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Hi everyone,

Happy Friday!! We hope everyone is having a wonderful end to the work week. It’s Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend, so we are so excited to spend time with our loved ones, have some great laughs, and of course, eat lots and lots of delicious food. We are thankful for so many things in our lives, it would be an endless post, so we keep it short and sweet. We want to take the time to thank our wonderful family, friends, and supporters…and of course all of you; we appreciate all of our fellow fabric enthusiasts so much. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to stop by the Camelot Fabrics blog to say hello; it really means so much to us! :)

And speaking of fabric enthusiasts, it’s time for this week’s Fan Friday! Today we are featuring Rocking Horse Design, an online shop dedicated to making handmade Lolita-style dresses and skirts in bright and fun comic & cartoon fabric designs. As well, they create customized cosplay garments which can be tailored and suited for different needs. With a love affair for cartoons and comics, it is no doubt that they would also translate that love in their fabric choices. They love Star Trek, Star Wars, Marvel, Adventure Time, and other popular comics…and choose fabric collections that represent who they are, with a modern twist.

Rocking Horse Design loves the Lolita-style of clothing, which is translated in all their designs, with a vintage flair. Their dresses have sweetheart necklines and their skirts are full, girly, and flirty. Using cartoon and comic prints, the dresses look absolutely adorable and so much fun to wear! Who wouldn’t want to look fabulous, rocking their favorite comic book or cartoon? They love our Marvel, Star Trek, and Star Wars fabric collections and chose some of our prints for their dresses. We absolutely LOVE how they turned out!

We hope you have enjoyed this week’s Fan Friday! Thank you to Rocking Horse Design for the wonderful fabric love, and for sharing your stunning dresses with us. You can check out more from Rocking Horse Design at their Etsy Shop and Facebook Page. As well, you can see the Star Wars collections they selected on our website. Have a great weekend, everyone!

Happy Sewing!

It’s time for our What We Love ♥ This week, we have definitely been inspired by the autumnal weather and all things Fall – rustic decor, richer colors, and comforting foods. With the cooler weather upon us, we have been enjoying staying indoors and snuggling up with a good book & some tea. We’ve also been enjoying all the outdoor festivities that Fall has to offer – apple picking, pumpkin picking, corn mazes, walks in the park, and jumping in leaves. There truly is something magical and indescribable about Autumn. Now on to what we love… ♥

Marion: Diana Vreeland Quote
Vanessa: Pumpkin Pie
Shannen: Sherlock (aka Benedict Cumberbatch)
Juan: Rustic Wood Frame Mirror
Valeria: Badger Print by Stephanie Cole Design

We hope we have inspired you with our What We Love this week. Be sure to head on over to our Pinterest Boards for lots more of our fall-inspired loves. We would love to know what you have been loving most lately ♥

Hi everyone,

Happy Wednesday! We hope you are all having a wonderful mid-week. We’ve been busily prepping everything for Fall Quilt Market. Can’t believe it’s in two weeks!! PS: If you’ll be at Fall Quilt Market this year, be sure to stop by Booth #1824 – we’ve got so many fun things planned! :)

It’s time to announce the winner of this week’s Winsday! This week, we hosted a Hard Felt Giveaway on our Facebook Page and wanted to know what you would create with the plethora of our pretty felt. Reading your comments, we loved seeing your creativity…and that we were the first you have heard of hard felt from. If any of you are familiar with using a silhouette machine or die-cuts, our hard felt is perfect for cutting out different shapes really easily for your crafting projects. The possibilities for using hard felt in your crafty projects are endless, and so many of you had really great ideas! We’re so happy that you loved the stack colors and prints that we chose for you.

But of course, we can only choose one lucky winner! We loved reading all the responses, but this week’s Winsday winner is…

Congratulations, Kristy Smith!! We are SO excited for you to receive our bundle of delectable hard felt, and can’t wait for you to create some amazing projects with them. Please send us your mailing address to info@camelotfabrics.com before October 15th, 2014. And to everyone else, until next Winsday…. have a fantastic day!! :)

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone,

Happy Tuesday!! We hope everyone is having a lovely day so far. It’s been a mix of weather these past couple of days – rain and sunshine periodically throughout the day – so it’s been a little difficult figuring out how to dress in the morning. That’s Fall weather for you, haha. Also if you haven’t entered our Felt Giveaway yet, be sure to enter here. It’s the last day, and we have been excitedly reading all your creative answers! :)

It’s time for this week’s How To’s Day! With the rush of Quilt Market, we have been busy with sewing up new and fun projects for our booth…and we cannot wait to share them with you all!! Today we have decided to feature one of our past tutorials, but in a different collection. Our Easy Pillow Slip tutorial has been previously shown here on the blog, with our Take Flight Collection. We loved the idea of an aviator-themed bedroom for a little pilot-in-training, complete with pillowcases decorated with planes, helicopters, and other fun flight gadgets.

Another kid-friendly collection, also from our wonderful Vita Mechachonis, is our Playground collection. Playground is, as the name suggests, all about having fun at your favorite outdoor jungle gym or park area. Filled with nostalgic playground rides, whimsical numbers, and fun coordinating prints in soft blue, tan, and orange hues…this collection reminds us of the carefree days spent playing outside with our school friends. Our Playground pillowcases are so easy to make, and are a unique way to add a bit of spunk to any little nugget’s bed.

You can find the full, free tutorial on our blog, as well as a printable PDF version on our website. If you decide to give this project a try, or any of our free DIYs, we would love to see! You can send all your project pictures to info@camelotfabrics.com. Have a fantastic day, everyone! :)

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone,

Happy Friday!! TGIF!! We hope everyone had a wonderful first week of October. If you haven’t entered our Felt Giveaway on our Facebook Page, be sure to head on over now. We are giving away 11 assorted sheets of our hard felt, and we are so excited for whoever wins this one. You can find lots of felt projects inspiration on our Pinterest.

It’s time to end another great with our Fan Friday!! Today we are featuring some wonderful projects featuring our What a Gem Collection, from Julie of Mackenzie Monroe. Mackenzie Monroe started from the need for a creative outlet. Interior designer by day, sewing enthusiast by night, Julie decided to channel her love for sewing in a fun way. She found a passion for sewing and fabrics in her seventh grade home economics class, a love that only sparked further in college and adulthood. Julie started Mackenzie Monroe in 2011, where she sells her beautiful creations – bags, totes, doggie accessories, and much more can be found at her shop. Julie also attends local craft markets where she also sells her lovely creations.

Julie loves fun and whimsical fabrics, and has chosen our What a Gem for some of her tote bags. They look so lovely, we just had to share them with you all!! She used our What a Gem by Allison Cole Collection for the main print, choosing to highlight the prettiness of the designs against a canvas accent fabric. We think they look oh-so pretty, and would be beautiful everyday bags to carry your essentials…

Thank you so much for the fabric love, Julie!! We absolutely adore the bags and are so happy that you love our What a Gem collection. You can check out all of Julie’s creations at her Etsy Shop and Facebook Page. Have a fantastic weekend, friends!

Happy Sewing!