**UPDATE** Entries are closed. Thanks everyone for entering and the winner will be announced tomorrow!
I have an exciting announcement today, perfect for first thing Monday morning! Hart’s Fabric has generously offered a $100 gift certificate for their online store to one lucky Sewaholic reader! Isn’t this great timing? We’ve just been talking about where to buy fabric online, how close our nearest fabric stores are, and now here is a fabric giveaway for you guys to win!
To enter, take a look at the Hart’s Fabric website and tell us which fabrics get you excited for Spring sewing projects. I love when the seasons change and the fabric stock shifts from winter to spring. Cotton voiles, bright colours and pretty prints replace the dark and heavy fabrics – it’s always so refreshing!
Here’s what gets me excited for Spring sewing! Click any of the images to find out more about each fabric.
Remember this one, from the original post on buying fabric online? It’s still there! I love this silk-cotton polka dot lawn. Pretty silks and silk-cottons make perfect work blouses. The Pendrell Blouse is an easy pattern with no closures to worry about, which means fast sewing!
Or how about this silk knit print? Kelly green and white is so classic.
This would make a gorgeous summer dress! Real Liberty of London Tana Lawn. I still haven’t cut the Liberty fabric I received as a present last year but the fabric feels amazing! Excellent for barbeques, summer picnics and outdoor weddings. (With all this talk of warm weather sewing, is is starting to feel like spring yet?)
How about this great striped knit for a Renfrew top? Hart’s Fabric has a great selection of knit fabrics to choose from. There are plenty of striped knits in other colours too!
I’m drawn to citrus greens and bright blues, and fabrics with white backgrounds for spring. They feel so summery and fresh! A nice change from the dark colours and heavy textures of fall and winter fabrics.
What about you? Which fabrics are your favourites? Leave a comment below! Or if you like, leave a comment on the Hart’s Fabric Facebook page.
The giveaway ends on Thursday, March 1st and the winner will be chosen randomly from the comments below. Anyone in the world can enter and win, this giveaway is open to all countries.
Good luck, everyone! And thanks to Hart’s Fabric for offering such a generous giveaway prize!
**UPDATE**
Contest is now closed. Thanks everyone for entering and the winner will be announced tomorrow!
I’m new to the sewing blogs and somewhat of a beginner sewer. It’s great to know about all the on-line fabric resources since there are few fashion fabric options where I live. Anyway – I love cotton and I think cotton sateen is quickly becoming a favorite. I love the silk cotton polka lawn you show above and I’m seriously considering it for a lovely summer dress.
I would love to try one of the Eco or Striped knits on the Renfrew top!
Thanks for hosting this great giveaway!!
all things polka dots gets me sooo excited for spring!
such a great giveaway! I’m on a total Liberty of London kick right now, so I’d likely pick up some more of that… and perhaps their new book too! yay!
Most of my favorite fabric is sold out, go figure.
Tho the Coat Lining Fabric Red Dot on Creamy White would look good for my cape coat.
Thank you for hosting the giveaway.
For a long time, I want to sew a blouse from double gauze… Hart’s fabrics has many wonderful patterns like the plaid with springy colors!
i’ve been drawn to stripes lately and something like this http://www.hartsfabric.com/striped-silk-chiffon-fabric61791.html screams Spring to me! It would make a lovely blouse or even a nice flowing dress.
This is so fun. I love “window” shopping for fun fabrics online! This pink dotted fabric is so cute, I would love to make anything with it! It’s one of those fabrics I would buy without having a plan for it, just because it’s so lovely. :)
http://www.hartsfabric.com/pink-dot-woven-matka-62550.html
I had never seen that website before, but I love how their fabrics are categorized. I’m a beginner, so I have trouble judging if something is appropriate for a dress. I’m going to check out their site in more detail later.
Here is the fabric that I would love to have:
http://www.hartsfabric.com/polka-dot-chiffon-62582.html
I recently bought a scarf that looks just like this!
I am dying to make a flowy circle skirt out of this beautiful raspberry gingham:
http://www.hartsfabric.com/japan-raspberry-gingham-63970.html
Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
I love LINEN. It’s my favorite fabric to sew with. :)
Awesome! Thanks for the giveaway!
Me! Me! Me! Pick me. I have returned to sewing after thirty years and I am really enjoying myself. The fabrics I like are Duo Tone Floral Silk red and white so summery. The retro yellow bean chiffon, I can see as a dress. The Hawaiian rayon challis blue I would make a shirt. There are so many great choices to choose from. I am happy to find out about your site. Thanks.
I seriously shouldn’t of checked that site . I love so many things on there. I especially love the High end fashion section. The Pink dot drapey woven Matka is simply gorgeous !!
My daughter is studying Japanese at the School of
Oriental and African studies, University of London. She is a great dressmaker and last weekend was part of the Hyper Japanese Fashion Event at Earl’s Court. It would be lovely to make her a surprise dress for summer from the Ivory floral double gauze from the Nanu Iro collection of Japanese fabrics, when she comes home for Easter.
Oh, I love Hart’s Fabric! I’ve ordered from them twice and both times have been very pleased with their service. My favorites on their site are the Liberty fabrics and also the double gauzes. $100 would be a great excuse to splurge!
Although it’s unfortunately temporarily out of stock the Ikat Challis Green would make a gorgeous spring dress.
What a nice giveaway for us stashaholics….
I found your blog a while ago when I decided I was going to learn how to sew. Not only has it unearthed a world of craft I didn’t know existed but now another store I could spend way too much time browsing. I have already! Oh the choices! There are some lovely organic cotton fabrics. I particularly like the colours and patterns of these:
http://www.hartsfabric.com/across-underwater-63526.html
http://www.hartsfabric.com/across-variegated-butterflies-63524.html
I love this red and natural striped jersey knit, perfect fabric for making soft, easy going boat neck tunics
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/hartsfabric_2196_63205778
and this blue bubbly print (bubbles batik blue) perfect for making a pretty summer dress.
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/hartsfabric_2196_229248840
If I won this I wouldn’t know what to choose! I checked out the website and was like a kid in a candy shop; so much variety and exciting colours & textures. I love the voiles & cottons for the summer. Love the flowery fabrics but they just don’t suit me at all but there were some lovely swiss dot cottons (loved the purple) and plain cotton voils (can’t beat white for summer). All kinds of linen mixes, some I’ve never heard of, which would be great for jacket & pants. I noticed a Linen/cotton raincoat in light grey which would be great for the Minori jacket which I intend to make as soon as I have finished other projects!
One daughter is getting married this year and a friend and I are making her dress whilst the younger one has just said she wants lots of long stretch-knit t-shirt tops (I so want that renfrew pattern). What more can I say!
I just received the pendrell blouse pattern so I’m already picturing it in one of the silk fabrics!
Some of the Knit Modal Fabric would make some great tees when the weather gets warmer!
Ooh, it would be tough to decide but it would be a toss up between Liberty and Japanese double gauze. I’d probably drive to the shop (it’s not all that far really) and spend all my cash by not being able to decide.
I love the Anna Sui black lace with pink flowers!
I love anna marie horner, her patterns are just adorable!
What a great giveaway!! I am in love with the Birch line!! It is just perfect for spring :o)
Michael Miller Fabric Charcoal Dinky Daisies
This spoke to me. Don’t you just love the name even? Sunday – at Sunday School – in the 4 and 5 years class – I have the most adorable little girl named Mary Alice bring to me a tiny little white flower – only about 1/2 inch total. This little flower matched her dress – which happend to be black with tiny white flowers – and her shoes – also black and white with flowers on the toes – Her face lit up as she gave me the flower – More beautiful than diamonds it was to me! :-)
This fabric would forever – remind me of Mary Alice!
Thank you for the chance to win!
Cathy Byrd
I fancy some cotton velvet or corduroy – they have some lovely plummy colours, and they have some really pretty tartan wools. I spend all winter craving summer things and now we’re getting into spring and I want wool and corduroy! Though they have some nice silks and voiles, lots of nice blues!
I can’t get enough of polka dots and stripes!! :D
I love Birch Fabric’s Commute collection that Harts carries. But then I love just about everything in their store! I have the great good fortune of living close enough that I can considere it my local fabric store!
This Nani Iro Double Gauze (http://www.hartsfabric.com/nani-iro-fashion-apparel-fabrics-cotton-double-gauze-fabric62034.html) is incredibly beautiful. Really, anything with bright colors in a nice soft fabric that will be worn next to your skin would be exciting.
I love all the bright colored patterned cottons. I especially love the Ocean Surf Turtles Fabric Blue. Very cute! My boys love these kind of fabrics for shirts for spring/summer. Thanks for a chance to win! :)
These fabircs are wonderful, and it is hard to choose just one. I love the wave and circle stripe sild charmeuse and would love to win! Thanks for writing yoru great blog and for having the give-away.
It may be the time of the year, but I love that green fabric. So great for March and that holiday. Thx for the chance to win.
I am smitten with the double gauzes, particularly the ones out of stock. ;) The Deer in Woods print makes me pine for springtime even though we’re getting wonderful spring weather already. :)
Harts stock a fabulous range of fabrics!!!! Thanks for the link. I really like the ‘Anthology Batik Floral Cotton Fabric’. Thanks for the chance to win.
Love, Love, Love the Missoni Line. I just want to buy everything!
I love the Sheer Peacock Print Silk Chiffon Fabric!
I love the Rayon Stripe Knit Cocoa fabric!
I absolutely love the Alexander Henri Kaori floral white fabric. I also love, for a bit of fun, the brain freeze ice cream cone fabric!
So many gorgeous fabrics, but the organic cotton lycra knit medallion blue is wonderful. Organic, a knit, great colour and a pretty pattern….perfection!
Love the rayon fabrics – woven and knit!
What a generous give-away! I’ve had my eye on the Marc Jacobs Wool Silk Herringbone, for some work separates, and the wide aqua strip jersey. I know I’d wear that all summer if I made a t-shirt from my shiny new Renfrew pattern!
What a generous offer – they have some lively fabrics!
I love Hart’s Fabric Store in Santa Cruz, CA because of their wonderful selection of knits galore! They have many colors of Ponte knits, rayon and lycras in yummy colors and gads of jersey knits. It’s sew inspiring! I’m so glad I finally visited the store last spring and summer. Also their online sales are great. I found a great rainproofed linen/cotton fabric and made a trench coat! Happy March!
Wow, what an amazing giveaway! I could spend hours browsing that site, picking out things that I love… I’d probably have to go with some of the organic fabric, I have so much trouble finding nice (i.e. not homespun that feels all scratchy and cheap) organic fabric where I live.
Thanks so much for hosting this!!
What a great site and their fabric selections are outstanding. As soon as I saw the Birch Organic Abacus Dots and Stripes, I swooned. What a great look for a Spring/Summer dress!
What a great site! I was thinking of making a light scarf for spring (once my wools are too warm).
This chiffon:
http://www.hartsfabric.com/blue-dot-silk-chiffon-64160.html
or some double gauze:
http://www.hartsfabric.com/imported-blue-floral-double-gauze-62030.html
would be so fun!
I love how the fabrics are organized by color. It is so visually pleasing! I think right now I’m drawn to making a bright sundress from something like the Anna Maria Horner Loulouthi Voile Coreopsis Lichen.
I like this one for a renfrew top:
http://www.hartsfabric.com/pink-stripe-sweater-64631.html
and this one would be perfect for a summer dress:
http://www.hartsfabric.com/ikat-challis-green-64834.html
Wow! There are a ton of entries!
I love the polkadot fabric you first posted: how wonderful a cotton-silk blend would be for summertime.
I also found this floral silk knit fabric that screams springtime to me: http://www.hartsfabric.com/floral-silk-knit-fabric-64167.html
Happy sewing. :)
Goodness!
A dress out of this Nano Iro double gauze: http://www.hartsfabric.com/imported-blue-floral-double-gauze-62030.html
A skirt out of this purple Carolina Chambray: http://www.hartsfabric.com/cachpu.html
Now on to the sewing!
I love Hartz Fabric! I’m in northern California so I’m close enough to go visit in person once in a while, but mostly I shop with them online. I’m really interested in trying some of their silk-cotton blends – sateen or voile. Of course, there are a few rayon challis prints that have caught my eye as well. Mmmmm, fabric!
I LOVE this fabric for my newest baby boy cousin – would make a great bib, hat, sleeper!
http://www.hartsfabric.com/birch-organic-whales-62902.html
i want drapey sexy fabrics for spring!
I would absolutely love to win some fabric. I am especially attracted to that green & white abstract print, very cool.
It’s not super spring-y, but I’m all excitable over Curious Nature by Parson Gray. LOVE.
I hope I can still squeak in under the deadline!!
The polkadot is definitely my favourite.
wow! what a great offer! I’m just finishing up a dress in cotton sateen, and I adore it, but would love to try the silk cotton sateen in all the amazing gorgeous colours Hart’s carries
http://www.hartsfabric.com/silk-cotton-fabric.html
… also loving the idea of trying lawn or voile for the Lonsdale dress for spring/summer :) Look at this gorgeous orange swiss dot!!!! So pretty ^__^
http://www.hartsfabric.com/solid-apparel-cottons.html
Hey everyone! The winner has been selected and will be announced tomorrow morning on the blog. Thanks for all the entries, I’m excited to see so many people commenting! (Although, it sure is a great prize, so I’m not surprised!)
Thanks for entering and thanks again to Hart’s Fabric for offering such a fantastic giveaway prize!
were can I find the silk white with dark polkadots? the website that it links to doesnt have it thanks!!
Claudia
Hi Claudia! It was on the Hart’s Fabric website, if it isn’t there anymore perhaps they’ve sold it all by now! (Which is probably my fault for mentioning it, and I never got any for myself either…)