Fabricworm is celebrating our 2 Year Anniversary with a Giveaway of Cosmo Cricket Early Bird! Pardon Diatribe
Hi Friends and Family,
Fabricworm has just celebrated our 2 year anniversary! It's been a long road to get here. But we've managed and business is better than ever.
Thanks to our loyal fans and following, we've managed to accomplish a lot in these 2 short years. This year we saw the launch of our very own fabric line, a 100% organic line of quilting cottons under our Birch Fabrics label, Circa 50 designed by Jennifer Moore of Monaluna This was a huge accomplishment for so many reasons.
When I started Fabricworm, the first question out of my mouth with every new Fabric Rep that I met was, "Are they offering any printed organic cottons"? Again and again, I got the exact same response. I was so frustrated. It seemed that the manufacturers just haven't been able to understand not only the demand, but more importantly the impact that offering organic cottons could have on our eco system. With roughly 25% of all pesticides used in agriculture, being used on cotton fields, it seems logical that a shift is clearly needed in how we grow our cotton. Or else? I don't know about everyone else, but I'd like my future grandchildren to meet their future grandchildren. At the rate we are chemically poisoning our agriculture, it's not clear as to whether or not that is possible.
I encourage everyone to contact their favorite quilting cotton manufacturers, and tell them that you want to see more organic options! Surely if they existed, we at Fabricworm would buy them!
What's on the horizon for Fabricworm?
This November/December we will see the launch of two new collections, "Marine" by Dan Stiles
and Circa 60 Beach Mod, a follow up to Circa 50 by Jennifer Moore of Monaluna
So, Thanks for listening, enough babble.
For the giveaway we are offering the complete collection of Early Bird by Cosmo Cricket in fat quarters, 12 in total.
But we need your help! We are going to be working on a redesign of the website so to enter, please tell us how we can make Fabricworm a more enjoyable shopping experience. What would you like to see in our store? What do you wish we would change about our site? Whatever comes to mind, your input if so important to us!
Please only 1 entry per person.
The Random Generator will choose a winner on Monday June 28th @ 9am PST. So please have your entry in by then.
Thank You and Good Luck!
***UPDATE****
Thank you for all the amazing suggestions! I'm really enjoying reading every one of them. If you by chance are reading we've already made a few updates:
1. We've now made it so that you can see that a fabric is out of stock before clicking on it.
2. We have a "view all" section for the fabrics, this actually already existed, but for those that didn't notice it.
3. Some of you requested full yard sets, and I just wanted to note that all of the sets are available as 1/2 yards, full yards, 1.5 yards, or even 2 yards as long as we have enough stock on hand. You just enter based on a 1/2 yard. For instance if you want a full yard of each print, you would enter 2 in the quantity box.:)
4. Some of you have probably already noticed this, but we have added a section for Fat Quarters, so that's sorta' new.
5. We unfortunately have a really hard time with the measurement issue, because we use stock photos from the manufacturers and they often don't have a measuring tape, and because they don't use a set size for each picture, to put a ruler with the photo would mean editing of every single fabric, I'm afraid we haven't been able to find the time to do this, but maybe in the future we will find a way.
6. Oh and we now made it so that the pattern section is "view all". So no more multiple pages to click through.
7. I know there is something else, but I can't think of it. Maybe I will remember later. Thanks and keep on posting!
Aw I remember, lots of new solids are on the way, including Robert Kaufman Kona Solids and Organic Solids
Comments
I would also love to see fabric stacks that did some combining of solids with patterns, as I always struggle trying to coordinate these two.
Hugs. Larisa.
Also, I find a color matcher useful, as sometimes I look for a coordinate not necessarily from the same line.
Keep up with the good work of your push for more organics.
crafts[at]oursideofthemountain[dot]com
Also, sometimes I see exactly what I want on your site only to see that it's out of stock :(
And every so often, I set off "window shopping" for fabric in a particular color to build up my stash. It would be cool to be able to browse fabrics by colors in addition to by designer, collection, etc...
~ MC
What I do not like is however that I can get fabric only in half yard cuts. I tend to buy a lot more when I can buy in quarter steps. But then again, that is so much more cutting to do and you might find that is too work.
And maybe you could add a description as to how big the print displayed is. Buying fabric only is tough but when I can't see the dimension it is even more difficult.
When I click on fabric by designer, maybe you could show one icon with a typical design for each designer along with their names because I really have a hard time remembering who designed which but when I see that print it all comes back to me :)
And finally: please don't get rid of display of fabric in circles. I love that!
Thanks for the giveaway, will keep my fingers crossed!
Thanks for a great fabric site!
Thanks for the chance to win :)
For the website, I would like a "view all" feature available. For example, when i GO TO "HOME DEC" I have to click on the designer to see the options (and how excited I am to see Denyse Schmidt listed and then NOTHING after I click on her name); therefore, a "view all" option would allow me to see all the fabrics available without having to click on each one individually if I want to see everything that is in stock. Goodness!I'm sure I could have been more concise without being laconic!♥Duff
I actually think your interface is pretty good compared to most other fabric shops. I like that I can easily choose to shop by designer, collection, etc. And I LOVE the FQ bundles.
I love the Circa 50 line, and I can't wait to get some of the Circa 60!
I think one thing I would appreciate on your site is larger, square images of the fabrics, instead of the circles. that's a minor thing, though. It works well.
Thank you! :)
Thanks for the giveaway!
THanks for the chance...love the baby quilt set.the inspiration they give too!
...maybe other kinds of sets? :)
Thank you!
Kamal
monahtkm (at) gmail (dot) com
Congrats on 2 years. And I can't tell you how excited I am for the whale print :)
for the new website, it would be great if you could have a sort of "design wall" where one could look at the fabric swatches in their cart lined up together somehow.
also, it would be great if there were larger swatch previews available, perhaps with an option to see a larger piece of the fabric?
oh, and i love that you have added fat quarter bundles as an option!!
Thanks!
(what amazon does, I hope that makes sense!)
congratulations on 2 years!!
My only request would be a frame of reference for the size of the fabric print
Awesome give away, thank you!
SheilaC
The only thing I wish was different about your site is when things are out of stock, that it is indicated prior to clicking on the fabric desciption. That or the fabric is just not listed anymore.
I think fabric stacks and fat quarter bundles, and maybe even fat eighth bundles would be awesome! Sometimes, the need for just fat eighths is there for smaller projects, rather than fat quarters or half yards...
SewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com
I'd like to be able to view the fabrics better...something a little larger.
Carolyn
I would love to see more inspiration. Project ideas. I would also love to see solids and patterns combined, whether it just be an inspiration page or to be sold as a fat quarter bundle or something.
I love FabricWorm. Thank you!
Another suggestion would be add a digital "design board" with the shopping cart so that fabrics could be added and looked at next to one another.
I think it would be helpful for me if you carried more bundles. I love the fabrics you put together since I have trouble finding coord online. I also really love when you include Oh Fransson bundles and I think that should continue.
Congrats on year two!
Thanks!!!
The main thing that I would LOVE to see is larger view of the fabric. I like the look of the circles on your site, but perhaps you could be able to click on them to see the fabric in its entirety. A ruler or some indication of scale would be great!
Jennifer
jennifereladd at yahoo dot com
I love that yall offer bundles by designer of the fabric lines...so the only thing i can think of is keep bundling.
I love when i see others putting together bundles what they come up with. On etsy you see a lot of different designers together.
Thanks for the chance to win a yummy fabric bundle
Karen
Improvements? Possibly offer interfacing as well, this way people don't have to get it from somewhere else. I also agree with one comment about fabric matching - perhaps categories of different colors throughout all collections. Other than that, I LOVE your site, your variety and everything I have received.
Also I love the bundles that you put together.
Congratulations on your 2 year anniversary!
I personally would love to see scrap bags they are brillant for small projects and are another good way of getting lots of prints to see what they are like.
Thanks for the giveaway
I love your shop - it's a treasure trove for us fabric-starved Brits!
A colour selector would be a great addition!
I love the site.... Right off to pick some more!
but that said i don't think you need to change too much as you have the best selection of fabric around!
My only suggestion would be to change the fabric listings so that when you are out of stock, the image of the particular fabric would be removed. Or, if you are expecting a shipment of more of that fabric, maybe a message saying that you are "temporarily" out of stock so that I know to check back.
Thanks for asking!
from a buyer perspective - offering solids and a way to "match" fabrics if needed.
Congratulations of 2 years! You're my favorite store to buy fabric from!
Second...I would like to see more fat quarter sets. Smaller sets, like 4 or 5, not the entire collections.
I lurrvve the new cosmo cricket line!
I would love to see solids incorporated into your stacks. Sometimes I see a stack and I have a hard time matching the solids to the prints since it is all online. That's the only improvement I can think of... I love Fabricworm!
Jennifer :)
Congrats on the anniversary and I wish you many happy and successful years to come!
I would love to see if fabric is out of stock on the main viewing page before I click on the swatch to order - just to save time and disappointment when I go to order a fabric only to find it is out of stock...I do love seeing all the fabric you have stocked previously though - great eye candy!
xx
Congratulations!
If the out-of-stock prints are kept on the website, is there a way to indicate if they've been reordered, or just haven't been deleted from the database? If they're not reordered, at what point are they removed?
Also, I like fabric stores where you can easily find prints in similar colors, whether it be another sort on the left navigation bar (see all blue fabric), or a link directly from a particular print (see all others with the hue/color in this partcular print by clicking on the color you like). Don't sort exclusively by color - it's really annoying when I can't find a whole collection. But having that be one option would be nice.
I would also probably buy more fabric if there were blog-type posts about fabric selection that would help me create my own equivalent of the designer bundles you make.
Thanks!
www.craftedAngles.com
Thanks!
By the way I often link to you from my blogposts to share my fabulous finds. If you ever decided to have an affiliate program I'd be there!
My suggestions will echo what others have said...
- larger fabric swatches or a way to see scale or see more of the print. I'd also prefer a square swatch image, rather than the circle since you might as well use the corner area to show more of the fabric.
- if an item is out of stock, remove its listing from the site. It ends up being a let down to see the swatch on the site and think it's in stock only to find out it is sold out.
- if a designer or collection doesn't have any items for sale within that respective category then I think the designer or collection shouldn't be listed, if that makes sense. Again, it just ends up being a let down.
- price by the yard
- offer FQs
- keep up the great work!! :)
I wholeheartedly agree about the need for more organic v. conventionally grown cotton, so keep up the great work with birch and with stocking other options (Cloud9) as well! :)
I really enjoy your blog and do stop by frequently.
Elaine
Thanks so much for the give away!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Congrats on your Anniversary!
And thanks a lot for this lovely giveaway!
I would like to see more patterns and maybe books too.
eli_green22 at yahoo dot com dot br
Thanks for the chance to win and congratulations on your milestone!
Congrats on your anniversary and thanks for the great giveaway!
Congrats on 2 years and thank you for the giveaway opportunity!
Thanks for a chance to win your yummy blog candy!
sorry for my english spero di vincere un saluto dall'Italia bye bye rosa
goccedioceano2000(at)libero(dot)it
I love reading your blog, and I'm excited that you've been in business for 2 years. Congrats!
WOW! THAT'S A TOUGH ONE:HOW ABOUT MORE FQ'S! PRETTY MUCH LOVE YOUR BLOG AS IS! LOVE,LINDA
jldouglas@wispwest.net
Also, if you take uniform pictures of everything (with a ruler or a coin), that would be useful. Sometimes you can't trust one shade of green to perfectly match a different shade of green.
I would like an option to see a swatch of the fabric that is not a circle. The circle is cute, but for some of the fabrics it doesn't show enough of the repeat to get a feel for the overall fabric.
Your fabric collections are great. I'd love some solids in them to bulk them up and keep the price low.
Thanks and I hope I win!
I think it would be nice to be able to purchase amounts smaller than a half yard or more fat quarter packs. Other than that I love your site!
Fat quarters would be fun, I always find something to do with them.
Thanks for the giveaway.
they answer all my needs as a coustumer.
you should see their site and how freandly it is
and i dont buy from etsy becues i dont have a pay pal account
so i recomend to creat a shop.com
with a friendly design
i will buy there!
thanks!