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!
Night Quilter 
I love many things about my local shops… The friendly, helpful staff tops the list though!
LikeLike
I love quilt shops that have a good mix of current fabrics as well as a well-curated section of basics. Threads, notions, Bernina accessories and magazines help to round it out! Thanks for the chance to win!
LikeLike
I’ve been reviewing your newsletter for a little bit of time now.
LikeLike
I liked Fiddlehead’s FB page!
LikeLike
I follow you on Bloglovin. Great giveaway btw.
LikeLike
What I like about my local q-shop: Always new and up-to-date fabric. No sad sack bolts hanging around.
LikeLike
I’v signed up for their newsletter. I like to support (buy stuff) from those shops that support my go-to bloggers. The bundle looks great–I wouldn’t have thought of the pale yellow but it adds a lot.
LikeLike
Beautifully curated bundle, Kitty.
I shop in different places for different things. If I am just stash building, I go to one local shop as the prices are good and I pick through their selection for the few I like. If I am finishing a project and want the perfect fabric for the back/binding/border, I go to a different shop where the prices are higher but the range and service is better. The staff offer colour suggestions there, and they have classes and notions.
LikeLike
I love the support and encouragement that bubbles over from the staff at Quiltessentials, and am eager to visit Fiddleheads when we’re in Belfast for the Celtic Festival in July (my daughters’ harp ensemble is performing) – if not sooner….
LikeLike
This is awesome. Congrats! What do you mean when you say “curate”
LikeLike
I follow on Instagram and bloglovin
LikeLike
I like local quilts shops for the personal touch and interaction with the shop owner. Outside of guilds, quilts are a gathering place for inspiration and education.
LikeLike
I love the people who work at my LQS. They have become friends.
LikeLike
I like the smaller of our two local quilt shops, it has better customer service and carries a lot of beautiful fabrics.
LikeLike
I follow you via Bloglovin’.
LikeLike
I liked Fiddlehead Artisan Supply on Facebook.
LikeLike
We have several quilt shops here in Omaha and each has something different to offer; batiks, civil war, country, brights, EPP, classes, notions, and gifts. I am so blessed to live here. Lovely fabrics in your bundle.
LikeLike
I had already liked them on Facebook because I am lucky enough to say they are my local quilt shop! And I signed up for the newsletter.
LikeLike
I don’t have quilt shops near me. I do like seeing all of fabrics at reasonable prices and a sales section. Quilts on display. Seasonal displays are fun to check out. Friendly helpful staff.
LikeLike
I love that my local quilt shop will cut any fabric into a FQ for me. They have lots of great fabrics and are super nice.
LikeLike
I follow you with bloglovin
LikeLike
I liked Fiddlehead on facebook
LikeLike
I love fabric garden in madison maine they have a lot to offer and so many ideas,,,,and it’s only 45 min away….happyness04431@yahoo.com
LikeLike
ps i follow you on blog lovin it…happyness04431@yahoo.com
LikeLike
My quilt shop goes the extra mile to order if they don’t have what I want.
LikeLike
It’s like I’m Norm, arriving at Cheers. And they ask what I’m working on THIS week.
LikeLike
My favorite things in a quilt shop are precuts & a sale room! Thanks for the chance to win! mto2golsen (at) gmail (dot) com
LikeLike
I follow you on Feedly.
LikeLike
I like Fiddlehead Artisan Supply on Facebook (Michelle Olsen Sasak)
LikeLike
My local quilt shop is brand new, the girls are still finding their feet as they come from a more ‘crafty’ rather than quilty background but they are so enthusiastic AND they asked me to teach some classes so its just perfect and almost on the doorstep!
LikeLike
I don’t have a local quilt shop & buy fabric online. I like online shops that carry a good range of fabric lines with great photos & streamlined, easy to use website. Great service & good shopping experiences make me a return shopper. Thanks for the awesome giveaway & for the intro to Fiddlehead Artisan Supply.
LikeLike
I follow your blog via email subscription.
LikeLike
I signed up to Fiddlehead Artisan Supply’s newsletter.
LikeLike
What I would love in a quilt shop is lots of colorful “modern” fabrics and patterns. My local quilt shop only has these in the kids fabric section and I feel odd going in there because I never see any other young people. I just recently discovered http://www.bloomeriefabrics.com and it is definitely everything I would want in a fabric shop. Fiddlehead looks promising as well.
LikeLike
I follow you on Bloglovin’ 🙂
LikeLike
I follow via bloglovin!
LikeLike
I don’t have a local but I love great colorful walls full of bolts of fabric.
LikeLike
Fiddlehead is My local shop, too. They have such a wonderful range of fabrics and I love how they organize collections and colors to make things easy to find! I love looking at the beautiful clothing displayed throughout the store. And most of all, I really appreciate how friendly and helpful the staff is, while still letting you wander around uninterrupted–and I don’t dare guess how many hours I’ve done that!
LikeLike
I follow you via email.
LikeLike
I subscribe to the Fiddlehead newsletter.
LikeLike
I love the up to date bright color palettes they bring in and the selection of solids is pretty nice.
LikeLike
I follow on WordPress!
LikeLike
There aren’t many quilt shops near me (or least I haven’t found them yet) but I love Momen+ bc it has a great selection of high end fabrics and a wide range of material from basic cotton to double guaze to thick heavy weight style cottons.
LikeLike
Unfortunately, I do not have a local quilt shop to fit my needs, but besides fabric I like a shop with lots of notions. Things I may not have heard of or run across anywhere else. And the most important thing in a quilt shop for me is the friendly service!! Can you believe I’ve been to multiple quilt shops where the employees were actually rude?
LikeLike
Lots to love about my favorite local quilt shops, especially a great selection of modern fabrics, inspirational displays and project ideas, and friendly service. Thanks!
LikeLike
I follow your blog via Feedly.
LikeLike
I love those baskets. BTW, did You know that baskets, handbags and even evening bags can be made from empty coffee bags?
My wife show here:
How to make evening bag from empty coffee bags.
How to make bags from empty coffee bags.
Quilted bags are very popular in Finland. What about in Your country?
Have a nice day!
LikeLike
I love how kind and helpful the women who work in the local quilt shop are.
LikeLike
I follow your blog via bloglovin
LikeLike
I liked Fiddlehead Artisan Supply on facebook
LikeLike
I love to support my LQS, they have the knack of finding such wonderful fabrics that we can’t find at those big box stores, and with friendly, knowledgeable staff/owners I know I can’t go wrong.
LikeLike