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

WINTER RETURNS!

While we all have been enjoying our recent mild weather, past experience has shown that, eventually, colder temperatures and maybe even some snow will return to Minnesota. Treadle still has plenty of warm and cozy winter fabrics for your sewing projects. And the good news is that most of our wools are now 40% off. We still have weeks of winter weather ahead. The savings are tremendous, the fabrics are lovely, and our crack staff is ready, willing and able to help you with all your creative ideas. We invite you stop by and indulge your creative side.

It’s a new year for Fashion Sewing Club. Debbie, Kristin and Laurel, the Material Girls, are creative dynamos and always present an inspiring and fun program each month as they share the latest and greatest in patterns, sewing techniques and trends. Bring show and tell to share. Attendees enjoy a 10% discount on regularly priced fabric on club days. Fashion Sewing Club meets at 10:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday and Saturday of each month in Treadle 2 at 58 South Hamline Avenue. (Just around the corner from Treadle.)

Next club meeting is on Saturday, January 14, 2010 at 10:30 a.m.

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.