month of designing struggles, and then a rushed 2 day job. Not ideal, but very educational for me. One thing I did recognize in my quilting style is that if I don't have the right combination of fabric in front of me I tend to hit a bit of a design 'wall' (pun intended). Regardless, I did end up finishing on time, so that's a success in my book! Now, onto the show!<br />
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I wish you could all see this first quilt in person. Not only is the design absolutely striking, but the quilting on it is AMAZING! Each round of circles is quilted in a different pattern, and the all over 'snails trail' in the background is the perfect addition! This is my free motion quilting inspiration for the year. I plan to refer back to it often to remind myself of what is really possible if I would just practice! (okay, well I may be expecting a little much of myself, but it's good to have goals, right?)</div>
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This is my quilt, titled Accidents Happen. It's not my favorite, but there is a bit of a story behind it that I want to share. I started the project doing some wavy pieced blocks in the hopes of using the array of colors to my advantage. I sketched it all out and everything! After finishing a few blocks, and adding the word 'relax' to run along the bottom I stood back to take a look and hated it. No bueno. It didn't give the rainbow effect I was going for and instead just looked like a serious hot mess! What's a quilter to do but start over of course. At this point I was running very low on the fabrics that were supplied, time to finish, and patience with myself. I decided to throw caution to the wind and just start cutting what was left of the Riley Blake fabric into one inch strips. Sometimes that's all it takes to get the juices flowing. I realized that planning is not my strong suit and really improv is the way to go for me! I finished the blocks and then decided that the RELAX at the bottom needed to stay. <a href="http://oneword365.com/" target="_blank">Relax is my word of the year for 2014</a>. I tend to get overly anxious and stressed (yes, about everything) and I'm hoping keeping the quilt on the back of my couch will be a good reminder to just relax and let things be! One can hope, right? I free motion quilted this with what I like to call paint splatter shapes. My thought was it looked like a water balloon was thrown at a window and shattered. In other words, Accidents Happen! All in all it was fun to quilt, and gave me a really great sense of accomplishment when I finished it on time. Here's to many more (and less frantic) finishes in 2014!</div>
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This one I absolutely love! I really love the Gracie Girl (obsessed with this line) she </div>
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This is a different spin on the ever popular chevron quilt that I am dying to try. It's hard to see in the picture but she quilted all the white space and left the chevrons un-quilted giving it a really amazing 3D look.<br />
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Okay, scroll down and really look at this one and then come back up here. Done? Okay then, you now know how totally fan-freaking-tastic this quilt is! See those hexagons, they are actually 6 slices a piece all sewn up together. See the tumbling blocks on the top... those are sliced hexies as well! And the quilting... I could probably write an essay on this, but I think you get the idea that Beth is a seriously amazing quilter. </div>
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This quilt is another one I wish you could see up close. She started with the D9 blocks and then planned ahead for being on the road for the holidays and hand quilted in all those squares (in the car). I think the form of hand quilting with thick colorful thread is often referred to as Big Stitch. If you haven't read much about it there is a good overview over on AMH's blog <a href="http://annamariahorner.blogspot.com/2010/03/stitch.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </div>
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This one hands down wins the Instagram award! I had previously posted a number of these quilts in my Instagram feed and this currently has the most likes (I'm over here: <a href="http://instagram.com/carly__ann">http://instagram.com/carly__ann</a> on the web in case you don't have an Instagram compatible smart phone). These birds were super cute, and although it doesn't show up perfectly in the photo there are also birds quilted into the background. This is another one I wish I had a picture of the back as there are three little birdies that 'didn't quite make it' back there that crack me up!</div>
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<br />Carly Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238091453681555333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492612763694372145.post-68065695427792036512014-01-17T14:01:00.000-05:002014-01-17T14:02:01.051-05:00Crazy Life = Blog Slacking!I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'm a horrible blogger! It's not that I intend to be, it just happens. So I figure the least I can do is share what I have been up to (sewing and otherwise) while I have not been here.<br />
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Let's start with the sewing and craft goods, but I think that's what most, if not all, people want to see. Apologies if you are on my Instragram (@carly__ann) as that's where many of these are coming from.<br />
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Christmas Quilt Planning took over most of the month of October! I ended up planning four (and yet have only finished three) separate Christmas quilts.<br />
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I wish I had a better picture of this one, but somehow in the craziness of Christmas it got missed. This is the quilt I made for Zach's step-mother (I guess I can call her the step mother-in-law, right?). We were able to spend the holidays with them in Louisville, so I was happy to have a homemade gift to give. She sent me a text just the other day saying her 'Carly Quilt' is keeping her warm in all this crazy weather up there!</div>
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I also finally finished a quilt for my sister! I know it's bizarre to think she did not have one yet, but she was a tough one to design for. She's super stylish and up on all the latest (Check out <a href="http://www.lalacouture.com/" target="_blank">LaLa Couture</a>, her boutique in Ft. Lauderdale), plus she lives in South Florida- not exactly quilt land. I finally put my much loved ombre fabric to work and came up with this. She loves it, and says it works perfectly in her house. Yay!</div>
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After Thanksgiving, and before Christmas I was able to squeeze in one non-holiday present- this baby quilt for Meg! At times she will email me cute quilts she sees, and recently had sent me a cross quilt that she loved. I took that and ran with it! She loved the quilt, and I may have made her cry (not on purpose). We are very excited to meet Aria Grace, who will be here within weeks!</div>
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I can't believe I'm posting this on my blog, but that my friends is the end result of two months of non-stop sewing in my studio room. OUT OF CONTROL! I finally bit the bullet and dove in there to get things organized (took an entire weekend). The funny thing is that cleaning led to this.....</div>
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...a beautifully organized stash! But that my friends led to this.....</div>
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A massive destash sale! I joined many (I venture to say over 100) other quilters on instagram in what was referred to as The Great Fabric Destash (#thegreatfabricdestash). It was a blast! Basically how it worked was everyone posted pictures of their fabric for sale on Instagram and tagged it with that hashtag. This meant that not only your followers saw what you were selling, but so did everyone else using that hashtag. It was CRAZY! I believe the last count I saw was nearly 6,500 separate posts. Yes, 6,500 posts of fabric for sale! I'm telling you, if you are not on Instagram RUN, don't walk, and get your booty on there! </div>
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The only flaw in this plan is I was shopping as I was selling. Oops! My one rule was that I could not buy more than I sold, and I stuck to it! I ended up on the positive side of things in my Paypal account, and I have some wonderful fabric headed my way, so I'm a happy camper!</div>
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All my buyer paid me rediculously fast. This means that even though the sale was on a Wednesday night I was able to get all my packages out by Thursday afternoon. Awesome! Thanks again to everyone who helped me destash!</div>
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Mardell (my machine) is giving me fits! See all that blue tape up there? I rigged the tension to finish my Riley Blake challenge (more on that later), but it is NOT GOOD. I'm planning on taking her to the doctor's this weekend and hopefully it's an easy fix under warranty. </div>
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I might just get to work on this baby! My mom came across it at a garage sale for $20, so when she texted me the picture I said absolutely YES! My dad was kind enough to be the guinea pig and plug it in and says she runs great. I have had zero time to work on it, but I think I see some light at the end of the tunnel. </div>
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crafting for another bridal shower. I'm becoming the bridal/baby shower and wedding crafty person to go to around here. I've lost count of how many different events I have done at this point, but they are adding up for sure. This weekend I will be working on centerpieces, and a crazy idea for a few different decorations like <a href="http://designindulgences.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/securedownload-31.jpeg" target="_blank">this</a>, <a href="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/21/2c/98/212c98632f1ee4ed4db67294130adff9.jpg" target="_blank">this</a>, or <a href="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/27/99/e7/2799e793c63ee8ff9c44b8be36d9dd75.jpg" target="_blank">this</a>. I might even try a garland similar to <a href="http://www.confettisystem.bigcartel.com/product/twist-rope-garland-neutrals" target="_blank">this</a>, either using <a href="http://prudentbaby.com/2011/07/prudent-home/how-to-make-a-fabric-tassel-garland-no-sew-2/" target="_blank">this</a> or <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2011/03/30/tissue-paper-garland-tutorial/#axzz2qgIs9nGj" target="_blank">this</a> tutorial. Wish me luck!</div>
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Carly Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238091453681555333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492612763694372145.post-64211871913524391832013-10-22T15:15:00.000-04:002013-10-22T15:15:50.574-04:00Thrifty Thread Shopping!Here I am again, just a week later and posting again! Don't worry the world is not ending, I'm just using the few free moments I have to share some info with all my quilty friends out there, starting with a few little research projects I have done recently.<br />
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The boyfriend has wrapped up nursing school, which also means school loans are no longer showing up in our bank accounts each semester. A good thing, yes, but it also means I had to take a close look at my budget and sort out what was necessary, and what could wait until after he started working. After narrowing down the necessities I went back and took a look at my quilty expenditures.... yeah, take a deep breath for that one. We all know it is not the most inexpensive hobby to have, but I keep thinking to myself, there has got to be a few things I could be saving on here! I coupon (not extreme) and I shop the sales other places, so why not pay more attention on the things where it can really add up! This week I'm starting with one that I never really gave much thought to before, thread.<br />
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It's a necessity of course, but when we know we need so much thread of a certain color I think many of us do the same thing... toss it in the shopping cart (live or virtual) and skip on over to the fun stuff, fabric!Thread is not nearly as exciting to most of us, and much less fun to 'pet' and play with, but it is an absolute necessity! I've seen quilts made from old clothes, sheets, and rags, but I've never seen a quilt made without thread!<br />
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So I started to take a look at some sites and stores I generally shop from and low and behold there really is some significant differences in prices. Below I've chose a few different threads, some very popular and some less well known, to give you all a glimpse into how much you can really save!<br />
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Let's start with the uber popular, Aurifil! We all use it and love it, and I can't speak for anyone else, but I definitely cringe a little at the price. Sorry, sweet Aurifil, it's just a habit! Below shows some of the best options for your Aurifil shopping! If you notice, there are actually three shops that all came in at $9.50 for the 1420yd, but only Red Rock Threads carries both the 220yd and 6452 yd as well. This is where you weigh your own opinions on what matters to you most... price, selection, free, shipping, etc.<br />
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And just in case you were wondering, a totally different shop takes the cake on the 40wt Aurifil, Carmen Warehouse!<br />
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Next up is Guttermann. I've heard both positive and negative on a pretty consistent basis, but I'm including it here simply because it is more affordable than many options, and also very readily available. Love it or hate it Guttermann is not going anywhere, and these prices might be part of the reason why! See that there.... 3,281yds of Guttermans 50wt Cotton as Joann's as opposed to the $40.00 you would easily spend on the Aurifil. Things that make you go hmmmmm.<br />
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I also included the comparison on Poly for Guttermann as well. I know I'm not the most experienced quilter, but I've yet to have a Poly disaster with any of my quilts, so if I know I'm making it for me or just for practice, this tends to be my go to thread.<br />
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These last two are kind of wild cards. The first one is Isacord Polyester. Honestly when I started learning to free motion quilt I watched A LOT of Leah Day's videos. One thing I remember reading was that she uses <a href="http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/2011/06/thread-story.html" target="_blank">Isacord Thread exclusively</a>. As much as that tid bit stuck with me I have yet to try it (yeah, that makes no sense), so I decided this was a good chance to figure out the cost savings if I decide to give it a try. Yeah, $15.80 for 5000m! It might be worth it!<br />
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Quite interesting that each store led the way in one Cotton and one Polyester category. Anyhow, I know this isn't rocket science, but to me it was quite an eye opener. I was paying $11.99 for my 1420yd of Aurifil. That means from three other stores I could have ordered and saved myself $2.50 per spool. No, that's not much, but if I take it one step further and change over to Gutterman 50wt Cotton I can save nearly $18.00 for every 6500 yards of thread, and I think that can really add up.<br />
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So this is my first attempt at sorting through some Quilt Cost Saving. It's not a perfect science, and the prices will continue to rise and fall with the trends, but for me it works. Next up, solid fabrics!<br />
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xoxo, Carly Ann<br />
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1. I have not ordered from all of these suppliers, so I can in no way vouch for their personal delivery time, condition, quality, etc.<br />
2. Yes I estimated some of the conversions for Meters to Yards. I think you all know which size spool I'm referring to, and if not, email me.<br />
3. These prices to not take into account sales, coupon codes, shipping charges, etc.<br />
4. I was not paid or asked to write about any of these stores. I do not have any sponsors or take any gifts to write these posts.<br />
5. If you have read this far you deserve a prize. How about you go get yourself a piece of candy and enjoy the sunshine for a few moments! Happy Tuesday!Carly Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238091453681555333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492612763694372145.post-21045383078848801672013-10-11T14:03:00.000-04:002013-10-11T14:03:02.651-04:002013 Mission Accomplished!So it's pretty well established that I am a horrible blogger. ;) I don't say that to be down on myself, just to acknowledge that this is not my top priority right now, and that means a lot of life 'stuff' generally gets in the way. Honestly, I have no idea how some quilty bloggers do it keeping up with family, kids, friends, jobs, and creating beautiful quilts and crafts. Simply amazing! Anyhow...<br />
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So what have I been doing? Well on the life side of things I've been working a ton all while holding my breath as Zach finishes up nursing school. He completed his last practicum (like and internship) shift at the hospital this past week, so now all that is left is to take his boards. Hooray! There were moments of doubt that we would both make it through the program mentally intact, but we survived, and now my handsome, caring, and oh so patient man gets to work his dream gig. That's some seriously good stuff right there!<br />
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And of course, I've been sewing. There are a whole bunch of things I could fill in this part here, but what I really want to share is that I accomplished a goal that I set out for myself back in January. It wasn't a true New Year's resolution, but a year long goal none-the-less. The mission was to create a quilt for each of my girlfriends for their birthdays! There are six of us all together and we have all known each other for years. The best way I can describe us is as sisters. None of us are perfect and none of our relationships are perfect, but we are absolutely there for each other. We are all different, work different jobs, have different home lives... Let's just say we cover the spectrum! I love these women, and am so happy to have them in my life, and what better way to celebrate that than with a quilt! So here they are (in no particular order).<br />
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I will start of here with <a href="http://carly-ann.blogspot.com/2013/04/my-girls.html" target="_blank">Megan's birthday</a> quilt. I've know Megan the shortest amount of time, but I adore her spunky personality and her absolute devotion to her boys. She's a seriously busy mom, so we don't get to see her nearly enough, but when we do she's always got a smile on her face. Her fun batik quilt matches her fun side (and also her new bedroom)! This was my first 'jelly roll race' quilt top, and was also one of the first quilts that I free-motion quilted. Very scary when I started, but I've discovered it's way easy and I wonder why I haven't been doing it all along!<br />
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Next up on the list is <a href="http://carly-ann.blogspot.com/2013/04/my-girls-2-donnas-quilt.html" target="_blank">Donna's Quilt</a>. At the beginning of this year I emailed all girls and asked them for their favorite colors, patters, etc. I'm not sure they all knew what it was for, but I just went with what I got back. Well, what I got back from Donna was: <em style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">"...I like flying pigs in any color, hearts, </em><em style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">polka dots, Xs and Os, and weenie dogs..." </em>HA! She really did it to me this time. But I pressed on, and came up with what I think fit the bill. It may be a little hard to see in the picture, but I covered all her requests and made sure the backing was entirely covered in weenie dogs! Lesson: be careful what you ask for! This was my first experience with rough edge applique. I wasn't sure how I would like it, but after I pulled it out of the dryer I fell in love with the 'shabby chic' look of the frayed edges. By far, one of my favorite quilts I've ever made.<br />
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I've known Kristie that longest of all the girls, and am happy to be celebrating with her as a bridesmaid in her upcoming wedding. She said jewel tones, so I went in that general direction, with a few twists. I found the bold floral print first, and it just seemed to fit her so well that I played the rest of the colors off that. I started doing a disappearing 9 patch, but decided it needed to be spruced up, so I stitched and sliced a few blocks a different way and ended up with this surprise! :) She loved it, and was so excited to get a picture that night of her and he new little kitties all snuggled up together on it! Seriously adorable!<br />
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Michelle's was probably the toughest to come up with, although I'm not really sure why. Odd how that happens. So anyhow, when I had a random thought I just went with it! She didn't have a specific request for pattern, but I thought back to her wedding a few years back which had the theme of All We Need Is Love. That combined with her love of trees I came up with this fun quilt. The adorable striped pattern backing had stripes of the woodgrain, little flowers, mushrooms, and lines that looked almost like ribbon. I love that fabric and used every last bit of it. I'm really happy with how this one turned out and I think she likes it as well.<br />
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Susan wanted something a little more muted (and my eyes appreciated the break LOL). She asked for small flowers, beige, white, and gray. I wasn't really sure I could pull this off seeing as I'm a little addicted to brights, but I started at the fabric store and came across just the right floral print. Again, I know you can't see it super well in the photos, but it combined all those requests and more. I added in the green and a few other small scale prints that brought out the pale yellow in the print all based on what I was sure would go with her house. This was the last one I just wrapped up last week after a crazy 3 quilts in 3 weeks month. I was concerned I would run out of steam, but I didn't, and this is one of my favorites of the year. It's simple, but it just works, and I'm happy to say I made a plan and stuck with it all the way through! That's a serious accomplishment for me! This is also the first quilt I've done where I'm 100% happy with my machine binding! Yay!<br />
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So there you have it... MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Funny thing is I was doing this for them, but I learned so so much in the process. I still consider myself a very novice quilter, so it was nice to have a reason to experiment and try new things. I made a bunch of mistakes along the way, but those teach the absolute best lessons. I might be pretty low on the blogger scale, but I'm feeling okay on the friend scale. Like I said these women are my family here and I'm so glad that I was able to stitch each of them up a little love to have in their homes.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thequiltasylum.com/">Quilt Asylum </a> - Textured Basics by Patty Young are on sale for 40% off! I believe the sale runs for one more week so run over to see these great stash builder fabrics! </div>
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<a href="http://quilthome.com/">QuiltHome.com </a> - LATE NOTICE: Save 20% off all in-stock Poppy Modern, Bekko, Serendipity Studio fabrics, and all books using code: QHPMBP. This is only good through tonight (8/9/13) at midnight!! Save 25% on Innocent Crush with coupon code: QHBEGJ (today 8/9 only). Tons of Amy Butler marked down to $6.90/yd, and a ton of fabrics (over 500) in the sale section! </div>
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<a href="https://www.superbuzzy.com/shop/">Super Buzzy (Japanese Fabrics and Cute Stuff!) </a> - 40% off collections include: Aimez Ensemble, Allons a Paris, Alphabet Forrest, Down the Chimney, Eau de Mer, Giant Mushrooms, Horaguchi, Komachi, Matryoshka, Yoko Nogi, Zoo Music and many more! </div>
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<li> <a href="http://www.bugfabric.com/"> Bug Fabric </a> - Massive Sale Section (as low as $4.99/yd) including tons of Robert Kaufman, Alexander Henry, Free Spirit, and P&B Textiles. You have to check this one out to really appreciate it! [ While Supplies Last ]. </li>
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<li> <a href="http://stores.burgundybuttons.com/"> Burgundy Buttons </a> - Christmas in July Sale going on NOW! 17 days of deals! For examply 25% off Mod Century, Apple Jack, and today Simply Color! [ENDS 7/31/2013 ]. </li>
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<li> <a href="http://www.christaquilts.com/"> Christa Quilts </a> - Now On Sale: Bella Solids 20% off, Moda Charm Packs and Layer Cakes 20% off and Moda Jelly Rolls 30% off. Collections on sale include: American Jane Pindot, Baby boy/girl Toiles, City Girl Holiday, Daisy Chain, Flights of Fancy, Gypsy Caravan, Lark and MORE! [ While Supplies Last ]. NOW IN STOCK: Textures, Happy Go Lucky and new Kaffe Bundles </li>
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<li> <a href="http://www.contemporarycloth.com/"> Contemporary Cloth </a> - Huge Clearance Sale Going on NOW! Organic fabrics are heavily discounted and Black & Whites are over 50% off! Collections in the Clearance section include: Bella, Center City, lota of Cloud 9 fabrics, Daisy Jane, Glimma, Mecca for Moderns, Picnic Pals, Safari Sweet, Silhouettes and MORE! [ While Supplies Last ]. NOW IN STOCK: Hand Drawn, Kaufman Essex fabrics, LouLouThi Innocent Crush, World Tour Parson Gray and Oaskshott Cottons </li>
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<li> <a href="http://www.marmaladefabrics.com/"> Marmalade Fabrics </a> - Collections on Sale: Seven Wonders, Modern Bliss, Comma (bundles, jelly rolls, charm packs and yardage), Avalon Take Flight, Bella, Textures, Mod Century, Center City, Type, Geeky Chic, Summersville, A Stitch in Color, Juggling Summer, Lucky Penny, Simply Color and Curious Nature [ While Supplies Last ]. </li>
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<li> <a href="http://www.thequiltasylum.com/"> Quilt Asylum </a> - On Sale Now: The larger the cut the more you save! 2 yd cuts = 10% off, 3 yds = 15% off, 4 yds = 20% off, and 5 yd cuts = 25% off! Be sure to enter code LONDON in the comment section of your order to receive the discount. [ENDS 7/27/2013 ]. NOW IN STOCK: Simply Style and Texas Lone Star State lines by Moda </li>
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<li> <a href="http://quilthome.com/"> QuiltHome.com </a> - 20% off Free Spirit Fabrics, Books & Patterns using code QHAFSF [ENDS 7/22/2013] and 30% off Home Dec, Laminate, and Fleece using code QHHDLF. [ENDS 7/29/2013 ]. </li>
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of Season Sale with up to 40% off 100s of items! </span></div>
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2wently Thr3e, Color Me Retro, Cushion & Dust, Cuzco, Fox Hollow, Ladybug
Garden, Noteworthy, Posy, and Tapestry Collections are ALL in the Sale Section!</span><br />
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<u style="text-underline: single;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><a href="http://www.blueribbonquiltshoppe.com/">Blue Ribbon Quilt Shop</a></span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">:
Save the date for a fantastic Christmas in July Sale coming July 18-20! </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><em>This Just In:</em> <em>Winter’s Lane by Kate &
Birdie Paper Co., and Ho </em></span><em><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Ho</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Ho</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> Let
is Snow by Nancy Halverson</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"></span></em><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><a href="http://www.britexfabrics.com/fabric.html">Britex</a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><a href="http://www.britexfabrics.com/fabric.html"> Fabrics</a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">: 50%
OFF Plastic Button Category Until July 16</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-text-raise: 30%; vertical-align: super;">th</span></div>
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<u style="text-underline: single;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><a href="http://www.fabricworm.com/">Fabric Worm</a></span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">: 10%
Off Children’s Fabric [ Ends July 18, 2013] </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"></span><em><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">This Just In Stock: Free Range by </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Monaluna</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">,
Astrid by Erin </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">McMorris</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">, La
Crème Basics by Riley Blake, Hand Drawn Garden by Anna Maria Horner, Kyoto
Gardens by Lori Mason, and Belle by Amy Butler</span></em><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"></span><div style="-ms-word-break: normal; direction: ltr; language: en-US; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><u style="text-underline: single;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/">Fat Quarter Shop</a></span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">:
Clover Wonder Clips are the Notion of the Month and on sale for $26.36!</span></span></div>
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</em><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">This Just In: Road 15 by
Sweetwater, Belle by Amy Butler, and Vivid Reflections Reminisce by Bonnie
Christine</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">.</span><br />
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Quilt Kits on sale this week at 20% off</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">!</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><u style="text-underline: single;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><a href="http://www.hartsfabric.com/">Harts Fabric</a></span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">:
Great 30%, 40% and 50% off sale sections, and free shipping on orders over $99<em>.</em></span><br />
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</em><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><em>This Just In: Briar Rose by Heather Ross
and Friendly Seas by Robert Kaufman. Plus, preorder Birch Elk Grove, Quilt Girl
Comic, and Calling all Nurses.</em></span><br />
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</em></span><u style="text-underline: single;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><a href="http://www.hawthornethreads.com/">Hawthorne </a></span></u><u style="text-underline: single;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><a href="http://www.hawthornethreads.com/">Threads</a></span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">:
Collections on sale include Dreaming in French and Sugar by Pat Bravo, It’s a
Shore Thing by Jack and Lulu, Avignon by Emily Taylor, Seven Wonders by Parson
Gray, Innocent Crush from Anna Maria Horner, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Nicey</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> Jane by Heather Bailey, Perfectly
Perched and Roughing It by Laurie </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Wishbrun</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Lucky Penny by Alison Glass, Deer Valley by Joel Dewberry, AND </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">MORE!</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> You
seriously need to check out this sale section. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">IT’S AMAZING!</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"></span><em>This <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Just In: They now carry </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Auriful’s</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">
complete line (252 colors in all 4 weights)!! Hand Drawn Garden by Anna Maria
Horner, Woven Stripes from </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Kaffe</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Fassett</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">, Astrid by Erin </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">McMorris</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">, Sea
Breeze by Erin Shaw, Kyoto Garden by Lori </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Mason</span></em></div>
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<u style="text-underline: single;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/scarletthreadquiltco">The </a></span></u><u style="text-underline: single;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/scarletthreadquiltco">Scarlet Thread Quilt Co</a></span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">:
Many Tiny Givens. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Kaffe</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Fassett</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">, and
Amy Butler Fabrics are now in the Sale Section </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/stashmodernfabric">Stash Modern Fabrics</a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">:
Nearly 200 items in the Clearance Section including 2wently Thr3e, Shelburne
Falls, Lucky Penny, Asbury, </span><br />
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<u style="text-underline: single;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><a href="http://thestitchsanctuary.com/">Stitch Sanctuary</a></span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">: 20%
off Patterns [July 8-14] and Christmas in July sale [July 15-21]</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"></span><em>This Just In: Aspen Frost by <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">BasicGrey</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">,
Shades of Black by Me & My Sister, Sew </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Stitchy</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> by </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Aneela</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Hoey</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">, Les Amis by Patty </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Sloniger</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">, and
Cuzco by Kate </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Spain</span></em></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">As Always, let me know of your favorite shops and what you think I'm missing!!</span></div>
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Carly Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238091453681555333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492612763694372145.post-38999827634194514202013-07-03T09:09:00.000-04:002013-07-12T16:39:00.736-04:00Fabric Sale Finds - 4th of July EditionThis will normally be a Friday thing, but with 4th of July happening tomorrow, I thought I would add a few extra sales this week! Enjoy!<br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.sprightlyfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Sprightly Fabrics</a>: Use coupon code <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">JULY4</b> for 30% off your entire order
[Valid Thursday and Friday July 4-5, 2013 ONLY]. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://quilthome.com/" target="_blank">QuiltHome.com</a>: 15% off Storewide on orders $60
to $99 using code <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">LIBERTY15</b>, 20% off
on orders $100 to $199 using code <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">LIBERTY20</b>,
and 20% off orders over $200 using code <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">LIBERTY25</b>
[Ends July 8, 2013]. </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.fabric.com/" target="_blank">Fabric.com</a>: 15% off Storewide on orders $75 to $99 using code
<strong>STAR715</strong>, 20% off on orders $100 to $199 using code <strong>STAR720</strong>, and 20% off orders
over $200 using code <strong>STAR725</strong>. [Ends July 8, 2013]. Free shipping on US orders
over $35.</span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: red;"></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.fatquartershop.com/" target="_blank">Fat Quarter Shop</a>: 50% off a huge assortment of
Patriotic Fabrics [end date unknown], also Regular and Jumbo Wonder Clips are
this months featured notion and are ON SALE [Ends July 31, 2013]!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>FREE U.S. Shipping on orders over $200.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.fabriclovers.com/" target="_blank">FabricLovers.com</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">: Red, White
and Blue Fabric all on sale [Ends July 4, 2013]. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.christaquilts.com/" target="_blank">Christa Quilts</a>: Save 20% on Peanuts’ Welcome
Great Pumpkin Fabric [Ends July 7, 2013].</span></li>
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- <a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/" target="_blank">Pink Castle Fabrics</a>: Save a fourth (25%) on your order using code FOURTH! [Thanks for the heads up!]<br />
- <a href="http://www.fabricworm.com/" target="_blank">Fabric Worm</a>: <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">10% Off Japanese Imports [ Ends July 11, 2013]</span><br />
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Am I missing some great holiday sales? Let me know by leaving a comment or shooting me an email (link on the right). Hope you have a fun and safe holiday!<br />
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Carly Ann<br />
<br />Carly Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238091453681555333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492612763694372145.post-56929532224643062632013-06-28T14:01:00.001-04:002013-07-03T09:09:39.068-04:00Payday Party! Fabric Sales all around!Trying something a little different. I obviously check out a ton of online fabric stores (the list is still growing), and I receive far to many newsletters, so I put it all together and decided to share it with all of you! So without further delay..... ENJOY!<br />
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<li> <a href="http://www.abbimays.com/" target="_blank">Abbi May's</a> - Save 20% on tons of sale fabrics by using code <em>bigsale20</em> [end date unknown]</li>
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<li> <a href="http://www.bloomeriefabrics.com/" target="_blank">Bloomerie Fabrics</a> - Get 10% off your order using code <em>SUMMER10</em> [Ends 7/3/13]
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<li> <a href="http://www.christaquilts.com/" target="_blank">Chrsita Quilts</a> - Save 20% on all Michael Miller Fabric, get a free gift (you choose) with every $25 purchase and there is always free shipping on US Orders! [Ends 6/30/13]
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<li> <a href="http://www.contemporarycloth.com/index.htm" target="_blank">Contemporary Cloth</a> - 50% off shipping using code <em>50ship</em> plus black and whilte fabrics are over 50% off. [Ends 6/30/13]
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<li> <a href="http://www.deltapatchwork.com/" target="_blank">Delta Patchwork</a> - 20% off all baby and kids prints, and free UPS Ground or USPS shipping on all orders over $40.00 within the US. </li>
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<li> <a href="http://www.fabric.com/" target="_blank">Fabric.com</a> - Take an additional 20% off Clearance using code <em>CLEAR613</em> and $4.95 sale on over 1,500 cotton prints [Ends 7/1/13]
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<li> <a href="http://www.fabricworm.com/" target="_blank">Fabric Worm</a> - Take 15% off your entire purchase using code <em>5years. </em>[Ends 7/1/13]</li>
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<li> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/fivemonkeyfabrics" target="_blank">Five Monkey Fabrics</a> - Over 125 items in the Sale Section right now! [While supplies last]
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<li> <a href="http://www.madaboutpatchwork.com/" target="_blank">Mad About Patchwork</a> - Save 20% on Salt Water, Pirouette, Happi and others using code JUNE20, Save 10% on Flame Sprectrum bundles, and Cosmos, Chicopee, Pepper, Remix and Winterkist on sale! [Ends 6/30/13]
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<li> <a href="http://www.marmaladefabrics.com/" target="_blank">Marmalade Fabrics</a> - Seven Wonders, Modern Bliss, Comma, Bella, Textures, Mod Century, Geekly Chic, Simply Color, and Summersville all on sale! [While supplies last]
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<li> <a href="https://www.thequiltedcastle.com/" target="_blank">The Quilted Castle</a> - Huge sale section includes Designer Linen Solids, and Free shipping on all US orders over $200. [While supplies last]
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<li> <a href="http://quilthome.com/" target="_blank">QuiltHome.com</a> - Save 20% off all Valori Wells fabrics, patterns and shirts using code <em>QHAVWS</em> and 20% off Kaffe Fassett fabrics & Books, Philip Jacobs fabrics & Brandon Mabry fabrics using code <em>QHAKC. </em>
[Ends 7/1/13]</li>
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<li> <a href="http://www.sewmodernonline.com/" target="_blank">Sew Modern</a> - Simply Color, Flutter, Sew Stitchy, Oh Deer!, City Girl, The Birds and the Bees Collections on sale. Get a $5 Sew Modern coupon when you take a class on Craftsy! [While supplies last]
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<li> <a href="http://www.southernfabric.com/" target="_blank">Southern Fabric</a> - 20% off Cherry on Top by Keiki and Free shipping on all US orders over $200. [Unknown]
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<li> <a href="http://www.sprightlyfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Sprightly Fabrics</a> - Get 10% Savings storewide using code WELCOME at checkout plus Cocoon, Grand Hotel, Gypsy Caravan, Lilly Belle, Seaside Cottage, and Pagoda Lullaby collections are all on sale. [Unknown]
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<li> <a href="http://thestitchsanctuary.com/" target="_blank">Stitch Sanctuary</a> - Great end of the month sale that includes 20% off select books, patterns and needles as well as 15% off Batiks and Stabilizers [Ends 6/30/13]
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<li> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TactileFabrics" target="_blank">Tactile Fabrics</a> - Comma, Glimma, Bella, Daisy Jane, Color Me Retro, Glimma, etc. bundles are now in the sale section. [While supplies last]
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p.s. Know of a great sale or great little shop that needs some extra promoting? Let me know and I will do what I can to help! <br />
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xoxo, <br />
Carly Ann<br />
<br />Carly Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238091453681555333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492612763694372145.post-64099295004253041512013-06-03T14:12:00.000-04:002013-06-03T14:12:54.531-04:00Fabric Shop List Updates! Tonight I am giving the 12 Minute Tip at the <a href="http://www.centralfloridamqg.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Central Florida Modern Quilt Guild</a> meeting, and was asked to do it about online fabric shopping. Luckily this got me thinking about how to improve my <a href="http://carly-ann.blogspot.com/p/the-ultimate-online-fabric-shopping.html" target="_blank">shop list</a>, and I think I have done just that!<br />
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As I have mentioned many times before, this is a work in progress, and obviously ever changing. Recently I added categories to each shop (well, I'm working on it), as well as highlighting those shops that have been recommended by readers. The categories break down like this:<br />
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It might not be a perfect solution, but I think it gives a clearer picture rather than having to scroll through hundreds of shops to find what you are really looking for (although, I highly recommend checking out some of those smaller shops on there. Some Amazing stuff!). <br />
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Have a recommendation, comment, good to bad experience, or knowledge about the perfect online gem? Comment here or shoot me an email (link on the right sidebar) and I will get right on it! <br />
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Thanks for your help!<br />
Carly AnnCarly Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238091453681555333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492612763694372145.post-10379870620098948832013-05-24T10:52:00.001-04:002013-06-03T14:13:49.651-04:00Don't throw away the key...<blockquote class="tr_bq">
“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.
Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination
encircles the world.” Albert Einstein</blockquote>
So let me start by saying that this post is long, and if you are not a quilter, will seem a little insane. Not to say this cannot be applied to other situations/ideas in life, just wanted to put that warning up front. I’m also going to say that I know this probably won’t make me any friends, but I’m okay with that. I’m not trying to cause a fight or make anyone mad, just adding in my thoughts to an ongoing conversation. So, I don’t know if this will all flow nicely, or make sense, but I need to vent. It is what it is. <br />
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Recently it seems there have been a large number of new posts/articles/quips about the quilt police. Yes, that’s right, the Quilt Police. For those who don’t know what I’m referring to, it's the Judgey McJudgersons that think that anything that doesn’t fit into a nice little box is ‘wrong’ or ‘not worthy.’ While I am still a fairly new quilter, I am still entitled to my opinion, so here it is: back off. I understand that everyone else is also entitled to their opinion, but there is a time, place and way to convey that opinion, and you don’t have to be mean about it. <br />
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One recent blog post I read titled <a href="http://blog.heartsongquilts.com/?p=185" target="_blank">Quiltcon and the Modern Quilt Movement (and the Quilt Police)</a> from Heartsong Quilts stated when referring to his recent trip to QuiltCon: <br />
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"I think there is a fair amount of arrogance and elitism at work here. The stratified world of hip has reared its ugly head. Now we not only have to fear the quilters who have “always done it that way,” and who tell us “you’re not doing it right,” but also those who tell us we just don’t get it, we’re not hip enough, not educated enough, don’t hang out with the right crowd."</blockquote>
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While I 100% understand the sentiment here, maybe this exact environment is created by the same emotions, actions, and thoughts coming from the other direction? For example, I (as a younger quilter) walk into a quilt shop to browse around. Sometimes I am greeted warmly and sometimes I’m not (not so much coldly, just with some skepticism). Sometimes when I buy lime green fabric that when they ask I tell them is to back a quilt they scoff or just suggest I go for something more traditional rather than something that ‘obnoxious.’ I’ve been told my work is ‘interesting’ or ‘bold’ in the most sarcastic tone I think I’ve ever heard come out of a grandmother’s mouth. So here’s what I think: modern quilters have made their own way. I don’t know, but maybe other MQers have experienced these same things, or even worse. Maybe they are tired of trying to keep up with McJudgersons so they have formed their own community, and I don’t see anything wrong with that. </div>
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I am not part of the ‘in’ crowd of modern quilting. Yes, I am a member of a MQG, but I don’t travel to shows, have never been to Quilt Market, have not been published and sure as heck have not won any awards, but I don’t blame others for that. If they are doing those things, bravo. Quilting is, for the most part, an individual endeavor, so if they have been able to form a community among themselves to support each other, fantastic! How can anyone think that people coming together to share their love of an art and bring it back into the mainstream is wrong just because we are not right in the thick of it? <br />
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Just this past week there were a few posts on the Love Bug Studios blog that got me thinking about this idea of the quilt police even more. First came <a href="http://www.lovebugstudios.com/2013/05/21/the-dumbing-down-of-the-quilting-and-sewing-industry" target="_blank">The Dumbing Down of the Quilting and Sewing Industry</a>. Essentially her point was that the quilting industry as a whole is being destroyed by the idea that craftsmanship and pride in our work is gone. That is a very poor summary, so I strongly suggest you hop on over to her delightful blog and read it for yourself. A few quotes that stood out to me: <br />
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“And so the cycle goes; someone makes crap, the crap sells. More people make crap, and that sells. Then someone makes something even crappier, and THAT sells too, and pretty soon the whole industry is putting out substandard work; fabric quality degrades, everything is made of plastic and breaks easily, and we buy the books and patterns and magazines filled with glossy photos of crappy projects. This gives everyone the impression that crap is great, and the standards take a hit. The bar is lowered, and all of a sudden the crap drowns out the well-made so that people don’t even know what well-made is anymore.”</blockquote>
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“I’m not objecting to the idea of making crap, what I’m railing against is the part where crap sells and everybody thinks that’s OK.”</blockquote>
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Again, I get the sentiment here, but aren’t we <em>blaming</em> the wrong people (if there is anyone to blame at all)? If I sew a baby quilt and post it on Etsy, isn’t it the consumers role to decide if they want to buy it? If I create a pattern or write a book, again it is the consumer’s role to determine if they want to spend that money. Or even more the editors and publishers choice to produce the product? A pattern that one quilter might think is useless, or difficult to follow, or just plain ugly, another may love. Isn’t that their right? A mom who wants a drag around quilt for her toddler might want to buy that fluffy little quilt made with fleece rather than batting. That is her right. There are tons of examples of things produced just because a person or thing is popular at the time. Look at the movie industry, or TV. There are movies that millions go to see just for a popular actor even if we know they are bad, but that is our choice. Hello, Magic Mike? Bazinga!</div>
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In a follow-up post <a href="http://www.lovebugstudios.com/2013/05/22/an-illustrated-guide-to-craptastic-quilting-or-why-the-quilt-police-have-their-place" target="_blank">An Illustrated Guide to Craptastic Quilting… or, Why The Quilt Police Have Their Place</a> Ebony clarifies a few things. One part of that is who she was/was not referring to (again, I'm summarizing, so please read the whole post on her blog): </div>
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“People I Was NOT Talking To: People trying out a new technique, People learning something for the first time, People trying to master a skill, People who are deliberately and intentionally making “art” for whom certain standards may or may not apply…..”</blockquote>
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The only problem I have here is this: Isn’t everyone in the industry trying to master one skill or another? Show me a perfect quilt and I will ask you what factory in what county it was produced in. Part of the beauty of quilts is that each one is different, each stitch is different, and none of them are 100% perfect. </div>
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Also, isn’t everyone making art when they create a quilt? In Tolstoy’s <u>What Is Art</u> essay he says: “Art is a human activity consisting in this, that one man consciously, by means of certain external signs, hands on to others feelings he has lived through, and that other people are infected by these feelings and also experience them.” That to me, sums things up pretty well. Art, as is quilting, is a way to convey emotion. Whether it is to be happy, sad, excited, crazy, depressed…. The ability to share our feelings through fabric is art. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gun Quilt by Jacquie of <a href="http://tallgrassprairiestudio.blogspot.com/2013/03/bang-youre-dead-at-quiltcon.html" target="_blank">Tallgrass Prairie Studio</a><br />
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“People I WAS Talking To: People asking for money for products they sell, be it patterns, quilts, teaching gigs, or supplies; People buying and consuming things that the industry and its professionals put out (so you stop buying crap from people who should know better)…."</blockquote>
So I think pretty much anyone that sews can be lumped into that second one there. People who sew or quilt buy things. There is just no way around that. A few questions: If I buy $5/yd. fabric at Joann’s because I don't get paid until next week, and not $12/yd. fabric at my local quilt shop am I destroying the industry? If I buy a book that I saw online written by a blogger that looks interesting, but may not meet someone else’s standards, am I at fault? If I sell a quilt that I know has a skipped stitch somewhere in there that I can’t locate am I to blame for the degradation of quilting as a whole? <br />
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“I’m using Quilt Police deliberately, because they get such a bad rep. But think about it… we have Quilt Police in every industry. We have Food Inspector Police, because we expect our restaurants and food manufacturers to keep the bug:real food ratio to a minimum. We have Air Traffic Police, because planes’ running into each other in the sky is kind of bad. We have Real Police too, but if the term “Quilt Police” just really gets your goat, just call it “Quality Control” or “Quality Inspection” or “BS Monitor”.”</blockquote>
Um, I think an eColi breakout or a string of robberies are a little more serious than if my paper pieced points match, so I’ll go with calling it Quality Control. LOL <br />
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Here’s something else I thought of while writing this: the progression of art in general. Let’s take a look back in history, to art. In 1981 (not so long ago) Douglas Crimp wrote ‘The End of Painting.’ You can read the full text <a href="http://paintingandnewcontexts.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/douglas-crimp_the-end-of-painting.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. For a good portion of his essay he talks of Barbara Rose. In her 1974 essay “Twilight of the Superstars” she rails against an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art called Eight Contemporary Artists. Her point, as is the point of many of those who are not fans of the modern quilt movement, is that just because it is exhibited somewhere, and liked by a few key influential people, it does not make it great, or make it art. One of her targets was Daniel Buren who later went on to receive the International Award for Best Artist in 1991 among many others, proving once again how subjective art (and in my opinion quilting) is. <br />
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I chose him because I just want to make quilts out of everything he has ever done.</td></tr>
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So what’s the point of all this, who knows. I guess I just wanted to put my two cents out there that I believe everyone has freedom to express themselves however they see fit, and every consumer has the right to spend their money how they see fit. In the not too distant past, quilting was all but unknown by my generation and the one before me. Now, thanks maybe in part to this <em>unconventional </em>modern quilt movement, it is alive and well. Will controversy ever go away in art? No. But the choice is ours as to whether we move forward and express ourselves how we please, or spend our time chastising those around us for trying to do the same thing (perfect ¼” seams or not). Carly Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238091453681555333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492612763694372145.post-36473199294057057512013-05-22T15:27:00.001-04:002013-06-03T14:14:08.892-04:00OKC Modern Quilters: Oklahoma Tornado Relief - Moore Love<div style="text-align: center;">
Information here: <a href="http://www.okcmqg.com/2013/05/oklahoma-tornado-relief.html?spref=bl">OKC Modern Quilters: Oklahoma Tornado Relief - Moore Love</a></div>
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And while I'm here...<br />
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A dear friend (and co-workers) sister passed away unexpectedly this past Friday. I am trying to help her daughter plan a memorial while covering for her at work and helping other friends plan an engagement party. Needless to say I'm just treading water at this moment. Hope things get back to 'normal' soon. Thanks for understanding and for all your kind Birthday emails!<br />
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xoxo, <br />
Carly AnnCarly Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238091453681555333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492612763694372145.post-52544000742517885642013-04-23T13:25:00.000-04:002013-04-23T13:29:18.981-04:00My Girls #2 - Donna's QuiltIn my <a href="http://carly-ann.blogspot.com/2013/04/my-girls.html" target="_blank">last post</a> I summed up my group of girlfriends pretty well, so this post will not be nearly as long, but I think each girl, and each quilt, deserves their own entry. Next up this month was Donna. <br />
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I think when I look at the whole group of us, Donna is the rock. It's not always easy, but she has finds a way to balance A LOT on her plate and still be a constant support to those around her. She is the one I turn to when I'm lost, and whether she realizes it or not somehow I end up 'found' in no time at all. A good cup of coffee on her porch, Sunday dinner at Pei Wei, or a Wednesday yoga session in her garage and it just seems to calm me down. She has the gathering house and I can't even come close to counting the number of birthdays, holidays, etc. we have celebrated there. Not only is she a wonderful friend, but an unbelievable mom to my favorite 7 year old Roxy. All of this together is just the tip of the iceberg. I'm so glad we are 'neighbors' now, and can't imagine it being any different. This kind of sums it up though.....<br />
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So onto the quilt. A while back I asked the girls to send me some ideas for colors, shapes, designs, etc. that they would like. In all fairness it was a pretty broad questions, but Donna's answer by far took the cake. Her reply, and I quote: <br />
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<em>"...I like flying pigs in any color, hearts, </em><em>polka dots, Xs and Os, and weenie dogs..."</em></div>
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I'm not even kidding. Megan gave the best response: "You're weird." I pondered this one for quite a while. How the heck do you take all this and put it into a quilt? I mean hearts with Xs and Os are easy, but would be very Valentines. Oh, and where in the world do I find weenie dog fabric? Yeah, this was a tough one. <br />
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I searched online for different polka dot quilts. I figured I would start with the easiest of the patterns she mentioned and work from there. In doing that I came across this circle quilt from <a href="http://www.bijoulovelydesigns.com/2011/02/circle-quilt-take-two.html" target="_blank">Bijou Lovely</a>. It's not exactly what I was thinking, but it was enough to get the creative juices flowing. <br />
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Next stop, fabric! Being the procrastiquilter that I am I did not have enough time to order online, so I did the dreaded Joann's trip. Don't get me wrong, I luck out there a lot, but it's just not ideal. I decided once I was there to start with the hardest fabrics and then coordinate with those. This meant I was searching for flying pigs and weenie dogs. Lord help me!<br />
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I struck out on the flying pigs. There were pigs, there were angels, but the two combined, no go. Even when I looked later online, there was a serious lacking of flying pigs. Can someone work some <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/" target="_blank">Spoonflower</a> magic for me? <br />
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Weenie dogs on the other hand, appear to be all the rage! Who knew? I first found this one...<br />
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It was almost perfect, but red is not really the color I think of when I think of Donna. It was a little over saturated, so I decided to keep looking. And then, out of the corner of my eye, I spotted this....<br />
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I'm not so much an OMG sqee kinda girl, but this is some seriously cute fabric. I also lucked out that there was about 4 yards left. I bought it all because you never know when you will need a good dog fabric, right? The easy part came after locating this one. I decided to look for the other elements in coordinating colors. The polka dots and hearts were easy, and I found a great graphic floral and a fun chevron that fit perfectly. <br />
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In comes procrastiquilter again, and work took over my life for a few days. I got the fabric cut and the backing measured, but the final piecing and quilting had to wait until Saturday. You guessed it, the day before her birthday. Do you see a pattern developing here? <br />
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I created some basic circle templates with card stock. If you can't tell, I used a drinking glass, coffee mug, dessert plate and dinner plate as templates. I found that these four make a great variety. <br />
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After tracing the templates onto fusible I cut, cut, and cut some more. For each set I layered about five pieces of fusible together, pinned and cut. For me, this is a huge time saver. Being so rotary cutter dependent makes me dread having to cut things by hand. <br />
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Once I had what I thought would be a good number of circles I cut fabric. This might sound a little backwards to some people who like to iron on fusible before cutting the circles, but I was really unsure of the layout, so I decided to cut the fabric first, then iron. <br />
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I don't even want to tell you how many times I moved these around. Up and down and back and forth. Switching colors, sizes, rotating designs, etc. Finally I said enough is enough and started ironing. Maybe this is common knowledge, but I will share it anyway. After ironing the fusible to each circle I score them with an X with a needle. This makes it so much easier for me to rip off each little piece of the pie, rather than trying to pick off the paper. This is especially helpful where there are no sharp edges or corners!<br />
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Still feeling pretty confident on time I took another break to hang out with the boyfriend. I'm not sure I've mentioned it before, but he is in nursing school. That means that when are both home, and he's not studying, I try and take advantage! So yeah, another big mistake on timing, but well worth it. Now, onto quilting. I stuck with what I know and did a mixed up meander. No real good process pictures of it, but this gives you an idea. My stitching is not as even as I would like, but I am getting better. I think.<br />
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So I took my time on this part and before I knew it, it was 2:30am. Oops. At least I had a nap, right?! I whipped up some binding (without measuring of course) and took a quick coffee break. At this point I was seriously regretting the whole nap/dinner/boyfriend time I took. LOL<br />
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3am still binding. This picture also gives you a good idea on my whole spool binding deal. I move my thread over to the horizontal, and put an empty bobbin on the vertical spool holder thing (does this have a name?) with my binding spool on top. This keeps it out of the way (empty bobbin gives it height to be over top of the thread spool), untangled, and the best part, I don't pin and it doesn't matter. I just pull the binding off bit by bit and it feeds through the machine. Easy peasy. </div>
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<em><strong>UPDATE to answer a question</strong>: Yes, that is the machine I do all my quilting on. It is a Huskystar C10 that I think I bought back in 2005 or 2006? I tried to find one on sale somewhere to find out the real details on it, but apparently they don't really exist. Not surprised. So yeah, it's got 5.5 inches under the harp there that I shove all my quilts through. Good times. It has tension issues, and it likes to break needles, but that's ok. It's what I have, and I have learned to work around, and most of the time laugh at, her little quirks. Would I like a new machine? Of course! Can we afford one? Not at all. Oh well, it's something to work towards! Goals are good!</em><br />
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<em><strong>Side note on the UPDATE</strong>: I named my machine Mardell after my grandmother. She lived across the country, so I never got to sew with her, but she is still my inspiration. Oh, and naming your machine after your dead grandmother is great until she acts up and then it sounds like I'm yelling at my grandmother's to settle down among other colorful expressions.</em><br />
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Okay, sorry about that. Back to the quilt. I finished up around 4am, just in time to throw it in the wash, have a quick 4 hour snooze, toss it in the dryer, and then off to Donna's for birthday breakfast. Again, don't know how I finished, but I did. I amaze even myself. So Donna literally jumped up and down while saying "I wanna see, I wanna see, I wanna see." I had been teasing her all day with little snaps on instagram. Little jewels like this one that kept her in suspense. Even made it black and white so she couldn't see the colors. Sneaky sneaky!<br />
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So without further ado, Donna's birthday quilt! <br />
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That's all folks. Now, I need a nap! Carly Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238091453681555333noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492612763694372145.post-16781440854502719842013-04-16T14:30:00.002-04:002013-04-23T13:25:12.768-04:00My Girls #1 - Meghan's Quilt<br />
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I consider myself a pretty lucky gal to have the group of girlfriends that I do. There are six of us all together and we make up quite a fun little group. Some I have known for years, and a few a little shorter, but they are all amazing pieces in my sometimes puzzling life. We have been through it all together; marriages and divorces, births and deaths, health scares and work triumphs. These girls stand by through and through. When thinking about how lucky I am, and how wonderful these ladies are, I decided it was time that each of them had a quilt. What better way than for each of their birthdays. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I refuse to edit this picture because we are all blessed with Supernatural eyes in this one! <br />
Must have been the Voodoo magic at Tibby's New Orleans Cuisine! ;)<br />
Only problem is we were missing Michelle! Next time....</td></tr>
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At least once a month the whole group gets together to have dinner, catch up, and for six of the months, celebrate a birthday. First up was Meghan. She is the 'newest member' to our little club, but it feels like she has been here all along (or should have been at least). A happy spirit and so funny, she lights up any room. After a few struggles this year I thought she needs a super cuddly quilt that would be all hers. The trick to that is that she has two growing boys, who like kids do, tend to claim things as their own. What better way to combat that than go for a totally girly quilt! After all, what little boy wants to be seen wrapped up in his moms purple blanket!<br />
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I decided to do a Jelly Roll race quilt with these beautiful batik strips. If you don't know what a Jelly Roll race quilt is, there is a good tutorial <a href="http://www.craftygardenmom.com/2011/12/jelly-roll-race-quilt-tutorial.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I don't normally sew with Batiks and sometimes feel like too much design can be overwhelming with these beautiful rich colors, so I went with basic. <br />
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I am very lucky that last weekend my parents came up to visit us and brought me the family table! This table is older than me, and maybe my favorite piece of furniture ever. It has bounced between my parents and my sister and now it is finally mine! Not only are we excited to have somewhere to eat, but also somewhere for Zach to study and me to baste my quilts! Okay, getting off track here. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My quilt assistant Stash. He can find a new quilt top anywhere!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Machingers! Thanks Mom!</td></tr>
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I should mention here that I started the basting the night before the birthday dinner. Oops. I'm a super procrastinator for sure, but this was more a matter of circumstance. Busy at work, family in town, etc. So with a time crunch on I started free motion quilting on Saturday early afternoon. I felt a little rushed knowing dinner was only hours away, but I actually think it helped! I didn't focus on it being perfect, and I think that made my motions a lot smoother. Amazing! I quilted it in about 2.5 - 3 hours (including snack and stretch breaks). I'm not sure if that is fast or slow as I really have nothing to compare it to, but it got the job done. <br />
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I decided to go with the same bright blue as the backing for the binding. Bonus was that I already had a few feet of the perfect color and width started. I store all my bindings on empty spools and then place it on an extra spool holder next to the machine while I sew it on. It keeps it straight, not twisted, and helps with my lack of pinning. Not to mention I store all the leftover spools of binding together and once it looks like I have a pretty decent collection going, I use them all together on scrappy quilts. More on that later. <br />
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I was able to finish an hour or so before dinner. Whew. Nothing like cutting it close! Tossed on a ribbon and out the door we ran. We celebrated with dinner at <a href="http://www.tibbysneworleanskitchen.com/" target="_blank">Tibby's New Orleans Kitchen</a> in Winter Park. It was amazing! I'm currently not eating Gluten, but was able to work out an order with our very helpful server. I highly recommend it! There was great food, lots of laughter, and our usual good time. I never leave our girl's dinners in a bad mood, and wish they could happen more often. <br />
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Meghan loved her quilt and recently redid her bedroom in purple! I had no idea! Lucky for me, and for her it all worked out. We decided a little impromptu photo shoot was in order. <br />
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So that's my latest finished project. I'm working on the next birthday quilt now, but will have to wait to post much more than that. She's on my facebook, instagram, here, etc. Makes it a lot harder to share what your working on when your friends are all in the know! She should be getting it this weekend though, so I will have new pictures for you next week!<br />
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<br />Carly Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238091453681555333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5492612763694372145.post-41904151380431655782013-04-10T14:00:00.000-04:002013-04-10T14:35:19.963-04:00Central Florida MQG - April 1, 2013<div style="margin: 0px;">
My second meeting of the CFMQG was just a wonderful as the first. There were about 25 of us there, with quite a few first timers. I love that all these ladies are curious about Modern Quilting and learning more of what it's all about. </div>
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We discussed the ongoing BAM BOM project, but I'm not officially a month behind. My feathers didn't turn out quite right, so I'm going to try again this month. I'm determined to learn how to follow a pattern and have it end up the correct size (as opposed to 1/2" off like it always seems to). </div>
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If you are interested in joining in you can hop on over to the <a href="http://bayareamodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bay Area Modern</a> blog and check out the <a href="http://bayareamodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/2013/02/bam-bom-block-2-feather.html" target="_blank">Feather block</a> from March and the <a href="http://thepepperedgoat.blogspot.com/2012/07/snails-trail-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Snail Trail</a> for April which is posted on <a href="http://thepepperedgoat.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Peppered Goat</a> blog. </div>
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We had a little 'runway' show to display all our nametags, and I was actually chosen as the winner! I won a wonderful bundle of bella solid FQs that I am totally in love with. I was however, totally shocked as I really think Karen's was the best. It is modeled after the CFMQG logo perfectly!</div>
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Another new thing we are trying is a Make it Modern portion of the meeting. Many of our attendees are traditional quilters and are trying to better understand what Modern Quilting is really all about. This month we focused on fabrics. Members brought in different fabrics that they thought were or were not modern and we discussed them. </div>
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This scrappy trip-a-long was actually put together by her mother Janice. Her mom pieces and she quilts them for her. What a great combo!</div>
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This was made for her kids who just got back from a trip to see the northern lights. Love thes colors and the great Northern Light print fabric. What a great way to remember what I'm sure was a magnificent trip!<br />
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