Monday, May 7, 2012

Sewing Modkid Style giveaway

Let's get right to the point: 
Patty Young's book Sewing Modkid Style 
published by Wiley 
is fabulous.
Great sewing patterns and tips for sewing with knits.
Totally Modkid
Totally Patty

For rave reviews and details galore:
check out her blog tour and giveaway 
that's been going on since April!

Wiley has generously offered 1 free book to be given away
 and 
we've sweetened the giveaway with 
 ten 1 yard cuts 
(some of her hard to find all-time best sellers)


To win just leave a comment 
telling us your favorite 
One lucky random winner will be announced Friday May 11th.

pssst... for a peek at her latest collection Heaven & Helsinki 

176 comments:

  1. OMG. This giveaway is the stuff dreams are made of. My favorite print is Sky Modern Lotus. I can just see my sweet girl dressed in that running through the backyard.

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  2. I love so many, but Flower Shop is just darling.

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  3. What a great giveaway!

    So many cute fabrics, but I think my favorite is the vintage dainties.

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  4. Oh wow. How wonderful as if possibly winning her awesome book wasn't enough, you are adding fabric to that? Wow.

    I just love her fabric named Mod Blooms DC5383 Creamsicle because the green in that is just the perfect shade of green.

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  5. My favourite pattern has to be Hive. I'd so love to win this book and the fabric! Thank you so much for the giveaway!

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  6. What a wonderful giveaway! That book is a must have, and how are we supposed to just pick one fabric?
    Thats tough, but the navy birdie damask caught my eye! *I'm into the birdie fabrics right now*.
    Oh I'm so excited, I love giveaways like this!!!! Thank You!

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  7. The zen garden (in any color) is my favorite- I have it in quilting cotton, and love it! Thanks for the chance.

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  8. She has such fun and vibrant prints--and the book looks amazing! I have trouble choosing a favorite--I love both the birdie damask prints and the moorish tiles.

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  9. I love the most Mod Dots from Andalucia. I was so excited when I read that it is in shops again in new colors. Yesterday I got it in my hands and I love it even more:)

    PS. I hope that some other PY collections will be reprinted:)

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  10. My favorite is Birdie Damask from the Andalucia group. Thanks for the link to the new Heaven and Helsinki group. I'm looking forward to seeing it in stores!

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  11. Loving the lotus flower and the flower bed. Hard to pick just one favorite. There are too many!

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  12. Hard to choose a fave, but I do like City Block in Turquoise! I really like her Heaven & Helsinki line. Thanks for the chance!

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  13. Oh my goodness, so hard to pick! I love the running stitch, aug a great basic! Love the lotus in sky. And my favorite line is the cool colorway of sanctuary.

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  14. Wow, I looked and looked at the samples; I loved so many!
    The Fuschia Moorish Tile is really calling to me.

    Thanks!

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  15. The Flower Bed is fantastic!
    I sooooooooooo want to win this one!!! :D

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  16. I really love the White
    Mod Blooms. I already have a picture of a dress for my lovely little dougther.

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  17. I really don't have a favorite, because I love all of it!! They are all so fun and vibrant and HAPPY! 2 of my favorite collections are Grand Bazaar and Lush in all of the colorways. I'm a huge fan of Patty Young! Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  18. My favorite is from the Sanctuary line and I don't remember the name! It's the main one, I beleive with the large teal flowers on a gray background-she shows it on one of the pattern covers for the Kyoko pattern & I made an identical one for my granddaughter.

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  19. This is really a hard one! Even though I am picking DC5390_Turq Tossed Leaves it is just one of several favorites :)

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  20. Oh am dying to get my hands on this book and this would be a fabulous opportunity!
    I love her new line and the puffy bird in pink is my fave. Thanks for the chance to win!
    ellisonlane (at) gmail (dot) com

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  21. I love the Jester prints....they are nearly solids but so much more interesting.

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  22. What a give away...thanks for the chance.

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  23. I am having trouble choosing just one, but White Sultan's Heart it is... I'm loving the look of this book & if I don't win I think I'll have to buy a copy... Thanks for the chance! xo

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  24. My favorite is Tiny Flowers in Tangerine!

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  25. I just love her moorish tile prints. They make me very happy :)

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  26. what a wonderful giveaway, precious book..flower shop is a winner..all of them are wonderful!!

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  27. Love the fuschia-moorish tile! Love the pink!

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  28. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway. I've haunted your site waiting for the next post (after potty) and here is this wonderful book with fabric! These are fabrics I like from the collection Heaven and Helsinki by Patty Young: DC5591 Violet Zig Zag Dot, DC5591 Purple Zig Zag Dot, DC5597 Turq City Block. Thanks for a chance to win some wonderful fabric AND a copy of the mod kids book.

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  29. So many to choose from but, my fav would be White Moorish Tiles, pretty please and thank you.

    Marnita

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  30. Oh I'm really loving birds lately so I have to go with Navy
    Birdie Damask as my fave! Super cute. :-)

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  31. Sky modern lotus is my favorite print!

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  32. I am pretty darn excited for the orange Gardenia print in Heaven and Helsinki. My favorite collection yet!

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  33. What an awesome giveaway! I really like the modern lotus print, looks great in all three colors.

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  34. Modern Lotus is a fav but I love almost all her prints

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  35. I'm a sucker for any of the mod blooms (especially tangerine). What an exciting giveaway!

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  36. My fave print is mod dots,,, any color!!

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  37. Oh, wow. This is a fantastic giveaway. My all time go to fabric is from Patty's original Andalucia line. It's the one that is a pink background with tiny dark pink dots. I love this fabric! It is perfect for appliques, trims, and anything. My girls love when I use it because who can beat two shades of pink and polka dots? I think it is my favorite fabric I have ever owned and I hoard it like crazy.

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  38. Gracious! What a fabulous giveaway! Thank you!!! :)

    I'm particularly fond of Mod Blooms and the Sculpted Garden prints!

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  39. thanks for the great giveaway I love the berry flowery stripes.

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  40. Thanks for a wonderful giveaway! I could pick a list of favourites, but one is 'Midnite Turkish Garden'
    Angela

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  41. I have a lot of favorites in this collection, but probably my all time favorite would be the yellow boquet de fleures....it just makes me happy.

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  43. My favorite Patty Young print is
    Zinnia Garden in Creamsicle. Crossing my fingers! Thanks for the chance!

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  44. Patty Young is one of my favorite designers, and Zinnia Garden in Creamsicle is a dreamy fabric. Thanks for the chance to win! :)

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  45. I love the tangerine jester!!

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  46. Oh WOW!! I LOVE this giveaway!!! I love so many of her prints but right now I am loving orange and brown so I will pick Orange Gardenia from her new line :)

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  47. I love absolutely everything by Patty Young. Mt favorite pattern print is "modern lotus"!

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  48. I love the White Moorish Tile print.

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  49. We love Mod Dots! and PATTY!!

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  50. I love love love knits! I think that the Mod Blooms floral would have to be one of my very favorite knit prints. This would be one very very fun giveaway to win! Thank you!!!

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  51. I love them all! Mod dots my fav

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  52. Wowza! Amazing giveaway, thanks! My favorite Patty Young print is Mod Blooms (any colorway). Crossing my fingers!

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  53. wow, what a giveaway! i've been struggling to find cool patterns for two new girls in my life, and this book looks like just the ticket. they're about to swear off pink, but i won't- i love Sherbert
    Seaweed Wrap fabric most of all.

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  54. Tiffany PhillipsMay 7, 2012 at 4:44 PM

    OOOOO, Hard I love all her fabric choices but one that catches my eye is Grand Bazaar Sultan's Heart in White just beautiful!
    Tiffany Phillips
    philopolisdesigns@yahoo.com

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  55. My favorite will always be the goldfish from the playdate line!

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  56. I love all of Patty's prints, but all time favorite is Gothic Flower from the Mezzanine line. I love the pink and green colorway. It makes me happy. Thanks for the chance at this giveaway!

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  57. Patty's work is beautiful, so it is really hard to choose just one. However, I would say Midnite - Turkish Garden.

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  58. OOoh I like lots of them but my favourite if I had to choose would be Sky Modern Lotus, Looooveee blue.

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  59. My favorite fabric is the Sherbet Seaweed Wrap in Interlock knit. I have made it into a cardigan and it is a favorite of mine to wear.

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  60. I have to pick one?!

    Creamsicle Sculpted Garden

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  61. Oh my gosh!!! So hard to choose just one print. I love all of Patty Young print but I guess my current fab is Aromatherapy in Sherbert.

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  62. Wow - mod blooms or mod dots or moorish tiles - or most of the others! Love them all!

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  63. My fav Patty Young print is DC5387_Sky
    Modern Lotus
    So pretty! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  64. Jennifer FraunfelderMay 7, 2012 at 5:45 PM

    I love all things Patty. But my favorite would have to be Creamsicle Sculpted Garden Love the Orange and Pink mix. It's a must have fabric.

    Thanks for the awesome giveaway.

    (oh and it says the giveaway will be drawn on Friday April 11th)

    jennifer.fraunfelder@gmail.com

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  65. I'm really liking the dotted zig zags. Very now!

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  66. Wow! what a fabulous giveaway! I want a copy of this book so badly! My favorite Patty Young print would be Ocean Zen Garden. j-j-s AT juno DOT com

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  67. My favorite is Blue Dragonflies. A close second is the Chinese lanterns.

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  68. Oh my!!! Would I ever love to win this giveaway! Amazing!!!! How can you just choose one Patty Young design? - she is one talented designer and I would just love my little girl to be dressed like the best!

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  69. My very favourite is the entire flora and fauna range. Sorry I couldn't choose one!

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  70. Zen Garden in Ocean is awesome!

    brookeali(at)hotmail.com

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  71. I love all her prints, and it's hard to choose. I'm still hoarding prints from the original Andalucia line. But I love the new colorway!!!

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  72. There are a lot of her prints that I love, but today Flora and Fauna Collection, Dandelions in Turquoise is my favorite (that'll probably change if you ask me tomorrow!)

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  73. Hard to limit to one choice...I think the white mod blooms is a
    favorite. Thanks for a chance to win this great prize.

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  74. I love Birdie Damask (any colorway). I also love her new book. I need to practice sewing with knits!!!

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  75. I want it, I want it, I want it more than you could imagine. i really hope the stars align and I am named the winner.
    I really like the bird damask because with a name like Robyn how could I not.

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  76. My favorite is the Fuschia Moorish Tile

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  77. Oh, what an amazing giveaway, thank you!
    Patty has had so many gorgeous fabric lines that it's hard to pick a fave, but Mod Blooms always puts a smile on my face :)
    Particularly loving Love Me Not from Heaven and Helsinki!

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  78. My favorite print is Andalucia. I know it's really a collection, but I just love the whole collection. I also love the Turkish Garden Stone.

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  79. I really like the hummingbird fabric from Flora and Fauna.

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  80. My favorite is Modern Lotus - Sky.

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  81. I would love to win her book. I just love all of Patty Young's patterns. I really liked the Zig Zag dot and Nordic diamond in purple from her new collection!!

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  82. I LOVE all your bright prints. My favorite print at the moment is DS5072 Jewel Persian Wall! So pretty!

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  83. Modern lotus... No moorish tiles.. No all of them! I live them all and I especially love them all mixed up together as they play off each other so beautifully!

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  84. I love the modern lotus and the Navy
    Birdie Damask.

    rebekahricker (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  85. DS5068_Charcoal Mehndi Stripe is the one that speaks to me the most, though there were many others that are beautiful too.

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  86. Patty's book AND fabric? This giveaway is a dream come true! My favorite print is Raspberry Twirling Blossoms.

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  87. My favourite Patty Young fabric--and also my fabric fabric ever-- is the green hummingbird from the Flora and Fauna line. Beautiful!

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  88. Thanks for the added bonus of fabric! I would love anything of her collections, but if I had to pick, anything Andalucia would be devine.

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  90. This is a hard decision. I would have to say it would be any color way of the Flora print from Andalucia. Tangerine has become my favorite.

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  91. I love so many. The twirling blossoms are my favorite today.

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  92. I love City Block in Turquoise. There are so many gorgeous fabrics but that is the one that really grabbed my attention when I was looking through the fabric swatches.

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  93. What a great giveaway! Thanks for the prompt to look at these fabrics. I like so many of them but the one that strikes me tonight is Sherbert
    Aromatherapy.

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  94. I think the flower bed in white.

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  95. Navy Tiny Dots are awesome; but so are most of the fabrics!

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  96. What a prize.
    Have to say I'm a fan of the white mod blooms.

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  97. Mod Blooms is probably my favorite. What a great giveaway!!

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  98. LOVE those prints! It's hard to pick a favourite but maybe the white mod blooms... Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  99. The puffy bird prints are my favorite:)

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  100. I like Sherbert Aromatherapy

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  101. OMG!! For my little girl it's aqua blooms, and for me it's the black quatrefoils.
    What a spectacular giveaway!!!
    xoxx s

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  102. I have to pick just one???? OK fine, sherbert aromatherapy - I am drawn to that one.

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  103. Wow! I hope to win this one.. My favorite is the pink and white Mod flower.
    ps. The new collection heaven and Helsinki is wonderful!!!!!

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  104. The NEW one is always my favorite, and I love the City Block print from the new Heaven & Helsinki collection. :)

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  105. MY FAVORITE PATTY YOUNG PRINT IS THE SUPER CUTE NAVY BIRDIE DEMASK PRINT. I PICTURE USING THIS PRINT IN A FAUX CHENILLE BLANKET OR AS A CAR SEAT COVER... LOVE IT!!!!
    minbhn@gmail.com or mindyrednine@yahoo.com

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  106. I love creamsicle modern lotus, even when I look and really love some of the others that one just ends up my favorite :)

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  107. My favorite is Tangerine-Flora..love the colors pink and orange together it always reminds me of summer.

    shel704 at aol dot com

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  108. I love the Teal Wireframe. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  109. I would love to win!!! thank you.

    my favority new print is Purple
    Gardenia !! beautiful

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  110. My favourite print is the Flora and Fauna Hummingbirds in turquoise.

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  111. It's so hard to chose just one. They are all beautiful. I think my favorite is the White Moorish Tile. It looks beachy.

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  112. My favorite is her birdie damask print. Love Patty!

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  113. I love Mod Dots in Turquoise!
    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  114. Oh what a dream come true prize you are giving away....thanks so much for the chance to win this. I love so many of Patty's designs, but if I can only pick one I think it would be Mod Blooms.

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  115. What beautiful fabrics! I love Seafoam Seaweed Wrap. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  116. The zen garden is my favorite, but so hard to choose!
    Evin5 at aol dot com

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  117. Wow I've sewn with knits for the first time this year and would love to try more! I love the Aqua Jester, thanks for the giveaway

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  118. My favorite is the Modern Lotus, however after looking at her new collection some of these are sure to be in the running. Thanks for the fabulous give away.

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  119. I've always loved White Mod Blooms. I made my daughter a ModKid knit dress from it a few years ago and just love the print! What an awesome giveaway!!

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  120. This is my kind of giveaway. Easy question, too. Zen Garden, in every colorway.

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  121. LOVE tangerine jester. Everything about it. And I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Patty's patterns. Pick me! Pick me! mindyrhae (at) gmail (dot) come

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  122. "Play Date Party Time" with the little pig-tailed girls is my all-time favorite! I made a quilt with it recently and I turned around and bought more yardage for another special quilt. I can't get enough of it!!

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  123. I love them all, but I will go with Mod Dots from Andalucia.

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  124. I love the Creamsicle
    Sculpted Garden but i also like the green one too in this pattern. I love so many of her things that it is hard to pick one!

    Emily C.

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  125. Flora in Tangerine, Andalucia is my favourite print..

    nyna from malaysia

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  126. Gorgeous fabrics! i adore the fuschia tiny flower. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  127. Hands down, its the birdie damask in the old red/green colorway....love it!

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  128. My granddaughter gets compliments galore every time she wears the dress I made using Patty's Mod Dots knit fabric; the citron palette is a definite eye-catcher. Winning 10 yards of her darling designs would be divine!

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  129. I love the Fauna & Flora collection, very nice if you want to sew garnments...

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  130. If I had to choose only one fav, it would be DC5598 Teal Wireframe.
    Love it!
    Nadine

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  131. OH MY. This is an amazing giveaway. I was excited at the prospect of just winning the book, but those ten yard cuts of fabric... *drool* My favorite print is Ocean Zen Garden. It is so dreamy. Thanks for the chance!

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  132. I love all of them, but my favourite is really the Aqua Mod Dots. I know chances are tiny but I would so love to win... Thank you for the giveaway.

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  133. Great giveaway!
    I love 'Running Stitch'!

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  134. Seafoam Seaweed Wrap is my fav! Thanks for the giveaway!!

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  135. Andalucia by far my favorite!!!!!!!
    Sewhappyeverafter at att dot net

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  136. I love the seafoam seaweed wrap print :)

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  137. White Mod blooms for me. I live in Australia and made some bunting from it for my niece who moved with her family to Germany. It was for her new room and she loves it. Great giveaway. Thankyou for the chance.

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  138. what a hoot, i dont think ive ever seen some of the earlier prints! city blocks is super cool...but for my favorite, id go with running stitches

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  139. My favorite is the orange modern lotus print.

    ginger c at gmail dot com

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  140. Love Patty YOung's Heaven and Helsinki's love me not and city blocks...fun bold patterns and colors!

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  141. love the city blocks in orange and turquoise best but very hard to choose from all the lovely colours and patterns.

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  142. My favorite Patty Young fabrics of all time are the luna moths and hummingbirds from the Flora and Fauna collection.

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  143. It's hard to choose a favorite, but I love all of her flowers, and I love the hummingbirds!

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  144. I would really like to win this collection. My favorite is the purple Gradenia,it has my granddaughter colors. I would love to make her a summer dress out of the fabrics

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  145. Thank you for such a fantastic give away!!! I'm just getting into sewing and love your style!! My favourite collection would have to be the Lush line, especially the modern lotus in purple and sky!!

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  146. Thank you for offering this giveaway! My favorite fabric is CI3900_Turq
    Mod Dots. It will look great for some bibs I want to make.

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  147. I love the Sherbert Seaweed Wrap!

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  148. Since I'm into orange right now, I'll say Tangerine Mod Blooms. They're all great!,

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  149. I love Patty Young fabric! I am hard pressed to choose a favorite, out of the new collection I like the gardenia prints in both colors. My favorite all time is the Sanctuary Temple Tile Espresso and actually I love the entire Sanctuary collection. Like I said, I am hard pressed to choose a favorite!! LOVE!!

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  150. I adore Modern Lotus in creamsicle!

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  151. i really like the navy bird damask! so cute!
    thanks for the giveaway!

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  152. I like the Turquoise Mod Dots!

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  153. Dots,dots and more dots. One can never have enough.... every color every size. Love love love them!

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  154. Oh, it is so hard to pick a favorite. But, I think I have to go with Sweet Lush-it includes all my favorite color combinations. The blues, greens and pinks-to die for!

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  155. LOVE LOVE LOVE the *Turquoise Stargazer*!!

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  156. I am in love with the orange puffy birds!

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  157. I love the Seafoam Seaweed Wrap! What a lot of fabulous fabrics! Thanks for a chance to win this book & fabric! :)

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  158. i LOVE LOVE LOVE tangerine flora!! its so bright and cheery and makes me want to drink lemonade on the porch and watch my little girl play wearing a dress made of this :)

    kbwell3@yahoo.com

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  159. I'm absolutely crazy for tangerine flora. It's cheerful and it's so lovely, it shines for itself... it has a spcial glow you know?!...
    As for the book... God... Thank you for this opportunity!

    doraserrano1975@gmail.com

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  160. If I'm forced to pick one I think I'd have to pick Mod Blooms. But it's very hard to pick just one.

    Thanks for the chance to win! I hear this book is just awesome!

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  161. IT'S DIFFICULT TO CHOOSE ONE,BUT I'LL SELECT MOD DOTS! THANKS SO FOR SHARING!

    msstitcher1214@yahoo.com

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  162. Love this giveaway!
    I love the Mod Dots in Tangerine. So fun!
    peachspark at hotmail dot com

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  163. I so want to win this book!The patterns look wonderful and fun. I love the Puffy Bird collection in fabrics. Thanks for the chance to win this great book.

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  164. I only get to pick one fabric? ;) I really enjoy the Mod Blooms, especially in tangerine. This book looks really fun PLUS the fabrics...wow! Thanks for the giveaway!!
    Cheryl Thompson

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  165. DC5386_Pink Happy Dot is a beautiful fabric!

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  166. Love the Mod Dots!!!!!

    Kim M, NY

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  167. I love them all, but Flora is my favorite

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  168. mt fave is fuschia tiny flower

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  169. Yay!!! I really do love most of her designs, but Textured Basics Hexies Multi really caught my eye last time I was fabric shopping! Thanks!!

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