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Happy Thursday!! We hope everyone is having an excellent day! We are super excited for Mother’s Day weekend: Moms (and future moms!), what would be your ideal day of relaxation? :) We would love to know!

It’s time for this week’s Thankful Thursday! Today we are featuring one of wonderfully kind and talented quilt designers, Larene Smith of The Quilted Button! Larene began her for sewing at a very young age – when her mum warned her not to touch her sewing machine, as a child, Larene only became even more intrigued. As she got older, she asked her mum to teach her to make a quilt and learnt to a 9 patch quilt. From there, Larene’s love for sewing, quilting, and fabric only grew!

But it was her connection with the Material Possessions Quilt Shop that really got her started. They saw the creative spark in Larene – her designs were unique and she had a lot of different techniques, and she should be teaching a class! She met with Wendy, and started off with her first teaching class. From there, Larene has continued her passion for quilting, creating so many beautiful quilt patterns, and of course teaching!

We had the privilege of partnering with Larene, who has created some really lovely quilt patterns for our Free Projects Program. All of her patterns are easy to follow and concise, and it has been an absolutely pleasure working with Larene thus far. She has been very guiding and sweet to us, as we are still learning new things everyday about the quilting and pattern world! Some of Larene’s quilt patterns include Border Blast, Diamond Sparkle, and Whimsical…and there are more to come!

Aren’t these quilt designs just stunning? We are so happy to have found Larene and are so ecstatic for what’s to come!! And yes, there may possibly be a physical quilt coming very soon ;) Stay tuned! Thank you so much for the wonderful partnership thus far, Larene, we adore working with you!  You can check out Larene’s website for more goodies. Have a good one everyone!

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Happy Thursday! Happy First of May!! I just wanted to take this moment to thank YOU for taking the time to visit our blog. It really means so much to us. We are also on Bloglovin’ and would love it if you could follow us – that way you can be up-to-date on all the new things happening here! :) We are also giving away some of our Star Wars glow-in-the-dark fabric this week…head on over to our Facebook Page to enter!

It’s time for some more “thank yous” with this week’s Thankful Thursday. Today we are going to share our wonderful feature in the Craft Ideas April 2014 Digital Magazine. Craft Ideas is an incredible source for all things craft- and DIY-related – from quilting to clay to beading, and everything in-between, they are a fantastic crafting hub for every sort of project you will want to try.

Craft Ideas publishes print magazines throughout the year, dedicated to the yearly trends and holidays, as well as digital editions! Moreover, they have a correlating Craft Ideas website and blog to share even more crafting tips and project tutorials with their readers! Every week, they post informative videos on their YouTube channel featuring their editor, Annie Niemics! They always provide great insight and reviews on new products or projects.

They also send out weekly e-newsletters that their followers can sign up to, to get the latest in the crafting community. They feature bloggers, giveaways, and fun things – after the 2014 CHA Show, they loved our products and decided to give us a super sweet shout-out:

Craft Ideas also featured two of our free tutorials in their May 2014 digital edition. They featured the tutorials for our Plush Stegosaurus and “Love You Forever” Tree Trunk Bolster tutorials! It was SO cool to see our tutorials featured, and are so glad they are enjoyed. We hope the readers like our project ideas!

We wanted to say thank you to Craft Ideas for being an awesome crafting source, and for featuring us and our projects in their latest digital edition. We are huge fans of their magazine and content, and cannot wait to see what’s next! Be sure to check out Craft Ideas on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest for lots more!

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Happy Thursday! I hope you are all having a wonderful day. We are having another lovely and sunshine-filled afternoon! We are starting to count down the days until Spring Quilt Market, which is about three weeks away!! We are super excited! We are going to be at booth 1425, so be sure to stop by and say hello if you see us! :)

To get us all the Spring mood, we have got our Thankful Thursday to share with you all. Today we are featuring Audrey & Diane of The Cloth Parcel, one of our quilt designers, who created the amazing Tumbling Jewels Quilt for us. Audrey and Diane are the creative duo behind The Cloth Parcel, and they also happen to be a mother-daughter team! The Cloth Parcel is an online shop dedicated to quilting, sewing, and crafting supplies, including quilt patterns & kits. As well, they have an accompanying blog with craft ideas, sewing techniques, project ideas, and so much more!

Tumbling Jewels is an absolutely stunning quilt design, and as the name suggests, makes the quilt look like it is “dripping in jewels”. A combination of triangles and squares pieced together, Tumbling Jewels fits perfectly with our Penelope Collection. Although a mixture of different prints and designs, the coordinating colors allow for a seamless look.

This is going to be one of our featured quilts at Spring Quilt Market, and we are so thrilled because it is going to be a “wow” piece! The girls at The Cloth Parcel sewed this quilt for us, and featured it on their blog. We are going to be getting it in the mail any day now, but seeing the pictures makes us all that more excited!! It definitely screams “fresh and springtime happiness” to us…we just cannot to see it in person!

Thank you SO much to the lovely ladies at The Cloth Parcel for creating a spectacular quilt design for us, and for taking the time to sew the physical quilt. It is just breathtaking! We are so thankful for your partnership and are very excited for all the future endeavors. All of our quilt designs are free projects on our website, so you can create your very own Tumbling Jewels Quilt by finding the full instructions here. Be sure to also check out Audrey & Diane at their blog, Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. Have a great day!

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Happy Thursday! How is everyone’s day going? The Easter Bunny made a quick visit to the Camelot Design Studio today, so we are all happily working and enjoying our treats! We hope everyone has a wonderful Easter holiday this weekend, wishing you all  much happiness, love, and yummy food :)

It’s time for this week’s Thankful Thursday! Today we are going to be sharing a very exciting event that took place last week in Kitchener: Scrapfest 2014! This very fun festival brought together lots of crafty and inspiring people. There were informative workshops, engaging make-and-takes, and lots of creativity floating around everywhere!

Westcott was part of a really great Make & Take, lead by Elizabeth Glenday, and we were very honored to be a part of it too! Our Conversation Heart Banner free tutorial was used as the project, and they used our Ad-Fab™ and chalkboard fabric for the banners. We absolutely adore how they made the conversation hearts, but also Easter-inspired with the cute egg banners! It just shows how easily adaptable this project is for all celebrations and holidays.

We adore the “I made it @ Scrapfest 2014” chalkboard fabric speech bubble! Such a cute idea!! The Make & Take looked like it was SO much fun, and we heard that it was a great success. Everyone who came by enjoyed the project and putting their own spin on it! So great to see crafters of all ages having participated too!

We want to say a HUGE thank you to Brenda Greenwood-Vernem from Westcott, Paula Jones from the CHA, and Elizabeth Glenday for allowing Camelot Fabrics to be a part of a great team. We were so happy that our Conversation Hearts Banner & products were much loved at the Scrapfest event! We were super excited to hear everyone was received well and it was a success. If you want to be a part of the next Scrapfest, or for more information, check out the Scrapfest site here. Thank you once again! Have a great day everyone! :)

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Hi everyone!

Happy Thursday! How has everyone’s week been so far? We hope everyone is having an awesome one!! :)

It’s time for our Thankful Thursday this week! Today we are going to thanking another of our wonderfully talented quilt designers – Nancy Purvis of Owen’s Olivia. She has a fabulously modern design esthetic so get ready for a stunning quilt feature with our In The Navy Collection!

Nancy Purvis shares her love for sewing, quilting, and things creative on her blog Owen’s Olivia. Nancy dedicates a part of her blog to her home and home décor – she and her family had moved into their first home in 2008 and she has since been documenting the interior design progress on her blog! She adores more traditional living spaces and adds her own touch with everything, but is greatly inspired by Scandinavian design, mid century modern, whimsical spaces, and industrial and minimalist designs.

Furthermore, she encompasses this same style esthetic in her quilt and pattern designs! Nancy has an Etsy shop that features her patterns and quilts. Nancy created an exclusive, beautiful quilt design with our In The Navy by Jackie McFee collection called Seeing Stars – uniform star and square designs amidst negative space, perfectly showcasing the collection’s gold and nautical-themed patterns. The Seeing Stars Quilt is free to download, and can be found on our website here!

Thank you so much, Nancy, for creating a stunning quilt design for us. We are so very thankful for your partnership, and are very excited for all the future endeavors to come! You can find more from Nancy on her blog, Facebook, Instagram, Etsy Shop, and Pinterest. Thanks so much for reading this week’s Thankful Thursday – Have a great day!

Happy Sewing!