A social experiment in quilty communication and collaboration. Discover a virtual patchwork of quilters throughout the year: each week a new quilter will take over the 52Quilters twitter, blog and instagram. The goal of this project is to document the collective crafted life of quilters.
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Friday, June 10, 2016
Week 23: Local Quilt Shops
There are so many wonderful online fabric shops that sometimes it is easy
to forget your local quilt shops. I live out in the country, so there aren’t
that many quilt shops within easy driving distance, however the few I have are
FABULOUS!
Cotton Factory is only a half hour drive away and full of great fabrics
(Alison’s specialty is text fabrics which as you might guess by my business
name Said With Love… I love using text fabric in my makes!), friendly advice
and some great classes.
@cotton_factory_destash does #typographythursday which always has some
great fabrics for great prices.
Alison recently hosted the inaugural #cottonfactoryunplugged weekend
which had 60 women entertained and taught by some of the best of Australian
talent…. @suedaleydesigns @millhousecollections @mallawho @lilabellelane etc…
It was a fab weekend…. We met new people, learnt new skills, re-connected with
old friends, ooohed at wonderful show and tell projects, aaahhed at new
patterns and designs released and went away feeling happy and exhausted!
There has become quite the #cottonfactorycommunity that has grown around
Alison and her wonderful studio. She is launching the #cfcblockswap today at
her Studio Open House in Ballarat. It looks like a great block swap using some
fabulous fabrics. Check out the cotton factory block swap details hereor if you are in the Ballarat surrounds then
drop into her shop before 3pm!
Do you have a local quilt shop that you love? If you don’t, maybe before
you order online next… go and check out a local quilt shop and see what they
offer. Great for those last minute requirements and being part of a local
community. And you never know… you may find your tribe hanging out there, or
find that unicorn fabric hiding in the corner! J
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