Thursday, May 6th Update: I believe that all of the fabric has been spoken for (several times over).  I have contacted the first round of folks who claimed first.  If you didn’t receive an email from me, don’t fret.  I assume that there will end up being some turnover and I may get to email some more of you.

The time is upon us!  It’s time for the Great Fabric Giveaway.

Before you hurry up and scroll down to the pictures to pick out what you want, here are some ground rules:

1.  The fabric is first come, first served.  Please don’t ask for it all, because I want to make sure I am able to spread it around.  You will get all of the yardage listed, unless it says I can split it.

2.  In the comment section, please list the fabrics you want (i.e. I want 3, 8, 20).  Please don’t email me – only leave a comment in the comment section.

3.  Make sure your email address is available to me.  I’ll email you to set up shipping details.

4.  If someone has already claimed the fabric you want, you should still go ahead and comment with your picks.  The first claimant may fall through.

5.  Please remember that you will be asked to pay shipping for your fabric and a little 50-cent add-on to cover the Paypal fees. I’d like to ship as much as I can in a USPS flat rate envelope, which will run you around $5.  You may be asked to pay more or less depending upon the amount and type of fabric you choose (i.e. if you are just getting some scraps, I’ll send them First Class Mail since it would be cheaper).  Paypal payments only, please.

6.  Remember, I am doing this out of the goodness of my sweet little heart.  🙂  The colors in the photos and the fabric measurements may be slightly off.  If you are going to get mad at me about something like that, then please don’t claim any fabric.

7.  With the exception of the home dec fabrics, all of the other fabrics have been washed (I always wash fabric as soon as I buy it).  I also have 2 dogs and a cat.  I don’t let them roll around on the fabric, but you may find a stray pet hair or two.

8.  I love you all and wish I had enough so that every reader got some fabric.  That’s not the case, though, so hopefully you won’t hold it against me if you have don’t get what you want.

Update as of 1:20 pm Central Time – HOLY COW!  As of right now, it looks like the only fabrics that haven’t been claimed are 30, 39, and 41.  I haven’t contacted anyone yet to say what they got, so don’t worry that you haven’t gotten an email for me.  It will take some time for me to get it all organized and could very well take a couple of days.

Got it?  Alright, ready…set…GO!!

Home Decor Fabrics

1. Light Blue textured – 1/2 yard;

2. Light Blue duck cloth – 1 yard;

3. Light Blue/Tan/Brown woven – 1 1/2 yards;

4. Lt Blue Faux suede – Big scrap

5. Redish/Pinkish damask – 5/8 yard

6. Blue/Beige/White toile – 1 yard

7. Navy/White toile – Bunch of big scraps

8. Yellow Floral -Bunch of big scraps

9. Jack and the Beanstalk canvas – 7/8 yard

10. Dinosaur Stripe – Big scrap

11. Camo Dinosaur – 1 yard

Cotton Sewing/Quilting Fabrics

12. Dick & Jane (Michael Miller) – Big scrap

13.  Dick & Jane Wordsearch (Michael Miller) – 3/4 yard

14. Blue VW Kombi (Heather Ross) – 1 5/8 yards

15. Orange/Blue/Tan dot (Heather Ross) – 2 yards

16.  Orange/Blue stripe (Heather Ross) – 1 1/2 yards

17. Orange/Pink (Anna Marie Horner) – 1/2 yard

18.  Orange/Blue Paisley (Amy Butler) – Fat Quarter

19. Hula girl (Michael Miller) – 1 3/8 yards

20.  Cabana stripe (Michael Miller) 1/4 yard

21. Pink/Brown Daisy Chain (Amy Butler, I think) – 1/2 yard

22.  Pop Garden (Heather Ross) – Big scrap

23.  Mocca in Black (Alexander Henry) – 1 3/8 yards

24.  Blue/Brown floral (Amy Butler, I think) – Big scrap

25. Merry Christmas, Y’all (Alexander Henry) – 4 yards (I can split up in 2 yd increments)

26.  Holiday Forest (Michael Miller) – 1 3/4 yards

Knit Fabrics

27.  Red ribbed knit – 1 yard

28.  Blue ribbed knit #1 – 1 5/8 yards

29.  Blue ribbed knit #2 – 3 yards

30. Hunter Green ribbed knit – 1 yards

31.  Brown Interlock (Circular) – 3 1/2 yards

32. Navy Interlock – big scrap

33. Navy/White stripe Interlock – 1 yard

34.  Black/White Houndstooth Interlock – 1 1/2 yards

35.  Red/Blue/White/Gray Stripe Jersey – 3 yards

36.  Graffiti blue Interlock – 6 yards (I can split this up in 2 yard increments)

Fleece

37.  Light blue fleece – 3/4 yard

38.  Red fleece – 1/4 yard

39.  Orange fleece – 1/4 yard

40.  Green fleece – 1/4 yard

41.  Blue fleece – 1/4 yard

Apparel Fabrics

42. Railroaded Denim – 3 yards plus scraps

43.  Black corduroy – 1 yard

44. Khaki corduroy – 4 yards (I can split this up into 2 yard increments)

45.  Sueded denim – 2 yards

46.  Blue/White striped shirting – 9 1/2 yards (I can divide this up into 2 yard increments)

47.  Canvas tote bags for embellishment – 5

48.  Bag ‘o Random Ribbon scraps

Happy “Shopping”!

I love fabric.  It’s a sickness for which I’m afraid there is no cure.

The problem is that I love fabric so much that it’s about to take over my sewing/craft room.  There was so much fabric jammed into my closet that I couldn’t even tell what I had stashed in there.

As I was working on turning the sewing/craft room into the sewing/craft/guest room now that baby is on her way (Sob! No more room just for me!), I decided that a huge fabric purge and de-stash was in order.  I couldn’t believe the stuff that I pulled out of that closet, and I really had to force myself to let it go.  “You are never going to use that,” I keep telling myself.

But do you know who is going to use it?  You are.

On Wednesday, May 5th at promptly 10:00 am Central Time, I am going to post pictures of my stash here on the blog and it will be up for grabs – FOR FREE.  I have cotton/quilting weights, decor weights, knits, corduroy, fleece, denim, and shirting.  The above picture only shows about 1/4 of what I’ve got coming to you guys.  Yards and yards and yards – some in full blown yardages and other in smaller, but still useful, pieces.  A lot of it you’ve probably seen used around my home, but most of it will probably be new to you.

The fabric will be first-come, first-served.  You will simply leave a comment telling me what you want me to send you, and I’ll do it.  If something that you want is already spoken for, go ahead and comment anyway, because that first person may fall through.  I’ll do my best to update the post and mark the ones gone that are truly gone.  I’m not going to let anyone claim all of it or most of it, so everyone will get a shot (if you are here when the post goes up, of course).

The only thing I ask of you is that you cover the shipping cost via PayPal ( I can fit about 4-5 yards into a USPS flat rate envelope for about $5) and maybe 50-cents or so to cover the Paypal fees.  If you want just a little bit of fabric (a yard or under), I can calculate shipping if it’s going to cost less than the $5 flat rate envelope.  I’m happy to ship internationally, too, and we’ll figure out together how much shipping would cost.

So, set your iPhone alarms, record it in your Blackberries, write it on your chalkboards and get ready to pounce on Wednesday morning.  It should be fun!