Sunday, July 6, 2014

Christmas In July! + Giveaway!

Hi there! I hope you all enjoyed your 4th of July holiday weekend! :) 

We are starting July off with a fun new series, called Christmas in July! For the entire month of July, we will be posting anything and everything Christmas related! We have a full schedule of guest bloggers who will be stopping by and sharing fun Christmas related tutorials.  We will also be having a new giveaway each week! So be sure to come back often for your chance to win some great Christmas fabrics! 



July 6: Giveaway: Set of 3 panels
July 8: Christmas Tea Towels: FWFS
July 10: Cristina: Pretty Little Quilts
July 13: Giveaway: Half Yard Bundle
July 15: Christmas Table Runner: FWFS
July 17: Paula: The Sassy Quilter
July 20: Giveaway: Half Yard Bundle
July 22: 1930's Christmas Quilt Free Pattern: FWFS
July 24: Kim: Charm and Whimsy
July 27: Giveaway: Half Yard Bundle
July 29: TBA
July 31: Melissa: My Fabric Relish

So grab a button, and get ready for Christmas in July! 
Fort Worth Fabric Studio


To start things off, we are giving away these fun Christmas Panels:


This giveaway includes an apron panel PLUS 8 placemat panels! These panels are so fun, and a great way to spruce up your holiday table! 

To enter to win, answer the following question:

When do you start your Christmas shopping?

Please leave your answer in the comment section below.  Please leave your email address if you are a no-reply blogger or an anonymous commenter. 

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

Good luck! 





78 comments:

barbara woods said...

already started. tjwbew@charter.net

annemarie said...

I like to start in September - shop the sales. I like to start crafting and sewing in July though!

mightymadge said...

December 26th!!!

I am always on the lookout for great gifts

Love Christmas and thanks for a great opportunity

Mightymadgescloset@gmail.com

Teresa S. said...

I usually start in October, earlier if I see something that would be perfect for someone on my list!
tstanulis@verizon.net

Connie Rhea said...

I begin shopping for the next year the day after Christmas. Christmas quilting goes on all year.

Needled Mom said...

With 28 grandchildren I shop all year round. If I see something that calls their name the day after Christmas I will pick it up!

Amy's Crafty Shenanigans said...

I would like to think I will start this month but realistically it will be September.

Sandy D said...

If you call making a Christmas Tree runner starting my shopping then I have started. Any Mall shopping I usually start about the first of November.

pippirose said...

I start my Christmas shopping around December 20. Not very smart, I know. I always have good intentions on starting early, but have rarely managed yet.

Rose Braun said...

I start around the time they say order by this date to receive by Christmas. So bad I know.

Marjorie's Busy Corner said...

very nice of you.....thank you! I usually start by Sept 1st. this year I have already startd

Vicki H said...

I don't like to admit it, but I don't start until November.

Rosieq said...

Generally the day after, I don't do toys until the last minute to make sure the newest is released...if I do toys at all for the Grans

Paula said...

Every year I say I am going to start early. Every year I wait til late Nov. :-)

Heidi [Banks of Frog Creek] said...

Right after Halloween!

brownj6610 said...

I think I generally start during the Hallmark ornament premier because my daughter collects Mickey Mouse ornaments and I buy them for her stocking.

Betsy said...

Lindsey I have already started making things for nieces and granddaughter. Since my kids are grown they usually want pricier things so I wait until black friday

Trisch said...

I usually start the end of November or first part of December. I even do some of my sewing last minute. I start out with good intentions but well, you know, stuff happens.

ShirleyC said...

I have no set time to start shopping, but it usually never until closer to Christmas. If I have to order things for the grandkids, I do try to get those ordered in plenty of time for Christmas.
I make a few things so I'm already working on those.

Cindy said...

OK, I start my Christmas MAKING in July, so I need to start this week. EEEk, not knowing what I'm making yet for my sons.

Anita said...

I usually start in the beginning of December.

GranChris said...

I must say I shop whenever I have extra cash in my budget, Sometimes that is March or April, no heating or AC bills.

Suze said...

I start when I see the first perfect gift. I see ideas for making gifts all year round. Thanks for the giveaway.

Unknown said...

How fun! Thanks for a wonderful giveaway. I usually start making a few gifts (quilting) at the start of Jan. I have all my Christmas ready and wrapped by Oct.
akk_nana@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

I start Christmas shopping in January when all of the sales are happening. Thanks!

Please click on the delaineelliott above for my email link.

Tammy said...

I start the day after Christmas and shop all year long picking up little things here and their. conn_and_vans_momatyahoodotcom

Janie said...

I start mine on black Friday, the sales are huge. Thanks for the giveaway.

Karen M said...

I TRY to start early, but I don't usually think seriously about it until Thanksgiving. Thanks for the chance to win this cute fabric.

Unknown said...

Around the 24th of December!

sofen said...

At sales in end of december ;)

jachelno at gmail dot com

Margaret said...

I usually start shopping about two weeks before Christmas.

nettie said...

If it's for fabric then all year long......;o) if it's for gifts then November....thanks for the giveaway love it.....

Leslie said...

Even though I tell myself every year I'm going to start early (September or October), it usually ends up starting after Thanksgiving.

Brenda said...

I usually get started late...sometimes too late!

apple blossom said...

I never stop Christmas shopping. I find things on sale and put them away all year long. Only way to shop and save. ;P
Thanks for the giveaway
ABreading4fun [at] gmail [dot] com

Cal said...

As early as possible. Although it has happened that sometime in summer I saw the perfet gift on sale for a family member, bought it, stash it and come christmas time could not remember where I stored it! Ended up buying a second gift in December!
So, I like to stash gifts, but have to remember very well where I keep them!

Chiska said...

I'm always shopping for Christmas. It takes the stress away from the season for me.

Mom C said...

I'm always on the lookout but mostly I give checks so I don't really stress til Thanksgiving. Love all things Santa. Thanks.

Kate said...

I start Oct. 6 (my mom's birthday is 10/5 so I wait to see what's checked off her list) and I'm done by December 1. Then I can enjoy the last minute sewing. ;)

Afquilt said...

I'm a procrastinator... don't usually start until November at the earliest.

Fort Worth Fabric Studio said...

FWFS posting for Candace A. - I start my Christmas Shopping in January.

Joyce Carter said...

Thanks for the giveaway, Lindsey. I start my Christmas shopping the day after Thanksgiving.

sandyandcosmo said...

I start my Christmas shopping in the spring or summer when I start seeing things on sale.

Kathy H said...

I shop all year round and hope to find some fun and interesting gifts.

bairdmtn said...

I usually start mine about now! I take vacation ops urging July 4 week and when that's over, I realize that it really isn't that long until Christmas! As a matter of fact, I am already thinking about the gifts I need to start making!

Anita said...

I used to start in October before I had kids but it gets pushed to December lately. Hopefully I can get a head start this year.

lsymank said...

The first of December. slmne5@Yahoo.com. Linda Symank

Anonymous said...

I shop all year long.

Tu-Na Quilts said...

I keep my eyes open for gifts all year long. But then I hide them and sometimes hide them too well and have to buy or make again.

Debbie -- Sheltered Stitches said...

Shopping begins when I spy something I know is a great gift.. I've already got a small pile growing in the closet and plans for LOTS of home made projects that I've already started to work on!

Mara said...

I'm kind of a last minute gal, and get stuff the last week, but I do buy a few toys when I find them on sale for the kids.

Jane S. said...

I have been known to start my Christmas shopping the week after Christmas! If there's something great on clearance I'll get it and put it in my little stash. I add to the stash all year long and then I don't have to fight the crowds come the end of the year.

Anonymous said...

I start my Christmas shopping as soon as I find something that suits someone on my list.
Marilyn

lnshetler@embarqmail,com

Cecilia said...

Usually the first of December. :-). I tend to procrastinate.

Karen Rowland said...

I'm a procrastinator too. I don't start until after Thanksgiving.

Aunt Mimi said...

I have already started. My grandbabies were all born between Oct & Jan. My kids Dec & Feb. Dec baby is Christmas Eve baby.

Kathy said...

right after the last Christmas - I am always on the look out for treasures that fit someone

Anonymous said...

I want to start earlier but it's always the same every year. December! I always want to get my Xmas cards out first. I do photo cards. It's hard to get the family together for current pictures. Then I have to order them. That takes another week. By now it's usually the 10th of December. Ugh!! Maybe this is the year I can do everything sooner, or at least I will try!
Trinaduffy@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

Actual Christmas shopping, I do in November. And that's for 13 grandchildren and 1 great. But sewing for Christmas, I start in June.

Unknown said...

Sewing for Christmas I start about September and shopping about October.

gpc said...

I pick things up all year if I see something special. For instance, I have a friend named Robin who collects Robin-themed items, so I am always on the lookout for those. And I sew little projects, like pot holders, as I have time. So I guess it's Christmas all year long at my house, lol. :)

valerie boudier said...

Any time I see something suitable for a present during the year valerie.boudier@ntlworld.com

VickiT said...

Anytime during the year when there is a really good sale on something I'll pick it up for a gift for someone on my Christmas list. And sometimes if a really great sale, I'll even grab a second one. SCORE for me now. LOL

KathleenD said...

I don't have a big Christmas gift list. I usually make lots of Christmas cookies as gifts for our neighbors and friends and we go door-to-door delivering them in our Santa hats in mid-December. All our family members are adults and live in other states, so we tend to send them gift certificates. IF I shop for something specific, I usually start 1 to 2 months ahead of the occasion.

Unknown said...

I try to hunt for Christmas all year long and catch bargains. This year probably some handmade items to offset my bargains. Thanks for the giveaway!

tdkcarpenoctem@hotmail.com

Anonymous said...

Love to start Christmas in July! Thanks for the giveaway!
Heather in California
hbrooke_ski@hotmail.com

Kris said...

I have just bought my first gift this past weekend. I usually start right after Christmas for ideas.

✾Jamie Lee Cooley✾ said...

Normally I do most if it in October/November and am done before thanksgiving.

Maree in NC ☺ said...

Every year, I want to be finished before Thanksgiving, but somehow that has never happened. I haven't bought anything yet, but I do have some ideas. ☺ Thanks a bunch for the chance to win your giveaway!

my nana maree @ yahoo . com

Sarah said...

I usually start in December, but I start my Christmas "making" the end of October, and buy things for those I haven't had a chance to make anything for. sarah@forrussia.org

Rita McCart said...

Shop for Christmas usually just days before. Thank you for the chance to win. :)

Peggy k said...

I look for handmade ideas all year long. Just made my first big Christmas purchase today at the hallmark store , 34 ornaments

Unknown said...

I always say I am going to start at the 1st of the year, but never happens. :) Usually start the 1st of December.
craftyccain@gmail.com

Sally said...

I usually start in the fall but this year I started in June.

Unknown said...

A day before!!!

Kristen said...

Early December, but every once in a while I start in November. If I'm lucky!

JKW said...

Actually I started fall 2013 for Christmas 2014.
I purchased some wonderful Christmas makes for last year and never got them out of their sacks. So maybe I''ll get some done for this year!

jenni said...

August, I like to be finished before Thanksgiving!

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