One winner will receive a Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton Solids sample card. This is an indispensible tool if you are (or want to be) a regular user of these high-quality solid cottons. To enter, leave a comment on this post — make up a name for a color that features prominently in your life. This [...]
Happy Sew Mama Sew Blog Giveaway Day! Two winners will receive a copy of Interweave Press‘ Stitch Magazine. See my review here. To enter, comment on this post about a gift you’re making (or have finished, lucky you!) for someone this holiday season. This drawing is open to the whole world. I will close the [...]
Quilt Market was a big opportunity for me to increase the True Up audience, so I ordered 500 business cards from Overnightprints.com to help promote the site. I was going to challenge myself to get rid of all of them. Unfortunately, I waited too long to place the order, which forced me to have them [...]
A huge thanks to the sponsors and to everyone who commented in the True Up Half-Anniversary Giveaway! Let’s get to the winners … 1. $100 gift certificate from Pink Chalk Fabrics #164: Jessica Fraser Jessica wrote: I would love to see a post on Japanese fabrics (specifically fairy-tale themed!)… 2. $60 gift certificate from Retro [...]
Thanks for your responses to the half-anniversary giveaway so far — I think I have enough to avoid a few years’ worth of writer’s block now! We have a late addition to the drawing – A $60 gift certificate from the Fabric Square Shop! The Fabric Square Shop also lives on eBay and Etsy, in [...]
Today, True Up turns six months old. That’s something like three and a half years in internet time, isn’t it? OK, six months is not really a significant milestone, but it is nice excuse to thank everyone involved in making this site a success, and to show my thanks by having a big huge giveaway. [...]
Sew Mama Sew interviews Amy Butler about the trend of home decor weight fabrics. And a sale alert, because it only lasts through Sunday (8/24/08): Sew Mama Sew is offering 10% off your purchase with coupon code SELVAGESALE. Spoonflower has a new video from their new space. Great block printing tutorial from LizzyHouse. I’ve been [...]
Daisy Janie is giving away three packs of her fabric swatches — to enter, leave a comment here by Friday, August 22. She’s asking what the phrase “for oneself and for others” means to you. QuiltersBuzz is back! I missed you, Gina! She’s wondering what you did this summer. Tell her by August 25 at [...]
Superbuzzy, the shop that certainly forged the way for the Japanese fabric explosion in the U.S. in the last couple years, has a great new design (by Meomi) and an accompanying blog. They’re nearing their 10,000th order, and the lucky person who hits that number gets a great prize package. Congratulations to Kelly!
decor8 is doing one of the most incredible giveaways I have ever seen. Over 100 friends of the design blog donated scraps of fabric (lots of fabric), paper goods, and other supplies, which Holly organized into stacks by color. Fabric donations came from fabulous people such as Hable Construction, Volksfaden, Henry Road, and Pixie Dust [...]
Urban Burp: all vintage fabric shop in San Francisco. Laughing Purple Goldfish Design‘s no-join method of cutting fabric into looooong strips to make “fabric yarn” for knitting, crocheting, or weaving. (via Whipup) Michelle of Cicada Studio is doing another linen swatch giveaway! Enter by this Sunday, 6/29/08, 9pm EST. The Sew Mama Sew blog interviews [...]
A fat quarter is a one-fourth yard of 42-45″ quilting fabric cut to measure 18″ x 22-24″ instead of the “skinny” 9″ x 42-45″. Kathy Mack of Pink Chalk Studio and Pink by Post needs your help to name the bigger fat cuts that 55-6″ wide home decor fabric yields: A fat quarter of 55/56″ [...]
“Audrey” by Daisy Janie You may have seen Daisy Janie recently on Decor8 and the Spoonflower blog. Owner Jan DiCintio creates her own custom fabric and sews them into beautiful bags and other accessories, and also sells wonderful, affordable yardage featuring her original designs. Jan also runs Scoutie Girl, a blog dedicated to “fabulous finds [...]
Wren covers textile design trends seen at the trade show Heimtextil 2008. To sum up: nature, animals, and bold color combinations! Ruched pages through a book on Soviet constructivist textiles. Lots of pattern design inspiration to be had from Design*Sponge’s Surtex coverage (Part 1 | Part 2 ) Crafty Ginger’s fabric design: on the screen [...]
Michelle of Cicada Daydream is celebrating the arrival of her fabrics titled “A Walk Through the Woods” with a giveaway of Cicada Studio fat quarters and swatches. Just comment on this thread by tomorrow, Wednesday May 28, 9:00 EST. The only requirements are that you name your favorite color and give a reason. The drawing [...]
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