hello Monday!
Looking forward to making a new project out of my fabulous friend @sweetjanequilts new #easyquilts from @martingaletpp happy Wednesday
today I have the pleasure to share with you a new book my friend, Sue from Sweet Jane Quilts has written…
here are some of Sue’s thoughts about this new book…
Quilters who know my work know that I like “easy”. I will make no excuses for that! But as my tastes and interests have been changing through the years, I have started to take more of an interest in vintage style quilts. The problem is when I look at them, they are way too time consuming and complicated for me; you could even say intimidating. In this book, I wanted to design quilts with vintage elements and appeal, but also quilts that would be quicker and easier to complete. I design quilts with the busy quilter in mind!
I tried to include a variety of sizes and designs so you have a choice of easy, quick quilt to choose from, or if you have more time and want a more complicated design (but not too complicated!), there are a few of those as well.
Keep in mind you don’t have to use your precuts to make these quilts! Precuts are merely cuts of fabric from each fabric in a line. They have a “coordinated scrappy” look to them. So if you have a good stash to pick fabrics from, you won’t have any problems using what you already have to make these quilts!
I think quilting is a wonderful hobby that enriched our lives. I hope this book inspires you to create new quilts and spend more time sewing! You know you want to!
I have had the chance to personally look through this book…
at first I thought I would make a project using these yummy fat quarters…
and then I came across these Bonnie and Camille jelly roll strips…
and I changed my mind!
one of the features of this book I really loved is that Sue has grouped projects by precuts, so if you have fat quarter pieces, you can decide from those projects…so clever!
so the awesome giveaway for today…
a copy of Sue’s book!!!
leave me a comment to enter…
as usual, I will draw a winner on Friday!
Happy Sewing!
Hope you had a great weekend. what a wonderful give a way. I love EASY also. LOL. thanks for a chance.
Great giveaway-we all need to corral our scraps and turn them into quilts!
I love easy! One of my goals this year is to start cutting my fabric into “pre-cuts” so I can make more quilts using them. It will be hard to cut into them, but this would make it easier
This book loos like fun! It would help with ideas for my precut stash!
The book looks fabulous and I’m an easy kinda person!! Lol
Oh my gosh it would be great to win this book. I love all kind of precuts. Thanks for the chance to win this book!
Looks like a great book for someone like me who loves quick and easy quilts!!!!
Nice book!
I like precuts but get frustrated with the strips sometimes because they can vary so much by manufacturer.
Easy is good; it gets done. This book looks fun. I tend not to buy precuts because I like cutting fabric but I do have several fat quarter bundles and charm packs that somehow jumped into my cart.
This looks like a fantastic book. Thanks for the chance. I love precuts!
Another great book from Sue!
Thank you for this opportunity, Brooke!
(I can’t wait to see what you create!)
Pat T.
Looks like a great book! I have an earlier book of Sue’s and I have enjoyed it.
Always looking for easy ideas to use precuts. Precuts seem to accumulate around me, time to start using them.
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Thanks for the review! I will be on the look-out for this book now. I have LOTS of precuts that I need to use!
This would be a fun book to use up some of my precuts. Thanks for the chance to have this in my quilt library. The pale yellow quilt is darling!
I’m so glad to see your review of this book! It’s going on my wish list for my birthday in March. Looks like a great on to have in my quilt library!
Looks like a great book..Thanks for the giveaway
Oh, there are some gorgeous quilts in that book!! I love your choice of fabric for your project.
Wow!! sounds like an awesome book. thanks for the chance in winning it. I love the idea that she has the patterns grouped by the type of precut to use.
Such beautiful quilts! Thanks for the opportunity to enter the giveaway.
This looks like a great book. I think the idea of organizing the book by type of precut is very smart! I recently made a list of my precuts and was a bit surprised…and now I keep an eye out for patterns that appeal to me that will utilize the fabric/precuts I already have. That way, I can spend my quilting dollars on backing and can pay my longarmer, rather than duplicate yardage.
I also really like the classic blocks I see here. Choice of fabric can shift them as modern or trad as the maker chooses, but I’m a huge fan of the classics.
The book looks awesome! Thanks!
Really cool book! Hope you have a great evening! angielovesgary2 atgmail dotcom
Looks like a great book – beautiful quilts and wise use of precuts! Thanks for the give away!
they are all so pretty!
Awesome quilts & book – Thanks! xoxo
The last few years have been extremely busy with family responsibilities. I’ve finally found the time to really organize and purge my sewing room. Apparently I’m a fabric hoarder, I’ve found precuts with extra yardage, more than one of the same precut and coordinatored fat quarter by the pile. I’m 53 if I start sewing now my fabric will still outlast me. Easy Quilts are what I need to make. Thanks so much for the preview, it looks like a wonderful book.
Sounds like a very interesting book. I need fast and easy.
Easy is the name of the quilting game for me too! I have plenty of precuts in my stash that need a great project and this book seems to have what I need to get them going! Thanks for the review, Brooke.
I like the idea for her book of more vintage look but not too complicated! Thanks!
This looks like a great book to have on my shelf. Hope I win a copy.
The book has lots of amazing quilts. They look like fun to make.
Thanks for a chance to win.
I love working with precuts!! Thanks for the great giveaway.
I’ve recently used a layer cake for the first time and would definitely use them again. This looks like a great book
What a great giveaway! Love the book!
Love all of the quilts. The book is a great giveaway. Thanks
This looks like a wonderful book! I see more than one pattern I would love to make. Thanks!
I see so many quilts in this book I’d love to make! I have a bundle (or 2) that I’ve been saving and I’d love to put them to good use!
Looks like some amazing quilts in that book!
Terrific quilt book! Great giveaway; thanks for the chance to win it!
Such a lovely book! A must have!