SouleMama Sponsors ~ Alewives Fabrics

Today, we bring you a giveaway from SouleMama Sponsor, Alewives Fabrics. In Rhea's words:

"Alewives Fabrics is an independently owned fabric store located in Midcoast Maine and run by the mother/daughter team of Barbara Neeson and Rhea Butler. We carry a great selection of carefully curated fabrics: everything from quilting cottons to vinyl laminate and a whole lot in between. Our shop and webstore draw sewing enthusiasts from all over the world.

Rhea keeps a blog that is equal parts daily life and shop news. We are also on facebook, twitter and pinterest."

SouleMama: How long have you been in business?

Rhea: Alewives Fabrics has been open since 1978. Over the years, the business has changed hands a couple of times, and our family bought the shop in 2004. We've evolved from a business that was geared towards garment sewing in the 70's and 80's to a full fledged quilt shop in the 90's and early 2000's. Today we are what we like to call a "creative home sewing" shop with fabrics and supplies for making quilts, clothing, bags and home furnishings. Fabrics have changed lots over the years (for the better, in my opinion): today's designs are gorgeous with unbelievable quality and of course the internet has really rejuvenated sewing by connecting and inspiring a new generation of sewists. All in all, it's an exciting time to be in the fabric business! 

SouleMama: What does a typical day at work look like for you?

 

Rhea : A "typical" day at the shop sees us doing lots of things: Pam is downstairs doing long-arm quilting for our customers, Tammy is stitching up shop samples or teaching a class, Shelby is uploading new fabrics to the internet and filling internet orders for our webstore, Martha is making gorgeous samples and helping to wait on customers, I answer e-mails, place orders and rearrange the shop, and my mom is probably next door at my house, babysitting Bert with one hand and paying bills with the other. We're very lucky to have a great crew here at the shop, and we have a LOT of fun.  

For today's giveaway, Alewives Fabrics is generously offering the following gift to ONE winner:  

~ A "Coming Together" quilt kit!

 

The kit includes the book Simply Modern Christmas by Cindy Hammon, plus fabrics for the top and binding of the quilt, which finishes at approximately 60" square. The quilt gets its name from the flying geese pattern featured in the quilt, which reminds us that during the holidays, we all "come together" from different corners to enjoy the season. Our version of the kit includes a cheater print: it will look as though the center motifs are hand-appliqued, but really the gorgeous fabric is doing all of the work.     

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In addition, Alewives Fabrics would like to offer SouleMama readers 10% off their entire purchase at the shop or at alewivesfabrics.com through November 24th, 2013. To receive the discount, either mention "SouleMama" at the counter, or enter the code "soulemama" into the promotional code field at checkout. Discount does not apply to shipping charges and won't appear in your final invoice or confirmation e-mail, but we are working hard on our end to manually change the cost of your order.  

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To enter today's giveaway, please leave a comment (one entry per person, please) in today's post. I'll close comments by 9 am EST on Monday, and announce the winner, chosen via Random Number Generator, shortly after. Comments closed! The winner is...

Quilt + Christmas = happiness! Thanks for the giveaway!!
Posted by: katie near chicago

Thank you, Alewives Fabrics!