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Fa La La La Laaaaa La La La Last minute Christmas Giveaway!!!

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Gotta love working up to the last minute on gifts.  I am super skilled at procrastination.  I would have my doctorate in this subject, if it were offered.   Every year, my parents would pull their hair out because the day before the big Christmas party at school I would take over the kitchen table and have all of my elves (read:  my parents:  willing or not) help me finish up my holiday extravaganza of presents…Of course, this is part of my charm right?

It’s that time of year, when last minute Christmas presents are being whipped up and we have just the thing to help you out.  If you are like the many people who are last minute crafters/sewers/creators like me…. I have a little giveaway for you!!!!

Here’s how to win!

Check out our last blog,  Color, featuring Dan Morris’ Scrollscapes fabric  and let me know your favorite color by commenting on the blog & you will be eligible to win!    That’s pretty easy wouldn’t you say?

Comment by Friday 12/18 at 10AM so we can send out your prize just in time to whip it up for Christmas.   You’ll have plenty of time – especially if you wait until the last minute.  That’s the beauty of working with Fabric panels, they are a wonderful quick-fix way to show off your talents and to share the joy!

I will pick 3 people at random who will win one of the following fabric sets!

Laurie Cook’s Jolly Old Saint Nick Pattern/fabric!

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Tips from the Gang – Peanuts Fabric Book Panel

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A Christmas Story – Panel & Coordinates

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Until next time…Use QT to create something that is fabulous…something fantastic… something FABTASTIC!

 

COLOR – Lovely, vibrant, dazzling & wonderful color…

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One of my favorite things, besides fabric (of course) and print/pattern (of course) is color.

I LOVE COLOR!

I remember opening up my new crayon box and sitting there studying the crayons as if they were color chips.  I didn’t dare use my favorite colors, and, ummmm, every color was my favorite!  🙂 Fortunately,  I was lucky enough to have multiple sets of crayons.  There was one that was dedicated for “show only”.     Kind of like your mom’s “good scissors” that were only for fabric.  I still think twice before using my scissors – every time!!!

Things haven’t changed much, I still love staring at color and I found my niche working here!  I’m so lucky!

So…when I saw this collection of “basics” or “blenders” by Dan Morris, I immediately fell in love.  This is my visual Ode to Scrollscapes and I hope you enjoy it!

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Click on the Wheel to go to the website and choose your favorite! Come back and comment with the one you love the most!!!

         This is my favorite color from Scrollscapes, Teal!  It’s so pretty!!!

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Showing the full width of the fabric and it’s repeat. Measures approximately 44″ x 24″ from selvedge to selvedge.

Below, I took samples from the fabric to show the variations within the selvedge to selvedge repeat! So many great options.  It’s really a bunch of fabrics in one!

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5″ Sections from the repeat of the fabric… pretty fabulous!

I’ll be back next week to talk a little more about colors, color stories and how to pick the perfect palette for your next project!

Next week, I’ll announce a new contest where you could be the winner of a fat quarter of each of these colors!   Come on back, we want to spoil you with fabulous, colorful, Scrollscapes fabrics!

 

Sunset is still my favorite color, and rainbow is second.

                                                                                                                              ~ Mattie Stepanek  

 

Until next time…Use QT to create something that is fabulous…something fantastic… something FABTASTIC!

 

 

 

What are you most thankful for???

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I am thankful for…  so many things.  I make it a point before I go to bed each night to think of something I was especially grateful for that day.  Of course, there are days of sunshine and days of shadows, but there is ALWAYS something to appreciate.

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 click on the link “In Bloom” below to browse all the fabrics of this collection

The above designs are from our “In Bloom” collection by Dan Morris.   I love the rich, vivid colors and the beautiful flowers.  Color and pattern are some things that always bring me Joy, I hope you find joy in the little things today and always… Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you’ll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it.

                                                                                                                                            –  Ralph Marston

Until next time…Use QT to create something that is fabulous…something fantastic… something FABTASTIC!

It’s Ink & Arrow

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We’re here!!!  Well, we’ve been here working to bring Ink & Arrow out into the world, but we had to wait until just now to yell it from the rooftops!!!

Fabric Shout Out

It’s been hard to keep my trap shut 😉  Needless to say, I have been bursting with excitement…  The first collection City Life ships in December.  That means we are just 2 weeks away!  Just in time for holiday sewing, crafting, creating, making… you get the idea!

When I was a little girl, I would be the one who yelled surprise before the rest of the room!  I would blurt out good news to anyone in my path… (good thing I had chubby cheeks and pig tails or I would have gotten into lots of trouble spilling all those beans)… I’m so glad we have arrived!

When I think of Ink & Arrow Fabrics, I smile.  🙂  There are quirky little hidden icons in each of the designs, there is a sense of humor and a fun twist to each collection.  The goal with these fabrics is to just have fun and create.  #NoRulesJustFabric.

Our fabric is FUN and it can be used for a million different things…

What will you create with Ink & Arrow?

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Must add to your stash – November

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We have the perfect collection for those of us who are in denial that winter is coming… Floral Fantasy!  Think Spring and sophistication.  Pretty colors, on-trend watercolor styling, it’s just the touch of hope we need to remember that the flowers will bloom again!  In stores now so add it to your stash, or better yet, create something vibrant and fresh while sipping hot cocoa – a nice distraction.

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Indygo Junction Pattern : IJ941 Ruffled Trio (Large Bag Shown)

 

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Simply cut & hem! Creates a quick refresh for the table!

 

You’re only here for a short visit.  Don’t hurry, don’t worry.  And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.         

-Walter Hagen

 

 Until next time…Use QT to create something that is fabulous…something fantastic… something FABTASTIC!

 

Traveling Tuffet & What’s in stores!

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Brenda from Sew Creative Threads, Elkhart, IN

TRAVELING TUFFET ALERT!!!!!!!

The Tuffet is on the move!   Our mini-tuffet is off on her journey from Quilt Market in Houston!  First stop was the Shipshewana Fabric Show in Shipshewana, IN.  Our friend Brenda from Sew Creative Threads is holding our mini-tuffet.  The Ombre Scroll Stained Glass Quilt is featured on the wall.

 

 

Next stop: Our Traveling Tuffet made her way to Trevathan’s Sweep & Sew Shoppe in Hillsdale, MI.  What a fun shop window featuring QT’s Janet Wecker Frisch collection “Letter Stitch” .

Patti, is shown here in front of the great window display.

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Patty in front of Trevathan’s Sweep & Sew Shoppe
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Janet Wecker Frisch’s Letter Stitch Collection

If you are in the area, swing by and say hello to these friends of QT!

 

In stores now, our new collections, Heads Up by Studio 8 and For Love of Country by Dan Morris for QT.  Take a look, there are a lot of great creative possibilities!  See the full collection and patterns by clicking on their names above.

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With much respect and gratitude, we honor all Veterans  past and present.  Thank you for your service!

 

TUFFETS!!! Quilt Market Recap #2

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IMG_0114This picture is a bit blurry.  I apologize.  I was so excited to meet our friends Sharyn and Lori, I took this photo too quickly and well, you get the (fuzzy) picture 😉

This is Sharyn Cole (pictured on left), our friend and designer of the Tuffet.  Lori College (holding the mini tuffet on the right)  is Store Manager at Thimble Pleasures in Chapel Hill, NC and is friends with Sharyn.

Sharyn made these amazing tuffets for us out of our new Ombre Scroll fabrics we launched at Quilt Market in Houston.  The mini one was made just for us and we fell in love immediately, how can you not?

A tuffet is an upholstered stool, like a small ottoman.  They are so chic!

Sharyn’s passion is making tuffets.  She started her own business called “Tuffet Source”.  Her imaginative creations are lovely.  I cannot get over the different variations of tuffets in her gallery.  It is kind of amazing to see!  I hope you stop by her site and check it out, I will put her link at the bottom of the blog.  Her passion shines through in her work. It is always so wonderful to meet someone who enjoys their work so much and is so generous to share their creativity and passion with others.  THANK YOU SHARYN!!!

In our office here, we have to say TUFFET with a loud and proud voice!  When I first spoke with Sharyn on the phone, my co-worker noticed I was yelling TUFFET with such gusto and excitement.   It’s kind of the only way to say it now… Anyway, we are super excited, can’t you tell?

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Proudly displayed at Quilt Market in our new booth with the Ombre Scroll. Our “Festival of Stars” Block of the Month and “Stained Glass” quilts.

                         

To learn more about Sharyn and Tuffet Source, click this link!

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Finally, before I go, I wanted to let you know that we are going to be following our

“Traveling Tuffet”

on her adventure around the country.  Our regional sales managers will take turns hosting our very own mini-tuffet and it will be exciting to see where the journey takes her.  Stay tuned… find out where she is heading next!!!

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Until next time…Use QT to create something that is fabulous…something fantastic… something FABTASTIC!

 

Our first blog!!! Because fabric should be fun!

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                Our first collection, City Life. Take a walk, hail a taxi, feed the birds or just grab a hot dog!  Hits stores in December!

Its finally here, our very first blog for our new brand, Ink & Arrow fabrics.  We couldn’t be more excited to share with you the fabulous fun of our fabrics.  Our website will be live in early December, but, until then, we’ll blog about our adventure at Quilt Market (our industry convention) and give you your own sneak peek of the collections and inspiration!

I’m Meredith, an employee-owner at Ink & Arrow.  I work as a marketing brand manager and I am so proud to be a part of this new adventure!  So sit back, relax, grab a cup of coffee or tea (or both) and we’ll get inspired together!

Do you love to scan pinterest and instagram images and drool at the projects you find there?  Are you addicted to fabric?  Are you scouring blogs on the regular?  If you are the kind of person who is a maker and creator, we know you’ll love Ink & Arrow. We love all things creative and can’t imagine a time/place without color, print, pattern and fun!   Our Ink & Arrow fabrics are designed with you in mind!  #NoRulesJustFabric  #becausefabricshouldbefun  Each fabric design has a little motif hidden in the design for extra fun.  An arrow, an I&A or Ink&Arrow is in there somewhere… How cute is that!?!?

Here’s an inspiration board we made for our Quilt Market booth.  Quilt Market is a place where shop owners, pattern makers, publishers and fabric companies get together to network, show collections and fill their shelves/magazines with amazing stuff!  We were there this past weekend – what a whirlwind!

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                     Inspiration board from our I&A booth. Showing that inspiration can come from a zillion different places!
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Fashion & Decor to adore! City Life Collection
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City Life Fabric sewn up into a “Marilyn” Dress from Sew Serendipity
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Side of our booth showing snapshots of our 8 collections plus the pixie dots!

We’ll be back.  There is so much more to share!  Please comment and give us ideas of things you want to see on this blog!

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