We all know how much I love Downton Abbey! I am on pins and needles waiting for the new season to air but that isn’t until January for us in the States. So to ease the pain, Interweave has a new publication out that is all about Downton Abbey, The Unofficial Downton Abbey Sews magazine. It is full of everything Downton and there are some great projects to make in the magazine. I really want the cover dress to wear around and pretend I am Lady Mary or something. You know while the Staff cleans my mansion and makes me lunch. Oh wait that won’t happen as much as I want to pretend. 🙂
The folks over at Andover have the awesome Downton Abbey fabric collection as well and it is featured in the magazine. There is a great table runner pattern in the book with the Andover fabrics so I thought why not just have a giveaway to get you started on that project.
Magazine Details:
The Unofficial Downton Abbey Sews Magazine
From the Editors of Stitch Magazine
Interweave/F+W; $14.99
GIVEAWAY::
One copy of The Unofficial Downton Abbey Sews Magazine AND a bundle of Downton Abbey fabric from Andover Fabrics to help you make some of the projects in the magazine.
US residents only
3 winners will be chosen!!!
the giveaway runs from July 17th to July 24th at midnight. Winner will be emailed the 25th and announced on this post.
To enter:: Who is your favorite Downton Abbey Character and why?
Note: Interweave sent me a review copy of The Unofficial Downton Abbey Sews magazine to review. All opinions are mine.
Oooooh! What a fab giveaway! I love the Dowager Countess – her strength and quiet compassion won me over. Crossing my fingers that I win!
I like Mary. She is strong and opinionated. It will be interesting to see who wins her over this upcoming season.
So sad that the giveaway is for US residents only. But I thought I’d chime in anyhow (maybe you’ll make an exception if Mr. Random Number Generator chooses me!) I love the Dowager Countess. She has the best lines of anyone in the show. “What is a week end?” She slays me!
Lady Edith Crawley since she seems unnoticed and a bit of the underdog, but is strong, fiery and independent.
I am a sucker for Bates. He is so reserved and dashingly handsome in a weird way. I also like Anna and how well her character interacts on both levels of the household.
Ok, so…I can’t ever remember peoples names, and my husband loves the show too and cant either so.. IMDB lets me know that both of us are going to go with John Bates. We just had a lengthy debate on if any other character is as regularly sympathetic and kind, Joseph molesley kinda comes close but his manly stance against accepting “charity” makes him lose this one.
I’m still in mourning for Matthew.
Violet is my favorite. She doesnt take anyone’s crap. 🙂 So proper and ladylike… I love her the best!
I like Mary, she is so strong and gets all the hot men:-) and she’s not afraid to pitch in like with the whole pig episode – that was awesome!
I like Mrs. Patmore the cook. She seems to be a character with feeling for others. I also like Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham. I enjoy watching Maggie Smith.
I gotta go with Lady Mary Crawley. She and I have the same name (except surname) and for her strength and reasoning.
I’m am such a loser…I have never watched it.
The Dowager Countess for sure. So out of touch! Such an anachronism! So funny.
I loved Lady Sybil. She was always so sweet and true to what she believed in. But now I like Rose even though she is a bit troublesome. 🙂
I loved Matthew. He was my favorite.
So sorry that I missed this giveaway! I love that show but have only watched some of the first season, isn’t there a character named Anna? I’m certainly going to look for this magazine I love everything Interweave does!