Welcome!

Have you ever been in a local park during a football practice?  It’s something to see, I have been watching my 13 year old boy going to practices and matches for the past 4 years and I am just amazed every time I see them work out until shear exhaustion and going back on the field simply because the coach asked.  And hearing their team cheer at the end… What a rush.  I understand how being part of that team is important to him, it gives him a sense of belonging

And I have to admit, I feel the same way when we get ready for Quilt Market. That’s the quilter’s Jamboree!  Our time to meet everyone and share our passion for quilting.

We at Camelot Fabrics have spent numerous hours preparing our booth with great detail to present our new collections.  We simply can’t wait to show you the fabrics, the quilts, the clothing and let’s not forget the cute toys.  So please drop by booth # 1209 and say hello!

If you are a Quilt Shop owner, you will want to stay just a bit longer so that we can present all of our lines as well as some marketing ideas we have to help you promote your wonderful store!

That’s right!

While other fabric companies are setting up promotions directly to consumers, we would like to have a different approach.  We would much rather promote the local quilt shops that work hard every day to provide the best service to their customers.  How are we planning to help?  We have two marketing strategies that can help get customers into your store and buying fabrics.

Let’s start by getting them into the store:

E-mail us photos of your quilt shop featuring our Camelot Fabrics.  Add a brief description of your shop and its location and things to do in your area.  Once a week, we will be featuring a Quilt Shop on our social media (Blog, facebook, Twitter, Instgram and Pinterest).

Then let’s get you selling more fabrics:

If you like the projects that are in our booth, than you will love the idea of having some of the quilts, clothing and toys featured in your own shop!  We are preparing a series of trunk shows that will be moving on a monthly basis along with kits on consignment. So make sure to sign up during the show as space is limited.

As you can see, there are many reasons why you simply have to stop at booth # 1209.  If you can’t make it to the Spring Quilt Market but would like to participate in our marketing strategy, simply send us an e-mail at marketing@camelotfabrics.com.

Just doing our part to help you sell more of our fabrics.

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19 May

Hi everyone!

Happy Wednesday! I hope you all are having a great day.

Today is our Winsday!  And we are giving away a 13 Fat Quarters of the Mama & Me collection.

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How can you enter to win this great prize? Head on over to our Facebook Page, “LIKE” the Giveaway Image, and comment on this question:

Which Quilt Festival would you love to attend?

Mama & Me FQ Giveaway Rules:

  1. LIKE the Camelot Fabrics’  Mama & Me Fabric Giveaway Image on our Facebook Page
  2. Comment of on the Giveaway Image telling us: Which Quilt Festival would you love to attend?
  3. This week’s Winsday prize is 13 Fat Quarters of the Mama & Me collection.
  4. The giveaway starts today (5/18) and ends on May 25th Noon– We will be announcing the winner on next week’s Winsday post, as well as all our social media handles.
  5. You can follow our Blog,TwitterInstagramFacebook, and Pinterestto stay connected!

Good luck!

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18 May

Hi everyone,

Happy Tuesday! I hope you are having an amazing one.

As we get all our ducks in a row for Quilt Market each year, we inevitably end up wishing we’d taken more photos of all the gorgeous projects made for us, sewn by a slew of talented sewers. So last week, before shipping out all of our stuff, we took a micro-break from the heavy lifting, and spent some time with projects made of Andrea Turk’s Mama & Me collection.

mama-and-me_andrea-turk_01_webLove that spiffy pillow? Got a yen for the darling handbag? Dying to cuddle with a sweet pair of teddy bears? Well, we’ve got you covered. Here are the links to all three patterns:

Teddy Bear from Purl Soho
Vivian Handbag & Traveler from Swoon Sewing Patterns
Saybrook Island Pillow by Stephanie Palmer for Camelot Fabrics

And if you would like to make something bigger, than try the Whimsical Quilt by Larene Smith of the Quilted Button.

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Would love to know what you are making with this collection!

Happy sewing!

 

 

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17 May

Happy Monday everyone!

We hope you are all having a beautiful start to the week. We are heading out to Spring Quilt Market later this week and we have LOTS of great projects that will be featured during the show.  Posts will be coming your way as of Friday, so make sure to follow our BlogTwitterInstagramFacebook, and Pinterest to stay connected!.

On to our Moody Monday!

This week we are featuring our Mama & Me Collection by Andrea Turk from Cinnamon Joe Studio.  This new collection is really trendy as it has foxes, hedgehogs and bears.  The teal and mustard colors are simply perfect.

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Now I have seen many projects made using this collection and they are all too adorable.  It will be difficult to choose only one for our How To’s day.  If you are planning a forest-themed nursery than this is it!  Imagine a bumper set, changing mat and why not a teepee?

Be sure to check out the full collection of Mama & Me Collection in your local quilt shop.  Click here to find the one nearest your home.

Happy Sewing!

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16 May

It’s our Winsday!

This week we hosted a 14 Fat Quarters GIVEAWAY of the Lavismint collection On our Facebook Page. We wanted to know:

DOES SIZE MATTER?

What is your preference when making a quilt?

 

We love doing these mini surveys.  I was expecting to have more people making smaller size quilts as they are faster to make and easier to quilt.  But to my surprise Queen size and King size are still very popular.  So thank you for playing along on our winsday.

And now, of course, the winner of our Lavishmint giveaway is:

Jean Truchan

Congratulations!

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Jean Truchan, if you can please email us your mailing address to  designstudio@camelotfabrics.com  by May 25th, 2016.  We cannot wait to see what you create with these fat quarters.  Please send us a picture for our Fan Friday blog!

And a huge thank you to everyone who entered!!

Stay tuned for next week’s Winsday…

 

Happy Sewing!

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11 May