Good Morning, Quilters!
As the Downton Abbey series comes to a close, let’s celebrate the hours of fabulous TV it offered with a GIVEAWAY!
The show had its ups and downs to be sure, but the costumes alone were worth watching for…
The beautiful clothes, jewelry, furnishings….
I WIN–YOU WIN!
At the Craftsy Instructor Summit in January, I was the WINNER of 5 bolts of Downton Abbey fabric from Andover Fabrics!
I would like to share the bounty with THREE LUCKY WINNERS-
Each will receive 5 yards of beautiful cotton fabric-for quilting or dressmaking!
HOW TO ENTER–THREE WINNERS!
In the comment section, leave YOUR favorite Downton Abbey quote–there were so many!
Google them if necessary…
If you really can’t come up with a Downton Abbey quote, share any favorite sewing or inspirational quote!
The contest will run until 8 pm CST on Thursday, March 10th.
Winners will be announced Friday, March 11!
(Due to shipping costs, this contest is limited to US and Canada only–thanks!)
Thank you, Andover Fabrics!
Thank you, Craftsy!
Lady Lori Crawley (my real maiden name!)
PS…All tutorials, images and information are the property of Lori Kennedy at The Inbox Jaunt and are intended for personal use only. Feel free to re-blog, pin or share with attribution to The Inbox Jaunt. For all other purposes, please contact me at lckennedy@hotmail.com Thanks!
588 comments
Emily C
I love “Vulgarity is no substitute for wit”. So true.
Edna
Mr. Carson’s best line ever. “The business of life is the acquisition of memories.” Classic! Motto to live by! Beautiful fabrics in the downtown abbey line!
Judy P
“What is a weekend?” Said by both the Dowager Countess and my boss at work.
Thank you — I very much enjoy your blog.
Pam Hotle
After Edith gets stood up at the altar, and O’Brien says: “Jilted at the altar, I don’t think I could stand the shame”, and Thomas replies: “Then it’s lucky no one ever asked you, isn’t it?”
Carolee
What is a weekend? Dowager Countess
Terrie
“Nothing succeeds like excess” was a great quote from Dowager Countess!
Thanks for the opportunity to win some of those fabrics!
Carole S.
Today, my favorite is, “No life appears rewarding if you think too much about it.” Tomorrow, my favorite may well be something else. What a sweet giveaway (and what’s your secret to parting with that gorgeous fabric?!?!?)
Carolyn S
“We don’t always get our just desserts.”
Thank you for your generosity with the fabric – a calorie free dessert.
Allison Cotton
At my age one must ration one’s excitement.
Louise
“You’re a woman with a brain and reasonable ability. Stop whining and find something to do.”
I am just starting season 4 and agree the costumes are fantastic! Check with your local library, that’s how I am watching it.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Carole @ From My Carolina Home
There are so many! I love all the quotes mentioned so far, and no one delivers a line like Maggie Smith. One I also liked was Mrs Patmore speaking to Denker when trying to teach her how to make a broth – “I said to sweat the onions, but they fell down exhausted.” Thanks for the opportunity!
Joellyn P.
Violet: “It’s true I think a woman’s place is eventually in the home, but there isn’t much harm in her having some fun before she gets there.”
Allison CB
I love Violet’s witty comments – will miss them!!! I loved her “What is a weekend?” Hope they make a sequel!!
Sheila
I love you Mr. Bates ! And I know it’s not ladylike to say so but I ‘m not a lady and I don’t pretend to be . Thanks for the chance to win this very generous giveaway .
Nina Urban
“Don’t worry I shall be magnanimous in victory”.
Lori Kennedy
Nina, Who said that–Mary?
Eileen Sherrill
Oh, no. Violet.
Deb Stribley
Violet: “I’m a woman, Mary. I can be as contrary as I choose.”
Carolyn Hock
“There’s nothing simpler than avoiding people you don’t like. Avoiding one’s friends, that’s the real test.”
Karen Poling
“I don’t know why we bother with corsets. Men don’t wear them and they look perfectly normal in their clothes”
lynn beall
I believe in love. I mean, brilliant careers, rich lives, are seldom led without… just an element of love
Sheri Lesh
Isobel: “How you hate to be wrong.” Violet: “I wouldn’t know. I’m not familiar with the sensation.” (Season 4)
Brenda Perry
Thank you for the giveaway. I never watched the show but loved this I googled: “Stop whining and find something to do!”
Elsie
Countess of Grantham: “I’m afraid Edith will be the one taking care of us in our old age.”
Earl of Grantham: “What a ghastly prospect!”
Thanks for the giveaway!
quilty2
I take time out, during my period of mourning the ending of Downton Abbey to quote Lady Grantham, the Dowager Countess. She said: “I’m a woman, Mary. I can be as contrary as I choose.” My dear spouse needs to know why I changed my mind. Lol!
The fabric of Downton Abbey. I can feel my quilt, made from this, caress my skin.
Thanks Lori! You are the best.
Michelle
“Forgive, perhaps; forget, never.” Dowager Countess Violet Crawley
Brenda Cornell
My fav quote is an exchange between Isobel and Violet “I take that as a compliment” and the Dowager responds “I must have said it wrong” Thanks for a chance to win this beautiful fabric. I am looking to put a backing together for my Downton Abbey quilt.
Kathie Weatherford
Dowager quote “All life is a serious of problems which we must try and solve”.
Kathie W
Leanne LeRoux
Love the Dowager Countess talking to Mary. “I am a woman. I can be as contrary as I choose.”
Jerry Lynne Domingue
“Does it ever get cold up there on the moral high ground?” Dowager Countess
Terry Spivey
Cora inquires if there’s any technological advancement Mrs. Patmore would approve of, the cook responds with all sincerity, “I would like to get rid of my corset!”
Ann G
one of my favorites would me from Mr. Carson who said, “the business of life is the acquisition of memories”
Peggy Aare
Stop whining and find something to do.
Helen
Don’t watch Downton Abbey but really like the fabric. It’s sew easy!
Deb Hendrickson
You know me: never complain, never explain. The Dowager Countess.
Dianne Brisson
vulgarity is no substitute for wit.
gladquilts
“You are a woman with a brain and reasonable ability. Stop whining and find something to do.”
Samantha Tipton
Its hard to find just one quote…But I love “the business of life is the acquisition of memories”
Holly Ann W.
I did not get hooked on the show (on purpose) because I knew I wouldn’t be able to catch every episode which would drive me to distraction. Someday maybe I will get all the seasons on DVD and go into marathon mode.
So I went searching for quotes in order to enter this contest. (WOW! how generous of you, Lori, to share your good fortune of a big win). Anywaaaaay … Boy that Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham sounds like a hoot! And here is a quote of hers to which I can totally relate:
[on jazz] “Do you think that any of them know what the others are playing?”
Thanks, again, Lori, for this adventure.
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Very funny! I don’t remember that one. I almost envy you. You have much to look forward to!
Donna W
I’ve been married, I know everything – Mary
Rozetta F
Dowager Countess, “It’s good to be in love, whatever age.”
Margo
Isobel: “How you hate to be wrong.” Violet: “I wouldn’t know. I’m not familiar with the sensation.” Oh how I wish I could be as witty as her!
gonstrup
I agree with many of the others – one of my faves was “Isobel: “How you hate to be wrong.” Violet: “I wouldn’t know. I’m not familiar with the sensation.” My other all time favorite was “Does it ever get cold on the moral high ground?” Love it! Love Downton.
Judy
The Dowager Countess.. “Does it ever get cold on the moral High ground?”
Love the fabric!
Martha
I’m a woman, Mary. I can be as contrary as I choose.
Carol
It’s the job of grandmothers to interfere. Will miss this show.
duchick
My favorite quote from Matthew (it makes my heart swoon):
“You’ve lived your life, and I’ve lived mine. Now it’s time we live them together.”
Bridget Morse
vulgarity is no substitute for wit so very poetic
Ellen Lang
Sarah O’Brien, the Countess of Grantham’s Lady’s maid
(Talking about Cora, the Countess of Grantham) “I’d like to give her the old heave ho–in a dark alley somewhere.”
Sharlene B
Love this giveaway!
Violet on managing the servants: ‘Sometimes it’s good to rule by fear.”
Shelia Watson
I believe they always gave Maggie Smith’s Dowager Countess’ character the best lines and her delivery….oh could she deliver them! What a pro. Her quip about telephones is just as accurate today as it was then.
Is this an instrument of communication or torture?
carol n
I did not watch the show, may check out reruns sometime. My favorite, and useful quote is “Measure twice, cut once”
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