Grateful.

It has been a year and nine months since I sold my store, Yellow Bird Fabrics. Today, I finally paid off my credit card debt from my business. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Would I do it again? Hell yes! I met some my best friends at Yellow Bird. I had incredible customers and coworkers! I had the time of my life and I can honestly say, I have no regrets. I consider my time at Yellow Bird an amazing win and I am so grateful to everyone who supported me throughout the years! Thank you!

Remnant Rush this Friday & Saturday!

Hello Everyone!

It's been positively delightful to see some of your faces in the shop over the first full week that A Fashionable Stitch has been in business. Thank you so much for your continued support. It means the world to us! Many of you have asked what changes are in store for A Fashionable Stitch (formally Yellow Bird Fabrics) and while many things will remain the same, we have a few exciting new ideas and such in store for you. One of the first is Remnant Rush. I made mention of this in my last post. We're going to try this out as a monthly event, but it may evolve over time to something a little different. So bear with us as we try out new things with you!

This Friday and Saturday we're going to hold Remnant Rush - December 13 & 14. The idea behind Remnant Rush is that we're excited to get fabrics moving through A Fashionable Stitch so that the turnover is high and when you come into the shop each month, we've got new fabrics and supplies and more in season items too. To facilitate this, Remnant Rush is all about giving you a great deal on fabrics that we've picked to get moved out of the shop. There are several this time around. Additionally, these aren't just 1/2 yard pieces. No, these are good sized remnants. Each are at least 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 yards long. Smaller remnants are bundled up into a bite sized packages just in case you're hungry for some trimmed up little somethings. The remnants include a selection of wools, silks and cottons. Add to this that your entire purchase for the day - full-priced items included, special orders excluded - will be 10% off and I think you'll agree that this is a sale not to be missed! Yay!

And....we've got a few small specials to tell you about too! We have some pretty lovely Holiday Wrapping Ribbons in stock right now. We've packaged them up for you in coordinating colors and styles and each package comes with 9 yards of ribbon (3 yards of each color and style). These are going fast, so definitely hurry in for yours! New notions are here! Don't you need a little daisy beeswax round? Silk pins anyone? Buttonhole cutters? Clappers or Tailoring Boards? They're here and ready to fill some Christmas stockings too. Gift Certificates are here too! Who wouldn't want to receive one of these lovelies this season?

So again, hop on into the shop for Remnant Rush - this Friday and Saturday, December 13 & 14.

New Beginnings

Hello Everybody! I'm so excited to be taking over at what was formally Yellow Bird Fabrics. Again, if you missed the last two posts about the shop change, you can read about them here. Just as people are different, I will also be implementing some new changes at A Fashionable Stitch. So let's dive right in shall we?

First of all, there's a name change. We are now A Fashionable Stitch. We still carry the same great quality fabric, just a different name and new ownership.

Secondly, we are going to be making the transition to A Fashionable Stitch blog. What does this mean for you? It means that you might need to update your feed reader or email subscription to reflect the new change. Don't want to miss a post? Definitely subscribe to the Fashionable Stitch blog. For those of you signed up for the newsletter - no worries. You'll still be getting newsletters from us, we're just under a new name.

What if you've got a gift certificate from Yellow Bird Fabrics? Its still good at A Fashionable Stitch. Come in and do a little holiday shopping! And now we have our own gift certificates too. Hip Hip Hooray!

As of December 1st 2013, A Fashionable Stitch no longer accepts personal checks. However, we now accept American Express, where we didn't before. So you can now pay by either cash or credit card.

We have new shop hours. We are now open from 10am - 5pm, Monday thru Saturday. Closed Sundays.

There are no more ongoing discounts for local dressmakers, alterers, businesses, schools, friends, family, etc. College students, who show their student ID at the time of purchase, can receive a 20% discount off of full-priced items in the store. Discounted and sale items excluded.

To make up for this new/latest policy, we're going to be implementing a new system at the shop. Every month, we'll be having a Remnant Rush event where we'll be going through all the fabrics in the shop and filtering large remnant pieces into the sale area. Some bolts of fabric where we have 2 or less yards of fabric remaining will be filtered into the sale area and reduced to 40% off. This will happen on the last Friday and Saturday of every month, unless otherwise stated (just in case these days fall on holidays or for any other reason). We'll always carry a remnant/sale section in the shop, but on these particular days we'll be moving much more into that section than any other time of the month. This will be a great time to come in and also receive 10% off your total sale for those two days. It will be sensational, so make sure you come in early on the last Friday of the month and snag yourself some fabric treats. Please note that this offer is only good on merchandise in the shop. Special orders excluded. Remnant Rush sale can not be combined with any other discount. Want to stay updated on the sales? Definitely subscribe to the newsletter where all local fabric shop groupies are in the know.

You can now shop for a few things online. Everything that is online is also in store (though everything in the store is not all online). We've got a pretty amazing line-up of notions, supplies and tools in the online shop. This way, you can shop from the comfort of your pj's. Spiffy eh?

Now, I'm sure that I've forgotten a lot of stuff here, but we'll keep you updated as things come up. We have many many things planned! Make sure you join in on the excitement at A Fashionable Stitch! Stop into the shop too where we've made several changes and well, we even have new fabrics and notions. Yay!

Changing Hands

Amy Royer started Yellow Bird Fabrics almost 5 years ago. She has seen it grow and flourish into a dream come true. Her vision is shared by all of us, I think. She wanted to continue on with Fashion Affair's legacy and bring fine apparel fabrics to Salt Lake City. She's done that and so much more. She's created a marvelous environment in which a fashion sewer can truly come and be inspired. Not only inspired but can also purchase fabrics that are hard to find elsewhere. As many customers have stated, time and time again, there is nothing like being able to purchase fine fabric in person. Getting a feel for the fabric, the exact color and texture and the hand are all important details of purchasing the right textile for the right garment and Amy's kept these in abundance.

I remember the very first time I stepped foot into Yellow Bird Fabrics. It was in their old location, 2828 E. 3300 S. Sure it was tiny, but it was jam packed with the most glorious fabrics. I had seen nothing like it! Beautiful wools, silks and cottons. So much color, so much variety and choice. It was marvelous. I spotted hair canvas on my first trip there and nearly fainted. For me, it was heaven to actually be able to buy the fabrics locally that I needed. I remember popping into the shop nearly every week to see what was new and was never disappointed and rarely left empty handed. I loved it. And I still do.

Amy's legacy and footsteps will be a hard act to follow. She's a wonderful friend, sewing advocate and instructor. She's moving on to fulfill new roles in life and as luck would have it, she has generously bequeathed her legacy onto me. So here goes:

I'm Sunni Standing. I've been teaching the classes here at Yellow Bird for a little over a year now and I love it, what can I say. I own my own small business where I sell specialty dressmaking and tailoring notions and supplies online. I am the writer behind the blog A Fashionable Stitch and that, friends, is where we're headed. A Fashionable Stitch is now officially open for business in the brick and mortar that was formally Yellow Bird Fabrics. I can't tell you how excited I am. I can't even begin to elaborate on how I'm just a little bit nervous and jittery, but the excitement outweighs these feelings by a landslide. I hope you'll join me in continuing on Amy's vision. Let's stash the world in natural fibers! Yay!

Closed for the Holiday!

Hi Everyone! Sorry to be posting this at such a late date, but it's been a little crazy around here! Yellow Bird Fabrics will be closed for Thanksgiving. Also, as we transition ownership, we will remain closed for November 29 & 30. Thanks so much for your patience!

Come visit us Monday December 2, when we'll officially be opening our doors as A Fashionable Stitch. Happy Thanksgiving all!

A Season of Change and Thanksgiving

I am grateful for the last 4 1/2 years of my life and the opportunity to have owned Yellow Bird Fabrics.

I am grateful to all of my customers. Many of you have become great friends. You have inspired me and supported me and for that I cannot thank you enough.

To all of my co-workers throughout the years, Leena, Amber, Sunni, Elizabeth, Sheridan and Melia, you have all become my best friends. I have relied on you and you have never let me down. You have made this little fabric store dream a reality and I am forever in your debt.

I am thankful for a supportive family, parents and a husband that have helped me through it all. I am grateful for my son and a new baby that is on its way.

With all of this gratitude, I will admit, there is a little sadness. I have to leave this shop that we have built and grown to love so much behind.

But don't worry, you will not be losing a fabric store. You will be gaining a great friend. Sunni Standing, is taking over the business. You probably already know her, she has been teaching classes and working at the shop for a couple of years now. She is an incredibly talented seamstress and one of the kindest people I know. I feel very comfortable leaving the shop in her hands. I know she will continually grow the business in ways that I never could.

Thank you for your support. Thank you for loving Yellow Bird almost as much as I do. I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving.

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