Is it Sunday already? How is it that the weekends are more exhausting than the weekdays? Oh that’s right.. it’s called being a parent.. Although let’ be honest a toddler and an infant aren’t exactly a walk in the park during the week either, phew!
Anyways, this Sunday is particularly special as I’m very excited to be hosting today’s installment of “Sunday Stash” for (Good Golly!) Ms.Molli.
I couldn’t wait to share this stash addition with you all. You see, this Christmas was a real win for me as a sewing enthusiast. My husband got me a brand new sewing machine (I’ve yet to blog about it but here is a sneak peak I loooooooove it!). My mother in law got me a very generous gift certificate to a local quilting store (local to TX where we celebrated Christmas), which I have spent VERY wisely. And here is what I got from my sister in law!!!
My sis’s friend owns the cutest quilt store ever Olive Grace Studios and both of them worked together to find me this most adorable collection of fabric! It’s a line called “Collage” and I got a meter of the main bird panel and 10 coordinating fat quarters! This fabric is gorgeous and as usual I have NO idea what to make from it, I really am the worst at assigning project to my stash. What about you? Do you see fabric and can think of a project for it right away? I squint this way and that way and all I see are visions of me cussing by the waste basket as I ruin precious fabric by a project that doesn’t do it justice.
I was thinking of maybe making a toddler dress for Aleks with birds along the hem but that is as far as I have gotten.
(I’m also thinking it’s in need of ironing)
Now for the giveaway!!
It is open to anyone regardless of your location!
The randomly chosen winner will get a $25USD certificate to an online fabric store of their choice, this way you can choose a local place and save on shipping (and spend more on fabric!). In order to win an entry, please leave me a comment telling me what is your favorite online sewing-related store (purely for research of course… not like I’m sitting here with my credit card out in front of me.. *hides the credit card out of view*)? You can get one extra entry by linking your Sunday Stash post down below. The giveaway will close by Thursday 9am Taiwan time.
I do hope you come visit me again and feel free to poke around, I love sharing my projects!
Oh, Collage! Such a great range, I have quite a few bits of it in my stash. The colours are so saturated, with just a touch of grey in them, which sets a wonderfully different tone. Thank you for hosting this week, and sharing such a wonderful prize. Don't put me in the running, but I do hope you've poked around at Intrepid Thread a bit! It's good to follow on social media because Julie sometimes does crazy pop-up flash sales, which are so much adrenaline-fuelled fun!
I love IT as well, but if I had to compare receipts I'd bet Hawthorne Threads has probably been my biggest weakness this past year.
I have to choose just one?! 🙂 I think I purchase from Fat Quarter Shop the most. I love their express shipping option so I can get packages within a few days from ordering internationally… I can be impatient sometimes 😀
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Oh so many to choose from! Love the great prices at Cotton Bliss, Fort Worth Fabric Studios does fabulous bundles, but Hawthorne Threads has that fabulous color matching tool for seeing all the fabrics that match what you are looking at…love that.
I just love Fat Quarter Shop and Fort Worth Fabric Studio. Greetings from Oklahoma, USA crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
My favorite is Hawthorne Threads! They have this thing where the more fabric you buy over time (not just in one purchase!) lowers the price of the fabric you buy in the future. They're my go-to shop!
Owl and Drum on Etsy. Anna from Noodlehead made one of her super totes with that collage fabric. That fabric would make some really cute head bands.
Oh yes, your stash is fab! I like Kelani Fabrics (Australia) – nice range colourful range 🙂
I like Southern Fabrics and Stash Fabrics. Both local to me in Ga. Thanks!
I have no locals, so I like to buy from some of the smaller etsy shops – Knotted Thread, Polkadotea, Patterncrush and idon'tdodishes.
Love your new fabrics! It's great to get a bundle then when you decide what to do with it you have matching fabrics already!! Hard hard choice with fabric shops. I'm going to go for Plush addict in UK. Great choice at good prices!
I buy more from Hawthorn Threads than anywhere, but i shop Pink Castle, Fat Quarter Shop, Intrepid Thread and several others as well.
Hi Alisa! Thanks so much for hosting the Sunday Stash! Love your sweet bundle of Collage. Those birds are just adorable and would make a cute dress! I am in Canada, so I do have to say how much I enjoy ordering from Mad About Patchwork. And just received my first order from Sew Sisters Fabric Shop this week. For US based shops… There are sew many to choose from! But at the top of my list is The Intrepid Thread and Fat Quarter Shop. Thank you for chance at the generous giveaway!
Alisa! Sew good to see you hosting today! A couple fav shops for ordering fabric is Hawthorne Threads and Intrepid Thread. Thanks for the chance to win.
I like to shop at the Fat Quarter Shoppe, Pink Chalk Fabrics, Intrepid Thread, and Etsy stores. Where I live in WV it is cheaper to buy online than drive a 100 miles! So, loving your collage I have some to and never thought about dresses such a cute idea just might have to try it!
I do love that toddler dress idea – I have some extra yardage of the Wee Wander border print and that's what I'm making with it! (Well, except *sniff* my littlest is just about to turn three, so I suppose it's a "little kid" dress and not a toddler one anymore. Sigh.) As for stores… I am just about to pull the old frozen-in-a-block-of-ice trick on my credit card after all the damage I've done recently at Pink Chalk Fabrics, Hawthorne Threads, Pink Castle Fabrics, Westwood Acres and FQS. (Oh my gosh! Just typing out all those names is making me realize just how much-too-much shopping I've done since Christmas – time to get sewing!) Thanks for hosting this week!
I think that I have too many favorite online fabric stores because we don't really have many more modern fabric stores locally. My favorite shops are Hawthorne threads, Pink Castle, Fabric Fly (etsy), and the intrepid thread. Thanks for the chance to win.
I haven't bought anything from an online fabric store yet, but I would like to try one. I am new to quilting and I buy from my Local shop. Thank you for the chance to try one out.
I adore Pink Castle Fabrics. They ship quickly, and their sale section is usually stuffed with yummy fabrics waiting to come home to me! 🙂 Collage is such a fun line, and I love the idea of a toddler dress!
Do they not have fabric shops in Taiwan, we don't have any in Greece either, so I do all of my shopping online from American stores because even after the shipping cost it is cheaper than paying pounds for the stores in Britain. I shop at the ones that can get the most in a Flat Rate Package like Westwood acres 10.5 yards and right now she has some organic fabric for $4 a yard. http://www.westwoodacresfabric.com/collections/sale/products/mixteca-half-yard-bundle
other wise I always price check on Etsy.
oh just saw it says sold out, I must have bought the last one 🙂
I usually shop from the Fat Quarter Shop or Intrepid Thread. I like that you are asking because I am learning of all kinds of shops that I need to check out!
I love love LOVE Collage! It's so pretty all laid out.
The quilt shop where I teach has an Etsy shop – rockpaperscissorsNJ, but when they don't have what I need I turn to Pink Castle. Thanks for the giveaway!
My favorite online fabric store? I do go to fabric.com a LOT, but I used to love Nauvoo Quilt Co. on Etsy (she's closed her shop now). I pretty much just hunt for fabric I like and then buy it where ever I find it! (I like to spread the love.)
Some other recent favorites:
– Westwood Acres (gorgeous bundles!)
– Super Buzzy
– Fabricworm
– The Little Fabric Shop
OMG, I shop at so many different ones! But the first place I always check is Mad About Patchwork, she is only about 500 km away so despite having to pay 13% sales tax because I am in the same province, her prices are good and shipping is super fast.
http://www.madaboutpatchwork.com/
My favorite sellers are on Etsy – Stash Modern Fabrics and Bobby Lou's Fabric Factory. Good luck coming up with projects for your new pretties! I think that's the hardest part, too.
I have too many favorites!! Westwood Acres for their beautiful bundles, Stash Modern Fabrics for the DIY bundles, Hawthorne threads, Pink Castle… The list goes on. And on and on…
I do try and shop locally and at independent stores when I can. But Hawthorne Threads and The Fat Quarter Shop are my usually go to places when i shop on-line.
Love your new fabrics!
Fabric.com , i like it very much but love Hawthorne threads is good to
Love those birds. I cant choose a favorite….don't make me. Haha
I will be linking up tomorrow but in the meantime I would saw these four are my favorite Hawthorne Threads, Westwood acres, Fresh Modern Fabric, Fat quarter shop.
My favorite online, go to store is Fort Worth Fabric Studio. They are very prompt in shipping, I usually have it the next day.
I definitely love Hawthorne Threads, but they have a half-yard minimum on most of their fabrics. Westwood Acres has the best bundles, and they sell fat eighth bundles of many of the lines I want. Every once in a while, Craftsy has big discounts on fq bundles – those are good, too! There's also Pink Chalk, Stash Modern Fabrics on Etsy, and Fabricworm… So many great places to shop!
My go-to online store is Fat Quarter Shop, but I've also had fun purchasing from Fabricworm. Great giveaway! A dress with those birds along the hemline would be really cute.
I haven't bought fabric online for aaages now. Or at least, that's what it feels like, haha!! I like Pink Castle's range of stash blenders, Fat Quarter Shop notions and a local friend sometimes shops for me in store at Sew Modern after I've chosen online 😉
The Intrepid Thread is my favourite online fabric store, the owner Julie is so helpful, their prices are great & their customer service is fantastic.
Sew me a Song has awesome bundles for modern quilts. E-quilter is fab for novelties. Intrepid thread always has the latest and greatest. Hard to choose one!
I usually go to Pink Castle Fabrics, because I like seeing them before I buy them. But they sell online as well 😉 Thanks for the chance to win!
-karrie ksmith8@emich.edu
My LQS has a nice half price section & they're online as well, quiltique.com.
And I love to shop Etsy!
I love The village haberdashery in the UK. They have a bricks and mortar shop as well as an online operation. Great sale section too!
I love Sewmeasong on Etsy. She is so quick and the fabric is to die. And, love those fat quarters!
Me, Jayne
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I love the bundles and the service from Westwood Arces. I also order from Fat Quarter Shop and Pink Caste Fabrics from time to time, but Westwood is definitely my favorite.
I like Pink Castle Fabrics and Fat Quarter Shop. What a fun dress that bird print would make!
I like Miss Matatabi on Etsy for Japanese fabrics esp Nani Iro.