Back From Quilt Market...

We're all back from Quilt Market now, even Beth, who of course brought pictures of beautiful baby Brooke.

And I must say... Market was everything that I'd hoped it would be, and more. All the fabric manufacturers were there, plus pattern companies, with all their samples. In addition, there was a wonderful art quilt display. My favorite quilt was a huge decorative dahlia in peach with white petal tips. It looked so dimensional that I was SURE it was 3-D.

Anyway... we have some exciting new collections coming. I'll post them here, as they are added to our website. The first group of fabrics we've added is "Bear Meadow" by South Sea Imports, a superb new nature/wildlife group. Check out our "arriving soon" page, or type "Bear Meadow" into the search box at www.favoritefabric.com.

Happy sewing!
Nancy

Becoming a Grandmother at Quilt Market?

Beth, Ginny, and I attended our first Quilt Market this weekend (in Pittsburgh). While it was a wonderful experience for all, it was particularly wonderful for Beth, because she had to leave early. But wait, it was for a good cause! Beth's daughter Laura phoned to say that she had just gone to the hospital to have her baby. So Beth was able to stay at Market for about four hours, while her husband drive down from Buffalo to pick her up, and then head on to Columbus Ohio to the hospital. She phoned us later to say that Brooke Elizabeth made her entrance into the world around 5 pm, at 8 pounds 9 ounces. Both mother and baby are doing well, as is the first-time grandmother!

Nancy

Farmer John's Market

Just arrived! Farmer John's Market - a wonderful group of fruit and vegetable fabrics by Fabri-Quilt. You can view it here:
Farmer John's Market fruit and vegetable fabric

New Website!

Our new website is ready for you to take a test-drive! We're still in the process of adding all the pictures, some of the coordinates and descriptive text, so please bear with us.

http://www.favoritefabric.com/

We have been hard at work creating a new website, with features that you have been asking for, such as a search box. You will be able to search by item code, the name of a product, a color, the manufacturer's pattern number (with or without a color code), and pretty much any descriptive words that you can think of. We'll also tell you how many yards come on a bolt, and how much we have in stock. For brand new fabrics which are still on order, we'll tell you when they are coming in, so you can plan your projects.

We're also excited about the fact that this website is smart enough to calculate New York State sales tax, and also compute shipping charges for both US and international shipments. Yippee!

You will also have the option of becoming a registered user. This means that you can store your billing and shipping addresses, so that you don't have to type them in again each time you make another purchase.

We're looking for people who might like to take the website for a "test drive" and tell us what you think. The layout is a little different, and the colors are different... we know what WE think of it, but would rather hear YOUR opinion.

It should be presentable enough to look at by the weekend.

If you'd like to take it for a spin, please send us an e-mail at favoritefabrics@hotmail.com .

And thank you!

- Nancy

Oh, how we hate windstorms!

We really do hate windstorms! Every time we get one, the power goes off to our shop. We are able to run a long extension cord from the building next to us, which allows us to power two computers, a pair of printers, the fax machine and a light bulb. Wow. But no heaters.

The cutting table is by the window, so we can make use of the daylight. We have a battery-operated lantern that we use to locate the fabrics in our darkened warehouse.

So we're able to still ship orders, but we sure are hoping that the electric crew comes soon! It's getting COLD! Brrr.....

Sale of the Week!

This week's sale group is the "Sweethearts" collection by Benartex. This is a five-piece group with hearts and flowers that would appeal to tweens, or would make a nice springtime quilt or decorating project. These multi-colored prints are $6.96 / yard this week (that's a dollar off regular price per yard).

View the Sweethearts Collection