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Happy Friday…and Happy Halloween!! We hope everyone is having a ghoul-d day ;) We’ve got the Halloween spirit in the office today. Who says we can’t dress up and work? So much fun! We’re also hosting our Beyond the Backyard FQB x Westcott Giveaway on our Facebook, so be sure to enter if you haven’t yet.

It’s also time to end another fun-filled week with our Fan Friday!! Today we are featuring an adorable project using one of our collections from the awesome blog, Say Chez. Jen Chesnick is the blogger behind Say Chez, the name sparked from her nickname “Chez” and thus became her trademark. Jen started her blog because of her love for sewing and pretty fabrics, and found blogging as an outlet to share her projects & DIYs. Apart from her love for sewing, Jen is also a scrapbooking and photography enthusiast. Jen features the projects she makes (including adorable clothing for her daughter!) and scrapbook designs on her blog.

Jen decided to create an adorable Tilly Top from Brownie Goose Patterns, and modified it slightly for her daughter. A recent discovery of how easy sleeves are to sew, Jen had so much fun with this tunic top pattern.She modified it slightly by closing the back, extending the bodice, and adding sleeves. Such a sweet touch, and the ruffles? That gets a “yes!” from us!

Jen used our Fairyville by Heather Rosas Collection to make her adorable tunic top, and we think it is just the sweetest thing ever. The girly fairy-filled prints are perfect for a little nugget who loves to be a girly-girl and play outdoors too. Her daughter is seriously the most adorable girl ever. She looks so cute in her Fairyville top. And we hope she loves her top as much as we do!!

Thank you so much for the fabric love, Jen! We are so happy you love our Fairyville Collection, and thank you for sharing it with us! Her daughter rocking her tunic is seriously the cutest thing ever. You can find more from Jen at her blog, Say Chez, as well as on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram. Have a Happy Halloweeeeen everyone!! :)

Happy Sewing!

It’s time for this week’s What We Love ♥ The cooler days and monochromatic colors have been inspiring us to be more creative by everyday experiences. Finding that inner childhood in all of us can be the best spark of creativity, whether reading nostalgic stories or dancing like no one is watching, sometimes it’s the simplest of things that can make the most happy. Take some time to be silly, eat that extra scoop of ice cream, and be your child self again. Here’s what’s been inspiring us this week… ♥

Vanessa: Taylor Swift’s 1989 Album
Valeria: Close Encounters by Invisible Creature
Marion: Texas
Shannen: Banana Pudding Tiramisu
Juan: Book Art

We hope you have been inspired by our What We Love this week! Be sure to check our Pinterest for more of our current Camelot Design Studio favorites. We’d love to know what you have been loving most! ♥

Hi everyone,

Happy Thursday! We hope everyone is having a lovely day so far. We are hosting another Winsday this week and are giving away our Beyond the Backyard FQB AND 2 Westcott Cutting Tools on our Facebook Page. Be sure to enter if you haven’t yet HERE!

It’s also time for this week’s Thankful Thursday! Today we are featuring one of our incredible pattern designers, Cheryl Brickey of Meadow Mist Designs. Cheryl Brickey is a chemical engineer/patent agent by day and a quilter by night. Quilting and creating patterns involve a lot of technical skill, which in turn was the perfect hobby for Cheryl who also has a passion for sewing and fabrics. As a creative outlet, Cheryl was able to use her technical writing background to create her own quilting patterns as a pattern designer. Cheryl started her pattern company,  Meadow Mist Designs, to sell her patterns on Etsy. Since then, her success in the quilting world has grown immensely. Her quilts have been featured in quilt magazines, blogs, and her patterns are very popular!

We had the privilege of working with Cheryl as one of our pattern designers for our Free Projects Program. Cheryl created the Cracker Lattice Quilt for us, which is a stunning, geometric quilt design that reflects her technical and engineering background perfectly.  This modern quilt pattern features a lovely double lattice design with triangle and diamond elements and its simplicity works so well with a multitude of colors and fabrics, such as our Botanical by Alisse Courter Collection. We absolutely love the versatility of this modern quilt! You can find the pattern for Cracker Lattice here.

We want to thank Cheryl for creating such a stunning quilt design for us, and for the wonderful partnership. We cannot wait for what’s still to come. You can find the free PDF of our Cracker Lattice Quilt on our website. As well, be sure to check out more from Cheryl on her blog, Etsy, and Facebook. Have a great one!

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone!

Happy Wednesday!! We hope everyone is having a wonderful day. We are back from Fall Quilt Market, and wow, we had the best time!! So many amazing memories made. We’ll be sharing loads of pictures on the blog and our Facebook soon!

It’s also Wednesday, so that means it’s time for another Winsday!! Today we are hosting a collaborative giveaway with Westcott that we are so excited about, on our Facebook Page. We are giving away a Beyond the Backyard FQ Bundle AND two cutting tools from Westcott this week. Eee, this is a good one guys! To enter, head on over to our Facebook Page and find the giveaway image. “LIKE” the image and comment below letting us know what your favorite Fall memory is. We can’t wait to hear all your nostalgic memories! See below for the full rules.

Recap of our Beyond the Backyard FQB x Westcott Brand Giveaway Rules:
1. LIKE us on FACEBOOK!
2. LIKE the Camelot Fabrics’ Beyond the Backyard FQB x Westcott Brand Giveaway Image on our Facebook Page!
3. Comment on the Giveaway Image what your favorite Fall memory is!
4. This week’s Winsday prize is 1 FQ Bundle of our Beyond the Backyard Collection AND 2 Westcott Cutting Tools!
5. The giveaway starts today (10/29) and ends on November 5th, 2014 – We will be announcing the winner on next week’s Winsday Post as well as all our social media handles.
6. You can follow our Blog, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest to stay connected!

Good Luck to everyone entering! We really hope you love this week’s Winsday. And a huge thank you to Westcott for collaborating with us. Looking forward to hearing all of your wonderful comments. We love a good story. Have a great day! :)

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Hi everyone,

Happy Tuesday! We hope everyone is having an absolutely wonderful day so far. We launched our Fall 2014 Collections last week and all the responses have been so amazing!! We are so happy that you love all of our new collections, and can’t wait to see all the lovely projects created by you with them. If you haven’t seen all of our newest collections yet, you can read about them all on our blog. As well, check out our website for all the designs.

In the heart of our new collections, today’s How To’s Day is featuring one of them – Elixir by Camelot Design Studio. As well, we have launched a new quilt design for our Free Projects Program by one of our wonderful project designers, Anne Sullivan of Play Crafts, Our Festival Quilt is a stunner – it is so pretty and modern, and the perfect quilt for a couch spread or as well as wall decor. The diamond blocks give the illusion of being the foreground of the quilt, almost as if there is a 3-dimensional effect. Our Festival Quilt has a whimsical flair, the fabric pieces not perfectly equal or in any special order, which gives it a more intricate and fun look.

Our Festival Quilt looks so pretty with our Elixir Collection; the mint, grey, and navy hues working perfectly with one another in this quilt design. We love how the turquoise prints are used within the squares, which creates that modern 3-dimensional look. So, so pretty!

Want to make you very own Festival Quilt? We’ve got the free pattern and instructions for you! Click MORE to see the full tutorial for our Festival Quilt!