The Fabric Quarter

Giveaway at SewTakeAHike – Funky Asterisk Table Runner Kits

wendy — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:56:32 +0000

We teamed up with Penny at SewTakeAHike to offer a fun and FUNKY holiday table runner kit!
This is an original paper-pieced pinwheel pattern using a modern color palette and some really adorable holiday fabrics.
AND THERE’S MORE:
Read her blog post to find the 15% online coupon code good through Sunday, 11/21/10.

Gotta go sew! (actually gotta go to work) ~ Wendy

Blogger’s Quilt Festival Starts Today!

wendy — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:45:42 +0000

Check this out! You’ll see some amazing Modern Quilting!

Modern Hex Potholders by A Stitch in Dye

wendy — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:49:07 +0000

Today Malka Dubrawsky of A Stitch in Dye introduced her new Hex Potholders, and she used fabrics chosen from my online shop!

Malka is also hosting a Pattern & Fabric Giveaway right now for this fun kitchen goodie.
Go take a look at her site and enter to win your fabric bundle and her new pattern.

P.S. There’s a 15% OFF COUPON CODE for our online shop. You can find it on Malka’s blog…

Gotta go sew! Wendy

Quilt Guild 2.0 – Revival of the Quilt Guild

wendy — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 15:37:50 +0000

This is a lecture I wrote on the subject of using the Internet to attract new members and revive a Quilt Guild. This lecture was given to the SCCQG on October 9, 2010.
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“Quilt Guild 2.0”
Using the Internet to Enhance Your Guild & Membership

What does Quilt Guild 2.0 mean?
“Quilt Guild 2.0” basically means using the Internet, and everything that goes along with it (i.e. website, social media networking, blogging, and email) and offline marketing to create new growth opportunities.

Four Main Challenges that using the Internet, your website, and email marketing can help you with:

1. Reaching new/potential members
2. Reinvigorate existing/veteran members for involvement
3. Raising more money during fundraisers
4. Increasing Event participation

1. REACHING POTENTIAL MEMBERS

- Button/ Link Exchange
** Local Independent Quilt Shop / Sewing Shop / Long-Arm Quilters
** Ask Guest speakers to post info on their site with a link to your site

– Enhance your Events PAGE
** Add more detail to gain higher Search Engine results (use keywords, etc.)

- Start a blog

2. REINVOGORATE EXISTING/VETERAN MEMBERS

- Start a “GUESS THE MEMBER” game on your website and do a spotlight on that member before each meeting. (Unveil the member at the meeting.)

- Create a Tip of the Week section on your website and ask a veteran member to write it.

- Start an “Ask A Question” column on the website 10 member each month and post their response
** What book are you reading right now?
** Who’s your favorite movie star?

- Acknowledge years of membership to the Guild.

- Start a Photo Gallery online for members

OFFLINE ACTIONS:
- Start a Big Sister Quilter’s program
** Pair a Veteran with a new quilter to teach them quilting.
** Show a gallery on the website for work created by the pairs.

- Assign a person to reach out by phone to elderly or ill members.

3. GAIN BROADER MONETARY SUPPORT FOR FUNDRAISING

! Use your website to MAKE MONEY for your guild. !

- Add a “DONATE Now” button to your site
** paypal, JustGive.org

- Add a TELL A FRIEND button to your site

- Post Fundraisers on your Facebook page

4. INCREASING EVENT PARTICIPATION

- Cross-promote events

- Use your blog

- Use a web-based calendar program in your website

- Post your events on your FACEBOOK page

Stay tuned for more information on Quilt Guild 2.0.
(written by Wendy Breakstone Ladd for SCCQG. For more information, please contact Wendy at shopthefabricquarter.com)

New Kona Bay Fabrics arrive

wendy — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 04:14:22 +0000

This week we received two highly-anticipated Kona Bay Fabrics Collections, both are available on at our online and retail shop:
- Museum Journey of Japan, five bolts in large Asian motifs

- Zen Garden, 16 bolts of textured tonal blenders that look great with any quilt palette

Drop in to see them in person or check out the entire collections at www.ShopTheFabricQuarter.com.

Gotta go sew!

Modern, exclusive & whimsical patterns now available

wendy — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 01:23:00 +0000

Our online store, www.ShopTheFabricQuarter.com is going gangbusters. We are getting ready to launch a new section, fabric-by-the-yard, so that our visitors can pick and choose if they are looking for alittle more flexibility than our pre-bundled fabric packs. We get you more information on that later this week but for now…
We just launched are PATTERNS section at the online shop!

We’re very excited because while many of our favorite patterns, are probably yours too, we think you’ll find several new patterns that you haven’t seen. Check out our Exclusive Patterns page. Easy, fun patterns designed by professional instructor and author Marty Frolli. These patterns lend themselves to many styles of fabric, larger focal prints, pictures, and novelty collections too.

Plus, we carry Lizzie B Cre8ive, Threaded Pear Studio, Cozy Quilt Designs, All Washed Up, Mountainpeek Creations, and more!

Have fun shopping!
Gotta go sew!

New Anthology Fabrics Arrive!

wendy — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:54:59 +0000

Anthology Fabrics, a new quilting fabric manufacturer who introduced their first collections at Spring Market 2010, recently shipped their first collections. And WOW! We received batiks from them in early August but have been waiting with bated breath for the quilting cottons to arrive. Right on schedule this week we received High Society and Sweet Tooth. The feel is soft and these fabrics (pictures don’t do them justice) are sophisticated, fun and very contemporary. Just the way we like ‘em! (They actually have a very “Art Gallery” vibe to them.)

And the batiks we’ve received are vibrant and colorful:

Drop in to see them and they’ll be available by the yard on www.ShopTheFabricQuarter.com early next week!

Gotta go sew!

Hobo Quilts & New Books

wendy — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:19:52 +0000

We’ve been seeking out some new books for the shop, and recently I came across a few that I’m loving!
If you’ve been to my shop, you know that we focus on contemporary fabrics, bold prints and large-scale graphics.

BUT… somehow I came across this book, “Hobo Quilts – 55+ Original Blocks Based on the Secret Language of Riding the Rails”, and I have to say that I’m totally obsessed with it!

Now this book is getting some really good exposure because it is so different and unique. the blocks are simple (hhhmmm… maybe that’s why I like it), and graphically intriguing. When you read the book, which you will not be able to put down, and see what each symbol means, you’ll quickly find your favorite symbols.

Debra Henninger, the author, uses little stories that she researched and collected from people who survived this time in history.

Drop in to take a look at a copy and stay tuned for a BOM program.

Fandango arrives on the bolt!

wendy — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:28:53 +0000

We were excited to see our UPS guy this morning – he trucked in a big box that said MODA and I knew right away…
FANDANGO. 11 bolts of wonderful aquas, red/pink/persimmons and browns. It’s definitely Fandango.

Drop in and take a look.

The Fabric Quarter launches online quilt shop

wendy — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:21:21 +0000

We just launched our online web shop. Our goal is to focus on easy, ready-to-go projects like Quilt Kits, Table Runner Kits, Pillowcase Kits, and Bundles-by-the-Yard. Plus we’ll have a selection of Fat Quarter Packs based on our favorite fabrics and in various sizes.

To be competitive online, we’ve marked prices at about 10% below retail and right now we are offering an additional 10% off code on your entire order (through August 31, 2010).

If you find a lower price on our website and want to purchase it directly at the shop, we are happy to offer you the lower price at the retail store.

This week’s special online is WILD FRIENDS QUILT KIT by Robert Kaufman.