BLOG GIVEAWAY! FREE FABRIC! DRAWING ON 1/11/2010!

First, thanks to everyone who entered last week and CONGRATULATIONS to MARANDA at HEART AND SEWL! She is our last week's winner and has won 4 YARDS of Frolic fabric from In the Beginning Fabric! Maranda blogged about our Giveaway so her prize was doubled! Maranda - send me an email with your address and I'll ship your free fabric!

Here are the rules of our Giveaway: it's kind of like "Find Waldo" but you will be looking for a photo of our CEO, Jason, in one of the Feathered Friends fabric listings in our Etsy shop (http://44thstreetfabric.etsy.com/). We call our contest "Find Jaso"! FIRST go to our Etsy store (just click on the link). SECOND look for the fabrics shown above--there are 4 of them and they will be on the first couple of pages--you won't have to look through the entire store unless you just love looking at our fabric! THIRD leave a comment on this blog entry and tell me what fabric listing you found Jason's picture in. Easy-peasy and you will be entered to win! Comments will not be shown on the blog until after the contest but you will be entered. Winner will be announced on Monday, January 11, 2010!

What is the prize for the next giveaway? FOUR 1/2 YARD CUTS (TOTAL 2 YARDS) OF THE FEATHERED FRIENDS FABRIC shown above. That's 1/2 yard of each of the fabrics shown in this blog entry! YOU CAN DOUBLE YOUR WINNINGS! That's right! Get 4 YARDS (1 yard each) of this awesome fabric if you blog about our giveaway! Just put the blog link in your comment and if you win, you will get double the fabric! Let me know if you have any questions and GOOD LUCK!

FEATHERED FRIENDS FABRIC IS BACK!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36570838

We LOVED Feathered Friends fabric designed by Wendy Slotboom and were so sorry when we ran out and were told that we couldn't get more! But, Eureka!, we found some! Stop by 44th Street Fabric and see the Feathered Friends fabric that we have back in stock and save with the Feathered Friends combo shown here! Feathered Friends fabric makes a really cute tote bag or quilt and is great in home dec projects! Watch for Feathered Friends to maybe be included in one of our future blog giveaways!

Be sure to enter our blog giveaway each week! Check our entry of 12/7/09 to enter! Drawing held 12/14!

BIG RED BIRDS TOTE AND QUILT

The big red birds fabric by In the Beginning Fabric is from the "Feathered Friends" line. It's one of my favorite fabrics of all time, designed by the talented Wendy Slotboom. I just learned that the manufacturer is out of this fabric and they aren't going to print any more. We carry this fabric and the big yellow bird fabric from this line at the store along with the companion fabrics. I'm really torn. Do I keep a big chunk of it for myself or sell it? Do I raise the price? Sigh...I have so much to learn about selling fabric! By the way, we sell the pattern for the "Practical Bag" (which is very easy). It's by Tanya Whelan, another one of my favorite designers. The pattern for the quilt is free and is in pdf format. Just comment me and I'll send you the link if you want the free pattern.

THE PRACTICAL BAG PATTERN BY TANYA WHELEN

The shop has listed some of Tanya Whelan's patterns and I actually made a bag from her Practical Bag Pattern today! I made it from Feathered Friends fabric (which we also sell of course) by Wendy Slotboom for In the Beginning Fabrics. I was really happy with how the bag turned out! I used the big red bird fabric for the outside, the floral for the inside and the blue stems and leaves for the handle. It took me about 2 hours total to cut it out and stitch it up. It's a perfect size for a day at the beach, a day out with baby or an eco friendly trip to the market. I'm going to use mine to take packages to the Post Office. It's a great pattern to use your favorite big print fabric! Just click on any of the pictures to buy your own!