Sunday, February 27, 2011

March Modern Fabric Madness!

Love fabric? Love competition? Well, in the spirit of March Madness, we're excited to announce MODERN MADNESS -- a fun new interactive activity for all of our readers for the month of March.

See? This is what happens when you put a guy in charge of a quilting activity! : )
Oh, and Go Heels!

Our version of the Big Dance will pit all of your favorite modern fabric lines against one another in a fierce competition to determine the winner -- the #1 current (or recent) fabric line as determined by the readers of Fat Quarterly.

Here's how it will work:
  • We've already randomly created the brackets containing the top 64 fabric lines in the quilting world (in our humble opinion. Sorry in advance for any unintentional omissions, though we think it's pretty comprehensive.) Print the brackets out to play along!
  • Throughout the month of March, we'll be posting the different rounds and regions of competition. Once posted, a survey will go live for you to vote for your favorites.
  • Once the voting for each round is closed, we'll update the brackets and get ready for the next round of competition.
From 64 contenders, only one will emerge as the winner. Lots of great debate, conversation, and celebration will ensue.

Here's the schedule:

Round 1
  • Region 1: March 2nd
  • Region 2: March 6th
  • Region 3: March 9th
  • Region 4: March 11th
Round 2
  • Region 1: March 14th
  • Region 2: March 18th
  • Region 3: March 20th
  • Region 4: March 24th
Regionals
  • Part 1: March 27th
  • Part 2: March 29th
Quarterfinals - April 1st

Semifinals - April 3rd

Championship - April 7th

And college basketball fans know the best part about March Madness: predicting all of the winners before the competition starts, and keeping track of how many points you earn by being correct!

We encourage you to print the brackets before we begin on March 2nd and fill it out. We'll give tips on how to keep score throughout the competition, and we may even create a leader board to see how you're stacking up against other readers.

Sound like fun? Ready to play? Download your brackets here.
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Posted by John at 5:00 AM
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33 comments:

  1. Melissa CorryFebruary 27, 2011 at 5:08 AM

    This sounds like a blast!!! I always have fun printing out my hoops baskets but printing out fabric brackets is going to be awesome!!!

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  2. Patty February 27, 2011 at 5:44 AM

    Perhaps now I'll understand why my DH enjoys this so much!

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    I love March Madness... I'm laughing at the fact this post has lots of Carolina Blue!!!! LOL!

    This will be fun!

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  4. AnneMarieFebruary 27, 2011 at 6:01 AM

    Awesome! I never thought brackets would be combined with a fabric competition - but I love it! Look WAY more forward to filling out these brackets!

    AnneMarie @ Gen X Quilters

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  5. MollyFebruary 27, 2011 at 6:18 AM

    How fun! My sons and some of my co-workers are totally into March Madness and I feel left out of the excitement. This is going to be great and it will drive my boys nuts so it's win/win for me. Hee Hee.

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  6. SequanaFebruary 27, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    Now I'll feel really bonded with the POTUS. *S* Fun activity.

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  7. TiffanyFebruary 27, 2011 at 8:53 AM

    Awesome. What a GREAT idea! I love March Madness.

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  8. AliFebruary 27, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    Now we just need a FabricCenter to give us a Braketology breakdown. :) I'm SO IN!!

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  9. A Gal WhoFebruary 27, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    Now this is my kind of game! Love it! Thanks so much!

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  10. MelissaFebruary 27, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    Brilliant! Two sets of brackets to watch.

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  11. webmailaddress2February 27, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    Sounds awesome. Can't wait!

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  12. MeganFebruary 27, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    This is absolutely brilliant - I can't wait for it to get started! Oh, and go Heels! (they need all the encouragement they can get)

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  13. LeeFebruary 27, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    Modern fabric + March Madness? LOVE! : )

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  14. KelliFebruary 27, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    Love this! My husband and I compete against each other in the Basketball brackets, but I think I'd smoke him in this one!

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  15. ~Michelle~February 27, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Love this idea - no surprise that it seems to be coming from John!

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  16. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    Super fun, I filled it out today! Can't wait to follow along.

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  17. PoppyprintFebruary 27, 2011 at 10:17 PM

    John, this sounds super fun, but the only racket I know about is one that always fails to make contact with the bouncy green fuzzy ball that is invariably aimed at my head. Ooooh, you said bracket! Aren't those the things holding up my stash shelves?

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  18. Mary Grace McNamaraFebruary 28, 2011 at 2:18 PM

    Finally a March Madness event that I can get excited about! My husband will think this is hysterical! I predict a Sandy Gervais fabric will be the winner...she's the one I'd pick anyway!

    MGM

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  19. UnknownFebruary 28, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    This is great! Hopefully my picks in fabric will do better than my alma mater has been doing in BB lately.

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  20. MitziMarch 1, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    This is gonna be fun! Thanks so much!

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  21. Diane NMarch 1, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    This looks like a lot of fun. Is there a place to view all the different fabrics in the running?

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  22. AngieMarch 1, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    Well, minus the "Go Heels" comment (*gag*) I think this is great!! Sounds like a lot of fun. :)

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  23. MegMarch 1, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    I'm ready!! I'm with Monica--there are some tough picks in there!

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  24. RetrogirlMarch 1, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    I don't understand the first thing about basketball....sorry QuiltDad. Now, THIS is more like it! When DH signs up for his fantasy leagues, I can have my own version. How fun is that?

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  25. mommaMarch 1, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    Oh my, how much fun, and a picture of my team to boot !

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  26. Little Owl's NestMarch 1, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    Love this! I like filling out my brackets for march madness every year (go ku!) and now can do with fabric too - can't wait to play along

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  27. AnonymousMarch 1, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    oooh I can't wait to play! I am putting up my picks on my blog!

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  28. Shanna of Fiber of All SortsMarch 1, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    Oh gads. . how fun! I'm gonna fill this out and post it on my blog. Yeah!

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  29. JoannaMarch 1, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    This sounds like so much fun! Can't wait to play along.

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  30. nonoMarch 1, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    I'm in....what a wonderfully FUN idea!!

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  31. SewWhatsNewMarch 3, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    Fun idea, except the go Heels. Much better "Go DUKE"

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  32. Rachel at Stitched in ColorMarch 7, 2011 at 6:28 AM

    This is so funny! Ok, why not?

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  33. jamieMarch 9, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    i LOVE this idea!!! great picture of our Tarheels too. GO HEELS!!!!!!!!!!

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