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June 21st, 2010
We know there’s some of you that have been dying to get your hands on this collection (we’ve received emails daily since this was shown at the Quilt Market in May).
 Far Far Away II by Heather Ross for Kokka Needless to say, the Far Far Away II collection by Heather Ross is now in Canada and it is gorgeous (but I think that about all of Heather Ross’ collections)! You can view the entire collection here.
This collection is the sequel to Heather Ross’ first Far Far Away collection (released last year) but this time around instead of double gauze, the collection is done in a 80% cotton, 20% linen blend.
There’s a bunch of new characters this time including some cats, owls and Sleeping Beauty.
Ok that is all for now.
Go back to celebrating the beginning of Summer.
Or entering our 3 $25 Gift Certificate Giveaway – only one week left! 
Tags: canada, cotton, designer fabric, fabric, far far away II, heather ross, kokka, linen, moon and stars, owl and pussycat, rapunzel, roses, sewing, sleeping beauty
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June 11th, 2010
As promised, this is the first giveaway to celebrate our SavvyMom.ca Mom Entrepreneur Award nomination.
There are a few more giveaways lined up so check back often (we’ll also announce the new giveaways on our Facebook page and Twitter)
So let’s get started!
It was a little over a year ago that I met Alexandria and Lindsay online. They are two of the kindest online friends a gal could ask for. And did I mention, they are very talented too?
 Clippopotamus was started in 2008 as a hair clip company while Alexandria was on maternity leave with her daughter Story. Fast forward 2 years and one child later, Clippopotamus now offers products for girls and boys and Vanessa was brought on board to help with production.
My daughter is the proud owner of 6 Clippo clips and a pair of mitt clips. So if you ever see a girl running around the city with 6 clips in her hair (yup, she requests all of them to be worn at once), you know it’s my daughter!
Grace Announcements was started in 2005 by Lindsay and offers custom invitations, cards and wall  art. You may have seen some of Lindsay’s work with your fabric orders – she designed postcards for Pink Panda Fabrics a while back.
My daughter has had this elephant print hanging in her room since she was 9 months old. Needless to say, the word “elephant” was one of her first words (right after “more”, “cheese”, “Mom” and “Dad”)
On Friday June 25, 2010, one lucky person will receive a gift certificate to all 3 stores:
- $25 gift certificate from Pink Panda Fabrics
- $25 gift certificate from Clippopotamus
- $25 gift certificate from Grace Announcements
To enter:
- Leave a comment below and let us know what your plans are for the Summer (big vacation, staycation, work, relaxing by the pool? Whatever it is, we want to know!)
For additional entries:
- Like Pink Panda Fabrics on Facebook
- Like Clippopotamus on Facebook
- Like Grace Announcements on Facebook
Leave a separate comment for each “like” (if you say you like all 3 in one comment, it will only count as 1 additional entry and not 3).
Giveaway open to CANADA only and expires on June 25, 2010
Good luck and have a great weekend!
Tags: clippopotamus, contest, gift certificate, giveaway, grace announcements, pink panda fabrics
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June 9th, 2010
We’ve been nominated for SavvyMom.ca’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Wahoo! It has been so much fun running this little store for the past 2 years and getting to know you all (on email, Facebook and Twitter)
Pink Panda Fabrics is run by me (Cheryl) and a few helpful friends and family members (they help cut and ship packages on weekends) and we’re honoured to be nominated for such a fabulous award.
 Vote for Pink Panda Fabrics! So if you have a free moment, we’d appreciate your support and would love you to vote for us to win this year’s award.
No pressure though. You don’t have to if you don’t want to
And if you have already voted for us, thank you thank you thank you! We hope to offer even more fresh and modern designer fabrics to sewing enthusiasts in Canada in the coming years.
To celebrate this nomination, we’re going to run a few contests (giveaways) with a few other mom entrepreneurs we’ve met along the way. Can’t wait to introduce you to them – they are a hoot (and the best cheerleaders one could ask for).
First giveaway starts Friday June 11, 2010. You don’t want to miss it!
Tags: entrepreneur of the year, nomination, pink panda fabrics, savvymom.ca
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June 7th, 2010
Yvette was our monthly gift certificate winner for May 2010.
Here’s Yvette’s answers to our questions:
1. What do you love about living in Ontario?
I live in a rural area on a farm in the GTA, I love how rural we are, yet how close we are to everything.
2. Who’s your favourite fabric designer (don’t feel pressured to name one in store!)?
Probably Heather Ross and Alexander Henry, though I love lines by many designers.
3. Do you have a secret stash of fabrics that no one else but you knows about? If so, what are you planning to do with it?
Not really – I’ve sewn since I was about 13/14 but only started sewing a lot in the last year, though I’ve had a fabric stash of some sort for many years LOL right now I’m starting to do more clothing for both my daughter and myself.
Congrats Yvette!
Tags: May 2010 Winner
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May 30th, 2010
Another no sew project here to tell you about!
This time its for fabric fortune cookies.
 Fabric Fortune Cookies - Sweetspot.ca Chantal Simmons of sweethome has a step by step tutorial on how to make these cookies.
They are just too cute! Too bad they’re not edible (yup, I’m a foodie!).
Thanks Chantal!
And for those who are foodies like myself, she has a few food projects on her blog. Including Cake Pops.
Yum. Probably shouldn’t be surfing for these things before dinner time….
Tags: DIY, fabric fortune cookies, tutorial
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May 21st, 2010
No time to waste. Beyond the Sea from Cloud 9 Fabrics has finally hit our online shelves!
We know lots of you have been asking about it and it’s here. Thanks for being so patient. We were very anxious too!
What’s your favourite print? I think mine has to be Sandpiper (because I have a thing for animals). Just the name reminds me of family vacations we used to take when on Summer vacation!
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May 19th, 2010
It’s bright and sunny over here and the long weekend is just around the corner (Happy Victoria Day to all our Canadian friends, and Happy Memorial Day to all our American friends one week early!).
My husband and I started a little flower garden (ok more like a patch) in the front yard and we’re looking for a place for a big vegetable garden. I suppose it might be a bit late to start but we’re still gonna try to grow some tomatoes this year. And eggplant.
 Fabric Covered Flower Pots tutorial by Lavendar and Limes Anyways, for those looking for a no sew project and are into gardening, Lavendar and Limes has a tutorial for fabric covered flower pots
Beautiful aren’t they? They’d be great as centrepieces at a baby shower and an outdoor garden dinner party or afternoon tea party. Happy Mod Podging (is that a real word? Ah well… you know what I mean!)
Tags: DIY, fabric covered flower pots, lavendar and limes, tutorial
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May 11th, 2010
Christa was our monthly gift certificate winner for April 2010.
Here’s Christa’s answers to our questions:
1. What do you love about living in British Columbia?
I love living in B.C. because even though I live in the city, I can easily go swimming in a lake, lie on a beach by the ocean, or hike a mountain and still be home in time for dinner.
2. Who’s your favourite fabric designer (don’t feel pressured to name one in store!) and what will you be making with those fabrics?
I’ve just started quilting so I don’t quite have a favorite designer yet, however I’m in the process for creating a bedspread and the key elements of it are designed by Etsuko Furuya so I’m collecting & stashing complimentary scraps in turquoise & burgundys to go with it. So far I’ve only made a couple of baby size quilts that I have given away as gifts but this one I’m going to keep for me!
Congrats Christa!
Tags: April 2010 winner
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May 9th, 2010
Happy Mother’s Day to all of my fellow mommy friends!
If you aren’t a mom, make sure you call your mom and tell her how much she means to you.
Hope you all have a relaxing day
In honour of Mother’s Day, we are giving away a free fat quarter for every $45 spent.
Enter the code “MOM” at checkout to get it. Code good until the very end of May. Yup, May 31!
Tags: free fat quarter, mother's day
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May 5th, 2010
Helicopters, buses, bikes, sunglasses and cameras!
The new Echino Nico line from Etsuko Furuya’s Spring 2010 collection is now in stock.
View the 21 prints here
This collection is too much fun to look at!
Tags: bike, bus, camera, cotton, echino nico, etsuko furuya, fabric, helicopter, linen, sunglasses
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