It’s always exciting around here as we approach the release of a new issue, but when it’s one of our special issues of Easy Quilts, well, it just seems like the anticipation steps up an extra notch.  We have another great one coming just around the corner – the second Easy Quilts issue of 2008 will be hitting newsstands in just a couple of weeks, and it's packed with new projects any quilter on the go will love! You'll find a wide variety of quick and easy projects that even a novice quilter can comfortably dive right into, yet all still promise a polished end result that any seasoned quilter would be proud to display.

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We realize it’s not always about quilting, but it is certainly always about ‘inspiration’. Here is a great example of how one of our readers was inspired to step outside the box. Beautiful job, Irene!

“About a year ago I happened to read your magazine (May/June 2007) and was intrigued by the quilt called Nancy’s Fancy by Nancy Martin.  My quilting skills are limited, but I do enjoy cross-stitching.  So I took the pattern layout design and matched the colors to the sunset picture which is now on the opposite wall in our guest bedroom.”
---Irene Silverman, Liberty Lake, WA

Happy Quilting!
    Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting

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