Jan Constantine: GIVE AWAY
August 1, 2011
Jan Constantine, Queen of Embroidered Cushions, has only gone and published another book. I know. And the good news is, in between scratching my mosquito bites, I’ve got hold of a copy to give to one lucky HomeShoppingSpy reader…
Love Stitching is full of decorative appliqué and hand-embroidery projects from Jan, featuring some of her best-selling designs for cushions, throws, wall hangings, aprons and bags.
While her first book (Heirloom Embroidery) focussed on traditional embroidery, Love Stitching takes a more modern approach, with bright colours and strong shapes in a series of graphic, bold designs. I like the anchor cushion project best:
To win Love Stitching, simply leave a comment on this post including your email address and we’ll pick a name out of the (hand-embroidered) hat at 6pm on Thursday 4th August. There are some helpful Terms and Conditions, here. (In case you’re not feeling lucky, it’s published by Jacqui Small and costs £20. You can buy it here.) – Ellie
HomeShoppingSpy 
August 1, 2011 at 5:43 pm
I love Jan Constantine!, I hope I win 🙂 mishakal@gmail,com
August 1, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Oo lovely, I’d love to win it! Especially with a flat move coming up and crafty inspiration needed…
August 1, 2011 at 6:59 pm
A beautiful book I would love to own.
August 1, 2011 at 8:06 pm
i would be so thrilled to win this book, i have been a fan of Jan’s work for ages !!! ionawwilliams@msn.com
August 1, 2011 at 8:09 pm
Would love this! Looks so pretty. G
32portobello@gmail.com
August 1, 2011 at 8:10 pm
Hej Hej
What a lovely giveaway… I have two Jan Constantine cushions..they really are works of art! Would love to own a copy of her book 😉 so that I can be adventurous and try for myself!
Thank you
LOVE PEACE enJOY
Julie
x
August 1, 2011 at 8:42 pm
Oh, I’ve been wanting to get myself into some sewing for ages now, maybe this will be the book that gives me the nudge I need! It looks lovely, fingers crossed for me!
August 1, 2011 at 9:08 pm
I would love this
ellensampson@gmail.com
August 1, 2011 at 10:25 pm
Oh I’m feeling lucky today too! bristolparentingcafe@yahoo.co.uk
August 1, 2011 at 11:30 pm
I ❤ embroidery.
emily
emilyclairecolley@gmail.com
August 2, 2011 at 1:46 am
What a great book to get the creative juice flowing! Carisa@slowfuse.com
August 2, 2011 at 7:58 am
Definitely count me in, what a beautiful book!
Victoria
victoria.phillipson@gmail.com
August 2, 2011 at 9:37 am
I start to queue for this lovely book lasche@interia.pl
August 2, 2011 at 9:37 am
I would love to learn more fabric stitching skills, it’s not something I’m good at right now but with help I’ll try hard!
August 2, 2011 at 12:27 pm
Could this be what spurs me on to get the sewing machine out of the cupboard? Stop ‘oooohing’ and ‘aaahing’: start stitching!
mjwasmt@ymail.com
August 4, 2011 at 10:49 pm
Maggie – congrats – you’re the winner! Have emailed you. Ellie 🙂
August 2, 2011 at 4:04 pm
Ooh this would be a great gift for my embroidery-mad mother-in-law!
August 2, 2011 at 4:15 pm
I’d like to enter. Embroidery is one crafting skill I haven’t quite got my head round yet!
August 2, 2011 at 4:44 pm
ooo lovely things, hope i am the lucky sew and sew 🙂
x
August 2, 2011 at 9:39 pm
I love her work! Her cushions and stitching techniques are very inspiring.
amy.mingkwan@gmail.com
August 3, 2011 at 7:45 am
I’d love this book, please! Need some inspiration after finally getting my sewing machine out last weekend for the first time in years…
anna_march[at]hotmail[dot]com
August 3, 2011 at 9:59 am
This book looks AMAZING! Good luck everyone!
alainamillward@gmail.com
August 3, 2011 at 10:41 am
Jan, I have a confession to make if you’re reading this. I very often pick up your cushions in shops and give them big cuddles and fantasize about how they’d look on my chairs. It lasts a little too long – people stare.
Sadly, I have never had the spare cash to buy one. But I will save my pennies for your book, so I can perhaps make one 🙂
August 3, 2011 at 1:35 pm
Book looks lovely. Would be nice to have some ideas of what I can do with my pretty fabric I’ve had in my closet!
nie21(at)hotmail(dot)com
August 3, 2011 at 8:10 pm
Oh wow, I would love to get my hands on it 🙂 allthingsnice4life@gmail.com. Thanks so much for the opportunity to enter
All things nice…
August 4, 2011 at 8:32 am
Love stitching sounds like a great way to enjoy Jan Constantine Cushions. Have you seen the latest Jan Constantine 2012 Olympic cushion collection – A fantastic way to join in the fun!
August 4, 2011 at 12:07 pm
I love the modern take on embroidery! buykidlet@gmail.com
August 7, 2011 at 9:04 pm
I love the new book, the new designs are Amazing it looks even better than her first book, heirloom embroidery.
August 10, 2011 at 8:07 am
I would love to win this book, please 🙂
August 11, 2011 at 10:26 am
Lovely to see so many people taking an interest in embroidery! Also – beautiful blog, full of good ideas – I imagine I could waste hours reading things on here!
Just wondered if you’d be interested in having a look at our new Jan Constantine blog – there’ll be news updates, style tips, and possibly even a few competitions/promotions of our own 🙂
http://www.janconstantineblog.com/
Keep stitching! x
August 28, 2011 at 4:02 pm
Rather belatedly – thank you for my gorgeous prize! Its a beautiful book – I just don’t know which project to start with. What a talented designer Jan Constantine is … and thank you – both to Jan and to Ellie.