Welcome to Giveaway Week! Each season, the week before KCW is reserved for showcasing some fantastic shops and giving away some fantastic goods! This week we have old favorites and new favorites too. Be sure to enter all the giveaways, because you never know when it will be your lucky day!
You might not recognized the name Urban Sew, but I bet you remember (and probably bought some fabric from) The Fabric Stash. They have retooled their company with a new name, new logo, and a new site. They still have the same great fabric and lots of other goodies as well. I’ll let Janice tell you a bit about their company:
We are a small, family run on-line shop – I do the buying and sewing, my husband does the website, and our 5 year old does the modeling! We carry a variety of modern fabric (including Cotton + Steel, Kokka, Robert Kaufman, Cloud 9, Yuwa, Westminster and more) and patterns, and are adding products all the time. We recently did a survey of our customers, and based on the results are adding more knits, solids, and patterns. We try to listen to our customers! We send a newsletter about once a month with all our specials and new stock – and generally include a coupon code or new sale items for the bargain hunters. We are slowly growing to where we envision our shop – it’s a building process for sure!
It’s amazing to watch a small company grow and prosper knowing you had a small part in it (by purchasing delicious fabrics).
1. Scirocco dress pattern by Figgy’s 2. musical mushrooms 3. far far away yellow frog prince 4. yellow and blue dots 5. black and white tiger stripes
Urban Sew has goods for sewing for your kids, sewing for yourself, and quilters and bag-makers too. I picked a few of my favorite patterns and paired them with lovely fabrics–sticking with the WILD THINGS theme for fun. All the patterns, notions, and fabrics can be purchased from Urban Sew.
Figgy’s Scirocco dress has been on my list of things to sew forever. It would look stunning in Musical Mushrooms by Westex Japanese Fabrics. It features swans, squirrels, bears, bats, and birds singing together in a fairy tale land. Heather Ross’ yellow frog prince print from her beloved Far Far Away line would make a perfect springtime frock.
1. Field trips cargo pants and raglan shirt by Oliver + S 2. double knit olive 3. echino bees in blue and green 4. charms sheep, mustard 5. double knit teal
Of course I could never forget the boys. Urban Sew carries gorgeous colors of Ponte de Roma double knit–a luxurious knit and sturdy knit perfect for rough and tumble boys. The raglan tee from Oliver + S is my all-time favorite t-shirt pattern. It would look great in olive or teal or both! If the top is a solid color, why not go crazy with the pants? Echino Bees would be fantastic! Or sheep from Ellen Luckett Baker’s Charms collection! If you can’t wear crazy pants when you are a kid, when can you wear them?
1. Poolside tote by noodlehead 2. summer night lights twilight 3. echino bees in orange and black 4. boho basic rain 5. black and white ghost bunny
While I know this isn’t keeping with the Kid’s Clothes Week theme, I do know a big bag is perfect for spring picnics, or special trips to the zoo, or everyday adventures. Wouldn’t the Poolside Tote by Anna from Noodlehead look stunning in the new Cotton + Steel fabric ghost bunny?! There are so, so many gorgeous fabrics at Urban Sew!
Now that I’ve got you wanting ALL THE FABRIC, you can enter to win a $50 gift certificate to Urban Sew and get them all! Use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter by Monday, April 20. This giveaway is open to international entries, void where prohibited by law. Winner will receive 1 $50 gift certificate to Urban Sew.
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Good Luck and Happy KCW!
116 Comments
Those are such great fabric and pattern combinations!
Beautiful fabrics. I love the knits!
So many good ideas, and great giveaway. Thanks!
Oh my goodness! All the cotton and steel fabric!
knits for sure! my kids wear the heck out of anything I make with knits 🙂
I’m already checking out their ponte knits. Thanks!
I’d like to have more chambray to choose from, or voiles too.
Linen, chambray and cotton blends for me! I use apparel fabrics most of the time in order to get the best results from a pattern. 🙂
There are so many lovely fabric! When it comes to prints, I Always like basics ‘with a twist’, crosses, dots, stripes, but not completely ‘normal’ Does that make sense? It does to me 🙂
There’s already a great selection. I’d like to see more solid knits and I LOVE the purple linen.
Love Love Love cottons. Thank you for the giveaway.
Such a nice collection of modern designs! I’d love to see more knits with the same modern flair as I buy a lot of knit.
Already a great selection, but I’d like to see more organics, especially apparel fabrics.
I also love the figgy dress patter and would get it if I win!! Fingers crossed!!
Love to see more apparel fabrics in fun prints!
I would love to see more collections like far far away
I Like the mood boards! full of inspiration. The fabrics are so lovely.
I think you have a great variety, if you needed anything more it would be precuts and bundles.
I’m a big fan of Urban Sew. I just got an order of ponte, chambray, double gauze and quilting cotton from them. The service is fantastic: they sent me swatches of ponte that I washed the snot out and they don’t pill. I hope they increase their stock of high quality knits!
I would love to see some unique knits, or knit panels.
keen on the knits – they’re so hard to find in stores. And I’m just finishing up Figgy’s zephyr romper so feeling a little more confident in my ability to manage them!!
awesome fabric selection! i’ll always vote for more knits though; they’re so hard to find!
I love to see fun knits.
More knits please!
Such a great selection! I’m always on the lookout for boy friendly knits!
Fun good quality knits would be great and also maybe denim.
Cross my fingers!
Love it ALL!
Really to be making my daughter more knits. It’s all she’ll wear.
would love to see some boy colored corduroy–greys, black, browns, blues, etc. But, especially the greys 🙂
I love Janice! She is such a sweetheart and has a great fabric selection!
I actually like the selection, great that there’s more than just quilting fabrics. Chambrays in more colors, maybe voile or other garment fabrics could be lovely add-ons. 🙂
Always looking for some nice knits/sweats for teenage boys.
More boy-friendly knits for awesome versions of the Mini Hudson pant please!
Great shop — maybe some more chambrays. I’ve recently discovered the joy of sewing with chambrays!
More knits – especially fun patterns! 🙂
love a good quality, plain knit.
Knits and chambray. Great selection of fabrics! And thanks for the giveaway!
Love all that fabrics
I would love to find better bottoms weight fabrics. Some prints and better color solids. Especially for boys or gender neutral.
I just love the firefly fabric!
LOVE these fabrics!!! Great giveaway!
Great fabric–I’d love to see more apparel weight fabrics–knits, chambray, voile, double gauze etc. Thanks for the giveaway!
more knits, please…..
urban sew is my favorite! they are so great with not having crazy Hawaiian shipping fees!
I love the Cotton and Steel, and I’d love to see some Art Gallery and more Chambray and apparel fabrics.
would love more fun boys and girls knits!
I’m digging the knits. I’ve only recently ventured into knits and so many are to childish or girlie. These are great!
Gorgeous fabrics! I’m on the lookout for fabrics to make my clothes for my four-month old boys and some of these look perfect.
what a lovely prize!
More voile, double-gauze, batiste and the like…
Great giveaway! Thanks!
I would like to see more fabric with tulips, kitchen designs (spatulas,spoons,etc.), and food fabric like oranges or cherries.
Love this!
I’d love to see more bundles & precuts!
I am ALWAYS in need of more boyish print interlock or thicker jersey knits!
I’d love to see some beautiful voile for summer sewing 🙂
Looking for prints for little boy’s clothes and always Cotton and Steel fabrics!
Great selection! I didn’t see any voile though–one of my favorites.
I’d like to see more voile and lawn choices.
Nice fabric… I need cat one…. 🙂
What a nice selection! Thanks for the giveaway.
I love the Cotton + Steel – Black & White Gamaguchi collection.
Thanks for the giveaway!
I love seeing more knits, sewing with knits is my new obsession!
What a fun shop and a great story! Love that sheep print too!
More knits! With cute designs for kids!
I’d love to see Charley Harper knits (I’d also like to see a search button but couldn’t find one!)
I like your selection but I’d love to see more designers like Anna Maria Horner or Amy Butler. Thanks for the chance to win!
Always more knit fabric! I have been a knit sewer since I started.
More pdf patterns are always appreciated as I like to get started straightaway!
I’d like to see things like voile and lawn. More knits, too.
What a beautiful site! Sarah Jane fabric is my favorite especially the Children at Play line so I always love seeing more of that!
More precuts.
You can’t never have too many knits!
I’m attempting to sew my own clothing, and I know that if you added more knits they would be right up my alley based on how I love all the other things in the shop!
More knits are always good–especially boy-friendly prints (love the sheep above), and denim!
I am mostly interested in quilting cottons and you have a lovely selection. The Kokka prints are very cute and not something I’ve used before and the Yuwa telephones print is fabulous! I’ve been trying to add some low volume and text prints to my stash, so I’m often on the lookout for them.
I would love to see more lightweight apparel fabrics. I live in FL and lightweight is the name of the game!
I’m always looking for nice knit prints.
Love the selection. Would love to see more knits.
Oh my, what I saw there was delicious! I love fabric and notions. One thing I’d like to see more of is fabrics by Kaffe Fassett…there were only 2 solid cottons shown on my stop.
I’m mainly a quilter, but I have a grandson and a new great niece to sew for! I love the patterns that you have! Thanks for the chance to win!
Quilting cottons for me! Love the cotton and steel.
I love your selection! The only thing I would still want is fabric by Anna Maria Horner, especially Folksong. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
More knits please! Congratulations on your family run business.
I actually was thinking of buying some more knits to make my son some pj shorts (like the ones you can BUY from GAP for $12 a pair)
You’re doing a great job with your selection! I love simple, light-weight wovens like linen and voile … maybe a wider selection of those?
I’m drooling over all the lovely fabric and pattern ideas! Where to start?! I love knits that are interesting without being juvenile, and fabric in general that is classic, yet fun. The best pieces are made when the pattern and fabric “fit” together.
I would like a mobile friendly site so I can browse & shop on my tablet. With 4 kiddos, we’re always on the go!
Thanks so much for the inspiration!
More chambray!
COTTON + STEEL – BLACK & WHITE TIGER STRIPES
Lovely fabrics, even more knits and jersey fabrics would be great x
I’ve just had a nosey at the website, and Urban Sew pretty much already has all my favourite fabrics! yay! Thanks for the chance to win!
Keep the Cotton and Steel collections coming!
Maybe some cactus or other succulents prints.
More printed knits!
I like french terry. It’s useful for so many projects.
My hubby is a beekeeper. So I just love all the hexagons and honey bees. Love love love!
Well there goes all my money
I want more fabrics that are plausibly deniable to my husband, LOL. Is that a thing?
Wow! the cotton + steel black & white collection is stunning!
I’d like to see more neutral/boyish prints in knits. 🙂
Always more knits, I have such a hard time finding knits locally.
Winning this would be like visiting a candystore for sewists….
EEekkk there are TONS of fun fabrics!! I always love a good selection of cottons.
There is a great selection of fabrics at urban sew already! 🙂
Would love more flannel choices…and precuts Loooove your Shop tho..lotsa Awesome fabrics!!! 🙂
organic knits for boys please 🙂
So much there already, but I guess more knits?
Big fan of C+S so if those are kept in stock it should sell well. Loving voiles too.
More knits are always good!
I love knits and printed wool fabrics 🙂
More knits is always nice, also more cottons (I love the quilt).
I like to work with sweater fabric…
What wonderful patterns for the sweet little ones!
knits! I have yet to get up the courage!