Everyone is gearing up for Spring Quilt Market this week in Minneapolis, Minnesota. If you’re attending, or are a Twin Cities local who just likes fabric and sewing, here are two open-to-the-public events to which you’re invited! 1. The now-traditional Fabric 2.0 party. We don’t even have to call it “2.faux” like last Spring because [...]
EarthgirlFabrics (Australia): All Melly & Me patterns $16 AU each. Select Alexander Henry prints $18 AU/metre. (through 4/30/10) Free shipping within Australia, international orders welcome. Funky Fabrix (Australia): Woodland Friends by Ellen Crimi-Trent and several Japanese imports on clearance. (while supplies last) Mad About Patchwork (Canada): 10% off Nicey Jane by Heather Bailey for Freespirit. [...]
Above All Fabric: All FreeSpirit fabrics on sale, plus double reward points on all purchases. Orders $100+ get $10 off with coupon code SPRING. (end date unknown) Aunt Bea’s Sewing Basket: All Ro Gregg Prints by Northcott $5.95/yard (through 5/9/10). Helena by Windham $6.25/yard. (through 5/1/10) Bulk discounts available; see details here. (end date unknown) [...]
Two years ago today I launched True Up. Hooray! Don’t worry, I’m not going to get all introspective on you today — speechifying about how far this blog has come, and where it’s heading — but I just wanted to pause and thank everyone who has made this all possible. Thank you! Here’s hoping for [...]
I have my first speaking engagement! Austinites, if you’re interested in hearing about fabric trends, blogging for a (semi-) living, or just wish to ridicule my public speaking skills, please come to the Austin Sewing Guild (or rather, the Austin/Capital Area Chapter of the American Sewing Guild) monthly meeting tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 13, 1pm at [...]
Hey! Happy New Year! Thank you SO much for reading and commenting and sponsoring and just being part of this whole crazy ride. Running this site has been a complete blast and I’m so thankful that I get to do it. And special thanks to Mary Beth, who came to my rescue to cover the [...]
The internet has slowed down to a crawl this week, so I guess I’ll take the cue too and sign off till Sunday. I just finished the one and only thing I managed to make this Christmas season — this yo-yo wreath. What do you think? Too much? Not enough? Just right? I’d like to [...]
Hey all! We’re sure you’re here looking for our interview with Meg McElwee of Sew Liberated on the occasion of her new book from Interweave Press of the same name. We’re experiencing some engineering difficulties, so please sit back, relax, visit the duty free shop, don’t storm the counter … we’ll be boarding as soon [...]
2009 was sure a fantastic year for craft books, wasn’t it? Over the next two weeks we’ll be running reviews of all the recent textile and pattern-related titles we could get our hands on. You might notice that we will be linking profusely to Amazon. As you might know, we receive a small commission if [...]
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