Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores Girl’s Night Out is an event where bloggers can gather in an intimate setting of friends to meet, laugh, and share our passion for sewing. It is our goal to unite the on-line sewing community in a more personal way, cultivating stronger friendships that will enhance the sewing community.
With some of the most influential sewing bloggers in attendance, and an equally incredible group of Sponsors to match, it is my honor to host this unbelievable event.
Help us celebrate this inaugural dinner and join in on the fun by entering the Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores Girl’s Night Out Contest for your chance to win some awesome sewing swag!
Spread the word – the more successful we make this event, the greater the opportunity will be for another Girl’s Night Out! And maybe the next stop will be in your town 
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Thanks so much for stopping by, and until next time…
Lucy’s crab shack is my must have in my stash ( I still have most of the designs in my stash) hard to use b/c I love it!
Would have loved to participate in the get together and I am in SLC. However, surgery today so can’t make any definate plans.
Could not do without my Moda Blenders in my stash.
sounds like it’s going to be a super fun time!!
oh come on now! i SO want to be there! why doesnt anybody want to come to new hampshire? oh you girls have fun. and sneek a pic of the simon girls for me…i need to put a face to those sweet girls:)
oh and i cannot live without my stripes and polka dots! and anything orange:)
SO excited!!!!
My Heather Ross Goldfish in Bags. I wish I had bolts of it!
This is going to be so much fun!
I am so excited. This is in my state! I can’t wait to go. Any details on where it will be? I would love to come meet some of my favorite bloggers. Oh, this would be the funnest night ever!
And what I can’t live without in my sewing stash? Pretty thread. Along with a seam ripper.
Kona white is my must-have-in-the-stash item
Wahhhhhh. I wish I lived in Utah… that’s where all the cool bloggers are
I’m still going to participate via Twitter because this sounds like so much fun!
I couldn’t live without my Kona Snow….I use it for everything!!
Nice article, thanks for the information.
Steph @ sewa mobil jakarta
Can NOT live without a super sharp pair of shears.
I’ve heard people talking about Instagram, but I have no idea what it is, and I don’t have Twitter, so I’m glad you gave us another option to enter!
I love my ginghams, and calicos!
missysaprons@gmail.com
I agree with Christina(!) except the NH part b/c I don’t live there.
How very exciting!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t live without my wonder clips and gingher shears and a good polka dot or stripe. PS I live four hours away. . . .
I can’t live without my rotary cutter. Thanks!
My Clover seam ripper, of course!
my rotary cutter and ruler – it really changed quilting for me! wish i could go!
Can’t live without my white thread. I hate to waste the colored thread on seems and stitches no one will see.
Can’t live without my stack of Kona neutrals
aw man I have never wanted to live in Utah more than I do right now! I wish I could come, it sounds oh so fun!
I can’t live without a supply of Kona white. It goes with everything and always makes a nice addition to my quilts!
My rotary cutter and linen — everything else falls into place.
I couldn’t live without my rotary cutter! I use it way more often than I probably should. I also love my Olipfa cutting ruler and pinking shears. Now I want to go sew something…
steph.mitchell226@gmail.com
I couldn’t live without my seam ripper (I’m just starting out) and Kona Cottons! :]
ruelasjacobo90@gmail.com
I go through a lot of 1/2″ elastic with three little kiddos!
I adore my stilettos, especially the bamboo ones.
Kona snow is my go to for baby quilts!
I also agree that Kona Snow is the fabric in my stash that I could not live without – it is in almost every quilt I make.
I can’t sew without my rotary cutter, rulers and mat. These go together and make one item, LOL.
I make period costume hats. I have some rich, purple velvet. I’ve had it for years. I can’t bring myself to cut it because I’ve never seen that color since. So I lovingly take it out, refold it and put it back. Maybe some day I’ll made the perfect hat for myself or grandchild and be able to use it. Thanks.
Seam ripper, great scissors, interfacing, stitch witchery, invisible ink pen and chaco
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Whoops! Try this again. I cannot live without very sharp fabric scissors! hangeroo2@gmail dot com
My favourite fabric that I never ever wan’t to run out of, are different colors of crosshatch fabric! Especially Shipyard in orange!
I love to applique so it would be my double sided fusible. Wish I could attend but Utah is just too far away from Michigan.
My nice sharp scissors!
I am one with my seam ripper haha!
My seam ripper for sure
My seam ripper for sure
My seam ripper for sure
Wow! Tool-wise I couldn’t live without my rotary cutter. Fabric-wise I couldn’t live without my batiks. soparkaveataoldotcom
Wow! To just pick one…but right now, my rotary cutter. I use it all the time!
mhhhhh…. thank you everybody for this amazing giveaway!!!!
definitely I couldn’t live without my sewing machine ^_^
The thing I couldn’t live without in my stash is blenders. Although I’m using solids more frequently than I used to, I still love a good tone on tone fabric to give the eyes a place to rest between the prints.
I couldn’t live without my Clover bias tape maker. Keeps my fingers from getting burned by steam while I’m making cute tape!
I love my huge stash of KNITS. Can’t live without knits.
I can not live without my seam ripper! Seems like I need it on every project, lol.
I certainly cannot live without my studio cat….he is on my stash and in my stash, so does that count? LOL Second item would be my blenders stash for patchwork projects!
I can’t live without muslin….so many options!
I’m so boring– I can’t live without white broadcloth!
If I have to pick one, it would be black and white polka dots! They keep turning up everywhere…
I’d have to say I love two really groovy fabrics I’ve had for a while and just haven’t used them. I don’t want them to go away!
Pinking shears are a must-have for me! Plus, my new London-themed black and white toile!!
bellabellegirl (at) live (dot) com
I love batiks, especially the greens.
Sew cool! Some of these comments sound like illnesses…lol…and now I know I’m not alone! I too, love my batiks and don’t want to use them up!…also can’t live without my seam ripper!
I make soft toys that I sell at craft markets, all from my own patterns and often using repurposed fabric. But the thing I can’t live without is stuffing! I buy my polyfill at JoAnns and love shopping the remnant section there, as there are usually pieces that are just right for the next toy I make. I’d LOVE to win!
Can’t live without my ergonomic rotary cutter. And my Kona Charcoal, it is my go to dark neutral. I am going to be in SLC for Sewing Summit & can hardly wait!
I can’t live without my pinking shears!!! As far as the fabric in my stash… I can’t live without my charm packs!
These days I can’t live without my seam ripper! Unfortunately
charitymjohnson at gmail dot com
Cute fabric, of course! Vanessa@DesignsBySessa.com
ACU tops. I’ve always loved camo, and with my husband in the military, I always keep a couple on hand from the surplus stores for purses, patches, and reclaiming the velcro and zippers. I’ll be stocking up before we get out in December
Why do I always find out about EVERYTHING too late? I might have been able to make a trip up there… if it wasn’t next weekend!!! Sad. One of these days. Anyway have a blast! For sure take lots of pics. I can’t live without my serger…does that count as “stash”???
I couldn’t live without my Riley Blake Seaside FQB by October Afternoon. I love that collection and am still searching high and low for the perfect design to turn it into a quilt for my bed.
Solids!
I love my ‘Cabin Trim Tool’! It is a new product the will make perfect log cabin or courthouse blocks. I make charity quilts and use scraps for my quilts and this tool is great!
I don’t have a twittet account, but i’d love to win this fantastic giveaway!
Let’s face it… Where would i be without my seam ripper?!
I couldn’t live without my rotary cutter! And I don’t think I’ve ever been without at least a few polka dot fabrics in my stash!
Can’t live without velcro and elastic. Simple, but true!
Cream and white neutrals are my must-haves. They are my favored background fabrics or for fill-in spots. This sounds like it will be a fun event. Thanks for including us in this way.
Kona Snow or Bone – depending on the type of stitchery I’m doing at the time… Seems like I can always find something to go with one or the other.
I can’t live without yards and yards and yards of muslin. I use it for everything, from “doctoring up” patterns to fit me right, to Halloween costumes (I have Halloween on the brain right now!), to Christmas decorations, and I’ve even bedazzled up some plain muslin to make super cute curtains!!! Unfortunately, another item I cannot live without is my seam ripper. Gah.
Lori
lacmurray@hotmail.com
I can’t live without my sharp scissors and seam ripper
My rotary cutter and fabric marker, probably!
I couldn’t live without my sewing scissors, iron (even though I hate ironing clothes… sewing is different) and seam ripper.
*how will winners be notified without twitter?
So fun! I wish I could go!!! As far as what I couldn’t live without….my rotary cutter! It makes the dreaded cutting process go soooo much faster!
I picked up a pinking shears recently and LOVE it, I have already gotten a lot of use out of it and can see many more projects that will need this great little tool!
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Polka Dots are a must-have in my stash. So light-hearted.
I don’t think I could live without my stash of vintage buttons. I pick up grab bags of them whenever I find them cheap. Almost everytime I start gearing up for a new project I check out my button stash and get inspired for something new.
Gostaria de estar com você,mas Utah e muito longe do Brasil,e o dinheiro é curto…Não posso viver sem tesouras,agulhas e linhas,coleciono e uso.
tiacarminhapezzuto@gmail.com
I could not live without dots – I always use some sort of fabric with big dot, medium dots, teeny dots on it in everything. It is always my go to for that extra little something to catch your eye.
thank you
sandyb720 at gmail dot com
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I could not live with out my rotary cutter and mat! I seriously can.never.go.back to scissor cutting my pattern pieces!!
Wildbluestarz@aol.com
MadebyMommainPA.Blogspot.com
I always keep plenty of fusible fleece on hand. I love to use it on appliques because it gives the applique fabrics a nice raised affect and helps to keep them looking nice wash after wash. jmichaelpike@aol.com
I could not live without my Kona Snow and of course Essex Linen. Must have those to survive!
Definitely my rotary cutter. And straight edge. And cutting mat. And fabrics. There’s a lot that I couldn’t live without
Rah1515@aol.com
Such a fun idea. I can’t wait to hear more details!
xo
I couldn’t live without my embroidery thread for embellishing finished projects. daciar@shaw.ca
I can’t live without my sharp shears.
I need white thread for half of the projects I do… I finally wised up and started buying the BIG spools of it. Besides that, I NEED my seam ripper, straight edge, sewing machine, and scissors.
saygrrsewing(at)gmail(dot)com
I could not live without my iPhone! I am constantly using it to find sewing inspirations, read sewing blogs, and download and even print patterns. So even when I’m not sewing, I’m sewing. No more boring waiting rooms or ques!
My erasable pen…I use it for almost every project. How fun about the summit. Who knew?
I couldn’t live without my rotary cutter, it’s changed my life and cuts down (no pun intended) on cutting time
Oh, this sounds fun! Plain, white cotton fabric is a must have in my stash. I love the contrast it gives when added with bright colors in a quilt!
Anything and everything Tula Pink!
Couldn’t live without my seam ripper!! My rotary cutter and a piece of chalk are nice to have too : )
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I just got a couple of yards of boy fabric. I don’t know how I did without with 3 boys in the house!!! fenna_otten at yahoo dot ca
My tweezers – awesome for so many things!
I can’t live without my sewing scissors:) Seems like one pair is always buried underneath fabric when I am in the middle of sewing! So wish I could be in Utah, sounds like FUN!
mjbrueggemann@hotmail.com
My sewswag includes rotary cutters, rulers and mats that I can’t live without. Thanks
HI! BLUEBERRY CRUMB CAKE FQBUNDLE IS IN MY STASH+SO FAR HAS ONLY BEEN FONDLED! LOVE THIS COLLECTION+AM SAVING IT FOR JUST THE RIGHT PROJECT!
THANKS FOR SHARING!
msstitcher1948@yahoo.com
Hopefully this can count as a contest entry since I live in the semi dark ages still! (no instagram or twitter)
I always have canvas in my stash, I love having it when I need a project pick-me-up, so I can just whip up a cute tote. You can never have too many bags! And where would any lover of stitchery be without a seam ripper as well, those are definitely the must haves for me.
my japanese fabric.
I will never be able to acutally use it for anything I make,
but I just LOVE it so much
Greetings,
Tina
I love this idea so much! I could not sew with out my seam ripper and basting equipment. I also need that needle threader….you know…bad eyes. I hope this is a proper entry to your give away, but no matter…Good Luck to All!
I couldn’t imagine life without my scissor sharpeners. Dull scissors are no fun!
and my second most loved stash item? my husband! LOL! He models all my aprons for me regardless of how ruffley or pink they are!
tickledpeep (at) yahoo (dot) com
My Mendocino Mermaids! I have yet to find the perfect project for them… but when I do, it’ll be super cute!
My seam ripper and vintage seam bindings.
mcclelland@sympatico.ca
I cant live without my thrifted bag of vintage zippers and of course my seam ripper…because it isn’t made by me unless it’s been ripped apart at least once.
archibald.chelsea@gmail.com
Can’t live without my little scissors
I can’t live without my little green polka dotted scissors and my seam ripper. Also of course, my stash of fabric. I LOVE looking at it and getting ideas to use it.
aldwedgi@hotmail.com
sorry posts hubby’s name
cant live with out any of my stash. keep every little piece left over. use them to make baby quilts. lots of colors always
My brother gave me a great pair of scissors for Christmas one year. He wanted to give me something I would use, and boy did he succeed! They are beautiful AND fabulous to use!
I can’t live without my scissors!! I have four pairs because I leave them all over my sewing space!!!
I couldn’t live without my seam ripper!!
A majority of my fabric stash is made up of old t-shirts and other old clothing because I love trying refashion them into something else! I use my seam ripper a lot taking pieces apart to reuse. I also use a lot of fusible interfacing for appliques on my boys’ clothes.
saywah_j at yahoo dot com
for me, I can’t live without my Embroidery&Sewing Machine, Id be insane by now, LOL! Thanks!!
vbehymer at gmail
I can’t live without my grey thread! I use it for almost every sewing project!
Love my rotary cutter!
Wouldn’t want to be without my Essex linen – it goes with everything!
ellen(at)myerly(dot)net
love my lighted, magnigiying seam ripper [sigh] … can’t do without it!
My sewing machine firat! then I would have to have my roatary cutter and mat. Best things since sliced bread!
hulseybg@gmail.com
I can’t live without my kona solids in my stash.
#SEWSWAG it has to be a good quality thread as there is nothing worse than a seam giving up the ghost before the item.
I have some Tammis Keefe reproduction fabrics by Michael Miller that I absolutely love – Cats on gold, Cats on grey, Unruly Reindeer – I can’t bear to cut into them!!!
I am with Kristie, I live in SLC and I would love to come!! How do we get more details!! Don’t tease!
Man I wish I could attend even as the waitress or something!
Sounds like a fun night and impressive guest list and sponsors!! Jessica I have a birthday coming up if you’re bored and need more amazing parties to organize. 
But I am lame and don’t tweet or have an iphone and so this is my entry to try to win a new rotary mat!
I couldn’t sew with out straight edge razors–better than seam rippers and necessary for this sloppy seamstress…and thread snips rather than using scissors at the end of each seam.
Question: I am attending the Sewing Summit (Sew I will be in SLC that weekend) How does this dinner thing work? I can’t live without my iron.
My super-sharp pair of embroidery scissors. So much better than a seam ripper and they are awesome at cutting button holes!
My embroidery machine is my must have
I looove it!!! rebeccajeanpelletier@gmail.com.
That would be rebeccajpelletier@gmail.com actually
hands down: can’t live without a good sharp pair of scissors. makes all the difference in the world to my sewing sanity!
I can’t live without my Clover bias tape maker. Worth its weight in gold!!
Gotta have some good solid fabric or a nice small-scale print like polka dots. Something to tone down the bold prints!
#sewswag
I get the shakes if I think I am EVER short on Ruffle fabric!! I am so in love with this NEW concept. I have been a fan of ruffles since I was small. Mom made most of my dresses & they ALL had ruffles on them somehow!!! I LOVE RUFFLES!!!
kweenbee_612@yahoo.com
I couldn’t live without my rotary cutter!!! I can’t imagine having to cut everything with scissors!
As a newbie to the whole sewing thing, my seam ripper and I have formed a pretty solid relationship
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lilpixie124@msn.com
I couldn’t live without my wide array of sewing threads
I can’t live without my seam ripper!
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Hmm, my seam ripper would have to be the number one used tool in my stash
Followed closely by needles for hand-sewing!
I can’t live without my machine!!!
I’d be lost without my seam ripper!!
I can’t do without my scraps! can always get that little something there….
My fancy sewing scissors that NO ONE can use but me (no kids crafts!) and I love Heather Bailey fabrics….
As a quilter, I can’t live without my rotary cutter!
Can’t live without my rotary cutter and seam ripper..
I’d have a hard time living without my pins!
Thanks for giving us another entry option!
I can’t live without my seam ripper, sad but true.
seam ripper:)
WoW…. hard thing to decide! But, I always seem to start with my tape measure. Where making a quilt a dress or a receiving blanket… I always use a tape measure to make sure I have what I need to get the job done! I even have my MIL’s old stainless steel retractable one that is carried in my purse at all times! LoL… never leave home with out one! Have fun… your only going to be 35 minutes away..
It’s supposed to be great this weekend… maybe just a tad bit of rain!
DJCogdill@q.com
Jean C.
my Babylock sewing machine, it’s one of the best things I ever bought for myself!
Um, well the obvious one is the stack of ever growing fabric in every nook and cranny of my sewing/crafting “room” (using that term very generously)and my pins. I go pin crazy, probably unnecessarily “sew” (pun intended)and tack down everything in sight. I love your blog and would love to see what’s in these goody bags!
I can’t live without my sewing scissors.
I can’t live without my white thread, sharp fiskars, or cutting mat.
Gotta have my rotary cutter.
Can’t live without my seam ripper or rotary cutter!
Chalk for marking.
My awesome Gingher scissors…..all three pair! I
Pins! If I can’t find my pins, I will just quit! FEVER_diva@Yahoo.com