We're excited to bring you a new contest for fall/winter 2008! Treadle Yard Goods is bringing you a contest for all you sewers around the Twin Cities Metro area! For a two-month period crafters can submit pictures of their own bag via email to info@treadleyardgoods.com. At the end of the two-month period we will pick a top winner and five runners up among the entries. **Official Rules** 1. No purchase necessary to enter. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning. 2. Contest begins at 12:01 AM Central Time (ET) on 11/01/08 and ends at 11:59 PM CT on 1/29/09. U.S. residents only Everyone may enter by submitting their information to Treadle Yard Goods so it is received by 11:59 PM (CT) on 1/29/08. Limit: one entry per person. Each entry will be considered to win the grand prize and decided upon by Treadle Yard Goods. 3. Winners will be selected by Treadle Yard Goods Staff from among all eligible entries received. Winner will be notified by e-mail. Acceptance of winning constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use each winner's name, prize won, hometown and likeness for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity including online posting without additional compensation. 4. Contest is open to adults, 18 or older. Employees of the Sponsors, their affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, retailers, advertising and promotion agencies, and the immediate families of each are not eligible to enter or win. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law.

News and Updates

OVERSTOCK SALE! 20% OFF SELECTED COTTON PRINTS!

There are so many fabulous designers and wonderful cotton prints on the market today. Treadle has been receiving shipments daily and we are very well stocked with fun cotton prints of all types. As we approach the end of summer, we need to make room for the new fall fabric arrivals. Now, through September 5th, selected woven cotton prints will be 20% off. Plus, you can take an additional 20% off sale priced prints! Sorry, cotton knit prints, voile and cotton lawn prints, corduroy prints and our Japanese cotton prints are not included in this sale. Our fearless leader, Mary, will be heading to a textile show again in September and she is sure to find many lovely new fabrics to tempt you. Help us make room, add to your stash, and enjoy the savings.

Michele, our class coordinator and teaching maven, has been hard at work on our fall class schedule. As soon as it is ready, we will post it here on the website and email it to those who have signed up on the class schedule mailing list. Classes fill quickly, so keep your eyes peeled.

Mark your calendars for two upcoming trunk shows. Decades of Style, featuring garments made from their vintage pattern designs, will be on display September 3 through 19. Oliver + S, children’s patterns featuring fabrics from their first ever fabric line from Moda, will be on display October 1 through 10.

The delivery date for Soul Blossoms, the new print group by Amy Butler, has been pushed back to December. We have ordered the entire collection and it is fabulous. We have booked a trunk show featuring the new fabrics which will run from January 17 through 31.

Fashion Sewing Club returns on Tuesday, September 14 at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Join Kristin, Laurel and Debbie, a.k.a. the Material Girls, as they share tips and techniques and model their latest creations. Bring a garment to show or a question to pose and prepare to be inspired! Visit www.materialgirlssewing.com to register and learn more.

We hope you have survived the heat and humidity in good form and are enjoying all that these waning days of summer have to offer. Our summer at Treadle has been busy and productive and we sincerely appreciate your patronage.

Claire Shaeffer"s Fabric Sewing Guide is a must-have for any sewing enthusiast's library. Recently revised and updated, it includes an in-depth fabric and fiber dictionary, comprehensive information on sewing techniques and interfacing and lining selections, and fabric wear and care. I particularly liked "Claire's hint" - little nuggets of information, highlighted throughout the book. Sewers of all skill levels will find information and inspiration.