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It’s time for this week’s What We Love ♥ It’s definitely not a secret that the Camelot Design Studio loves Pinterest. So much inspiration to be found, from new trends to delicious recipes…and of course, Pinterest’s infamous memes. Love us a good meme! This week, we’ve been enjoying all the runway shows from NYFW; luxurious colors, fun textures and prints…what’s not to love? From homemade ginger beer and pretty florals, see what else we’ve been inspired by… ♥

Shannen: Homemade Ginger Beer
Juan: Colombian artist Fernando Botero, The Circus
Vanessa: NYFW; Lela Rose Fall 2015 RTW
Marion: Pretty Florals
Valeria: Montréal

We hope we have inspired you with our What We Love! We would love to know what you have been inspired by this week too ♥

Hi everyone,

Happy Thursday! We hope you all are having a fantastic day. It’s Chinese New Year (or Lunar New Year), and it’s the year of the sheep. We wish you all a wonderful year full of happiness, prosperity, and memories.

Today’s Thankful Thursday is featuring a lovely pattern shop that we have had the pleasure of working with. We have worked with Alicia of Swoon Sewing Patterns for our Quilt Market shows, and her bags are always a hit. Swoon Sewing Patterns offers pretty, modern patterns for bags and other accessories, and are one of our favorite pattern shops online. From travel bags to her oversized clutch, there’s a pattern for just about every occasion.

Each pattern is easy-to-follow and clear, and the end result is a gem, made by you, that will not look “homemade”. Alicia is a graphic designer by trade, who fell in love with sewing. She found that the commercial patterns she used were not always user-friendly, and decided to try her hand at pattern-making. From there, Swoon Sewing Patterns has only grown – from Etsy to quilt shops – to become many sewers’ preferred, “go-to” pattern shop. And we couldn’t agree more!

Alicia chose our Design Studio Collection to be on the cover of her Dorothy Day Tripper Bag Pattern. We got super excited!! She had made this bag for one of our past QM shows, and everyone LOVED it…so we are so happy that she chose to feature it as the cover. It is stunning, and would be the perfect, stylish weekend or diaper bag!

Thank you so much, Alicia, for featuring our Design Studio Collection on your cover. We have had so much fun working with you, and hope we get to again soon!! You can find more from Swoon Sewing Patterns on her website, Facebook Page, Instagram, and Pinterest. Have an amazing rest of the day, everyone!

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone,

Happy Wednesday! We hope you are having a wonderful mid-week!! We have been excitedly seeing all the stunning new Fall 2015 Collections from NYFW…we are giddy with all the gorgeous colors and textures.

Time to announce this week’s Winsday winner! We hosted our Felt “Red Panda” and Felt Giveaway, in collaboration with Typing with Tea, this week. We asked you what your favorite Valentine’s Day treat was. Pretty much everyone said chocolate…and we definitely agree. (We had a small Valentine’s Day exchange in the office on Monday which included cards, flowers, chocolate, and lots of delicious homemade treats). Chocolate > EVERYTHING. (haha)

We’re about to share a treat with one of YOU. We rounded up our giveaway entries, and chose a lucky winner! And the winner is…

Congratulations, Kelly Massman!! We are so excited for you; we can’t wait for you to make you your very own adorable friend. Please email us your mailing address to info@camelotfabrics.com by February 25th, 2015. And thank you to everyone who participated! Until next Winsday…

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone,

Happy Tuesday! We hope you all are having a lovely day. Today is Pancake Day in the UK and Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday. Lots of reasons to eat yummy food! ;)

Time for this week’s How To’s Day! Today we are featuring one of our wonderful projects from our Free Projects Program. Cheryl, of Meadow Mist Designs, created a stunning table runner pattern for us that we absolutely love. Her Best Wishes Table Runner is featured with our Paisley Please collection, the complimentary navy and orange hues working magically together. We love the simplicity and modern feel of this table runner, the perfect accessory to any bare table. Add some pretty white dishware, silver decor, and white tulips…and you have yourself a beautiful, cottage-inspired table setting.

Want to make your own Best Wishes Table Runner? Click MORE for the full tutorial.

Hi everyone,

Happy Monday! We hope you all had a wonderful Valentine’s Day weekend, sharing the day with your loved ones…and eating lots of yummy chocolates. We are also hosting our Felt Giveaway on our Facebook Page this week, so be sure to enter!

Kicking off another week with our Moody Monday! We launched our Winter 2015 Collections last week, and have been so inspired by all the beautiful prints and colors. We’re sharing with you our Darling Collection by the Camelot Design Studio today. Darling is girly and sweet with feminine hues of rose, navy, and grey. Complete in pretty florals and soft geometrics, Darling is the epitome of dainty and grace. Our “Darling” girl would be enjoying a lovely afternoon at high tea with her girlfriends, complete in a floral skirt, bow kitten heels, and cat eye sunnies. So chic and so feminine!

Alberta Ferretti’s Spring 2015 RTW Collection is absolutely breathtaking! We would describe it as “feminine and boho-inspired” with its floral prints, fringe details, and flow-y textures. The looks were completed with loose, beachy waves and dewy skin/pink lips. We especially adored the floral cutout designs – the tone and tone floral prints were incredibly beautiful, and reminded us of our Darling Collection. Such an exquisite collection, we would definitely happily wear any of Ferretti’s pieces (one can dream!).

We hope we have inspired you with today’s post! Be sure to check out our Darling Collection for more prettiness. Have a lovely day, everyone!

Happy Sewing!