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Hi everyone!

Happy Monday! We hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend, and is ready for another great week. It’s an exciting week for us here at Camelot Fabrics because it is our Summer 2014 Launch Week! We will be launching a new collection every day this week. We started off our launch with our newest license: our Paddington Bear Collection by the Camelot Design Studio. Be sure to check out our blog post on it here, as well as all the beautiful designs and free projects on our website.

Time for this week’s Moody Monday! We are featuring one of our awesome licenses from Spring 2014 today, our Star Wars III Collection by the Camelot Design Studio. Our past Star Wars collections were huge successes, and we’ve gotten positive feedback for another SW collection, so we listened and brought you Star Wars III. Just as action-packed and brilliant as the previous two, Star Wars III brings you all of your favorite characters and designs. The vintage-inspired skus gives this collection an upbeat and impacting newness to our previous Star Wars collections, but keeping with the blue, red, and black hues of course! This collection is for all of our avid Star Wars enthusiasts! We think this collection would make for a brilliant quilt for a fellow SW fan, or how about an awesome Star Wars-themed party? You can’t forget about some fun SW bunting banners! You can see the full collection here.

The vibrant hues and space-inspired ensembles in David Koma’s Spring 2014 RTW Collection remind us our Star Wars III Collection. The intense blue hues, intricate leather detailing, and origami-inspired cuts of this collection give off a very out-of-this-worldly feel, and remind us of modern versions of the Star Wars’ uniforms. The clean styling, geometric cutouts, and overall modern esthetic of David Koma’s Spring 2014 are so fresh and innovative, and we absolutely adore this whole collection. You can check out the full collection here for more!

We hope we have inspired you today with our Moody Monday! Be sure to check out our Summer 2014 launches this week, and let us know which if your favorite. You can read about our Paddington Collection, and there’s only more to come. Have a good one! :)

Happy Sewing!

It’s a SUPER exciting week because it is our Summer 2014 Launch Week!! We have FIVE new collections to share with you, and we will be launching one everyday this week. So be sure to stick around and see all the new & pretty fabrics we’ve got for you. It’s time for DAY ONE of our Summer 2014 Launch Week…

The first fabric collection we are launching is our very adorable and newest license…Paddington Bear by the Camelot Design Studio! The lovable Paddington Bear seriously brings us so much nostalgia, back to our childhood, and we are absolutely in adoration for this little guy. Our Paddington Bear collection encapsulates that sense of joy and happiness of childhood, and its muted, pastel hues makes this collection very soft and comforting. The collection includes beautiful illustrations of Paddington Bear, in his classic rain hat & wellies, and his adventures, making this collection the perfect choice for a nursery – themed curtains, crib bumper, rocking chair pillow, and baby quilt and your little one will have the absolute cutest of rooms!

Being the worldly traveler, all the way from Peru to London, Paddington Bear embarks on many adventures and, at times, mishaps. We think a Paddington Bear passport cover would the perfect fit, and would make finding your passport when traveling much easier. As well, a Paddington Bear quilt would be the perfect gift for a new mother or for a little on in your life; the narrative designs make this collection easy to incorporate into a quilt design, such as this one, this one, or this one.

 
And just in time, the Paddington Bear Movie will be released in the Fall of this year, and we are so thrilled! We cannot wait to see it in theaters. If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check out the trailer for the movie – it’s going to be a fantastic one! We really hope you enjoy our Paddington Bear Collection, and that it brings much happiness and nostalgia for you. We would love to know your favorite Paddington Bear story, and which SKU you like best from our collection. Be sure to check out all the Free Projects on our website with Paddington Bear. This is just the beginning of our Summer 2014 Launch Week, so stay tuned for another collection launch tomorrow! :)

Hi everyone!

Happy Friday! It’s just about the weekend, and we are so excited!! Does anyone have any plans for the upcoming weekend? We also want to take a moment to celebrate the late Nelson Mandela’s Birthday – such an inspirational and selfless man who helped make our world a better place. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall.”

Time to end another fun week with our Fan Friday! Today we are sharing some beautiful projects created by Caroline from Tindell Design, her new Etsy Shop! Tindell Design is dedicated to modern, handmade bags and accessories for the fashionable women, kids, and babies of the world. Caroline just started up her shop, but she has already put up some really stunning designs. Her diaper bag is not your typical “practical” bag; it is very stylish and pretty so it makes for a great tote in itself! We adore the contrasting handles, and the adorable button closure. Caroline created a couple of versions with our In The Navy by Jackie McFee Collection, and we just love them! We love this one, and we especially adore this one.

Caroline also makes these adorable zipper pouches sets to keep your diaper bag or tote organized. They would also make great travel bags or makeup cases! We love this In The Navy one.

Loving this blanket too!! Caroline used the dot prints from In The Navy to create a comfy and stylish blankie for your little ones. Now they can be warm & cozy, and wrapped in the most beautiful of blankets! :)

Be sure to check out Caroline’s shop, Tindell Design, for all these goodies and lots more! Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!! :)

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone!

Happy Thursday!! We hope everyone is having a colorful day! It’s bright and sunny here, and we are feeling great! :) It’s the perfect day to wear a flowy, maxi dress such as Burda Style’s Smocked Maxi Dress. We created our own variations of the dress, and shared them on the blog this week. Be sure to check it out HERE! :)

It’s also time for this week’s Thankful Thursday! This week, we are taking the time to thank one incredible company, Aurifil! Founded in 1983, Aurifil is an Italian-based company that specializes in creating the utmost quality of high-quality cotton threads. Aurifil’s threads are the leading choice for sewing and quilting enthusiasts for their wide variety in color choices, variety in thread weights, and of course, their fantastic quality. They have a great selection of wool, cotton, and invisible threads – threads for all your project needs! As well, Aurifil is modern and fresh, always coming out with new ideas and innovative products and working with the best in the industry. They also work with fabric companies and designers to create thread collections, and are very active on social media & the sewing and quilting blogging community.

We had the absolute pleasure of chatting and meeting Alex Veronelli from Aurifil at this past Spring Quilt Market. It was wonderful getting to meet him in person and, as we had already knew, was such a great person to chat with. We were super excited that they were interested in working with us, and we decided to start things off with a couple of collaborative giveaways. Our first giveaway was our Penelope Collection, along with a coordinating box of Aurifil threads that we handpicked. Our last giveaway was with our Itty Bitty by Andrea Turk Collection, and Aurifil also generously allowed us to give away some more thread goodies!! We also received a box of Aurifil threads for our projects, which we will be using in future How To’s Day posts. We are so thankful for the incredible generosity from Aurifil, we cannot thank Alex and Kim enough. And…we are also very excited for what is to come! ;)

We are so sure that all our fellow sewing enthusiasts are familiar with Aurifil threads, but if not, be sure to check out their website, as well as their Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest. You’ll be happily mesmerized by all the stunning & delicious threads!! Thank you, oh so much, Aurifil and we cannot wait for what is to come. Have a fantastic day!! :)

Happy Sewing!

It’s time for…What We Love #7!! This week, the Camelot Design Studio have been inspired by all things yummy (when are we not?), adorable, and mesmerizing. We love being adventurous by trying and visiting new thing, and in the end, always have the best of times. Going out of your comfort zone can sometimes lead to a new-found love! Be sure to follow us on Pinterest for lots more inspiration and other goodies. Onto to what we have loved most this week… ♥

Valeria: Niel the Nutella Jar
Vanessa: Blueberry Pancakes
Juan: Just for Laughs Festival
Marion: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Pulse Room
Shannen: Push-Pop Confetti

We hope we have inspired you this week! Follow our What We Love Board on Pinterest for more. We encourage you all to go out and try something new, even something small like trying a new food or way of doing something. The best sorts of things always come out of experimenting and being creative. Have a great and positive day, everyone! :)