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Hi everyone,

Happy Thursday!! I hope everyone is having a great day!! Jackie McFee relaunched her website yesterday with a makeover, and we are celebrating with a giveaway!! We’re giving away a Neon & On FQ Bundle on her Instagram, so be sure to head on over to enter (click me!).

It’s time for our Thankful Thursday! Today we are featuring a wonderful quilt and bag pattern design team, Krista and Shayla of Sassafras Lane Designs. Their name was inspired by the street name where their Orange Studio is located, and famous streets continue to inspire their quilt pattern names – so fun! They are BIG fans of lots of color and prints, especially anything orange (also, hence their studio name!). Their bag and quilt patterns are modern and fun, drawing inspiration from their friends & family, and everything around them.

They launched a new quilt pattern this week called Canyon Boulevard for Spring. A gorgeous and beginner-medium skilled quilt, the pattern comes with two versions – one with string-piecing and one with a background &  assorted scraps. As well, the quilt pattern includes three sizes for versatility and convenience! The girls also gave a neat explanation behind the quilt, which you can read in their blog post. They chose to feature one of the quilts in our Fruit Stand by Jane Farnham collection, and adore the contrasting colors with white. The triangle cutouts at the bottom are such a lovely detail, which makes this quilt all the more unique and cool!

Thank you for the fabric love, Krista and Shayla!! We are so in love with the quilt, and think it looks beautiful with Fruit Stand. You can find the pattern for Canyon Boulevard on their website (available in both PDF and paper versions), as well as their blog, Pinterest, Facebook, and Instagram. And with that, have an awesome day!

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone,

Happy Wednesday! I hope you all are feeling fantastic this mid-week. Today happens to be National Chocolate Macaroon Day… throw in some coconut flakes and nuts, and we are in macaroon heaven!!

It’s Winsday time! And this week, we have a SUPER special giveaway to share with you. One of our incredible artists, Jackie McFee, has relaunched her website today with a SUPERB new makeover – looking absolutely modern, fresh, and fab-U-lous – which represents our colorful Jackie perfectly. Lots of cool features too – from sharing her favourite fonts to her current color inspiration! So GO. NOW! (or after entering the giveaway, haha!)

And in honor of her launch, she’s hosting a GIVEAWAY!!! Along with her new-found love for Instagram, you’ll need to head on over to her Instagram – @jackie_mcfee – follow her and REPOST the Giveaway Image (as seen below). We’ll be posting it on our Instagram too, so you can repost ours if you’d like. Make sure to use the hashtags #jackiemcfee and #neonandon…and that’s it! You’re entered to win this lush-perfect-for-summer bundle. See below for complete rules!

Jackie McFee’s Website Makeover Giveaway Rules:
1. Follow Jackie on her Instagram – @jackie_mcfee
2. Re-post the GIVEAWAY IMAGE (either from her Instagram or ours)
3. Use the hashtags #jackiemcfee and #neonon
4. Giveaway ends on Wednesday, June 10th 2015 and will be announced on Jackie’s & our social media handles.
5. Good Luck!!

Now that you’ve entered – go check out Jackie’s new website!! Congrats, Jackie, on the beautiful website launch! Bringing out the confetti & pretty fabric to celebrate haha. Be sure to also check out Jackie on her Facebook Page and Pinterest, to get all of her updates! Lots of fun stuff coming soon!! And good luck to all those who are entering – have a fab day!

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Hi everyone,

Happy Tuesday! I hope you all are having an amazing day!!

For today’s How To’s Day, we are featuring one of our exclusive quilt patterns from our Free Projects Program. The Butterfly Quilt was created by the incredibly talented Melissa Stramel, of Lilac Lane Patterns. Melissa has now expanded her patterns to clothing and accessories, for women and little girls…and their dollies! But, we are obsessed with her Butterfly Quilt, which gives a unique flair to a quilt pattern. The little triangles throughout the pattern look like butterflies, which may seem complicated, but in the end – a super neat effect.

We love a contrast between the butterflies and the background, so that the butterflies really pop! Imagine a white quilt with solid colored butterflies?! That would be so so coooool. We decided to feature the Butterfly Quilt at our booth for Spring Quilt Market, in our popular Botanical room. The quilt displayed as a backdrop to the room (and because of its size, was a real showstopper!). It really made everything come together.

Vicki Reubel of Orchid Owl Quilts did such an incredible job quilting the Butterfly Quilt. We received so many compliments on the design and quilt work – so thank you to both Melissa and Vicki! You both rock!! Now… want to make your own Butterfly Quilt? Click MORE to see the full instructions.

Hi everyone,

Happy Friday!! I hope you all had an amazing week. We are currently at Quilt Market, Day 1, so be sure to stop by and say hi – booth #101!

Time to end the week with our Fan Friday! Today we are featuring a lovely Wilksten Tank made by Melissa Karpetz. Wilksten is a wonderful online shop selling ethically-made (and mostly handmade!) clothing pieces, accessories (hats, ornaments), and patterns. Wilksten is run by a husband-wife doctor/pattern-making designer duo who “seek to encourage thoughtful buying by giving our customers a personal connection to their purchases”. Melissa is a home sewer who shares her creations on Instagram, one being the Wilksten Tank she created with our Cove Collection. She chose a cozy turquoise and grey geometric pattern that works really well with the flowy tank – perfect to match with a pair of white pants and wedges. Our Cove Collection has a sea-inspired feel to it, so it was a perfect choice for the tank.

We really love this tank, Melissa, so thank you for sharing it with us! And thank you for the fabric love. We can think of lots of fun ways to style it for the Spring and Summer, such a great essential. You can find more from Melissa on Instagram. Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone,

Happy Wednesday! I hope you all are having a wonderful Winsday!! Today is also National Apple Pie Day – uhhh, YUM! There’s never been an apple pie I had that I did not like. Nothing better than a warm slice of apple heaven, wrapped up in a flaky crust and some ice cream…

Time to announce the winner of our Mother’s Day Winsday! This week, we hosted a Wildflowers FQ Bundle Giveaway on our Facebook Page, inspired by our mums for Mother’s Day. We asked you what your favorite mommy-and-me memory was, whether as a child or more recent. We had so much fun reading all of the replies, and am sure it took you all down memory lane a bit… It was also a great way for us to think about our favorite moments with our moms. Definitely too many, but there are a couple that are very special to us. Love our moms!! 

Of course, we could only choose one winner for our giveaway! With the help of our friend Mr. random.org, the winner of our Wildflowers FQ Bundle is…

Congratulations, Nicole!! You are the winner of our Wildflowers FQ Bundle. We are so excited for you, and can’t wait to see what you create. Please send us your mailing address to info@camelotfabrics.com by May 20th, 2015. A huge thank you to everyone who entered our giveaway. There’s lots more to come, so don’t worry!! Have a great day!

Happy Sewing!