I’m thrilled to introduce you to my very first sponsor, my local quilt shop located in Belfast, Maine–Fiddlehead Artisan Supply. Fiddlehead Artisan Supply is a family-owned sewing, quilting, and craft-supply shop in beautiful midcoast Maine. In addition to a great selection of modern quilting cottons, patterns, thread, and notions, Fiddlehead offers a wide range of other craft supplies all within one of the most aesthetically pleasing shops I’ve visited. It’s a haven for makers. Just for my readers, Fiddlehead is offering 15% off anything in their online shop with the code nightquilter15%.
To kick-off our partnership, Abby at Fiddlehead invited me to curate a bundle of low volume fabrics, AND is offering a bundle as a giveaway to one of my readers. I love low volume fabrics, since they are so versatile in quilting and just about anything. There’s nothing like a scrappy low volume background to help colors pop.
This bundle of eight (8) fat quarters includes (clockwise from top):
– Music in Neutral by Tim Holtz Eclectic Elements
Just for fun, and since I have a baby shower to attend this weekend, I decided to whip up a quick project using this bundle. I made a one hour basket (free pattern by Kelby Sews) using the fabrics from this bundle and some scraps of Alison Glass’s Sun Prints Grove.
The recipient of this basket hasn’t found out the gender of her baby, so I thought the sleek low volumes and pops of color were the perfect combination.
The basket is the perfect size to hold diapers and wipes, or just about any other newborn essentials.
To enter the giveaway today, simply share what you love about your local quilt shop. If you don’t have a local quilt shop that fits your style, tell me what you look for in a fabric shop. Leave a comment and make sure I’m able to get ahold of you if you win. If you’re a follower of Night Quilter, leave a second comment telling me how you follow for a second entry. Like Fiddlehead Artisan Supply on Facebook or subscribe to their newsletter and tell me how you followed them for a third entry.
This giveaway is open to US and international participants. The giveaway will be open until 8pm Wednesday 5/27 when I’ll select the winner randomly with random.org. Good luck! Note: This giveaway is now closed! Congratulations to Mary!
If you just can’t wait to get your hands on this low volume bundle, it can be purchased HERE. And, if you’re like me and like to support family run small businesses, feel free to take a virtual vacation to midcoast Maine and visit Fiddlehead Artisan Supply’s online shop: Fiddlehead is offering 15% off for all of my readers through June 21st–use code nightquilter15%. Of course a vacation in person is preferred–if you do that, let me know and I’ll meet you for coffee and fabric shopping in Belfast!
I’m linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts Finish it up Friday, since I’ve got this adorable one hour basket finish ready for the baby shower this weekend. Many thanks to Fiddlehead Artisan Supply!
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I now follow Fiddlehead Artisan Supply on FB and subscribed to their newsletter.
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I enjoy The Cotton Cupboard Quilt Shop and Bernina Dealership in Bangor. The staff is friendly, lots of samples, fabrics, books and patterns. And of course I like to drool over the newest machines!
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LOVE a shop that has an abundance of great new fabric designs, and classes to keep me learning new skills.
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I already follow you and love your blog. I just Liked Fiddleheads as well as signed up for their newsletter. I do love that shop! and the town of Belfast.
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I like that my LQS is within 2 miles of my home, which makes it easy to stop by and check out what’s new, take classes (they have a good selection) and most importantly I can get out of a jam in an emergency, whether fabric or project related.
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I follow night quilter on IG!
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Followed Fiddlehead Artisan Supply on Facebook
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I like that my local quilt store stocks lots of different styles of fabric, and has lots of bins of sale fabric.
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I look for good customer service, a good selection, and low prices.
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My local quilt shop is about 45 mins from home, the offer wonderful service and great classes!
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I follow on Bloglovin’.
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I liked Fiddlehead on Facebook.
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Signed up for Fiddlehead Artisan Supply newsletter.
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I love that Fiddlehead Artisan Supply is my LQS because that place is amazing. They have the best selection and their facebook posts are constant inspiration. I go there at gift-giving times every time and it never fails that I’ll find something amazing to create for my loved ones or give them supplies to make their own creations. Psyched to find this blog too. Good crafty goodness all around!
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If I didn’t have my LQS, I would have to travel 40 miles round trip to get to the next closest one. Plus she carries gorgeous fabric and all the employees are wonderful!!
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I follow you on bloglovin and IG.
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I follow Fiddlehead on FB.
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Unfortunately, I do not have a local quilt shop. When I make a trip to one of the quilt shops, my first focus is fabric. Love the visual treat of all the luscious colors and just touching and mixing and matching the fabrics that reach out to me. Thanks for the opportunity to enter the giveaway. (shirparks@gmail.com)
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Love this basket! And love a quilt shop to carry a wide variety of fabric from current collections as well as some older ones. Love low volume fabric. Thanks for chance to win.
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I follow you on IG and here
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I follow Fiddlehead on FB and need to plan a day trip north to see their store…
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I don’t have a local quilt shop close to my place here in France, and it’s very sad because I used to live in Canada, BC, near a fabulous quilt shop! I loved to look at beautiful fabrics (and buy some of course!), great supplies, and sometimes take a lesson with the very kind people of this shop!
fredbisimail at gmail dot com
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I follow Fiddlehead Artisan on Facebook
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My LQS is close, friendly and they truly value my input on some fabric selections, too! I love supporting local.
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I follow you on Instagram!!
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I have yet to find a LQS that I really like. There’s one that’s 20 miles away that I like but it’s not easy to get there. I’m not a fan of the shop that is much closer to me because of the customer service. I don’t know why, but every time I’ve been in there (which is 7-8 times in the last year) they never say hello, never offer assistance, and when I ask for help, I feel like I’m inconveniencing them. I don’t understand it, especially when I’ve seen others come into the store and they get such a warm welcome. Maybe I don’t fit their stereotype of what a quilter should look like.
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I follow you via bloglovin.
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So I just realized that you’re not in my feed anymore (not sure how that happened) but was always seeing your posts on facebook through the LNQ Club page. I’ve just added you back to bloglovin.
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My local quilt shop is not very local but it’s where I go to find the perfect fabric I’m missing to complete my project. I can pull from stash to begin with, but I always need one more piece of fabric or a border or a backing to make it all sing!
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I like Fiddlehead on facebook.
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I need some low volume in my life!!! Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
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I am an email subscriber! 🙂
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The friendliness of my LQS is the best!
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I follow your blog by email.
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I’ve been looking online for a quilt shop in Australia (local enough), as sadly with the exchange rate and mostly due to shipping costs, it’s just too expensive for me to shop from the U.S. for now. I’ve mainly been trying to find a quilt shop that stocks Alison Glass’s Mercury, but I can’t find it anywhere. So if they stock, Alison Glass and Cotton + Steel, that’s good enough for me at the moment.
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I follow you on IG
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My favorite quilt shop is Thread Bear Fabrics in Cumming, GA (also online at threadbearfabrics.com). Janet (the owner, along with her husband) has a massive fabric addiction, and the selection is large and varied. Nice people, too!
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I follow you old school: I have you bookmarked. (And also linked over from Facebook.)
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I love that my local quilt shop are very friendly and incredibly helpful, particularly when I first got hooked on patchwork they were full of useful advice and encouragement and that definitely won my loyalty.
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Firstly I love your basket, I’d never have thought to use those fabrics for a baby gift but it’s worked beautifully! What I like to see in a quilt shop is samples made up – I love seeing patterns come to life and see how they use the new fabrics x
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I follow you on IG x
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I signed up for fiddleheads newsletter x
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Okay – I have soooo many favourites – but best of all I work next to a quilt shop so I can duck out at lunch and fill up my fabric desires with a couple of fat quarters. Dangerous to work next to a quilt store.
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My favorite thing about my LQS is the owner. She was one of the first people I met when we moved here and she helped me feel at home in both the shop and the community. She is a wizard with a needle and thread – if she can’t do it, it can’t be done. She always has exactly what I need in the shop and is always able to help me out if I run into trouble with a project or with the ups and downs of life. She’s priceless!
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I love that my LQS carries a nice range of Kona solids.
Those low volume fabrics look so yummyy!!
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I love my local quilt shop! It has become a great meeting place for sewing, chatting and creating friendships! Even better, it has a little mascot- the owner’s dog- that has totally stolen my heart!
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Sew lucky to have 3 LQS & friendly help at all 3.
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I follow you on WordPress.
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I just liked Fiddlehead Artisan Supply on facebook, and added them on my must visit one day list.
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I have so many quilt stores near me, and I love them all. I love being able to connect with others who love fabric and quilts as much as I do, being able to get and give advice and just being able to see so many things in my LQS. I especially love that I have two in my town and they are completely different, so I can get my traditional fix at one, and then head to the other for my more modern and bright stuff. It’s nice to be able to support local business as well.
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Such a pretty bundle. I love the people at my LQS. It’s nice to be able to talk to other people who love fabric!
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