Hot February Fabrics Coming to Beverly's!

Your kids favorite program and lovable characters can be a part of your next inspirational project! A wonderful collection of prints featuring the Yo Gabba Gabba gang is coming to Beverly's this month and you can pick up these fine fabrics in store or online!

Also from Hoffman Fabrics a stylish screenprint collection by Punch Studio featuring Royal Peacocks has just the right look for your next quiling adventures!

Got any fabulious ideas for these fabrics? Post in the comments below!

Good Day Sacramento at Beverly's Yards of Fabric!

On Tuesday, November 22nd, Courtney Dempsey from Good Day Sacramento, a popular morning show in the greater Sacramento area, brought the program's Designer Challenge to our own Beverly's Yards of Fabric Sacramento in Carmichael!

Two designers, Uniquka Johnson of UJ Fashions, and Latiya Abdullah of Tailand Designs, arrived bright and early along with the Channel 31 TV crew. They each received a mystery bag of fabric to work with and two hours to create an original garment.  Each designer was given a five minute shopping spree to gather notions and additional materials to use in their design. But of course, there was a twist! At the end of the five minutes, the designers received another mystery bag with instructions that the contents had to be included in their finished garment. Inside the bag? Burlap and a brightly colored feather boa!

Beverly's Yards of Fabric Sacramento provided all of the materials, workspace, sewing machines, ironing space and dress forms for the designers to use. Good Day Sacramento checked in three times during their show. The first segment followed the designers on their shopping spree, the second segment included designer interviews, and in the third segment the winner was chosen.

The judges of the Challenge were Beverly's own Bridget Young, and Lisa Kennedy Watrous, a Sacramento blogger from the site Closet Candy. Since the judges were split on their final decision, the news anchors back in the studio had the final vote. The winner? Uniquka from UJ Fashions and her adorable short dress.

Everyone had a great time, and we hope to be a part of this great event again next year! Thanks Uniquka, Latiya, and Good Day Sacramento!

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Breast Cancer Awareness & A Coupon

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time for women everywhere to increase their awareness of the disease, while learning prevention strategies and methods of early detection.

The Susan G. Komen Foundation is a year-round resource for education and information for survivors, patients and the general public.

The pink ribbon has been the official symbol of breast cancer awareness since 1992. It was first used by the Susan G. Komen Foundation in 1991 at their annual race in New York City.

In support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Beverly's is offering 25% off one cut of any regular priced fabric with pink in it (there is a limit of five yards, but just think of what you could do with all that fabric!). Just print the coupon below and bring it to your local Beverly's Fabrics & Crafts to receive your discount. But before you visit, make an appointment for your annual mammogram. And guys, why not remind the women in your life make their appointments? You'll be glad you did!

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Stonehenge Revisited

Have you ever wanted to capture the magic of Stonehenge in a quilt? Well, now you can, thanks to the new line of Stonehenge fabric by Sunshine Cottage from Northcott, available here!

This collection of 100% cotton fabric, designed by Linda Ludovico, has the look of stone but the feel of silk. It to comes in a wonderful array of colors, with pallettes including Warm Stone, Cool Stone, Mother Earth and Mohave.

Donatella Simmonds, quilting expert in our Monterey store, created the beautiful table runner you see here using the Stonehenge Warm Stone pallette. The results are amazing, wouldn't you agree? I asked her how she liked working with the fabric.

"It was so nice to work with," Donatella told me. "It has a beautiful sheen and the high thread count made it a dream to sew. All the colors worked together so well."

Beverly's is proud to carry this amazing line of fabrics online and in the following stores: Bakersfield, Carmichael Yards of Fabric, Citrus Heights, Rocklin, San Diego, San Jose, Santa Rosa, Soquel and Stockton. A variety of colors is available as yardage, with strip packs becoming available later in the fall.

What magic will you create with Stonehenge?








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Pretty in Paisley Fabric Prints

The 1960’s were a tumultuous decade filled with change, expression and influence. Or so I hear. After all, I was born in the 90’s. Anyway, one huge aspect of pop culture that the 60’s influenced was, you guessed it, fashion. Long skirts, braids, sandals… They’re still chic, or at least they are this spring. And with that, I ask: what is more 1960’s than paisley?

Before I delve into some do-it-yourself links and tips, let’s have a history lesson. According to The Quilter’s Muse on paisley, the pattern style originated in the Middle East quite some time ago. The pattern later gained popularity in the 1960’s and the 1990’s. Look at that! Perhaps my nostalgic paisley preference makes sense now. History lesson: finished.


Now for some ideas regarding what to do with paisley fabrics (like my personal favorite paisley fabric print carried at our very own Beverly’s Fabric & Crafts stores). Spring cleaning is always a great idea, right? Sure. So! Follow Design*Sponge’s little DIY to make a playful paisley fabric storage bin. If your affinity is less organization-oriented and more fashion-prone, sew a precocious paisley bowtie (just in time for Easter) with help from papernstitchblog.com. As always, don’t forget to browse our online store for discount paisley fabric to help you in your DIY adventure.

After all of this, what do you think? Should paisley stay in the 60’s? Or are you glad that it comes back in style so often?


-Danielle

About The Author
Danielle is a current art undergraduate studying mixed mediums and textile arts. Her writing focuses on fashion and interior design in regards to the growing independent, handmade and D.I.Y. movements. We are happy to have her as a guest blogger on Beverly's Fabric & Crafts Official Blog.

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New Minky Fabric Prints Arriving This Week

New minky fabric colors and prints are arriving this week in Beverly's Fabric & Craft stores. I really love the owl prints and matching pastels! Minky is wonderful for making children’s blankets and outer-wear garments that are soft and cuddly. We also have monkey prints and many more fun prints so come check them all out soon and get started on a minky fabric project today.

New Amy Butler Fabrics Are Here!

Amy Butler's new collection "Soul Blossoms" is now in all our stores and online. This collection features similar motifs from her previous collection, "Love", but with nine more colors, designs, and choices. The Peacock Feathers style has a soft, almost wispy pattern, while the loud and proud Disco Flower (featured) cries out to be part of your next purse, dress, or quilt! Amy Butler’s "Soul Blossoms" collection is in all your local Beverly’s stores now, or available anytime online at Beverlys.com!

More Christmas Home Decor Ideas

Fun and flirty aprons.

Wrap up a canvas – literally!

Decorate a bag into a beautiful gift bag.

Create a candy wreath!

 

Tea towels with fun kitchen fabric makes a great gift this Christmas.



Bracelets galore!! Now available.



Styrofoam shapes with random beads, pearls, gems, etc. glued in place make wonderful table and mantel items.



Here are more ways to decorate the Giant Clothespin.

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New Video How-To: Rag Quilt

Did you know Beverly's now does how-to videos? Well, we do! And our latest is now available for viewing. Kathy shows you how easy it is to make a rag quilt. You can watch the video below and download the rag quilt project written instructions here.



Check out the rest of our how-to videos on beverlys.com...

FREE Demo on Locker Hooking Tomorrow!

Come by Beverly's in Santa Rosa, CA for a FREE demo on Locker Hooking from the author of "hook, loop & lock" tomorrow. Look for more demos next week at Rocklin and Citrus Heights!

A Late Treat ......

We're a bit late in getting this up for you, but still had to share. Peggy in our Soquel store made this quilt using the Trick or Treat Street fabric line from Sheri Berry. Super cute! Thx for sharing Peggy : )

Halloween Fabric and Patterns

Time to get started on those Halloween costumes, October 31 will be here soon enough. So come into Beverly's for some fabulous Halloween print fabrics and patterns:


Beverly's has all Simplicity patterns at 50%OFF!*

*Not available in some stores. Excludes SewEasy.

Here's a couple of costumes made by Dana in our Soquel store a couple of years ago to give you some inspiration:








We'd love to see your creative creations, so leave us a comment and share!

Home Decor Idea - Fabric Covered Canvas!

Spice up your home decor with this super easy idea. Beverly's makes it affordable with great prices on studio canvas and a sale on Michael Miller Fabric. You can find our "How-To" here.

Locker Hooking is Back!

Locker Hooking is an obscure craft that's making it's way back.... What is it you ask? Well, it's a fun, easy-to-learn method for turning strips of fabric or yarn into fabulous home decor, stylish fashion accessories and one-of-a-kind gifts. Check out this amazing wall hanging that Peggy from our Soquel store made:

For inspiration and details you must take a look at hook, loop & lock by Theresa Pulido. We fell in love with the projects from this book. So much so, that we created a video to explain the locker hooking technique. You can find the video at the Beverly's web site, just click here.

Look for a "how-to" for the luggage tag made by Kathy - coming this fall.

Inspiration - Quilting!

We just had to share this amazing quilt that was made by Bonnie Chihara and Cliff Musselman from our Soquel store.
Valued at $500, this quilt will be auctioned at Watsonville Taiko's fundraiser Natsu Matsuri on Sunday, June 28, 12noon - 5pm at Kizuka Hall, 150 Blackburn Street, Watsonville, CA.

Here's some close up shots:

Metro Market Apron!

Two days ago we mentioned Beverly's just got in Metro Market fabric line from Robert Kaufman, and today.... we have this fab apron that Dana from our Soquel store made using that fabric!


Dana used the pattern from Mary Engelbreit's Sew, So Cute! book to make this so, so cute apron : )

Sew, So Cute! includes a Sewing Primer if you need a refresher on the basics and 26 projects including home decor, baby gifts and accessories for your kitchen and sewing baskets.

New Robert Kaufman Fabric in Stores Now!

This super cute fabric called Metro Market from Robert Kaufman is in stores now.... Look for a project from Dana using this fabric line in the next couple of days : )

New Fabric at Beverly's

Jeweltones from Michael Miller...... in your local Beverly Fabrics this week!

Some Quilt Love

This month Beverly's has quite a few items for quilt making on sale..... batting, batik fabrics, scissors, select cotton prints, fat quarters and so much more. If you've ever thought about making a quilt, this is a great time. Here's a few quilts made by Donatella in our Monterey store to inspire you!

Bev and Donatella