Celebrate Visit Your Quilt Shop Day

Get ready for Visit Your Quilt Shop Day! Bet you didn’t know that tomorrow, Thursday, January 24 is Visit Your Quilt Shop Day. Organized by the Fabric Shop Network, a group of independent fabric and quilt shops in the United States, Canada and Australia, Visit Your Quilt Shop Day is designed to encourage traffic to independent fabric retailers across North America and Australia. Many shops are offering discounts and free giveaways today and this week. In addition, you can win $500 from Brother USA.

In Central and Northern California, participating shops include:

Sponsors of Visit Your Quilt Shop Day include Brother, Coats & Clark thread, Hoffman Fabrics, and many others. Brother is sponsoring a “I Love my Local Quilt Shop” Fan Photo Contest where the winner can win a $500 shopping spree at your local quilt shop and a Brother sewing machine. For more information about the initiative and the Brother sweepstakes, visit quiltshopday.com.

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Too much fabric? Too many sewing patterns? Is there even such a thing - I don't think so! I love to make clothes, think and talk about making clothes, and visit Bay Area shops and stores for inspiration and get more fabric and patterns! Join me and find out more about the San Francisco sewing scene.

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