Downton Abbey Modern Block Challenge

GenQ Downton Abbey Modern Block Challenge – We Have A Winner!

March 19, 2014

It all started WAAAYYY back at 2013 Spring Quilt Market when we caught a glimpse of the inspiration boards for Andover Fabrics‘ Downton Abbey line. The Downton fans on staff went a little crazy and we started cooking up a plan. Now, this line is may not be modern, but we know that many of [...]

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More Downton Modern: Mary’s Crown

January 4, 2014

Do you even have to ask? Yes, TOMORROW is the day when we can let Ladies Mary and Edith, their various swains, resilient Lord and Lady Grantham, the redoubtable Dowager and the downstairs Downton family out of suspended animation, and see where their privileged lives lead them next. So, we WON’T be sewing tomorrow night [...]

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Downton Gets Modern Again with the Dowager’s Feathers

December 16, 2013

Moving right along with Our Downton Abbey Modern Block Challenge (which continues until Jan. 5, 2o14) we’re bringing you some DA love from our home as our very own Scott Hansen (also of Blue Nickel Studios) offers his take on what’s modern about Downton. Working with fabrics from Andover Fabric’s Downton Abbey collection, Scott gave us his take [...]

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More Downton Modern: Two Tributes to Mary

December 9, 2013

  Our Downton Abbey Modern Block Challenge continues until Jan. 5, 2o14, and as we Downton-philes await the start of Season 4, many of us getting our Crawley fix from Andover Fabrics’ collection celebrating this hit series. Except that with our DA Modern Block Challenge, we’re pushing you to merge the Downton era with today’s design influences. [...]

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Downton Geeks Unite! (A Modern Block Challenge)

November 20, 2013

If you have seen the latest issue of Gen Q, you know that we have come out of the closet… We are total Downton Abbey GEEKS. Just can’t get enough! So at Quilt Market last Spring in Portland, when we learned Andover Fabrics was introducing a line of Downton-inspired fabrics designed in collaboration with the [...]

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