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Happy Sunday! We are bringing you a very special, extra post this week because today is May the 4th which means…it’s #StarWarsDay!! This is for all our fellow Star Wars fans; we’ve got some fun things happening at Camelot Fabrics that we wanted to share with you today in honor of May the 4th! :)

Firstly, some May the 4th facts! Of course, the iconic phrase “may the force be with you” sparked the now celebrated May 4th as Star Wars Day. But, the first time the phrase was used was on May 4th, 1979 when Margaret Thatcher became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. As a congratulatory advertisement in the newspaper, her party wrote “May the 4th be with you, Maggie, Congratulation”. May 4th is now coined as Star Wars Day and is celebrated worldwide by Star Wars fans, with organized events, parties, games, and more!

We are also celebrating Star Wars Day here at Camelot Fabrics and are giving away 4 Yards of our Glow-in-the-Dark Star Wars fabric this week! The giveaway is on our Facebook Page, so be sure to head on over there to enter by telling us who your favorite SW character is and why! The giveaway ends this Wednesday, so be sure to enter is you haven’t yet soon.

And lastly, we want to leave all our Star Wars fans with something to look forward to. We are SO thrilled that you have enjoyed our past Star Wars fabric collections, showcasing your amazing projects with us, and for all your wonderful comments! We absolutely love hearing your stories and we hope to continue to inspire your projects & crafts! Yes, that’s right SW fans – We are launching a brand new Star Wars fabric collection for Spring 2014, and we are sure you will absolutely adore it! We cannot wait for you to see the collection! We will be sharing a sneak peak of it at Spring QM, and lots more to come this month!! VERY exciting stuff!! :)

We wish all our fellow Star Wars fans a wonderful Star Wars Day! And of course, may the force be with you! :)

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Happy Wednesday!! Guess what time it is? It’s time for another Winsday giveaway!! And this week, we have got an amazing prize pack…especially one that all our fellow Star Wars fans will LOVE! Yup, that’s right. It’s Star Wars related, and just in time because this Sunday is May the 4th!!

And as all you fellow Star Wars enthusiasts will know, May the 4th was coined “Star Wars Day” in relation to it sounding like the iconic phrase “may the force be with you”. So, if you love Stars Wars or knows someone who does, this giveaway is for you! This week we are giving away 4 yards of our glow-in-the-dark Star Wars fabric! What’s better than Star Wars fabric? Star Wars fabric…that glows in the dark!!

So how can you win our Glow-in-the-dark Star Wars fabric bundle? We will be giving it away on our Camelot Fabrics Facebook Page, so head on over there. You will have to find the official giveaway picture, like, and comment and you’ll be entered to win! Check below for a full recap of the rules.

Recap of the Glow-in-the-Dark Star Wars Fabric Giveaway:

1. LIKE us on FACEBOOK!

2. LIKE the Official Coral Fleece Baby Animals Blanket Giveaway Image on our Facebook Page

3. Comment on the Giveaway Image who your favorite Star Wars character is and why!

4. This week’s Winsday prize is 4 yards of our glow-in-the-dark Star Wars Fabric Giveaway!

5. The giveaway starts today (4/30) and ends on May 7th, 2014 – We will be announcing the winner on next week’s Winsday 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 cannot wait to read all of your comments! Be sure to head on over to our FB page now to enter. May the 4th be with you!! :)

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Happy Friday!! It’s just about the weekend, and we are super excited! The weather has been rainy and gloomy here today, but we are hoping for at least a bit of sunshine this weekend. For now, we will put on our galoshes and raincoat, and happily jump through a puddle or two…we are still kids at heart! Have you entered our Chalkboard Fabric giveaway? You can enter here! :)

To end our week, we’ve got our Fan Friday for you all! Today we are sharing an amazing company with a shared love affair for Comic Con and everything vintage…Cake Shop Couture! Song Ja, shop owner and seamstress, opened her business in 2008 with inspiration from Asian street fashion and American Comic Con to create beautiful clothing and accessories by hand. Everything is a labour of love at Cake Shop Couture, as Song Ja is a one-woman entrepreneur, and designs all her products herself from start to finish.

Song Ja, a proud geek and fashionista, began attending Comic Con in 2004 and even met the love her life there…who was dressed in Storm Trooper Armor (Oh, how cute right?). From there, she has combined her passions into one incredible, unique, and successful business. All of Song’s dresses are absolutely beautiful and sparked with a vintage twist. From halter dresses to bustier-styled, Cake Shop Couture a wide variety of dress styles to suit every Star Wars or comic book enthusiast! Song adores our Star Wars and Marvel Comics fabric collections, and we just had to share some of our favorite dresses with you all!

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Hi everyone!

Happy Friday everyone! It’s just about the weekend, and we hope everyone has had a blissful week. We can’t believe that there is only a week left of January. How has everyone’s New Years resolutions been coming along? :) We’re only at the beginning of the year, so there’s still time to get started on your goals. Tomorrow is also Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day, a day to celebrate independently-owned quilt shops. So if you’re not sure what to do this weekend, be sure to check out your local quilt shops for special events and more!

It’s also time for another Fan Friday! Today we are sharing a fantastic, geek-approved Etsy Shop called FashionablyGeeky247. Ashley, owner and designer of FashionablyGeeky247, is a full-time college student and started up her shop as a way to showcase her love of all things geeky and crafting.

She custom designs the dresses to each customer and each design can be created with a multitude of fabric options. All of the dresses are very 50s inspired, with their full skirts and bustier tops. Ashley has chosen lots of our Star Wars fabric designs for her dresses, and we definitely needed to share! All the dresses are beautiful and look amazing with our Star Wars designs.

In the wise words of Ashley herself, “I created this shop to give fellow Star Wars fans, Trekkies, and Super Hero lovers a chance to be fashionably geeky. We can wear a dress that shouts I LOVE STAR WARS or I LOVE BATMAN and still have that femininity to attract everyone around us. Guys love geeks and Girls love fashion, so that’s why my store is perfect for the girls who wants to be ‘Fashionably Geeky'”. Definitely well said, who says being “geeky” isn’t also stylish and feminine? :)

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Happy Friday! We are super excited that it’s just about the weekend. We hope everyone has had a fantastic week. We can’t believe that December is just about here, though our weather isn’t denying us of the winter weather (we’ve been hitting below 0°C and have gotten snow already!). You know what they say: if you can’t beat ’em, then join ’em – here’s to the upcoming months of skating, skiing, and tobogganing! :)

Today is another appropriate blog post with the American Thanksgiving being amongst us with our Fan Fridays! Our Fan Fridays are dedicated to all our loyal supporters who share their beloved projects with us using our fabric designs. We ADORE seeing all the crafty projects! :)

Today we are sharing with you someone who equally loves all things “geek”, Ellie from Vampire Bunnies. We also have a current Star Trek fabric giveaway happening right now too! You could win 6 yards of some pretty incredible Star Trek fabric…click here to enter!

Aside from her absolutely incredible name, Ellie adores both a vintage-esque style and the geekery world, and combines her two loves in her store. She designs and creates sweetheart dresses and accessories using fun, colorful prints…including many of our designs such as Star Trek, Girl Power (DC Girl Comics), Marvel, and Star Wars. Check out some of our favorites:

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