Featured Designer - Jennifer Bosworth

My name is Jennifer Bosworth, owner of Shabby Fabrics. I am honored to be a featured designer on the Stash Manicure blog. Thank you so much 
Madame Samm! You make this blog extra  fun and special for all of us! The Shabby Fabrics story begins here. All along while growing up, I loved arts and crafts with every ounce of my being. When it came time to choose a career and go to college, I figured I couldn't make a living crafting so I pursued an aeronautical degree and became an airline pilot. I would take my hand sewing with me on trips and stitch to my heart's content while laying over at various hotels.  The love of crafting never left me. The events of September 11, 2001 changed the entire world and definitely my own personal world in a very big way.  Soon thereafter the airlines began furloughing pilots. Both my husband (also a United pilot) and I found ourselves out of work  with no health care, two children and a mortgage. These were indeed uncertain and scary times. All of the flying experience  I had accumulated over the last 20+ years suddenly meant nothing. No one was hiring pilots. I knew I would have to reinvent myself and awaken a skill set that I never even  knew I had.  After much prayer and contemplation, I felt God urging me to do something I loved and knew a great deal about already. After all, we needed to find work right away! I applied for a business license and  began selling a few fabrics on ebay. Ten years later, we are selling fabrics from our own website worldwide and loving every moment. There is no question that God is behind the success of Shabby Fabrics. I have a wonderful staff that I enjoy working with each day. Besides buying products and deciding which projects will becomes kits, block of the month, etc, I also design a line of quilt patterns called Shabby Exclusives. Some of our designs have been featured recently in McCalls magazine. When I think to the future of our company, I remind myself to remain flexible and attentive to God's word and plan. After all, He's the author of this great book.

Blessings to you all,

Jennifer

 The Shabby Fabrics Booth at International Quilt Market, Salt Lake City, May 2011

Some of our projects were featured at the EE Schenck booth!  The Holly & Berries Table Runner and Holly & Berries Stocking (at left) are our designs.

Shabby Fabrics Giveaway and 10% Off Coupon!

Enter to win this set of layer cakes from Moda!  Included: Collections for a Cause: Faith by Howard Marcus, Lil' Rascals by Chloe's Closet, and Northern Cardinal by Holly Taylor - over $100 value!


Here's how to enter (each item is one entry):


1. Go to our blog http://www.shabbyfabrics.blogspot.com/ and become a follower.  Then leave a comment here on Stash Manicure...letting us know you've done so.


2. Go to our homepage http://www.shabbyfabrics.com/ and sign up for our email newsletter.  Then leave a comment below letting us know you've done so.

Also, we are offering a 10% off coupon valid through Friday Midnight PST.  Just enter the code  STASHMAN10  on the View Cart page.


WINNER will be announced on my BLOG on FRIDAY.
Be sure you are a follower by then.

Carol #70 from Glendale Arizona

is the winner of the following. 

Congratulations!

To all those who entered, thank you so much!