Giveaway: Fashionable Fabrics
Fashionable Fabrics is an online store offering designer novelty fabrics, sewing patterns, books, and notions. Unsatisfied with the selection in large retail chains, the shop's owners founded the site in 2004 to help crafters and sewists get their hands on unique prints from their favorite designers.
Win a gift certificate
Fashionable Fabrics is giving away a $50 gift certificate to two lucky How About Orange readers, good towards anything in the store! International readers are welcome to participate. To enter, leave a comment on this post mentioning something you'd spend the money on or a fun project you have in mind. Make sure you include a link, email address, or other way of contacting you.
The giveaway closes Friday, August 5th at midnight CT. Two winners will be randomly drawn, announced on Fashionable Fabrics' Facebook page on Monday the 8th, and notified. Good luck!
Giveaway is now closed. The winners were Jane and Khala—congratulations!
1160 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 801 – 1000 of 1160 Newer› Newest»ohh! I would like to win this gift certificate!
I'm so glad to learn about Fashionable Fabrics! Can't wait to spend a bunch of time on their website, regardless of whether I win or not. Thanks!
Would love to make some small coin purses with cute prints from fashionable fabrics!
I am doing handmade Christmas gifts this year. I would purchase fabric to make my sister a skirt.
Some fun Japanese fabrics for an I spy quilt. yay!
Aprons for four of the cutest grandaughters in the world!
what cute prints! i'd use them to make exquisite bags :)
Oh my, how exciting! I would make up some bags for knitting needles and projects, and perhaps try my hand a little bit of quilting as well.
I would buy fabric to make box bags! They are great gifts and can double as packaging!
Karen
karenDOTwoodieATcmaaDOTorg
I would buy fabrics in teal, gray, and yellow colors to match my new classroom! I just graduated in music and got hired as an English teacher. So I am experiencing a lot of firsts. I'd make curtains for my room and a stool cushion!
I would make myself and my best friend a new bookbag, since we're both students AKA broke and we really need new bags :D
I would love to use this fabric to cover a chair in my daughters room. they are so fun and playful.
http://baftani.blogspot.com/
We just moved and my son's curtains don't fit his new room. I would love to sew him a new set using David Walker's Robots Painted Rockets. :)
What an awesome giveaway! Thank you for the opportunity. I would pick up as much assorted fabric as I could for my craft stash. This one is really cute for a sewing machine cover http://www.fashionablefabrics.com/Nice-Threads-Alexander-Henry-Fabric.aspx.
So much I'd like to sew right now. I need to make light blankets for my son who is outgrowing baby blankets, but needs something for this miserable Texas heat! I am also wanting to make bunting for his vintage circus birthday party, but I need lots of funky patterns.
I would purchase a graphic fabric and make a gumdrop pillow for the nursery my sister's coming baby!
I love the new Joel Dewberry line ... especially Heirloom Blocakde Blossom! That would make great pillows for my new-Craigslist-find-couch!
Jennifer
jennifereladd at yahoo dot com
I would buy some 1001 peeps for a quilt!
I'd buy fabric to make soft blocks for my nephew!
lovely fabric! i'd love them for summer dress!
Well, I'd give my sister some purple fabric, make some baby toys, sew some new kitchen curtains, and stitch up some placemats for gifts. And make a grocery tote. And add to my quilt stash ~ need more brown and white.
I love making clothes. I never really know what I'm going to make until I see the fabric and a style just pops out! amandam056(at)gmail(dot)com
I would definitely have to get the Rocket Scientist in blue for my son's room (robots & rocketships)! It would make a great pillow.
Wow!...this site rocks! Whether I win the giveaway or not I think I'll be having to get some of these fabrics. I have been needing to make some pillow covers badly for my living room but just haven't set aside the time to do a craft for myself. If I had some of this awesome fabric I would absolutely have to finally make some pillow covers!
Oooo...yummy, yummy fabric. I am going back to teaching this fall (after a 12 yr. break at home with my kiddos) so would purchase fabric to make me some pretty lunch bags and badge lanyards.
I am making quilts for friends 30th bdays! This would come in quite handy!
I would use the fabric to make a couple of skirts for my girls!
I've recently made my first Parfait dress and I'm dying to make another! I would love to make one in a bright fabric like Mingle Spring, Early Bird Green Check or Metro Market Apples.
And to satisfy my inner geek a new bag in Smirk Alien Nation would be awesome!
uh, there would be a quiet wide range of projects to do...cause I'll be be a mum in october there a lot of things I could (and actually will) sew for my little one: curtains, sleeping-bag, burp-clothes, a diaper-bag, a changing-mat..and many, many things more...
I'm moving in a few weeks, so I'll need to do curtains, maybe a table runner... so much to do!
My daughter has been BEGGING for a stylish purse/bag, and some of these fabrics would make a fabulous one for her...
I'll be doing new handbags, of course :)
I could make super cute totes with their fabrics!
diaz.lauren(at)gmail.com
I am starting an Etsy shop featuring gifts for babies and tots, so I'd buy some fabric to help me get started!
I'm working on a quilt for my college age daughter, so I'd get something to go with that. What a great giveaway-thanks!
I so enjoyed poking around the shop - thanks for the heads up - me, I see a pattern for me and the boys, some lovely space fabric for the boys, and some funky fabric for a purse for me.
I love to buy super cute fabric to make my daughters clothes. I've been dying to get some sherbert pips.
I would buy some great fabrics to make purses and some to make new pillows for my couches. Thanks for the giveaway!
I would love Ready set go Airplanes by Anne kelle, and Ready set Go Helicopters by Anne Kelle, I just don't see enough boy fabric out there.
I would buy Leanika Scroll in Pink and Taza Ribbon Damask in Neutral by Dena Designs. I love the selection!
I'd like to start making some tiny quilts to hang on my daughter's wall.
The fabrics are great! I think I'd make some of the projects listed on this site. The paint chip photo art would come out great with some of these fabrics!
I would buy some fun fabrics suitable for children. I just purchased the cutest lunchbox pattern and want to make them for my grandkids! Thank you for the giveaway!
I would make dresses for my daughter! She's been picking out fabrics all summer long for me to make her dresses out of and I'm finally about out.
I'm not usually one to make holiday theme projects, but I don't think I would be able to resist a yard or two of "The Ghastlies" fabric by Alexander Henry (I seem to love all his fabrics!) for some Halloween crafting. It's fantastic!
I am looking to reupholster my dining room chairs.
I've got a tiny washroom I can't paint, with a tiny window I *can* dress with something exciting!
I would buy fabrics for my next project.
I'd buy lots of fabrics to sew for bags and also for cute clothes i've designed for my sister's dolls. It's so fun when we spend time searching fabrics together!
I need some new aprons and I found some terrific fabrics at the Fashionable Fabric site for this. (I will have to change my apron several times during dinner prep to show off all the ones I want to make) I wish they had flannel cuz I also need a new robe.
I think I'd probably get an Oliver + S pattern for my toddler and some fabric to make it with. It is nice to see so many fabrics for boys which are interesting without being too busy!
my guest room needs some sprucing up!
I have a new niece coming soon, and I would love some fun fabric to make something to welcome her to the world!! leahclaireh(at)gmail(dot)com
I want to make knitting bags & grand girls clothes.I like floralfauna,any mathchinh fabric sets will do.rinebird@gmail.com
I would choose a fabric like "Viceroy in lime from Fashion For the Home Collection by Alexander Henry Fabrics". I would reupholster the seat of my lovely old sitting chair that i quietly drink my coffee in every morning before my children wake-up.. and my day starts bustling along.
I'd buy a lot of fabrics to sew for bags and cute clothes i've designed for my sister's dolls. It's always fun having fabric shopping spree with them! My favorite is usually jeans and velvet, which is usually heavy, but I also reallly thrilled to play with some cottons!
Great giveaway, and a great resource, too! I'd love to find the perfect fabric to bind up the guest book quilt I made for my sister-in-law's wedding, and probably snatch up a bunch of fabulous remnants for my next project, too!
I LOVE Heather Bailey fabrics. I want to wrap my whole house in it and clothe everyone in my family in it. Unfortunately my husband has been resistant to that idea, at least so far! So obviously I would stock up on her gorgious prints.
I would LOVE to make cushions for our new barstools in our brand new kitchen with some fresh and modern prints! or... I'd pass it on to my mom who's a sewing wiz and loves new fabrics!
I would buy cute, unique novelty prints suitable for Project Linus kids' quilts. It would be a blast picking out such fabrics!
I would most definiately buy more fabric! Who can have enough?? :)
I would probably buy some fabric to make a baby blanket for my future niece/nephew!
I would buy cute, unique novelty prints suitable for Project Linus kids' quilts. It would be a blast picking out such fabrics! LNMFERG@yahoo.com
I would buy fabrics to finish the quilt that my mom started for me. Very excited!
I would purchase fabric for dresses for charity. fmoore11589@comcast.net
I'm collecting fabrics for my upcoming wedding, so this would be really helpful!
Oh yes yes yes!! Do you hear that?!? It's my kitchen begging me to get some of this fabric to make a new frilly apron for my cooking adventures! Love!
I would purchase some fabrics to make a new purse/tote bag. I have a bit of an obsession with bags. :)
starmonkeybrass@gmail.com
I would purchase fun fabric's to make a baby quilt for my baby boy :)
Thanks for a chance!!
here in mexico and more exactly where i live (puebla) we don't have a lot of variety of fabrics...and i would love to use it for make fabric flowers but most of all for dresses to my mom or anything she wants to...she's amazing and i think she deserves that someone make things for her
goodness! How generous- I'd love to make some clothes for my little girl out of anything by Hoodie. The cherries or the mushrooms to be specific.
Thanks! I've got to go find that rabbit's foot of mine...
Would love to make some great totes out of them. All of our grocery stores are going bag-less & I refuse to use those tacky bags they sell at the stores!
blissblvd[at]gmail[dot]com
I would love to make some new scrub hats for myself and a friend. Notepad covers for christmas gifts would be great in these colorful fabrics.
I love all of those fabrics; if I won, it would be so hard to choose. I would make holders or pouches for all of my gadgets, and be the most fashionable girl in town.
kahtrump[at]gmail[dot]com
i would do pillows of red, sienna, orange and a toouch of aqua.
Love Love Love the fabric options! There are so many good ones - much better than my local options. I am making baby, baby, baby stuff & would love some bright kitchy fabrics to work with! tif_68@ yahoo.com
I would like to buy some very funky fabrics for pillow cases to donate to the children's section at or local hospital. Something to cheer up the little ones.
I would purchase fabric to make some curtains in our master bedroom. It is in desperate need of some change!!
Katy
www.kdbuggieboutique.com
kdbuggieboutique at yahoo dot com
Great giveaway -- thanks! I am obsessed with fabric, and would use it to splurge on one of the new fall lines!
I have this hand embroidery project I've been wanting to do. It requires a fun print fabric, and I've found quite a few on here. The project makes this awesome little doll. So cute!
I would buy fabric to reupholster my dingy stained dining room table chairs. Maybe also something to make a cute memo board for my office!
hmmmmmm.... So, so, so many things you could make!! I think I would make a fun diaper bag for my pregnant sister and maybe some cute jumpers to go with it! Or I could make some trendy aprons or purses!
brittney
bkkurth@hotmail.com
I would buy fabrics to create sone fun patchwork pillows for mt new lime green bedspread!
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moving to a new house and having a baby...i am SURE i could find something!!!!
i am moving to a new house and having a baby, i am SURE i can find something perfect!
I'd get some fabric to take on the Amy Butler Weekender Bag pattern. Looks like they have some great options to choose from.
I want to re-decorate my guest bedroom and these adorable fabrics would totally motivate me to do so! Then my guests would ask me, "where did you get this fabulous fabric!?!" and I'd say, "Fashionable Fabrics online!!"
...a girl can dream
OH! and my email is
livetheloveufeel at yahoo dot com
I would make a stuffed toy for my niece, with pretty floral fabrics!
galejaade(at)gmail(dot)com
What a nice opportunity! I'm updating my decor, and would seach for contemporary fabric to make accessories for my bedroom. Thanks!
I will make a cute girly quilt for my guest room...
damanahi at hotmail dot come
We're expecting our first child in November, so I'd love to buy some fun fabrics for baby projects that I've been wanting to make. We don't have fabric shops close, so I'm always eyeing the beautiful fabrics online.
I want to make some throw pillows!
I have the ugliest couch in the world and would buy some fabric to re-upholster it! Hoping to purchase some deep reds to enhance the yellow walls in my living room.
I could use some solids. :)
I would maybe choose a geometric patterned fabric to work with, but it would be hard to choose with all those choices!
Winter's a-coming up here in Alaska so I'd buy yarn, yarn yarn!
I would love to recover our dining seats. Thanks for a chance to win!
blossomfield@hotmail.com
I would buy fabric for a quilt for my baby arriving in February! I love picking out just the right colors for someone to cuddle in their first few moments of life!
I've been big on making purses and pouches lately. Still honing in my sewing skills!
I would purchase fabrics to make a quilt for my granddaughter. Great giveaway!
I would love to make some fashionable dust covers!
I would buy some Heather Bailey Fabric and make a few purses.
I'm would pick out fabric for some little girl dresses! Thanks for the giveaway.
Kimberly.Youmans[at]gmail[dot]com
I'd buy fabric to either recover a glider or to make a quilt for my son's room. I really want to do both!
I'd make some new curtains for my living room for sure. Right now my curtains are bedsheets.
I have two chairs screaming for prettier fabric!
I would make pillows!
jess.kruk at gmail dot com
Fabric fabric and more fabric! I'm a woman obsessed. I've just startedvquilting and am loving it but I'm also interested in sewing some clothes for me.
Brookemadams at yahoo
I'm in the process of trying to inject some funky style into my bedroom, so I'd probably make some fun pillows or something!
Becky
squirrelgonutz [at] yahoo [dot] com
http://tiny-nest.blogspot.com
I would buy fabric for baby clothes! And some graphic prints for throw pillows.
Wonderful! Tekami6@hotmail.com
I've really been wanting to make a gorgeous, designer fabric quilt that can stay in my family for years to come. It's my dream!
I'm making my parents a quilt for Christmas and totally underestimated how much fabric I need, so this giveaway would really be great to win!
I'd love some new fabric ! I would make some more dresses for myself, and some back to school clothes for the kids.
I'd use it to buy something just for me, with the sole purpose being something I want to sew. I'm leaning towards Loulouthi by AMH, but I might be convinced to buy any number of other collections instead...Farmdale, Sweet Broderie, Heirloom, Farmer's Market...the list goes on and on!!
I would buy Marseille Colette by Bonnes Amies Michael Miller. The design is timeless and cushions from it could be used in so many rooms. Thanks for the chance to win!
Super sweet makeup bags would be sewn!
My sister's baby girl is expected to come any day now! I'd use the money to buy fabric to make her a quilt...
Im moving in to my first apartment, the classic poor college student. So I would love to make some pillows to make me smile!
oo, to make a pretty dress!
OH!
I will definitely finally buy the Alexander Henry fabrics I'm drooling on for a while...
Finger crossed
ayalilti(at)gmail(dot)com
i would splurge on some amy butler & joel dewberry favorites that i don't have yet! thanks for the chance to win! :)
karenjserna(at)yahoo(dot)com
I love the Taza Little Navina and the accompanying fabrics. I would buy it to make a pretty dance bag for my daughter and some throw pillows for our bonus room.
These are awesome fabrics! I would try out a new handbag design!
I would get boyish fabrics to use for all the little boys in my life :)
My project would be some cute curtains for the nursery I'm putting together!
Clothes for my kids!
cathy_markle (at) yahoo (dot) com
Awesome giveaway! I'm in love with the vintage fabric! http://www.fashionablefabrics.com/vintage-fabric.aspx I desperately need to make a grocery bag holder before they take over my house! I can be emailed at info@craftedbylindy[dot]com
Thank you!
If I won, I'd make: pillow cases
With: creative fabric
Because: I have this color craving going on
I would use the new Children at Play fabrics from Michael Miller and make a quilt for my daughter!
I've always wanted to try to make a ruffle skirt for my daughter. The hard part will be choosing from their huge range!
I'd buy a bunch of fun fabrics to make myself a quilt.
so many pretty fabrics! i just moved into a new office at work, so i would like to cover same blank canvas' in a pretty fabric to hang on the walls.
I have a big ottoman from the 70s that's just dying to be re-upholstered; it would look great in something loaded with bright colors.
wow, i'd love to win this! i just signed up for a sewing course so i would use the voucher for my first project!
I bought my first house with my husband 2 years ago and am just now getting around to doing curtains. I have a very old house (now 87 years old) with lots of delightful nooks and crannies. I would love to fill my home with some of their vintage fabrics! Also, I would probably buy a few yards of the Hoo's in the Forest on Blue Riley Blake because my best friend is doing a forrest theme for her baby boy. SHe is super crafty and would know just what to do with it.
I would use your joyful fabric to make a really cute retro style apron to sell. That's what I love to do!
Thank you
Lara
l-belle at hotmail dot com
I would purchase some pretty girly fabrics. I need to make a quilt for my cousin's new baby. .. the 7th grandchild in the generation and the first girl in 2 generations!
I would purchase some pretty girly fabrics. I need to make a quilt for my cousin's new baby. .. the 7th grandchild in the generation and the first girl in 2 generations!
I have been on a kick of making dresses for myself. I usually don't embrace patterns in my wardrobe but this would be a great chance!
I would love to order Fandango Portico in Celadon by Kate Spain for a project in my bedroom. We have a long wall behind our bed and this would be perfect for fabric squares on the walls.
I;m in love with these patterns and prints.
They are perfect to reupholster my old vintage love seat and chairs, and can even be combined with a solid color fabric and made into breathtaking curtains.
I just had another idea...fabric jewelery for the summer and fall :)
Thanks for posting these and I hope I win :)
Sanjyot Wagle
sanjyotw@gmail.com
Thanks for the giveaway! I am interested in learning how to quilt, so I would buy fabric for making a small quilt to hang on the wall.
I'd love fabric to make new bedroom drapes! kates.w@hotmail.com
I am expecting a little girl in September and was giddy as ever to see that Fashionable Fabrics has the exact fabric I have been looking for. I have an unfinished quilt from my great grandmother that would look perfect with the "Go with Dick and Jane Blue by Alexander Henry Fabrics". It also helps that I am naming my little girl Jane to make the quilt even a little more special.
I have a favorite summer dress I want to recreate. These fabrics would be amazing! The hardest part would be choosing which one to use...I'd probably have to make several different dresses!
I'm a quilter, so I know I'd use this to make a quilt! Thanks for the chance to win!
I would buy fabric for a cute flouncy skirt for my daughter!
I'd choose some cute/quirky fabric to recover the old chair in my (1st grade) classroom. And then maybe something great to use for our family's handmade Christmas... janainmontana(at)yahoo(dot)com
Hi,
Oh my! So much to choose from; so little time!
I've narrowed my choices down to three:
1) Spooktacular Too Pumpkins on Orange Henry Glass Fabrics; OR
2) Spooktacular Too Pumpkins on Black Henry Glass Fabrics; OR
3) Taza Ribbon Damask in Neutral by Dena Designs.
Thanks for the giveaway.
Cathy
camikula@bell.net
I would purchase vintage ceramic plates to create cake stands for my 2012 wedding.
I would buy fabric to make two quilts for my cousin's babies. She's expecting twins...a boy and a girl!
I would pick fabrics for a toddler size quilt.
miamihoney at gmail dot com
my daughter is due to have a baby any second. her nursery is greys and aubergines. we still need a crib skirt and some curtains. I bet we could have some fun with this giveaway!
Heather.foster@kp.org
i have to re do my chairs so i´ll love to use this beautifull fabrics that do not exist in my country :3
my e-mail: felinacarmesi@google.com
I am loving the Taza by Dena Designs fabrics. Soo pretty!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Tina
dengen29@aol.com
I would love to get some fabric to make pillows for our new couch. Also, I want to cover my old cork board with a pretty fabric to spice it up :)
I'd use the money to buy some bright fabric to make a floor pouf for my dorm.
ljdimick@gmail.com
I would purchase beautiful fabrics for quilts - including baby quilts. 1001 peeps perhaps? Thanks for the giveaway.
I am in japan so I am usually spoiled for cute fabrics, what I don't get to buy often is designer fabrics so I would splash out on something special, what I would do with it? I have no idea yet!
With $50. unaccountable dollars I'd get a half yard of all the fabrics I've been wanting.
I am currently seeking fabric for a redesign of my toddler boy's room-- awesome giveaway!
I would purchase new fabric for a fun tote/purse for school this fall.
I would buy fabric to make a lap quilt for my aunt who is turning 80 in February... shhhh it will be a surprise gift.
I'd purchase some fabrics to create items to put in my first apartment. I've been diying the whole room myself. :)
Definitely a bag - maybe a string bag to carry to workouts!
I would purchase fabric for cushions on my outdoor patio set that we're making for our porch!
Your store has a great variety of fabrics. I would use some new fabric to make a couple of skirts for myself (or my girls)! Thanks for sharing!
I'd love to make an oversized pouf for extra seating in our living room.
Love that Wild World Wanderlust fabric. I can imagine it in bags and cushions.
I would love some Japanese Fabric for making twirly skirts for my daughter! Thanks for the chance to win!
mrsmchappell at gmail dot com
I would buy funky unusual focal piece fabrics to add to my stash.
pinkdotdesigns@gmail.com
I would make a bunch of fun pillows!
I would buy fabric for a ring sling I'm dying to make for my poor refluxed 6-mo-old, plus millions of little birdies from the Spool pattern! :)
I could make a cute outfit for my daughter out of the Soul Blossoms Temple Doors by Amy Butler fabric...
melacan at hotmail dot com
Ooh, I'm eyeing the Teeny Tiny Zoo in primary by Alexander Henry Fabrics - too too cute! I have a coworker expecting a baby boy and I'd love to make her something whimsical and fun out of it...
rdoran1(at)gmail(dot)com
I desperately need curtains in my living room and dining room. They seem to have a great selection
I would purchase fabrics to update my home decor! Bathroom shower curtain, and towel edgings first! then on to an ottoman I have been dying to recover, and on and on!
I would choose something with a small print for the headbands I make and sale! Anna Maria Horner is my fave, so it would probably be something fantastic from her.
oops! i forgot my contact: hollyaduke@gmail.com
Oh my. I've had my eye on a few new fabrics that I would love to turn into my first patterned quilt.
I would use the fabric to make a new wallet. Thank you for the give away.
I'd love to get cute fabric for a car seat cover!
I am planning to make a modern looking quilt with solids and hourglass blocks. Thanks for the giveaway!
I would so love to purchase some of the Children at Play fabric by Sarah Jane. I'd like to make some bags for my nieces!
edekanik[at}yahoo[dot]com
My mama's birthday is coming up and my (older) sis and I would really like to make her something special. We were thinking about making her a dress so that she could where it during the summer when our papa takes her out on dates.
We also wanted to thank H.A.V (as we call it) and Fashionable fabrics for giving this oppurtunity even if it is just to join the contest. So, Thank you. :)
<3,
Isa and Aurie
Love the fabrics, I would create something for my baby boy!
I would most definitely be making a baby quilt for my little one due in Oct!
I've been putting off making a new apron because I can't decide on a fabric :\ With this I wouldn't have to pick and could make a bunch of different aprons and have enough left to line a bath robe for my wee one!
I would love to shop for fabric in reds & pinks probably- my daughter lovs for me to make her dresses and these are her fav colors!
I would probably shop for bright reds & pinks- my daughters fav colors. She loves for me to make her dresses!
They have a good selection of boy prints. I grab some and finally sew something for my boys :)
-Stefanie
2ndChanceCreations.etsy.com
I'd definitely get some great red and white fabric for the suitcases I'm refurbishing. If I have any money left, I'll have to pick up some great fabric for a knitting bag. :)
I would buy fabrics in pink to make bangles and headbands with.
Ooh, I could browse that website for hours. If I won the giveaway I would make a new duvet cover for my bed and some matching curtains, a whole new, soothing bedroom set.
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