True Up is 3! (Presents for You!)
Three years ago today, I published my first post on True Up. The site has grown by leaps and bounds since then, the fabric industry has changed dramatically, and amazingly I haven’t run out of topics yet — not by a longshot! It is definitely a challenge to post daily M-F (and to hold myself to at least two posts a day) but having done it for this long, I know that even though there are days where I feel like it’s a chore, it never takes long for the inspiration and drive to return.
I just wanted to thank you all for sticking with me, and of course to the fabulous sponsors past and present who have made it all possible.
There is a lot to look forward to in the next year, and I can’t wait to tell you about it all. But in the meanwhile, I wanted to thank all you readers with a big giveaway! I have been holding on to a bunch of fabrics from Fall Quilt Market and have never gotten around to giving them away. For your chance to win, just tell me in the comments which prize package you’d most like to win.
#1: Layer Cakes of Sherbet Pips by Aneela Hoey and Modern Workshop by oliver + s: This package represents the modern side of Moda. These two much-anticipated collections are just now out in stores, and I expect this package will be hotly contested!
#2: Layer Cakes of Max & Whiskers by Basic Grey, Chrysalis by Sanae, and Lily & Will II by Bunny Hill Designs:: I’d say this represents the softer-yet-still-modern side of Moda. Oh, wondering what Layer Cakes are? They’re packs of 10×10″ squares, usually containing all the prints from a single collection (most of these have doubles of several of the prints). And they each sell for $30-40 retail in the U.S.!
#3: National Nonwovens Super Sample Pack: I love National Nonwovens — they were founded in 1905 and continue to operate in the U.S. (which is rare for textile mills these days). They supplied felt to the army in WW1 and to poodle-skirt makers in the 50s. This pile represents pretty much all their different kinds of felt — 100% wool, wool/rayon blend, bamboo, and high-quality acrylic — in all their newest colors. Pieces range from fat quarters to charm squares to smaller samples.
#4: Fat Quarter Pack of Sweet Divinity by the Quilted Fish for Riley Blake Designs: Amanda Herring’s first collection for Riley Blake! It comes with a pack of cute crocheted flower appliques, part of Riley Blake’s Sew Together line of trims and embellishments that coordinate with their fabric collections.
#5: Three charm packs of Piece O’ Cake Designs‘ fabrics for Robert Kaufman: Two of Daisies & Dots and one of their not-yet-released Summer 2011 collection, Treasures and Tidbits. (I took the photo thinking Treasures & Tidbits was not even in the sneak peek stage yet, but you can see it all here.)
#6: Two layer cakes of Darling Clementine Cotton Lawn from Timeless Treasures: I love this collection, and two packs (each containing 17 10×10″ squares) should be enough to make a quilt like the one in this post (sooooo soft!).
HUGE thanks to all the companies who donated these fabrics, and thanks again to you for reading, commenting, and contributing over the years! Again, just let me know the ONE package you’d most like to win, and I’ll use my fancy random winner-drawing WordPress plugin to keep drawing names until all the packages are spoken for. I’ll keep the giveaway open till next Friday, April 22 (noonish Central), and yes, this is open to readers worldwide.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
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No1 or No5 would be the most wonderful surprise. I love your site and sales alert friday is my ruin
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What a wonderful treat – n. 1 or no.3 would be wonderful. Thanks for having such a great blog!
How wonderful. I would love to win Number 1 but would be very happy with Number 4 as well. Thanks for such a great site.
Happy 3rd Birthday! I LOVE #1 and #2 is pretty amazing too. What a great giveaway
#2 if … if … thanks.
Ooh – #5 looks ace!
I would love any of them, but #4 would be my #1 choice. Thanks for the fantastic giveaway and congrats on 3 years!
Piece O’ Cake Designs‘ fabrics inspire me the most. Thank you for your great blog which makes me swoon on a regular basis.
#3 looks like so much fun!
What a great celebration and how hard it is to choose. I would love to win the Sweet Divinity package. Still loving those colors.
Number 1, 2 or 4…I’m flexible, but it is so hard to choose. Thanks and congrats!!
Torn between the Max and Whiskers and Modern workshop layer cake sets! Too many ideas for the use on either of those seys- and of course either would make fabulous Chics!
The packet of National nonwovens is amazing and would be a fabulous win. Thanks for showing all
#4 or #6 would be amazing!
Oh my, what choices…I’ll have to say #4: Fat Quarter Pack of Sweet Divinity by the Quilted Fish for Riley Blake Designs. Lovely!
Happy 3 Years!
Wow … 3 years. Congratulation.
I’d love to win #3 National non-wovens. Please pick me!
Thanks for all the great info you share with your readers. You do a great job.
WOw! Thank you for the chance and THANK YOU for all your hard work on this blog. I follow you everyday and find so much inspiration from your posts. I would love a chance to win the wool felt #3!
#4 is the package that I would want to win. Congrats on 3 years and thanks for a great giveaway!
Congratulations and thank you!
#6 is my favorite
#3. Congratulations on three years!
It’s so hard to pick just one! I think Modern Workshop by oliver + s is my fave.
#2… and congratulations on three years!
I love the Darling Clementine cotton lawn–beautiful! As a Georgia girl, I’d love to make a bed quilt out of something nice and light like lawn.
I’d love to win Lily & Will II by Bunny Hill Designs. My daughter says they’re ‘princess fabrics’.
happy 3 birthday!! here’s to many more. And thanks for the great giveaway – #1 is lovely, I will keep my fingers crossed!!
Your blog is a “must” read. Congrats on #3. Personally, the giveaways are all great, but if I had to pick one, it would be a Piece of Cake. Cheers!
National Nonwovens, how lovely! Happy birthday!
So many great prizes ~ I’d pick #4 Sweet Divinity as my favorite! THANKS for the chance!
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#2, and congratulations! – I love this site
Happy 3rd birthday!
I love Sherbet Pips – it is so much fun.
Happy Birthday! I love them all, but especially love #6 and #3. Thanks!
Congratulations, True Up. Hope there are many more. The set that took my fancy is #3 the felt from National Nonwovens.
Congratulations on 3 fantastic years!
Oh so many great prizes! I think my favourite is number 1 followed closely by Number 4!
Happy Birthday, True Up! #3!
Congratulations on those 3 years!!! And what a wonderful prices. My favourite one is Number 1, followed closely by Number 2!
Hard to make a choice but think #4 would be my choice. All that pretty pink would look so good on my little granddaughter. Thank you for chance to win.
Oh, so hard to pick just one!!! They all look adorable! But I think I’ll go for number 4 with the fat quaters. But I would surely be happy for any of them!
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Oh I love Max & Whiskers – so I pick #2, the others look fun too!
Wow – #4 (or maybe #1) – my imagination is running wild on what I could do with these fabrics!
Thanks for all the effort that you’ve put into the site and keeping us informed of everything happening in the world of fabric!
Congratulations on 3 years! I would love to win #2
Woah, how exciting! Congratulations on 3 years! #1 is a’callin’ my name!
#6 !! Congratulations and thank you for the giveaway!
I love those little girls on scooters, #1! Congrats on 3 years, that’s quite an accomplishment.
Happy Birthday!
I love the moda packs! Thanks for sharing!
Happy blog birthday, how exciting! And I loooove #2!
Congrats on the birthday. I found this site about a year ago and I love visiting. I really enjoy the amazing pictures of new fabric. It’s nice to know that I can visit your site and see whats new in fabrics, especially when things get busy and I don’t have much time to look at blogs. By the way, I love the sherbet pips
Congratulations! I follow your blog and can’t wait each week to see what the sales are!I would love to win #4 – the pinks are so pretty! Thanks for a chance to win
I love pack #2! Happy birthday!
I’d love to win #1!
Congratulations on 3 years and thanks for the giveaway.