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Happy Tuesday!! We hope everyone is having a great start to the week. It’s Father’s Day this weekend!! It’s the day to celebrate the man who has always been there for us, no matter what. And this includes (but is not limited to!) killing spiders, shoveling the snow in -30 C weather, making us his famous spaghetti when mom was sick, miraculously fixing that hairdryer that you thought you broke, and loving us unconditionally. We appreciate everything that you do for us, Dads – thank you for everything! :)

What better way to show your dad how much he means to you by making something from the heart. We have an awesome Passport Cover Tutorial for this week’s How To’s Day that would be the perfect gift for that inspiring man in your life. This sleek passport cover is such an essential for any avid traveler – there is nothing worse than rummaging through your things while at the airport trying to find your passport. As if airports weren’t stressful enough! With our cover, your passport will be protected…and with the pretty fabric, easy to find! The elastic band adds extra security, so you can slip your airline ticket and other essentials inside too. And with the inner pockets, you can hide away extra money or cards. We especially love our passport cover with our navy and tan prints from Paisley Please; stylish but neutral enough for a man.

Ready for the full tutorial? Click HERE for the free tutorial for our Passport Cover!

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Happy Monday! We hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! It was super sunny and hot this weekend for us; the humidity was definitely at its high…but it was the perfect weekend for sitting by the pool, with a summer cocktail (or jumping into the pool too!). Have you seen our What We Love post? We are starting a new feature on the blog sharing with you all what we, the Camelot Design Studio, loved most for the week! :)

It’s time to start off this sunshine-filled week with our Moody Monday! Today we are inspiring you with our Cove by Camelot Design Studio collection for Spring 2014. Encapsulated in a calm colour palette of powdered blue, tan, and muted grey…this collection is very ocean-inspired. The clear waters, the gritty sand, and the smell of the salty air…these are some of things we love most about the beach, and Cove brings us back to that place. Cove mixes calming colors with modern prints of ikats, fretworks, and hexagons and would be the perfect setting for a ocean-themed room. Think tide colored pillows, a cozy blue and tan quilt, and some decorative sea glass pieces to finish off the look. If you can’t get to the beach, then creating something or decorating with Cove is the next best thing! Check out all the full Cove collection HERE!

One collection that reminds us of our Cove Collection is that of M.Patmos’ Spring 2014 RTW line. Soft hues are always on-trend for the Spring and Summer, but we have been seeing a lot of powdered blues on the runways for Spring 2014, such as at the Nina Ricci and Marchesa shows too.

There is just something so calming and serene about this muted blue color that we especially adore, which is perfect for contrasting against the hot summer temperatures. M.Patmos’ collection is a mixture of blues, greens, and tans which reminds us of clear, tropical waters. This look especially reminds us of Cove, with the stunning woven sweater and accompanying tan & powdered blue accessories. Such a beach-y look! You can check out the full collection here.

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Happy Friday!! We hope everyone is having a really great day! We started a new feature on the blog this week called What We Love – a post dedicated to all things that the Camelot Design Studio is loving at the moment! We really hope you enjoyed the first post; we are super excited for the next! :)

To end another lovely week, we have our Fan Friday to share. Today we are featuring an Etsy Shop, The Bib Boutique, with a very fun and modern feel. This handmade shop is dedicated to handmade bibs, turbans, baby teething pads, and other baby necessities, in cute prints. Irene, owner of The Bib Boutique, also creates beautiful headbands and turbans for adults in modern geometric and patterned fabrics!

Irene shared with us her Wonder Woman bib using our DC Comics Originals Collection, and we just had to share! She also created baby teething pads with Wonder Woman, and we just love it. We love creative patterns for babies, and our Wonder Woman print fits the bill (or, bib we should say hehe). Every future superheroine needs her very own girl power bib, of course, so that she can be protected and ready for what’s ahead! :)

Thank you so much, Irene, for sharing with us your wonderful DC Comics Originals projects!! We absolutely adore them, and your Etsy shop! Be sure to visit The Bib Boutique for more, as well as their Facebook Page. Have a great weekend, everyone! :)

Happy Sewing!

Hi everyone!

We are starting a new feature on our blog called “What We Love“. Each week, the Camelot Design Studio will be sharing with all of you what we have enjoyed, loved, and been inspired by most. It will be a great way for you all to get to know us a bit better, and hopefully can inspire you too. We also have a Pinterest board, called What We Love, where we will be pinning anything and everything that inspires us…so be sure to follow the board for even more inspiration!

Shannen: Floral Crowns

Valeria: Bambi

Marion: Striped Maxi Dress

Juan: Yamaha Keyboard Notebook

Vanessa: Pineapple Prints

We’d also love to know what you have enjoyed most this week! Be sure to follow our What We Love board on Pinterest, so you can see what is inspiring us daily!! Let us know if you enjoy this new feature; we are very excited about it! :)

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Happy Thursday! We hope you are having a brilliant day!! One of our designers, Jane Farnham, was featured on Print & Pattern this week! They showcased her new Spring 2014 collections from Camelot Fabrics. Congratulations, Jane! :)

We’ve got our Thankful Thursday to share with you! Today we are taking the time to thank the CHA Craft Industry Magazine for their lovely feature on our new craft products in their Spring 2014 issue! We got to experience our first CHA show this year, back in January 2014 in Anaheim, California. It was such a fantastic experience getting to showcase our fabric collections, but also our crafting products – our ad-fab™ and soft & hard felt. We received so many awesome comments and feedback on our new products, and got to meet so many inspiring bloggers and crafting enthusiasts! We also wrote about our full CHA show experience, which you can read here.

Craft Industry Today, the magazine correlated to the CHA, has a wonderful feature called “Trend Report”…and guess who was featured in it? Yup, that’s right..us! They reported about the CHA show experience, and wrote up a lovely section on our booth and adhesive products.

“Adhesive-backed fabric was presented by Camelot Fabrics from Canada. Ready for die-cutting and appliques, this versatile product appeals to mixed-media crafters, sewists, and paper crafters alike. […] For crafters who like even more texture, how about some patterned adhesive-backed felt? The fabulous tactile experience of felt combined with the ease and convenience of the sticky back makes this a winner for teen/youth crafting, too.” – Jenny Barnett Rohrs, founder and editor of CraftTestDummies.com

We are so happy you were able to stop by our booth and that you enjoyed our adhesive products! We had such a great experience at the CHA Show and were so glad to have been part of such a positive community. Be sure to check out the CHA website to get a copy of the Spring 2014 Craft Industry Magazine, as well as for more info on the CHA. You can check out our ad-fab™ and adhesive felt lines on our website! Have a great day! :)

Happy Sewing!