Phew it’s good to be back to safe emails again. Thank you all for your patience and help last month it really was appreciated.
My next Open House is Tuesday 31st October here at 33, Pippin Close, Selston, NG16 6JE.
The garden is getting tidied up ready for winter, so do come and see me and all the fabrics to stock up ready for your winter sewing. I will have the next Moda Catalogue here too so you can peruse the new collections coming in Spring 2024….. Where did this year go.
I also have a new roll of Kathadin wadding here, I love it and there are two weights to choose from.
I have some lovely flannels to make cuddly sofa quilts, and a good range of children’s fabrics to make ready for Christmas presents.
I am making the twins a camp blanket each for Christmas, so they sew their scouting badges on to them.
Have you looked at the workshops programme on the web site the next one is a day doing foundation piecing from the start. Claire is joining me for this one and we will spend the day looking at how to make a pattern, and then making a special something to take and home and use. It should be great fun.
There a more workshops in the new year but be quick and book a place now. ORRRRR you could get someone to buy you one for Christmas!!!
If you are wanting to drop hints about Christmas we have Gift Cards available on the website. Then you can have fun choosing what you want over Christmas or in the New Year.
There won’t be an Open House at the end of November or December because I am away, but there will be a Special Event in January so watch out for the email.
If you need anything in between events do either ring and arrange to come to see me, or use the website. Its always good to see or talk with you.
I hope you are all well, and sewing is still oiling those creative minds and hands. I love seeing your work and meeting up with you all.
Keep sewing
Best wishes
Deborah x
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I am just back from holiday and wanted to let you know that this year’s workshop programme is now on the web site , there’s lots of lovely things to make and do. All of the workshops include lunch and I have already had quite a few bookings, so be quick if you would like to join us.
Keep well and keep on sewing
Best wishes
Deborah
]]>I hope you are well, and that the first signs of Spring are showing in your gardens. I have snowdrops, heelebores, crocus and aconites out it really raises my spirits to see them.
I am back from a lovely break and looking forward to seeing or hearing from you.
I am having Open House this Tuesday from 10.00 am until 3.30 pm . My address is 33, Pippin Close Selston NG16 6JE. Free refreshments and lots of parking.
Last month was really busy and I would like to thank all who came for their patience and help.
This month I have help from my friend and so we can help everyone get their fabric more efficiently.
I love to see you all and I hope you will come along and see what is on offer this month.
I will be putting a programme of workshops out in the next couple of weeks so watch out as these are usually signed up pretty quickly.
Keep sewing
Best wishes
Deborah
]]>Gilli Theokritoff will be our tutor at Selston Village Hall and it will be a whole day with lunch, tea, and coffee provided.
It will cost £45 per person for the workshop.
There will be an additional cost of £80 for the kit which comprises all the upholstery requirements including frame, cushion, button and legs.
The only other thing you will need is a jelly roll which will be available on the day, at a discounted price for workshop participants. Oh... and of course your sewing machine and a basic sewing kit.
]]>I hope you are all well. I have been very quiet over the past few weeks whilst have been recovering from a total knee replacement. All has gone well and I am beginning to get back to normal.
Thank you to my lovely friends who have helped get things cut and to the post office, as well as coming to see me over the past couple of months.
I haven’t done any sewing but have knitted more scarves and shawls than I can ever need, I think I will have to hope my family will want one each.
I hope to get back to sewing and sorting everything in the fabric room out this week.
TO CELEBRATE the birthday of my website let alone me feeling much more like me, I have decided to offer you all 25% off all fabric and pre cuts until the end of June.
The only fabric excluded from this offer is Grunge and plain French General, but there will be a discount of 10% on these.
There are lots of new collections on the website and there will be more going on this week.
I will not be having an Open House this month but if you want to come and see me just ring and we can arrange a date.
Don’t miss out on this offer, it lasts until midnight on 30th June.
Thank you for your continued support and custom and I hope to see you soon
Best wishes
Deb x
]]>Just a reminder that I am having a Clearance Sale this Saturday from 10.00 am until 3.00 pm
Selston Parish Hall, Mansfield Road, Selston, NG16 6EE
Free Car parking on site.
Over 600 bolts from £7 to £10 per metre, Mettler thread 3 for £4.50
Massive reductions on fabulous Moda Fabric from Janet Clare, Zen Chic, French General and more
Do Come along and grab a bargain.
Best wishes
Deborah
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Well that was a windy couple of weeks. I am busily going through all the bolts of fabric. With two years of lock downs and precautions and the fabric still arriving I have managed to accumulate a massive stock of lots of beautiful Moda fabric. BUT now is the time to rationalise it all to make room for all the new fabric that will be arriving this year. To start this I had a Sale at home and it was so good to see you all, but I felt it was too crowed and so I have booked Selston Parish Hall on March 5th from 10.00 am until 3.00 pm. I have put together over 700 bolts of fabulous fabric from across lots of designers including Zen Chic, Janet Clare, Voysey, French General, Jan Patek and Basic Grey. They will be priced from £7 to £10 per metre, which is a massive reduction and great for quilts and backings and all your new projects.
There will be a minimum cut of ½ metre on the day and I will only be taking Clearance fabrics and Mettler thread which will be on offer at 3 for the price of 2.
We will have two people cutting and someone very quick on the till!
Do come there is plenty of parking and lots of room to have a good look through
On the website there is a special offer from 14th February for one week only. All French General patterned fabric on offer at £10 per metre.
I will be having an Open House on 22nd February from 10 until 4 with refreshments and time and space for choosing fabric. There will not be any Sale fabric at this Open House as it is all being stored ready for the Clearance Day. Come and look at new collections, Grunge, Background fabric, extra wide backing fabrics and those fabulous Aurifil threads.
I only have four subscriptions left for this year’s Aurifil Colour Builders offer have a look here at the range on offer https://mailchi.mp/aurifil/cb2022-feb-pattern and look on website for details. At £25 per month including postage they are a fabulous offer.
Thank you again for all your custom and support over the past year and I look forward to seeing you soon.
Best wishes
Deborah
]]>With the government’s latest COVID guidance, could I please ask that if you are coming to Open House that you wear a mask unless you are exempt. This new strain is worrying and let’s hope that by being sensible we can all protect each other. I will be sanitizing all worksurfaces handles etc before you arrive on Tuesday.
Please do come as this is the last one this year and I will be having some special offers only available on the day. Do ring or email and let me know if you are coming.
I have places on December’s workshop, the Village Hall is light and airy and very well ventilated. Have a look on the site at the details it will be a fun day so do join us.
There a re lots of new fabrics going on the web site this week from Alison Glass, Sweetfire Road , and Primitive Gatherings.
I hope to see you soon and keep well and keep safe
Love
Deb x
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We also have a selection of Jelly Roll patterns for you to download. The patterns are free, and can be found here:
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Here's a taster...
Cat Cushion - 5th October - £70
Tuffet - 2nd November - £115
Christmas Wreath - December 7th - £65
Landscape Picture - January 11th 2022 - £60
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It’s that time of year again already. It is now less than four months to Christmas Day!
]]>It’s that time of year again already. It is now less than four months to Christmas Day!
Fabrics we have some fabrics in stock already and more arriving over the next couple of weeks. Have a look at our special Christmas collections.
Now for our amazing selection of Christmas Goodies and gifts...
Each day you will unwrap a different colour of thread for your collection.
Choose from:
Mettler-150m Reels of thread (normally £2.05 per reel plus postage and packaging) – £27 including postage and packaging.
Great presents for the other sewists in your life.
Aurifil 100% Egyptian Cotton 40wt or 50wt for all your quilting needs on 1300m reels (normally £9 per cone) 12 reels all individually gift wrapped for £100 including postage and packing.
This year we have a different advent Calendar for you. It has more substantial projects than our Advent Adventures Calendar. There are three projects which will be split over two days.
In addition to your lovely projects which will include everything you need to make them, from the pattern through to stuffing, buttons etc. we will be sending you 5 presents. Everything comes in its own numbered package ready for you to unwrap each day throughout Advent.
Overall there are 24 parcels all gift wrapped just for you.
£95 plus postage and packaging of £10.
Closing date for orders: 15th October, please.
We ran this one last year for the first time and this year we have a few different projects in it to tweak it. You will receive 24 parcels all gift wrapped and numbered ready for you to open each day in Advent. There are 17 mini-projects which you can complete in a few hours with everything you need to make them included, and 7 gifts for you to enjoy.
£75 plus postage and packaging of £10
Closing date for orders: 15th October, please.
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I have just been rescuing peonies from being bashed by wind and rain in my garden. Lovely June weather, I am convinced that as soon as the peonies come out the weather goes aha they are out let’s get them.. I have brought some in to the sitting room and they perked up and I am enjoying them.
I have been busy sewing this week. I am doing a mystery block of the day and am using it to test out how one of these works as a sewist, sewer, stitcher what ever we call ourselves. It was fun but I kept running out of fabric as I had thought to do it with scraps, lucky that there is a shop downstairs from my sewing room.
Did you watch the sewing bee?? I enjoyed it and loved Esme’s necklaces nearly as much as the sewing. The standard of work was really high this year, what talented young people. It was lovely to see that there are more of us on their way up.
Open House
Because of the change in the timetable for opening up the COVID restrictions I will have to run this as a restricted event this time. So if you haven’t already booked wit me then you need to be quick as there are only a few places left. I can’t have more than six people in the house and in fact am limiting this to four plus myself. There are quite a few places left in the afternoon so if you want to come along and see all the fabric out of its room then ring or email me asap. deborahcrees@sky.com We will be able to run a proper Open House soon.
I will also be running more classes from September onwards these will take place in Selston and mainly on Tuesdays. Keep an eye out for these in future newsletters.
In October I am hoping to hold tuffet making workshop with the lovely Gilli Theokritoff. Register your interest now as places will go quickly. We need to know numbers so we can get the kits together too.
Even more new fabric has arrived and I need to sell some or I may disappear under a mountain of Moda. There are some lovely new things arriving every week.
In response to lots of requests I have bought in some Bonnie and Camille it is the new collection called Sunday Stroll and it will go on the site this week. So far I have charm packs and layer cakes with a bolt each of red and white spots and black and white with little red strawberries on.
I am going to put together some kits for the fans of traditional and Civil War Fabrics. These will include a pattern and the necessary fabric and will be very keenly priced.
I have also got some lovely books from Moda with patterns for layer cakes, jelly rolls, mini charms and scraps. Have a look, They each have at least 15 patterns in them and I have bought some myself I am that impressed!! The American Gatherings book by Lisa Bonegan is wonderful, although I don’t think I will be making the American flag quilt!
Do come and see me I am at home on Mondays and Tuesdays so ring and make an appointment. The web site is updated regularly and there will be some new offers on there soon.
Do keep well and I hope you are all enjoying meeting up with family and friends.
More news soon
Best wishes
Deb x
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Welcome to our new email list subscribers. What a busy month it has been.
It has been a really busy month, with the sale and the first of the subscription boxes going out. This has been a first for me, and I am busily developing some systems to help me keep up.
I always use Royal Mail for my parcels as I have had poor experience as a customer with some of the others. Postage is free on orders over £50 unless it is a really heavy or bulky parcel then I will ask for a contribution to the cost.
This month’s special offer is 10% discount on all orders over £30.
Last month I had a tombola where all orders ending in a 0 or a 5 were entered into a draw. The winner was Joan from Matlock and she will receive a £25 Marks and Spencer voucher. Thank goodness it is valid on line too!!!
The website is being refined all the time and I am working my way through the inventory and entering details like colours, designer, style etc so that in future you will be able to enter something like ‘yellow’ into the search at the top right hand corner of the web page and it will bring up all the yellow fabrics. There are over 2000 items on the site and I will have to do it one at a time so it will take while.
I now have an Instagram address #debsfabfabrics do have a look and also post your makes there too.
The Bella Solids quilt along begins in February and the kits and first block of the months will be going out this month. There are still a few left have a look on the site and if it says sold out give me a shout and I will let you know if it is possible to fit you in. I have made the first block and done extra instructions for it. I am looking forward to seeing them all come together. The first block is 36” sq !!! It is the biggest block in the quilt which will measure 99 x81.
There are 3 Aurifil 50wt subscriptions left so don’t miss out. Each month you will receive a free block of the month from an international quilter together with three lovely reels of thread.
Here is one of the first Blocks completed by Helen. It is only 16 inches square, she must be very patient.
New fabrics ranges are posted on the site as they arrive have a look at the homepage. www.debsfabrics.com Lots of new stuff this month from Janet Clare, Zen Chic and Sweetwater I need a larger fabric room!!!!
There is lots happening at the moment , if I can help with your projects do contact me.
Please note I am not around on Wednesdays and Sundays
Oh and just in case you need them remember I stock Schmetz sewing machine needles now only universal and embroidery but at £2.50 and £3.50 respectively add a pack to your order if you need some.
I hope you are well and that the new year has inspired some new projects for you.
Thank you all for your custom and support it is much appreciated
Keep safe, keep well and keep sewing.
Deborah
]]>I hope you are all well and that the new year has given you some new energy for sewing. I am just about to finish my leaf quilt but have been too busy with the sale to do much sewing.
Thank you to everyone for your continued support and custom.
Latest OFFER This week only (finishes 31st January)
Spend over £50 and receive a bundle of four Fat16ths – Colours will vary.
Hazel was the winner of five free reels of Mettler as the person with order number 1200.
Chris was the final purchase in the sale and will receive a goody bag with her order.
The tombola will be finishing on 31st January when all order numbers ending wither a 0 or a 5 will be put in a bag and drawn out at random to have one person receive a £25 Marks and Spencer voucher.
There has been a really positive uptake of the My favourite colour is Moda Block of the Month/ Kits. I am just waiting for the final 5 fabrics to arrive then I can cut the kits ready to start the BOM and send out to kit purchasers. I am sooo looking forward to making my one.
There are only 7 left out of 24 now. If you would prefer a kit but it is showing as sold out but there are Block of the Month available then email me and we can convert a BOM to a kit for you. The kit is over 10 months and includes all the fabrics, the pattern ( which is exclusive to moda retailers) and a Moda Sewalong. It does not include backing or binding. Have a quick look on the website.
The first months of our different clubs have gone out, they were a bit rushed because with the COVID restrictions there was only me here to send everything out etc. Next month they will come with added extras!!!!
There are only 3 left of the Aurifil 50 wt colour builder schemes left.
I now am on Instagram, debsfabfabrics.
It has been a really hectic start to the New Year and I have also got new fabrics in stock from Robin Pickens and Janet Clare again go and have a look on the web site. I want to make a sunshine quilt with the Robin Pickens. No precuts yet but they should be here soon.
Keep Safe Keep Well and Keep Sewing
Love
Deborah
]]>This year Bella Solids is 21 years old and this huge and colourful quilt has been designed to celebrate the range.
Create this quilt top from Moda featuring a curated colour palette of Moda Bella Solids with 31 blocks in various sizes, from 9" to 36".
Our kit includes fabric for the quilt top plus binding and instructions.
Moda will be running a sewalong feature via their website starting in February/March which will be aired each month to show how to piece each block.
The kit / block of the month is available from us in February/March in four different colourways. They are selling fast and there are only four of each colourway available whether as a block of the month or a kit.
Please note that the backing fabric is not included.
Finished size: 81" x 99"
Produced by: Moda
Kit price £130 inc postage and packing
Shipped to you in February/ March
Also available as a block of the month starting in February/ March
Each month you will receive the fabric and pattern ready to join the sewalong.
Block of the month price £16 per month inc postage and packing
Payment now of £25 deposit for the kit the balance will be invoiced to you immediately prior to despatch
Payment of first month’s subscription for the block of the month no and then each month you will receive an invoice prior to despatch of the month’s block.
]]>I hope you are all well and that the lockdown hasn’t been too bad for you. I have been really busy getting the advent adventures ready and then posting them out. Many Thanks to Fiona and Chris it would be impossible if there wasn’t a team of us. I felt awful at the post office as the lady there is incredibly kind but also incredibly thorough so posting 14 parcels at a time took ages. Yes I was one of the people that I hate to be behind in the queue.!!!!
SPECIAL OFFERS
If you go on the website you will find that prices are reduced across everything. Do take advantage of the new prices and I hope you find some lovely new things too.
FREE POSTAGE
I have introduced free shipping on orders over £50 unless they are particularly bulky or heavy in which case I will advise you of the postage rates, this usually means things like kits.
SPECIAL OFFER - THIS WEEKEND ONLY
For this weekend only I will be offering discount of 20% on everything, which will come back as refund on anything you buy.
Just think of things you might like as Christmas gifts for either yourself or family/ friends. Great savings and free postage over £50.
Now is the time to buy that kit or jelly roll you have been eyeing up.
NEW PRODUCTS
Just one photo to show you today of a new kit that has come in to make a play set for little ones. It is called on the farm and builds into a 3D barn with opening doors and windows, fences, animals, tractors and lots of chickens and fun.
I only have 9 of these and they will make ideal presents or play things to have at Grandma’s house.
The panel measures 70” x 49” and so you can see it is a pretty big set. They cost £49.50 each. This will be going live on the website next week so if you want one with 20% off email me this weekend.
COMING IN THE NEW YEAR
A different Block of the month or Kit to celebrate 21 years of Moda Bella Solids
I am taking pre orders for these kits/ Block of the month sets as they will not be easy to reorder and are fabulous pieces of colourwork and design there are 4 colour options that I will be offering.
Primrose Garden
Coastal Cool
Tropical Getaway
Cookie Tin
I am going to make Cookie Tins as a Christmas Quilt. We won’t be starting until March , please express your interest quickly as I will only have 6 of each option on offer. Full details as soon as I get them from Moda. This will be a subscription programme.
AURIFULL COLOUR BUILDERS
I now only have 4 subscriptions left for the Aurifil Colour Builders programme. I need to have them in by the end of next week so please let me know asap if you would like to join. It costs £25 per month Each month you will receive 3 spools of Aurifil 40wt cotton thread which is lovely for quilting and embroidery. The theme is endangered species, In addition subscribers will receive a free block of the month pattern designed by Aurifil. I have attached a document showing more details. Have a look at the attached document for details. The scheme saves you over £7.50 on the recommended price of the thread and builds a lovely library of 40 wt colour for quilting etc.
I am waiting with baited breath to see what the Covid announcement means next week. I truly hope I will be able to offer individual appointments again for you to comer and see the fabric. I will let you know the arrangement asap if that is going to be allowed.
Please take care of yourself and keep sewing.
Love
Deb x
]]>The large panel is big enough for a baby’s cot or small bed and it comes with two mini panels to either make cushions to match or a bag to take out and about.
I love this and as it arrived I have already sold some so be quick!!
Find them in my Zoology Collection
Deb
]]>Wow here are some masks that are fun, there are 18 masks to make here with instructions, in two sizes. They are fun and all you need to add is your own backing fabric and elastic.
Each panel costs £ 10.00
]]>The results of the Grunge competition are now confirmed and I am really pleased to announce that quilt number 3 was the winner.
All the quilts entered were wonderful and I was blown away with the talent shown by the entrants and the resulting quilts.
This quilt will go on to the next stage of the competition with Moda. I am just checking whether I can reveal the identity of the winning quilt artist at this stage.
They all show just what you can do with Grunge.
Deb
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]]>I have been making a quilt for me this week, and it has been good fun.
It is called Comet and I love it, now to layer it up and quilt it, which is the part I dread.
I have been making masks for family and friends, and Moda are sending through some really jolly mask panels so we can have quirky ones, I am not sure when it will be arriving it was due at the beginning of July, however instead of air freight everything is coming by boat now and it is taking up to 8 weeks longer!!!!
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Materials:
I used Moda cotton fabric
(1) 7" x 14" outer layer fabric
(1) 7" x 14" lining layer fabric
(2) 12" pieces of thin elastic (cord or flat-woven)
Instructions
Debs Fabrics June 2020
]]>About Moda
Moda Fabrics leads the way with innovative fabrics designed in-house and by many of the industry’s most popular designers and creative talents. Moda has been distributing and manufacturing fabric since 1975 and is a respected and well regarded brand both for its range and also the colour palette available across its collections.
About us
I have always loved fabric, stroked it, sewn with it and hoarded it. My Mum and her Mum were both avid seamstresses also making soft furnishings etc.
On leaving school I went to Art College to study Textiles Fashion and Embroidery and my love of this has stayed with me throughout my adult life.
I didn’t pursue this as a career but have used art and design both at work and as a pastime for many years.
In 2017 I decided I was fed up of having to travel long distances to see and buy my favourite fabrics, there was a definite shortage of Moda in my area. I asked around all my sewing and quilting contacts and they shared this view saying there were some stockists but with limited ranges and only a couple stocking the Grunge range that a lot of us wanted to use.
This led to me deciding to set up Deb’s Fabrics to take Moda to the quilters, textile artists and sewing enthusiasts at group meetings, shows, and pop up shops in my part of the country.
I love meeting the people that use my fabric and seeing their fabulous work, in early 2020 all this fun was suspended by the Covid 19 pandemic, and the ‘lockdown’ gave me the impetus to go ‘online’
I still make lots of fabric art, quilts, bags pictures etc, draw and paint, and make time to be creative.
On our page you will find links to Moda Inspiration, free patterns, sew alongs etc. Have fun
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