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Hi everyone,

Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a wonderful week. Who’s ready for weekend? I surely am! The weather is supposed to be pretty milk, so I’m thinking a trip to the farmer’s market sounds like the perfect weekend adventure :)

Time to our week with our Fan Friday! Today we are featuring a stunning bag, sewn by Erin Morris of Diedelbug Handmade, featuring our Nightfall Collection. Nightfall is our gorgeous black and white collection, featuring metallic gold designs. From dots to chevrons to herringbone, our Nightfall Collection is sure to glam up any project that comes your way! A stay-at-home mommy to two boys, Erin is also a craft and sewing enthusiast, who loves to make things for her boys. She also has a Facebook shop, Diedelbug Handmade, where she sews custom purses, bags, wallets and clutches. As well, she sells some patterns on Craftsy!  

Erin decided to create a convertible Glenda Clutch by Swoon Sewing Patterns, using our black and gold, tassel design from Nightfall. We love the use of Nightfall, as an accessory, because it can really pop against a neutral outfit and be that added “oomph”. We love that the inside is just as pretty, such a fun surprise!

Thank you so much, Erin, for the fabric love and for sharing your clutch with us on Instagram! You can find more from Erin on her Facebook Page, Craftsy, and Instagram. You can always send your Camelot Fabric project pictures our way, either by email or on Instagram. We LOVE seeing them, and you could be featured next! Have an awesome weekend, everyone!

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone,

Happy Friday! So excited that it’s just about the weekend. We’ve made it through our first week back!! We hope everyone had a pleasant one :)

It’s time to end the week with our Fan Friday! Today we are featuring a stunning Nightfall Dress created by the awesome sewing-related blog, Sew It Up. Sew It Up is run by two crafty ladies, Caroline, who owns her own business, and Hanne, a part-time visual arts/sewing teacher. They created Sew It Up to showcase their creativity and love for all things sewing & fabric related. They offer sewing contests for those in Belgium and the Netherlands, with different themes, where participants can join in and share their creations. Each participant is able to showcase their unique talents and skills, and allows them to come together in the ever-growing sewing community. We think that is such a fantastic idea, and love the idea of showcasing others’ talents to fellow sewers.

A recent contest was to create a New Year’s Eve inspired outfit! They created a stunning party dress with our Nightfall Collection and we just had to share it with you all! They used the Kim Dress Pattern by By Hand London which looks incredible with our metallic fabric. From the sweetheart neckline to the semi-capped sleeves to the pockets, everything about this dress is oh-so-lovely and the epitome of being the perfect party dress. We adore how sophisticated it becomes with the simple addition of a blazer. But on it’s own, the metallic printed fabric definitely gives this dress “knockout” status. It is divine!

We want to thank Sew It Up for the fabric love – we are so happy that you love our fabric and chose it for your NYE party dress! We are so happy that we got to see the dress. Seeing our fabric collections turn into physical projects is the best feeling in the world! You can check out more from Sew It Up and their contests on their blog, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.

And if you ever create a project with one of our Free Projects or fabric collections, we would LOVE to see. You can also send your pictures to info@camelotfabrics.com. Have a fantastic weekend, everyone!

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone,

Happy Friday!! We hope you are having a wonderful end to the week. We are looking forward to spending our weekend working on some projects and drinking hot cocoa by the fire! :)

It’s time for this week’s Fan Friday, and today we have a really awesome one to share. Plus, there’s a great giveaway too…so keep reading till the end ;) Today we are featuring two fantastic people: Companie M., pattern designer of the Lotta Skirt, and Fruits de Mère, who made the Lotta Skirt in our Nightfall Collection! The Lotta Skirt is a beautiful, gathered skirt with fun pocket details and a relaxed-fit waist. The pattern features two variations for both little girls and adults, and can be made unlined to wear during the warmer months.

This stunning Lotta Skirt was created by the wonderful pattern designer, Marte of Companie M., who creates patterns that are easy-to-follow and accommodating for everyone. As well, her patterns are featured in both English and Dutch. Marte started her business by sharing her creations on her blog, an adventure that eventually became a successful, new venture! She has the so many amazing patterns too, which you can check out here.

Annelies, from the blog Fruits de Mère, created a Nightfall version of the Lotta Skirt and it is just absolutely stunning. We love that she chose the herringbone print, which makes it the perfect festive skirt for all your upcoming holiday parties!! We also loved how she styled her outfit, keeping everything else neutral to have the Nightfall skirt be the “showstopper”.

We want to say a huge THANK YOU to Marte because we are hosting a blog giveaway to win her Lotta Skirt Pattern!! As well, Marte is offering our readers a coupon at her shop – use the code CAMELOT to receive a 10% discount (ends November 30th, 2014). See below on how to enter our Giveaway:

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Thank you so much for the wonderful giveaway, Marte! Check out more from Compagnie M. here. Good Luck to everyone entering! And have a great weekend!! :)

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone,

Happy Friday! TGIF!! We woke up to some very light flurries this morning – they were like little, feathery sprinkles and were so pretty against the sunshine… And speaking of sunshine, have you entered our Fresh Solids Giveaway? We are giving away an FQ bundle of our Fresh Solids on our Facebook Page this week!

Time for this week’s Fan Friday!! Today we are featuring some incredibly beautiful items using our Nightfall Collection from Amanda Fair Designs. Two of Amanda’s biggest passions have always been sewing and fabric shopping, both of which she adores equally (but thankfully compliment one another perfectly). Amanda decided to take her hobbies to Etsy and opened up her own business called Amanda Fair Designs. Amanda Fair Designs is a collection of Amanda’s handmade, unique items that are beautifully crafted and made of the highest quality fabrics. They are her “perfectly imperfect handmade goods”. Amanda focuses on bags designs – from tote bags to clutches to tablet cases – that are all so equally pretty and stylish.

Amanda loves Camelot Fabrics, and has chosen some of our collections for her bags! She especially adores our Nightfall Collection, which she has used to design a couple of her bags.

Amanda loves the gold detailing of Nightfall, which makes for a beautiful zippered pouch or wristlet – perfect for dancing the night away! Along with our Nightfall Collection, Amanda has chosen correlating solids that add extra glam to her bags, such as a hot pink trim or ruffles!! One can never go wrong with pink, ruffles…or both ;) We’re also loving these adorable little pouches with our What a Gem Collection!

We want to thank Amanda for the fabric love! We are so thrilled you have used our collections for your bag designs; they are all so glamorous and stylish!! And your shop is so wonderful. Find more from Amanda at her Etsy Shop, as well as on Facebook and Instagram. And with that…have a great weekend, everyone! :)

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone,

Happy Thursday! We hope everyone’s day is going well so far; it’s been pretty gloomy and rainy here. I guess it’s safe to say that Fall is officially upon us…here’s to apple picking, hayrides, and everything PUMPKIN!

It’s time for this week’s Thankful Thursday! Today on the blog, we are featuring a fantastic online fabric shop that is truly dedicated & inspired by all things fabric…Hawthorne Threads! Hawthorne Threads is not only an amazing place to search for your favorite fabrics online, but it is also a source for inspiration and creative influence. Hawthorne Threads is run by a husband and wife duo, Charlie and Lindsay, who are elementary school sweethearts now married with two toddlers. That truly is the epitome of true love and soul mates.

It all started 6 years ago when Lindsay opened a small Etsy Shop dedicated to selling fabric and her handmade gems. From there, her shop quickly grew into a successful business where Hawthorne Threads was officially born. Charlie joined the team to develop and maintain the official website, as a software designer by trade. Now, Hawthorne Threads has become a favorite place for many to find fresh and modern fabric collections! Charlie and Lindsay do so much more than run an online fabric shop – they showcase the fabrics in unique and fun theme-centric ways in their photoshoots and moodboards. Their slogan truly embodies their shop and who they are – “brought to you by two love birds who love fabric” – and that love is truly shown in their work.

We are so thrilled that Hawthorne Threads loves Camelot Fabrics! We absolutely adore the featured moodboards on their website and Facebook, showcasing our fabric collections in such awesome ways. We love how they style each fabric collection accordingly, adding to the overall feel of the specific designs. As well, with each fabric collection, they showcase our corresponding projects & quilt patterns from our Free Projects Program. Here are some of our current favorites…

Mint Condition by Jackie McFee for Camelot Fabrics

Nightfall by the Camelot Design Studio

What a Gem by Allison Cole for Camelot Fabrics

Thank you so much for the fabric love, Hawthorne Threads!! Be sure to check out more from Hawthorne Threads on their website for even more CF goodness, as well as their Facebook Page, blog, and Pinterest! They’re always featuring new projects, fabric collections, and have an awesome weekly newsletter to inspire (plus giveaways, such as their Let’s Go giveaway last week!). Have a great rest of the day, everyone!

Happy Sewing!