Archive for December 2010

Sale Alert Friday: North American Edition

Anthem Fabrics: 10% off all listed items with coupon code GIFT2U including designer fabrics by Amy Butler, Joel Dewberry, Heather Bailey, and Alexander Henry. Selection changes daily. (through tonight only, 12/31/2010) Artlandia: All of their popular pattern design plugins 15% off with code TRUEUP2010 (valid for all regular Artlandia products priced at $50+). (through tonight [...]

Sale Alert Friday: International Edition

Hyggeligt (Canada): “Almost Free Shipping” – shipping on all orders only 1 cent within Canada! (through tonight only, 12/31/10) Voodoo Rabbit (Australia): New Year Sale, 20-30% of selected fabrics including Kokka, Moda, Lecien, and Michael Miller. Free shipping within Australia on all orders over $50. International orders welcome. (through 1/31/11 or while supplies last) Pink [...]

True Up’s Top 10 Posts of 2010

Allrighty, this isn’t scientific, but here are the top 10 most-trafficked posts from this year. I didn’t include giveaways, because they would have taken up all the spots! Thanks to everyone for reading, commenting, and spreading the word this year — I am so grateful for your support and enthusiasm for what we’re doing here. [...]

Happy Birthday Tammis Keefe!

She would have been 97 today. Celebrate by picking up some of the Tammis Keefe Tribute Collection from Michael Miller fabrics, which is just now hitting the shops!

Sale Alert Friday: North American Edition

Anthem Fabrics: 10% off all listed items with coupon code GIFT2U including designer fabrics by Amy Butler, Joel Dewberry, Heather Bailey, and Alexander Henry. Selection changes daily. (through 12/31/2010) Artlandia: All of their popular pattern design plugins 15% off with code TRUEUP2010 (valid for all regular Artlandia products priced at $50+). (through 12/31/10 midnight CST) [...]

Sale Alert Friday: International Edition

FabHub (Japan): Christmas Special! 25% off orders over $25+ PLUS 25% off shipping for orders $75+. Amount will be adjusted for special orders, or you’ll be refunded the amount into your PayPal account. (through 12/26/10) Hyggeligt (Canada): “Almost Free Shipping” – shipping on all orders only 1 cent within Canada. (through 12/31/10) Mad About Patchwork [...]

Thom Filicia Home at Calico Corners

Style TV host/Interior designer Thom Filicia (who is best known for his role on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy) has a new home decor fabric collection with Calico Corners. Thom Filicia Home has a mixture of prints, velvets, linens, jacquard weaves, tweeds, and more in six colorways. His collection follows Calico Corner’s first exclusive [...]

Printsource’s Top 10 Print Ideas for Spring/Summer 2012

In advance of their upcoming trade show in New York City from January 10-12, 2011, Printsource has released a Top Ten list of print ideas for Spring/Summer 2012. The list was compiled by surface design studio Pattern People to highlight trends in the fashion and home textiles markets. (By the way, Pattern People is an [...]

Blog Tour/Giveaway: Crafting a Meaningful Home by Meg Mateo Ilasco

Crafting a Meaningful Home by Meg Mateo Ilasco STC Craft, 2010 Now, this is a bit of a departure for this all-fabric, all-the-time blog, but I am such a fan of Meg Mateo Ilasco‘s work, including her paper and textile goods and her previous books Craft, Inc. and Creative, Inc. that I couldn’t pass up [...]

Sale Alert Friday: North American Edition

Artlandia: All of their popular pattern design plugins 15% off with code TRUEUP2010 (valid for all regular Artlandia products priced at $50+). (through 12/31/10 midnight CST) Aunt Bea’s Fabric: Sign up for Aunt Bea’s newsletter for 10% off markdown + sale items! FreeSpirit, Windham, Rowan and Marcus prints from $4.05-5.35 per yard. (end date unknown) [...]

Sale Alert Friday: International Edition

Crafty Mamas (Australia): 10% off your order with coupon code pudding. Includes sale items and Ottobre patterns. (through 12/24/10) Where the Wind Blows fabric range is 30% off. FabHub (Japan): Christmas Special! 25% Off orders over $25+. PLUS 25% Off shipping for orders $75+. Amount will be adjusted for Special Orders, or you’ll be refunded [...]

10 Days Till Christmas!?

Oh boy, friends. I am SO out of it and overwhelmed — lately my life has been eaten by a bighugesecret project, on top of Quilt Market coverage. (My last official Fall Quilt Market post was on Friday, though I still have a few amazing, just less time-sensitive, things to share, and booty to give [...]

Blog Tour/Giveaway: Little Girls, Big Style by Mary Abreu

Little Girls, Big Style by Mary Abreu Stash Books/ C&T, 2010 Today we welcome the awesome Mary Abreu, who writes the blog Confessions of a Craft Addict and just had her first book, Little Girls, Big Style come out with Stash Books (an imprint of C&T). Mary and I have hung out a number of [...]

Sale Alert Friday: North American Edition

Artlandia: All of their popular pattern design plugins 15% off with code TRUEUP2010 (valid for all regular Artlandia products priced at $50+). (through 12/31/10 midnight CST) Aunt Bea’s Fabric: 15% off all Art Gallery Fabrics prints. (through 12/18/10) Denver Fabrics: 20% off orders $40+ by mentioning “20% Off” in the comments section of the order [...]

Sale Alert Friday: International Edition

Crafty Mamas (Australia): 10% off your order with coupon code pudding. Includes sale items and Ottobre patterns. (through 12/24/10) Where the Wind Blows fabric range is 30% off. FabHub (Japan): Christmas Special! 25% Off orders over $25+. PLUS 25% Off shipping for orders $75+. Amount will be adjusted for Special Orders, or you’ll be refunded [...]