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Time for this week’s What We Love ♥ We cannot believe that we are already halfway into November – another month and a half, and it will be Christmas!! There definitely has been a nip in the air, and we have gotten warnings of flurries coming next week. Yup, we officially cannot deny it any longer…winter is coming. But even so, that does not mean everything has to be cold and dreary. We have been inspired by our new Fresh Solids collection and all of our new, beautiful cotton solids. All the pretty colors have definitely inspired us this week…

Juan: Spiraling Tree of Life by Elspeth McLean
Valeria: Michael Kors – Daisy
Vanessa: Starbucks’ Holiday Drinks
Marion: That’s How It Happened…
Shannen: Camelot Fabrics’ Fresh Solids

We hope we have inspired you with our What We Love! You can also find lots more on our Pinterest. We are also giving away a FQ bundle of our Fresh Solids on our Facebook Page… ♥

Hi everyone,

Happy Thursday! We hope everyone is having a wonderful day!! Have you entered our Fresh Solids Giveaway yet? We’d love to know what your favorite Fresh Solid color is. You can enter here if you haven’t! :)

It’s time for this week’s Thankful Thursday!! Today we are featuring one of our lovely project designers, Melissa Stramel of Lilac Lane Patterns! Melissa Stramel is a lover of all things floral! Whether it is tending to her garden, flower arrangement, or creating with floral fabrics, Melissa is always up for the challenge. While staying at home and sewing for her children, Melissa decided to combine her love for fabric & creating patterns by starting a business called Lilac Lane Patterns. After its success, Lilac Lane grew into a store in her hometown of Colby, Kansas called Creations Gallery. A pharmacist by training, Melissa has found the industry that encapsulates her skills and her loves perfectly! Melissa creates and sells her patterns under Lilac Lane, has a blog, and also has published a book! A very busy gal, indeed!

We had the absolute pleasure of working with Melissa of Lilac Lane Patterns for a couple of projects for our Free Projects Program. Melissa has such a creative mind, and created some really unique patterns for us. The first project is her Butterfly Quilt, which has a very cool, scrappy look with adorable little “butterflies” in the quilt design. We absolutely adore it with our Botanical by Alisse Courter Collection. As well, her genius “The Sky is Falling” Table Runner with our Fruit Stand by Jane Farnham Collection is so modern and fun!

We want to thank Melissa for the incredible patterns for our Free Projects Program!! You can find the free tutorials for the Butterfly Quilt and The Sky is Falling Table Runner on our website. As well, you can find more from Melissa on her website, blog, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and Etsy. Have a good one, everyone!

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone,

Happy Wednesday! We hope everyone is having a good day so far. We posted our stunning Boxy Dress Tutorial on the blog yesterday, so be sure to check it out if you haven’t yet. This dress is the perfect statement dress for your upcoming holiday parties! :)

It’s also Wednesday!! And, do you know what that means…? Yup, that’s right. It’s time for another Winsday!! Today we have decided to share a wonderful treat with you all, with our Fresh Solids. We are giving away a stunning Fresh Solids FQ bundle on our Facebook Page this week. This bundle includes some of our favorite solid cottons from our Fresh Solids that are oh-so pretty on their own, but also work wonderfully together for some fun project ideas.

Want the chance to win this stunning bundle? Head on over to our Facebook Page and find our Giveaway Image. “LIKE” the image, find our Fresh Solids colors page, and let us know in the comments which Fresh Solid is your favorite (CLICK HERE)! (NOTE: You can see all the names to our Fresh Solids by placing your cursor over each swatch). You’ll then be entered to win, and boy, this definitely is a fantastic prize!! :) See below for a recap of the full rules!

Recap of our Fresh Solids FQ Bundle Giveaway Rules:
1. LIKE the Camelot Fabrics’ Fresh Solids FQ Bundle Giveaway Image on our Facebook Page!
2. Comment on the Giveaway Image telling us what your favorite Fresh Solid Color is! (or as many as you like…hehe!)
3. This week’s Winsday prize is 1 Fresh Solids FQ Bundle
4. The giveaway starts today (11/12) and ends on November 19th, 2014 – 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, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest to stay connected!
Good Luck to everyone entering!! We can’t wait to see which Fresh Solid is your favorite – we definitely know that we can’t choose just one ;) Have a great day, everyone!

Good Luck & Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone!

Happy Monday! We hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. The temperature has definitely been dipping close to 0℃ here…BRR!! Not quite ready for the winter storms yet, but we’re trying to keep warm with our wool coats, knitted scarves, and ear warmers.

It’s time for this week’s Moody Monday! Our Singin’ the Blues by Jackie McFee Collection is just as the name suggests. This collection is all about pretty shades of blues in a multitude of wonderful geometric patterns. Blue is such a universally flattering color, and works well for all seasons (pacific blue for the warmer months, navy for the fall & winter!), and is always a classic. The simple, but eye-catching geometric prints in our Singin’ the Blues Collection are so stylish, and remind us of a wonderful Mediterranean vacation. Just add a touch of some blue into your house, and it will instantly lift everything up. You can see examples of projects here!

We are so inspired by Iro’s Spring/Summer 2015 Collection! This collection perfectly encapsulates where we wish we were right now. Crisp white, blue, and black are the primary colors in this tropical-inspired collection, complete with dust jackets, wide-legged trousers, and unique cut-outs. We especially adored the featured dust jacket in a stunning blue print, reminiscent of our Singin’ the Blues Collection. You can see the rest of this collection here.

We hope we have inspired you today with this week’s Moody Monday! We’d love to know what your ideal vacation would be. And with that…have a wonderful day, everyone! :)

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone!

Happy Friday!! Cheers to it almost being the weekend!! It may be one of the last weekends until the snow officially arrives here (YAY for Canadian winters…), so we are going to make the most of the pretty fall leaves and greenery. Here’s to a weekend filled with laughs, love, and autumnal happiness!

It’s time to end with our weekly Fan Friday! Today we are featuring a new, up-and-coming shop called DEEKSandME. DEEKSandME launched into the Etsy world just a couple of days ago and has already released some adorable products. Even with their recent launch, their branding is absolutely stunning…complete with a beautiful logo and packaging. DEEKSandME is all about creating quality and stylish, handmade baby items that would be wonderful gifts or for you and baby! They choose fabrics that are colorful and eclectic, with a good mix of both “girl” and “boy” modern designs. So far, they have launched their baby bandanna bibs, burp cloths, and baby infinity scarves…and every single one of them is precious!

DEEKSandME loves our What a Gem by Allison Cole Collection, and we just had to share the baby products made with our fun collection. They used What a Gem for their adorable bandanna bibs, which are made with soft coral flannel on the other side for maximum softness and absorbancy. As well, their wonderful burp cloths come in a set of three, which make for the perfect baby shower gift. And, they look very sweet with our What a Gem!

Thank you so much for the fabric love, DEEKSandME! You can check out more from this stylish baby shop at their Etsy Shop. And with that, it’s time for the weekend!! Have a fantastic one, everyone! :)

Happy Sewing!