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23rd Anniversary | Discount Fabric Warehouse
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Celebrate Our DFW 23rd Anniversary With Us!

23 years ago, we opened our first Discount Fabric Warehouse store! We can’t believe 23 years has gone by so fast! And over the years, we’ve met so many different people, made so many friends, and (we hope) have made a positive impact on the Hawaii sewing community.

We’d like to invite you to join us in celebrating our 23rd anniversary!

Check Out Our Sales and Specials

We will be having sales and specials throughout the two weeks of our anniversary celebration. You can find all of these sales in-store or in your local newspaper.

Come Party With Us!

The Details

The main event of our anniversary celebration is always our VIC Members-Only anniversary party. This year, we’ll be having it on Friday, June 22, 2018 from 4PM – 8PM. (Our stores will all be closing at 3PM so we can get the store party-ready. No one will be allowed in until we reopen at 4PM, so please plan accordingly.)

Audience Participation (Plus Our Theme!)

One of the best things about our anniversary celebrations is that they’re themed! Last year, for our 22nd anniversary, we had a tutu (2-2 or two-two) theme. We encourage all of our customers to dress up and get in the spirit of things!

This year, our theme is 23 and Us. Why? Because human beings (typically) have 23 pairs of chromosomes in their cells. These chromosomes are made of DNA and our DNA can tell a lot about us – including ancestry. Hawaii is a melting pot of cultures and ethnic backgrounds. And the different combinations of these backgrounds are what makes each and every one of our customers special.

So this year we’re celebrating cultures, thus our theme – 23 and Us:  Celebrating Sewing Around the World. We encourage you to dress in an outfit that represents an ethnicity that you’d like to honor. We ask that you keep all costumes respectful and reserve the right to ask anyone who may be dressed in an offensive way to please leave the party. Please keep in mind that there is a very good chance that someone at the party may be of the ethnic background you are representing. If you have any questions or concerns regarding an outfit or would like more clarification on what may constitute as offensive or inappropriate, please contact us at fabricdfw@gotfabric.com prior to the party.

The Return of the Photo Booth (And Prize Drawing)

As we have in previous years, we will be having a photo booth at each of our stores. Please stop by, have your picture taken, and, if you are not a frequent customer of ours, make sure that we have your name and e-mail address so that you can be entered into our anniversary drawing for one of 23 amazing prizes (including, but not limited to, a $100 gift card, a Baby Lock steamer, or a Baby Lock dress form)! You can also take your own photo in our photo booth and upload it to Facebook or Instagram. To be entered in the drawing, you must tag us and use the hashtag #dfw23andus. Photos must be taken at the anniversary party to be entered. More information can be obtained at the party.

Passport of Savings & Refreshments

All customers who attend the party will receive a special one-night only Passport of Savings. This outlines all of the sales and specials we will have during the party. (Please note that these specials are exclusive from the specials we will be having in the newspapers and cannot be combined with any other offer.) These specials may or may not be similar to those we have had in previous years (although I can tell you that we have changed quite a bit – and no, thread will not be on major sale that night). You’ll have to come in to find out what they are.

There will also be light refreshments (while supplies last) at each party.

Want more info? Need more info? This page will be updated as the week goes on. To be the first to see all of sneak peeks and to get the most recent information, sign up for our E-Blast newsletter (if you haven’t already) through the link at the top of the site.

General questions about the party can be sent to fabricdfw@gotfabric.com. We will not answer questions about what will be on sale or what the additional prizes for the drawing will be.

Invite a friend, invite ten friends! The more the merrier! But if they are not VIC members, to take advantage of any of the specials and sales, they will need to sign up for the free membership.

See you there!

Hope Bags Project | Discount Fabric Warehouse
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Hope Bags Project

When children are entering foster care or are transitioning from one home to another, they are usually given a trash bag to put their belongings in. According to the Friends of the Children’s Justice Center of East Hawaii, children are taken from their homes and placed into foster care for their immediate safety, at no fault of their own, and often remain in care until they become adults. They frequently change foster homes, and when moving, take none of their belongings, or the little that they have is placed into trash bags. Already experiencing sadness, trauma, and anxiety, children relate themselves to trash, like their belongings that are so frequently thrown into trash bags. Jade, a former foster youth, shared that it was hurtful and “it made me feel like I was the trash being carried around”. Kekoa, another former foster youth, agreed with Jade, and supports the idea of every foster child having their own duffel bag. Kekoa stated ”it’s the little things that make the biggest difference”.
Not only are these duffle bags practical, but they also convey the message that the child is valued. We plan on including a label in each of the bags with a message of hope and inspiration from former foster kids to the bag recipient.
Throughout the months of June and July, Discount Fabric Warehouse stores will be having a Hope Bag donation drive. We are looking to collect large bags (tote bags, duffle bags, backpacks, and the like) to bring love and hope to foster children. All of our stores will be having in-store bag sewing events where you can come and learn how to make various large bags for donation. At all of our in-store events, we will provide all of the materials, all you have to do is show up, help sew a bag, and donate it! Dates and projects will be listed in our E-Blast newsletters and on our website and social media as they are scheduled.
We will also be collecting completed large handcrafted bags (24”x9” or larger, unused, made
with new materials suitable for children ages 4 – 16), fabric and supply donations (such as
zippers, nylon webbing for straps, etc.), and monetary donations. Those who donate quality,
large bags will receive a $5 gift card for their donation (limit 3 gift cards per person).
We are currently working on creating a list of various easily accessible patterns, bag inspiration ideas, video tutorials, and tips and tricks to help you create your large bags of hope. Please check back as throughout the next two months, this site will be updated.
Dress A Child | Discount Fabric Warehouse
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Help Dress A Child Around The Island and Around the World This May!

During the month of May, Discount Fabric Warehouse has teamed up with Dress A Girl Around the World and various local charities to help dress children in need in our community and around the world.

Dress A Girl Around the World believes that “every girl deserves at least one dress” and strives to distribute new, homemade dresses to girls in need all over the world. Many of these girls live in areas where they may never have a new dress of their own and Dress A Girl has the vision that every girl has at least one new dress. To find out more about Dress A Girl Around the World and see how you can help them directly, please visit our Dress A Girl page here.

Here in the islands, there is a need for basic clothing (simple shorts, tops, and girl’s dresses) for children of all ages. As always, each of the stores will be working with different charities in their communities to distribute donated items to those in need.

The Hilo and Kona stores will be working with the Friends of the Children’s Justice Center and HOPE Services Hawaii. The Friends of the Children’s Justice Center maintains a closet where children who are removed from situations with only the clothes on their backs are able to find new and gently used clothing. HOPE Services Hawaii distributes new and gently used clothing to children in need. Many of the families helped only have what is on their backs or in their cars and starting over.

As Maui and Kauai settle on their charities, we will update you.

Join us throughout the month of May and learn how to make simple children’s clothing using materials provided by us at one of our workshops. Dates and times will be available soon. You can also drop off any new handmade article of children’s clothing (ages 3 – 16) and receive a $5.00 gift certificate (limit one gift certificate per person, offer ends 05/31) and we will make sure your made with love item is donated to the appropriate organization.

Dress A Child Around the Island | Discount Fabric Warehouse

Discount Fabric Warehouse – Kauai

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 | 10AM – 2PM

Come and learn how to make these simple elastic waist shorts!

 

 

Dress A Child Around the Island | Discount Fabric Warehouse

Discount Fabric Warehouse Kona

Saturday, May 26, 2018 | 10AM – 1PM

We will be making dresses and tops based on this simple “20 minute” pattern! We will supply fabrics and instructions.  You can bring your machine or request to use one of ours. Sergers are suitable except for top-stitching. Please call 326-7474 or come by to register, so that we know how many kits to prepare.

Discount Fabric Warehouse Kona

Thursday, May 31, 2018 | 10AM – 1Pm

Learn how to make shorts for pre-teen boys! We will supply fabrics and instructions.  You can bring your machine or request to use one of ours. Sergers are suitable except for top-stitching. Please call 326-7474 or come by to register, so that we know how many kits to prepare.

Discount Fabric Warehouse Kona

Thursday, June 07, 2018 | 10AM – 1PM

We will be having an Open Sew Day for these projects! Come by and work on the projects you just learned how to do!

Discount Fabric Warehouse Hilo

Wednesday, May 23, 2018 | 10AM OR Saturday, May 26, 2018 | 10AM

Please contact the Hilo store to find out what project we’ll be working on!

 

Fabric donations appropriate for children’s clothing are always appreciated. Do you have an organization that would like to help? Your group could volunteer to sew clothing items using fabric donated by others. This is the perfect opportunity to learn a new skill, sew a type of clothing that you may not have tried before, or to teach your young ones how to sew and help the community.

Need more information? Contact your local Discount Fabric Warehouse store, E-mail us at fabricdfw@gotfabric.com, or keep an eye out for our upcoming E-Blast. We’ll be updating as more information (such as dates and times of our sewing events) are finalized.

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Find that Perfect Gift for Mom at DFW!

In preparation for Mother’s Day, we have all kinds of sales and specials going on at Discount Fabric Warehouse! This includes sales that are in the newspaper and also in-store only sales that you won’t find anywhere else! Find all of our great values here on this page, along with some gift ideas for that lady in your life that you call Mom!

(Don’t see your store’s ads? They’re coming! We’re working on getting them all up!)

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Gift Ideas

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Join Us For A Sip & Serge Event!

Celebrate National Serger Month with us at a fun in-store event! Bring your favorite beverage (non-alcoholic, please!) and stop on by to make this cute apron!
All of our stores are offering this project at slightly different times and possibly even on different dates, so make sure you know which date and time is for your store!
HILO – Saturday, April 28, 2018 – 11AM – 2PM – Cost: $10
KAUAI – Saturday, April 28, 2018 – 11AM – 2PM: – Cost: $10
KONA – Saturday, April 28, 2018 – 10AM – 12PM – Cost: See Store
MAUI – Saturday, April 21, 2018 – 10:30AM – 3PM – Cost: $10
We want to make sure we have enough kits and supplies for everyone who would like to participate, so please contact your local Discount Fabric Warehouse store to register in advance.
Want to see a quick, fun video from our friends at Baby Lock about this event? Click the image below!

One Million Pillowcase Challenge | Discount Fabric Warehouse
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We’re Sewing Pillowcases for Charity!

Discount Fabric Warehouse is participating in the American Patchwork & Quilting One Million Pillowcase Challenge! Throughout the month of April, we’re collecting completed pillowcases and hosting sewing events where you can stop in and make a pillowcase!

•What is the One Million Pillowcase Challenge?•

American Patchwork & Quilting has challenged quliters, sewers, and crafters to help them reach their goal of donating one million pillowcases to local charities. While there is no set time frame to help them do so, we at Discount Fabric Warehouse have chosen April to focus on this amazing event.

•How Can I Participate?•

There are several ways that you can help us help others!

~ Donate completed pillowcases to your local Discount Fabric Warehouse store! We ask that pillowcases are kept about the standard size (22 inches by 32 inches) although we can take larger to fit king size pillows.

~ Donate fabric for others to make pillowcases! The minimum length of fabric we can accept is 1/4 of a yard. Anything smaller will be too small to use.

~ Join us at Discount Fabric Warehouse at one of our in-store events to help make pillowcases for donation! On Saturday, April 14, all of our Discount Fabric Warehouse stores will be hosting pillowcase making events! Times vary by store, but we will provide all materials – including a serger to use to help make putting together the pillowcases a breeze – as well as tutorials on how to make the pillowcases.

Hilo – April 14, 2018 – 10AM – 1PM
Kauai – April 14, 2018 – 10AM – 1PM
Kona – April 14, 2018 – 2PM – 4PM
Maui – April 11, 14, 18, 27, & 30, 2018 – 10:30AM

•Where Will the Pillowcases Be Donated?•

The Big Island stores (Hilo and Kona) will be donating their completed pillowcases to the Friends of the Children’s Justice Center and Hope Services Hawaii.

Kauai has chosen the local women’s shelter as the recipient of their pillowcases.

Maui’s pillowcases will be donated to the Children’s Justice Center on Maui.

More information on each of these organizations is coming soon. You can also contact the individual stores to speak to them regarding the charities chosen.

 

If you have any questions regarding our pillowcase challenge, please e-mail us at fabricdfw@gotfabric.com.

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Kona Quilts for Charity Sessions

We have lots of quilting events scheduled this month for you! For more information on any of them, please contact the Kona store. We request that you sign up for any sessions that you’d like to attend in advance so that we can ensure that we have enough supplies prepared. (Walk-ins will be allowed only if there is space and if there are enough supplies.) All of our in-store quilting events are free! We only ask that you donate your completed quilts.
Please note that all of the photos used do not show the actual project, but rather the technique that will be taught at that particular session.
Friday, March 09, 2018 (10AM – 4PM) – Crazy Quilts for Charity
Thursday, March 15, 2018 (10AM – 4PM) – UFOs for Charity
Friday, March 16, 2018 (10AM – 4PM) – Quick Bow Tie Quilt
Saturday, March 17, 2018 (2M – 6PM) – Open Sew
Thursday, March 22, 2018 (10AM – 4PM) – Open Sew
Friday, March 23, 2018 (10AM – 4PM) – Open Sew
Saturday, March 24, 2018 (10AM – 4PM) – Pineapple Foundation Paper Piecing
Thursday, March 29, 2018 (10AM – 4PM) – Fans for Charity
Friday, March 30, 2018 (10AM – 4PM) – Open Sew
Saturday, March 31, 2018 (10AM – 4PM) – Open Sew

CRAZY QUILTS FOR CHARITY
Friday, March 09, 2018
10AM – 4PM
Speed piece scraps to make blocks that have order and chaos balanced together, finished into a quilt/comforter. You may use either a sewing machine or a serger for this technique.

QUICK BOW TIE QUILT
Friday, March 16, 2018
10AM – 4PM
In this technique, each block has only 3 straight seams. That makes it so easy to do a quilt in one day! We will supply the pre-cut pieces, you come and sew.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PINEAPPLE FOUNDATION PAPER PIECING
Saturday, March 24, 2018
10AM – 4PM
In this class we will learn how to use numbered paper as a foundation for ensuring crisp, precisely-pieced blocks. Beginners level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FANS FOR CHARITY
Thursday, March 29, 2018
10AM – 4PM
Learn a Quilt as you Go technique using a traditional fan pattern.

 

Quilts for Charity | Discount Fabric Warehouse
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Sew A Quilt For Charity!

March is National Quilt Month and what better way to celebrate than to use your skills and talents to help others? All of our stores will be collecting handmade quilts (new or like new) for donation to organizations within our communities.
Ways You Can Help:
*  Donate a hand crafted quilt (and receive a $5 gift card for doing so – limit 5 gift cards per person)
*  Come sew a quilt with us at one of our in-store quilting events and learn a new technique (or practice one you already know) – dates for all stores coming soon!
*  Drop off cotton fabric or batting at one of our stores and local quilt groups will make the donations into quilts.
Please keep in mind that this is a QUILT drive, not a BLANKET drive. Fleece tied blankets and the like will not be accepted, however if you’d like to donate them, we can pass them on to organizations like Project Linus. Blankets will not be eligible for the $5 gift cards.

Guidelines:

*  No store bought quilts will be accepted. The purpose of this is not only to donate quilts, but to share the love and care that goes into making each quilt.
*  Lap quilts to queen-size quilts are welcome, with twin bed-sized quilts being needed.
*  Have handmade quilts in your stash that you just made for fun or didn’t quite work out as planned but are still completely useable? Why not donate them? They’ll be loved by anyone who receives them!

Charities We’ve Chosen:

Hilo & Kona – The Hilo and Kona stores will be donating all quilts to Hope Services Hawaii, who will be distributing the quilts to newly placed, formerly homeless families, and to the Children’s Justice Center, who will be giving the quilts to displaced/abused children.
For more information on Hope Services Hawaii, please click here. For the Children’s Justice Center, please click here.
 Kauai – The Kauai store will be donating all quilts to Camp Agape, which services children who have incarcerated parents. For more information on this organization, please click here.
Maui – The Maui store will be donating quilts to Women Helping Women of Maui who assist women who have been victims of domestic violence. To learn more about this organization, please click here.

In-Store Quilting Events:

For more information on any of these quilting events or to sign up, please contact the respective store.
Hilo 
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 (9:30AM)
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 (9:30AM)
Monday, March 19, 2018 (9:30AM)
Saturday, March 24, 2018 (9:30AM)
Kona 
-Please sign up in advance for any of the themed sessions so that we have enough kits for everyone.-
Click here to find out more about these classes.
Friday, March 09, 2018 (10AM – 4PM) – Crazy Quilts for Charity
Thursday, March 15, 2018 (10AM – 4PM) – UFOs for Charity
Friday, March 16, 2018 (10AM – 4PM) – Quick Bow Tie Quilt
Saturday, March 17, 2018 (2M – 6PM) – Open Sew
Thursday, March 22, 2018 (10AM – 4PM) – Open Sew
Friday, March 23, 2018 (10AM – 4PM) – Open Sew
Saturday, March 24, 2018 (10AM – 4PM) – Pineapple Foundation Paper Piecing
Thursday, March 29, 2018 (10AM – 4PM) – Fans for Charity
Friday, March 30, 2018 (10AM – 4PM) – Open Sew
Saturday, March 31, 2018 (10AM – 4PM) – Open Sew
Kauai 
-All of the Kauai sessions are styled as a quilt-as-you-go type of event. Machines will be provided, however if you are able to, please bring your own machine so that we can have as many people participate as possible.-
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 (10AM – 3PM)
Friday, March 30, 2018 (10AM – 3PM)
Maui 
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 (10AM)
Saturday, March 24
Monday, March 26, 2018 (10:30AM)
Thursday, March 29, 2018 (10:30AM)

If you have any questions regarding our quilt drive, please feel free to contact any of our stores or e-mail us at fabricdfw@gotfabric.com.

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Perfect Dress Form

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Perfect Dress Form

Location:  Discount Fabric Warehouse – Kauai

Date:

Part 1:  Saturday, April 07, 2018
Part 2:  Saturday, April 21, 2018
Part 3:  Saturday, May 12, 2018
Time:  2PM – 4PM
Cost:  $90 for all three classes (does not include supplies)

This is an intermediate class. In this class you will learn how to create your very own custom dress form. The first class will be all about measuring and learning how to get the pattern online. The second class will be to cut out the pattern and start the sewing process. The third class will be learning how to stuff the pattern and make everything fit properly. This is an intense class with lots of really great information. Plus you will end up with a dress form that you can use over and over again.

Tentative Class Outline:

Custom Dressform Class
  1. Measuring, Printing & Prepping Pattern (2Hr)A. Class

    1. Take Measurements and fill out chart

    B. Homework

    1. Create a account at https://patterns.bootstrapfashion.com/index.php/

    2. Enter Measurements and purchase the pattern

    3. Print pattern or send to printers

    4. Assemble Pattern & cut out

    5. Buy supplies

    6. Preshrink Fabric and Lining (Wash and use Dryer)

    7. Iron Interfacing on Wrong Side of Main Fabric

  2. Cutting out the Pattern (2Hr)A. Class

    1. Layout and Cutout Interfaced Main Fabric & Lining

    2. Mark pattern pieces

    3. Start Sewing the Dressform

    B. Homework

    1. Finish sewing the Dressform

III Finish and Stuffing the Dressform (2Hr)

        A. Class

  1. How to Stuff and measure
  2. Putting bottom piece in
Approximate Cost:
BOOTSTRAP FASHION DRESSFORM COSTS
NOVEMBER 2017
ITEM AMOUNT
Bootstrap Dressform PDF Pattern $24.00
Print Pattern $10.00
Tape $2.00
Fabric $17.50
Interfacing $20.00
Lining Fabric $10.00
Thread $5.75
Zippers x2 $3.50
Fiberfill $18.00
PVC Pipe $4.20
Sponges x2 $5.00
Gorilla Glue $4.40
TOTAL $124.35

To register, please come in to the Kauai store. We are unable to process online registrations at this time. Space is limited, so sign up soon to secure your spot! If you have any questions, please contact us at (808) 246-2739.

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Learning to Love Your Embroidery Machine

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Learning to Love Your Embroidery Machine

Location:  Discount Fabric Warehouse – Kona

Date:

Saturday, March 17, 2018
Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Time:  10AM – 1PM

Cost:  FREE if you bought your machine from us!

If you have a new embroidery/sewing machine, you will want to take the Love Your Machine class FIRST.
This class takes you through the basic steps of physically setting up your machine to do embroidery, gives instruction on supplies needed to do embroidery, and takes you through the stitch-out of a design from your machine.

To register, please come in to the Kona store. We are unable to process online registrations at this time. Space is limited, so sign up soon to secure your spot! If you have any questions, please contact us at (808) 326-7474.

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