Fons and Porter's Sew Easy

Have you been to this site yet?  Fons and Porter’s Sew Easy?  I learned how to quilt using the Fons and Porter Quilter’s Complete Guide – LOVE! LOVE! LOVE THIS BOOK! I even used it as a teaching tool when I taught others.

It’s out of print now and the techniques are a little dated.  However, over the last few years, I’ve been a religious visitor to the Sew Easy Lessons on their website.  These are typically onesheets, formatted to fit nicely in a binder, originally published in their magazines.  They demonstrate quick, accurate flying geese, easy hourglasses, etc and recently they’ve added video! 

These techniques have really saved me time and sharpened my accuracy.  I’m not affiliated – this is not a paid plug – but wanted to make sure all of you knew about it!

Winter Makes You Think Of.... Log Cabins?

Like several other bloggers I follow, I received an email a few days ago asking if I would review the latest free ebook from Fons & Porter called Build Your Best Log Cabin.  You can get your copy here: http://www.fonsandporter.com/landing/free-log-cabin-quilt-patterns   

I knew I would love it (and not just because it’s free).  I’m a HUGE fan of Fons & Porter, and their log cabin ebook is layed out like their magazine: clear instructions with many pictures, size charts, suggested layouts, quilter tips and all the extras.

My favorite part is always the extras.  I love that they included history in the booklet.

They also included tips on quilting, piping, and lumpless binding.

Truth be told, though, I think it’s missing one thing.  In one of their issues several years ago was this FABULOUS pattern for a Texas Log Cabin. GORGEOUS!  I’ve been working on it off and on for the last two years. 

Click the link and get your free copy now!

Happy Stitching!Elisa