Best of Fons & Porter - Three Book Giveaway!
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Wow! I am excited to announce a special giveaway of three Best of Fons & Porter books!
Each of these compilations is a treasure trove of quilting inspiration! All three books share common features from the popular Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting magazine. They each include several well-written and well-illustrated quilt patterns from various quilt designers. Many patterns offer a “Tried & True” section showing the quilt block in alternate fabrics for further inspiration. Quilting design suggestions are illustrated; some designs can even be downloaded from the Fons & Porter website. Each book has several Sew Easy™ technique tutorials! The step-by-step instructions and photos teach how to conquer piecing challenges, cut and piece a variety of geometric shapes, use specialty rulers, and more. Each of these Best of Fons & Porter books offers choices for different skill levels and design tastes.
Best of Fons & Porter: Tips & Techniques
Over 200 favorite tips sent in by readers of Love of Quilting, on topics such as organizing fabric, safety, and clever ways to utilize everyday items, fill one-third of the book. Fourteen Sew Easy™ technique tutorials cover piecing of triangles, windowed fusible appliqué, machine trapunto, paper foundation piecing, sewing curved seams, strip sets, piped binding and other topics. I found the section on machine quilting helpful, especially the instructions for quilting pieced borders.
The thirteen quilts are quite varied. I want to make the Blue Lagoon by Liz Porter because of the 3-D effect and the combination of strip-piecing with the diamonds.
Best of Fons & Porter: Star Quilts
The twenty-seven stunning star quilts in this book are each created by a different quilt designer, including Judy Martin, Nancy Martin, Sally Collins, Marsha McCloskey, Marti Mitchell, and many others. Quilt sizes include miniatures to large bed quilts. The fifteen Sew Easy™ tutorials focus on cutting and piecing challenges common to star quilts: triangles, diamonds, hexagons, mitered corners, and inset seams.
I put the Mariner’s in a Pickle quilt by Heather Kempel Costen, which combines interlocking Mariner’s Compass and Pickle Dish blocks, on my wish list of quilts to make.
Best of Fons & Porter: Fun Quilts for Kids
The twenty-one quilt designs in this book are bright, fun and sized for kids. Even with the juvenile theme, the quilts are varied in style and techniques. The ten Sew Easy™ tutorials focus on pattern-specific techniques such as working with parallelograms, interfacing appliqué, blanket stitch appliqué, curved seams, Hourglass blocks, Kaleidoscope pieces, and Nine-Blade Fan units. I love the Summer Flip-Flops quilt on the cover!
The quilt I just have to make for Halloween is the Black Cats Prowling quilt by Virginia Anderson!
(Photo courtesy of Leisurearts.com)
I would highly recommend any of these books as a valuable addition to any quilt library. The collection of quilt designs and techniques in each book is diverse; any quilter will learn something new and find inspiration for further projects. I am sure you’ll find a quilt (or many) that speaks to you as well!
Now, for the book giveaway! Connecting Threads has three copies of each book to give to three different winners. That's right...three lucky winners will win all three of these fantastic books. To enter, simply leave a comment below before 11:59pm PST on October 7th. We will select our winners on October 8th and announce them shortly thereafter.
Rules: One entry per person, please. No purchase necessary. To enter, you must provide a valid email address so that we can contact you if you win. This giveaway is only available to residents of the United States and Canada. All comments must be submitted by 11:59pm on Sunday October 7th. Good luck!
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Oct 7, 2012 at 8:01 AM How neat that CT is offering this give-away! What a fabulous collection of books too. I guess I better not place the order that I have waiting yet just in case I win the books. I'll need to order more fabric from you of course! Good luck to everyone! Hugs.
Oct 6, 2012 at 3:50 PM I would really love to win these books. Connecting Threads is one of my favorite websites.
Oct 6, 2012 at 8:59 AM What a great opportunity it would be to win these three books. I am a fairly new quilter and subscribe to the F&P magazine. These books and the knowledge of experienced quilters would provide such great information and tips to a new quilter. Love Connecting Threads too.
Oct 5, 2012 at 7:22 PM These books look like they would provide lots of inspiration!
Oct 5, 2012 at 6:40 PM I love all of these books....especially the Fons & Porter Star book and the Mariners in a Pickle book....but would be tickled to have the Fun Quilts for Kids to make bright and happy quilts for the kiddos in my life present and future! 3 Lucky people will win them all....it would be fabulous if I was one of them!!!
Oct 5, 2012 at 5:13 PM I Love love love quilt pattern books and Fons & Porter are some of my favs. Hope I win but whomever wins is gonna be thrilled.
Oct 5, 2012 at 2:26 PM I am always looking for new patterns and would love to add these three books to my Quilt Library.
Oct 5, 2012 at 10:59 AM Oh WOW, another give away! I'm right there with the rest of you in wanting to win a set of these books. Fons & Porter have some the best patterns around when looking for a quick quilt to make. These books would be a wealth of information and projects anyone would love to add to their library of quilting books. Thanks CT for another great giveaway!
Oct 5, 2012 at 9:00 AM i love fons & porter - i wish they still came on our cable network - it's just not the same watching on the internet......
Oct 5, 2012 at 8:16 AM What a great combo of books, techniques and patterns! I would be thrilled to win!
Oct 5, 2012 at 6:46 AM I have learned alot from watching Fons and Porter on TV and have some of their books. Their directions are easy to understand and the photos are great. Thanks for a chance to win.
Oct 4, 2012 at 6:51 PM I'm fortunate enough to live only about an hour from Fons and Porter's retail shop in Winterset, Iowa. I LOVE visiting there! And I'd LOVE to win their books!
Oct 4, 2012 at 4:02 PM Please pick my entry! I'd love to win these books. Thanks! :-)
Oct 4, 2012 at 3:53 PM Thank you for the chance to win these awesome books!
Oct 4, 2012 at 3:12 PM I would love to win these books. I'm always looking for new tips and inspiration. Thank you so much for the chance!
Oct 4, 2012 at 12:06 PM I am fairly new to the quilting world, so these wonderful books would be a treasure to have! Thank you for offering the giveaway!
Oct 4, 2012 at 12:06 PM One an always use more quilting books. You can never have enough ideas to keep the creativity flowing. I love F & P books.
Oct 4, 2012 at 10:27 AM Whoa! What a treasure trove! Thanks for the chance to win these Fons and Porter books. I sure miss Liz on their t.v. broadcasts :0(.
Oct 4, 2012 at 9:33 AM Love everything about quilting! Thanks for the chance to win....
Oct 4, 2012 at 6:56 AM I can always use more quilt books for inspiration. Thanks for the giveaway.
Oct 4, 2012 at 6:43 AM I get lost in your fabric, and there is nothing like fondling new fabric, or even my stash of fabric. Fons and Porter is my favorite magazine to fondle my fabric with. What can I say, fabric, patterns,and just sewing new things is such a feeling of joy and accomplishment.
Oct 4, 2012 at 5:58 AM I love fabrics from connecting threads and also Fons and Porters tv program. I would love to wins a book. Thanks. Joanne
Oct 4, 2012 at 4:04 AM What a great give away! I would love to read these for tips and inspiration. Thanks!
Oct 4, 2012 at 12:10 AM I would love to win these books. I am fairly new to quilting and I could use the instruction and tips. Thanks
Oct 3, 2012 at 9:57 PM After spending HOURS today pouring over the Connecting Threads site book section, I stumble on this giveaway, and discover that all three of the giveaway books are ones I selected for future purchase! What a thrill it would be to win them instead!!! Thanks for the opportunity, and for your wonderful Connecting Threads website!
Oct 3, 2012 at 8:14 PM wow, three books would surly help me out. I started quilting in April of 2011 and have now made 5 large and 3 small quilts. I would love to add these books to my library. thanks for the chance.
Oct 3, 2012 at 7:01 PM Thank You!! Fons and Porter are the ones who got me started through their magazine. I appreciate the chance to win a prize.
Oct 3, 2012 at 6:58 PM I am a reasonably new quilter and would love to win any one of the books.
Oct 3, 2012 at 6:25 PM Thanks for a great opportunity here...this is so inspirational! I love the quilts for kids especially, classic!
Oct 3, 2012 at 5:23 PM What a great trio of books. Thanks for the chance to win them. I especially love the quilt on the cover of the Stars book.
Oct 3, 2012 at 5:14 PM Wow....great addition to anyone's library...my stash needs busting...Thanks!
Oct 3, 2012 at 5:13 PM Fabulous offer. thanks for the chance.
Oct 3, 2012 at 4:47 PM I would love to win these books! Thanks for the chance.
Oct 3, 2012 at 4:39 PM I would love to win these books. I love Connecting Threads.
Oct 3, 2012 at 4:34 PM Wow!! What a fantastic giveaway....I would love to win these books...thanks for this chance.
Oct 3, 2012 at 3:28 PM I would love to have any one of these books for my sewing room. My sewing room is shared with others so we can make "thinking of You Gifts" for those who are going threw hard times.
Oct 3, 2012 at 3:26 PM Fons and Porter produces such great books and their magazines are good for all levels of quilting. I would be very happy to win these three great books.
Oct 3, 2012 at 3:24 PM Subscribe to the F&P magazine and look forward to it each month. Love Connecting Threads, too! Thanks for the fun here!
Oct 3, 2012 at 3:16 PM I am kinda new to quilting and I would love a chance for these books...I spend a lot of time online learning techniques and these would be wonderful to have. Thanks for the chance! :)
Oct 3, 2012 at 2:54 PM love F& P stuff, and you cute fabrics too ;)
Oct 3, 2012 at 2:33 PM I subscribe to Fons and Porter already and love their magazine. It would be wonderful to win their books. Thanks for the chance to win.
Oct 3, 2012 at 2:19 PM WOW, I would just love to win these great books. If I could win these books and then win the lottery, man oh man, I would own ssssssssssoooooooooo much fabric, and be sssssssoooooooo happy. I can't even image something that GREAT happening to me. I never win anything. I am the one who: "when their ship comes in, I'll be at the airport"!!!!!!!!!! I hope I win. I hope I win. I hope I win. What a great way to start off winter. Winning 3 quilting books...............................WOW
Beverly
Oct 3, 2012 at 2:05 PM Could this be my lucky day????? Hope so! Would love to win these books,. Thanks for the chance.
Oct 3, 2012 at 1:47 PM Wow! Love of Quilting is my favorite quilt magazine. Thanks for the chance to win this treasure trove of quilting books.
Oct 3, 2012 at 1:39 PM New to the quilting scene; would love to see these books on my sewing room shelf. Thanks for the opportunity!
Oct 3, 2012 at 10:11 AM Thank You for this awesome giveaway.
I learned how to sew when I was in High School. However, have not done any sewing or quilting until 3 years ago when my daughter told me I was going to be a Grandma. I am still very new to quilting and winning any of these books would help me tremendously.
Thanks Again
Oct 3, 2012 at 8:10 AM Who couldn't use the Tips and Techniques book?
Who doesn't love Star quilts?
Fun Quilts for kids? I say fun quilts for adults!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Oct 3, 2012 at 7:28 AM Who couldn't use more books?
Oct 3, 2012 at 7:16 AM These books would be a great addition to my Library of Quilt Books and Magazines. Since I have retired, I have enjoyed quilting. It was worth the wait!
Oct 3, 2012 at 5:27 AM These are fabulous books that would look great on my bookshelf! I love to have my books...when I'm making something I love to have books to use to reference what I'm doing or help me when I get stuck! Lots if times I just like to sit and read them too, just for the fun of it. Tx for the chance to win them.