Sadly, I haven't spent much quality time with my computer for a while (as you can see by how long it's been since I last blogged), but on a happy note that means I've been sewing like a crazy woman.
A couple of weeks ago, I went to a week end quilt retreat and "officially" started making projects for my new book -- the modern one -- with Kansas City Star. Of course the book won't come out until 2016 but time flies so I know that it's really right around the corner. I can proudly say that I have one top completed and two more in the works out of the 14+ projects. Not a bad start. Of course, ow that we're headed into the holiday season, I probably won't have much time to work on it until after CHristmas, but at least I can say that I have started.
I wanted to talk more about how this new book project is so very different from the first two book experiences. So grab a cup of coffee and keep reading!
After my book proposal was accepted this time, I began brainstorming how I could get this book out into the world more when it was published. At the same time I was thinking about how expensive it is to put a book together and decided that I wanted to try to defray some of the costs associated with writing a book (you know like fabric, batting, backing, notions -- did I mention fabric?).
Over the past four years, I've met a lot of people in the industry and I've developed some important contacts. One of my best contacts was a magazine editor who'd been in the business a long time so she knew lots of people so I contacted her to see if I could pick her brain for contacts for my book. She was very gracious and gave me several names to get me started. In the past, she had helped me make connections with Connecting Threads and Fairfield. Not only did she give me some of her contacts, she also made suggestions as to other companies to contact.
If you actually knew me, you would find the thought of me actually asking for stuff from companies to be a very odd notion, because I'm not usually so forward. But in the last four years, I have learned something very important that I am going to share with you:
IF YOU ASK FOR SOMETHING, YOU MIGHT JUST GET IT. BUT IF YOU DON'T ASK, YOU CERTAINLY WON'T GET IT.
Basically what I mean by this is that you shouldn't be afraid to try something because worst case scenario is that what you're asking just won't happen. You aren't losing anything by trying, and you just might get what you want.
When it comes to the quilt industry, I've learned that most people are kind and respectful. They are not going to call you names or ridicule you, so go ahead and ask. Of course, you have to remember that these kind and respectful people are also busy, overworked, and stressed so it may take several tries to get their attention. Also keep in mind that right before, during, and right after Quilt Market is not the time to make any requests or inquiries because pretty much everything grinds to a halt as companies prepare for, do, and then recover from Quilt Market. But beyond that, go ahead and try, you might be pleasantly surprised how easy it really is.
So....you're designing a quilt to submit to a magazine and you want to use a specific fabric collection -- well, go ahead and contact the company and see if they'd be interested in supplying the fabric to you. Doing a blog giveaway? Contact some companies to see if they'd be interested in donating items for the blog giveaway.
I know this sounds pretty incredible, but it happens. AND IT HAPPENS A LOT IN THE QUILT WORLD. Why? you want to know. It's simple, really. Let's say a fabric company gives you fabric to make a quilt for a magazine. You make the quilt and include the company's name in your instructions as providing XYZ collection. Once the magazine comes out and 50,000 quilters see the company's name in your instructions as well as the finished product, then a certain number of those quilters are going to either want the fabric for another project or else they want to make your quilt design exactly as you have. So you got free fabric and the company gets great advertising.
For my current book project, the companies that have generously provided supplies for the book will get their names in the book and I will of course promote them on my blog, Facebook, etc. And when the book comes out in 2016, I hope that the companies will promote the book to their customers because their products were used in the book.
Stay tuned for the next blog in this mini-series to see the goodies that I've received for my book so far. :)
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Thursday, November 6, 2014
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
After a long long vacation away from blogging.....LET'S START OVER WITH QUILT ADDICTION
I really don't have a knock-your-socks-off excuse for ignoring my blog for the last four months. I could lie and say that my dog ate my computer.....but he's only a little dog and the computer wouldn't fit. I could lie and say I volunteered for a risky mission to the moon.....but there's probably wi-fi there.
So instead, I'm just going to start over.
Hi, my name is Tricia Lynn Maloney and I'm a quilt addict.
Maybe you're not a quilt addict, so let me tell you about the life of a quilt addict.
A long time ago, I started collecting antique quilts, blocks, fabrics, patterns/books. If it was about quilting, I saved it. Of course, eventually I decided to teach myself to quilt. Interesting experience. Resulted in my first completed quilt -- hand stuffed with polyester fiber and hand quilted for that homey "biscuit quilt" style that's all the rage.....somewhere. Blue. Lots of blue. Didn't matter what the fabric content was....it just had to be blue. But the amazing thing is that after "Ugly Quilt" I kept right on quilting.
I started making quilty stuff for everyone I know because I really didn't know any better. Now I even prowl the streets at night looking for more "quilt victims"....... Okay, not really, but didn't that sound really scary? (I'm usually too busy quilting, of course.)
I found a job working in a great quilt shop and there my quilting life really exploded because I could work for FABRIC! (If you work in a quilt shop, you know exactly what I mean by this.) I learned all kinds of important stuff while working at the shop like free motion quilting, fabric dyeing, how to cut eight layers of fabric at a time without cutting my hand off. But this still wasn't enough so I started designing my own quilts. Then I started teaching quilt classes. OH NO! This is a terrible disease and highly contagious, I've learned. I even found friends......friends who quilt. This just keeps getting worse and worse, doesn't it?
Then one day, I decided that I wanted to write a book. It took a long time for everyonthing to fit together, but with the help of a -- shall I say it -- quilt friend, I finally got connected to a publisher. My first book, ORPHAN BLOCK QUILTS, came out in 2010. Every quilter's dream, right? To see your name on the front of a book in print. That felt really good so I begain to make plans to get my name on the front of another book. Of couse, I kinda got sidetracked by the quilt magazines and started getting my work published in magazines and other publications.
Then I went back to the second book idea and it happened. Really. My second book came out last year (2013) and was called A RUSSIAN JOURNEY IN QUILTS: THE STORY OF NICHOLAS AND NINA FILATOFF. This books is so very special to me because it tells a story shared by my grandma and it tells the story with quilts. Who knew you could tell a story using quilts?
2014 has been an interesting year for me. The last time I blogged -- back in May -- I was blogging from International Quilt Market in Pittsburgh. It was so totally MY MARKET. Of course, it helped that I live less than 2 hours north of Pittsburgh, so things weren't unfamiliar to me. AND my dear friend (who quilts of course), Leslie, went with me -- which was good because Leslie is from Pittsburgh. Of course, instead of a noisy uncomfortable hotel, we stayed with another good friend of mine, Isaac (who does NOT quilt....yet) in his very comfortable home.
Anyway, Spring Market in Pittsburgh was an amazing experience. I met a lot of great people and the inspiration that I took away from Market was staggering and a bit overwhelming. Probably one of the most important inspirations was that I wanted to write another quilt book. I decided that I didn't want to do a ton of research this time (like my first two books) and I wanted it to have fun quilt projects. After I got home from Market, after a short procrastination period, I wrote and submitted a book proposal. AND IT WAS ACCEPTED very quickly -- faster even than my second book.
So this is where I am at right now with my quilt addiction. Did you know that writing a book is a great way to explore your quilt addiction? You get to spend time shopping for fabrics, petting fabrics, cutting fabrics.......AND YOU GET TO SAY "I AM WORKING." Ha!
In my next blog I'm going to talk about who this book project is SO SO different than the first two.
So instead, I'm just going to start over.
Hi, my name is Tricia Lynn Maloney and I'm a quilt addict.
This is me, Quilt Addict Extraordinaire!
Maybe you're not a quilt addict, so let me tell you about the life of a quilt addict.
A long time ago, I started collecting antique quilts, blocks, fabrics, patterns/books. If it was about quilting, I saved it. Of course, eventually I decided to teach myself to quilt. Interesting experience. Resulted in my first completed quilt -- hand stuffed with polyester fiber and hand quilted for that homey "biscuit quilt" style that's all the rage.....somewhere. Blue. Lots of blue. Didn't matter what the fabric content was....it just had to be blue. But the amazing thing is that after "Ugly Quilt" I kept right on quilting.
I started making quilty stuff for everyone I know because I really didn't know any better. Now I even prowl the streets at night looking for more "quilt victims"....... Okay, not really, but didn't that sound really scary? (I'm usually too busy quilting, of course.)
I found a job working in a great quilt shop and there my quilting life really exploded because I could work for FABRIC! (If you work in a quilt shop, you know exactly what I mean by this.) I learned all kinds of important stuff while working at the shop like free motion quilting, fabric dyeing, how to cut eight layers of fabric at a time without cutting my hand off. But this still wasn't enough so I started designing my own quilts. Then I started teaching quilt classes. OH NO! This is a terrible disease and highly contagious, I've learned. I even found friends......friends who quilt. This just keeps getting worse and worse, doesn't it?
Then one day, I decided that I wanted to write a book. It took a long time for everyonthing to fit together, but with the help of a -- shall I say it -- quilt friend, I finally got connected to a publisher. My first book, ORPHAN BLOCK QUILTS, came out in 2010. Every quilter's dream, right? To see your name on the front of a book in print. That felt really good so I begain to make plans to get my name on the front of another book. Of couse, I kinda got sidetracked by the quilt magazines and started getting my work published in magazines and other publications.
Then I went back to the second book idea and it happened. Really. My second book came out last year (2013) and was called A RUSSIAN JOURNEY IN QUILTS: THE STORY OF NICHOLAS AND NINA FILATOFF. This books is so very special to me because it tells a story shared by my grandma and it tells the story with quilts. Who knew you could tell a story using quilts?
2014 has been an interesting year for me. The last time I blogged -- back in May -- I was blogging from International Quilt Market in Pittsburgh. It was so totally MY MARKET. Of course, it helped that I live less than 2 hours north of Pittsburgh, so things weren't unfamiliar to me. AND my dear friend (who quilts of course), Leslie, went with me -- which was good because Leslie is from Pittsburgh. Of course, instead of a noisy uncomfortable hotel, we stayed with another good friend of mine, Isaac (who does NOT quilt....yet) in his very comfortable home.
Anyway, Spring Market in Pittsburgh was an amazing experience. I met a lot of great people and the inspiration that I took away from Market was staggering and a bit overwhelming. Probably one of the most important inspirations was that I wanted to write another quilt book. I decided that I didn't want to do a ton of research this time (like my first two books) and I wanted it to have fun quilt projects. After I got home from Market, after a short procrastination period, I wrote and submitted a book proposal. AND IT WAS ACCEPTED very quickly -- faster even than my second book.
So this is where I am at right now with my quilt addiction. Did you know that writing a book is a great way to explore your quilt addiction? You get to spend time shopping for fabrics, petting fabrics, cutting fabrics.......AND YOU GET TO SAY "I AM WORKING." Ha!
In my next blog I'm going to talk about who this book project is SO SO different than the first two.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Do You Have a Journal?
At one of my recent quilt guild meetings, a fellow member, Margie, has challenged all of us to begin a journal. At our last meeting we had to take our journal along and Margie gave us an activity for our journal -- create something with your fingerprints (and an ink pad). So, here's my original piece of artwork:
Yes, those are really my fingerprints! LOL! I had so much fun with this that since then I've added several more doodles to my journal, including this Zentangle-esque drawing.
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Next month we are going to begin decorating the cover, both insde and out.
You know, when I was a kid, I tried to keep a journal, but I got tired of writing about homeowrk and friends so I never could keep with it for long. My grandmother kept a journal for most of her life and I'm the lucky caregiver for those journals which are filled with lots of interesting nuggets of stuff. Her journa entries were mostly about the weather and what she did on a day to day basis, but there's lots of fun stuff like her and my grandfather's courtship, my father's (and uncles') births, and of course entries about Nicholas and Nina Filatoff.
My journal on the other hand is going to be a doodle journal where I can put anything I want into it. I don't think it's going to take long to fill it up. So I challenge you to start a doodle journal if you haven't already got one going.
Yes, those are really my fingerprints! LOL! I had so much fun with this that since then I've added several more doodles to my journal, including this Zentangle-esque drawing.
Next month we are going to begin decorating the cover, both insde and out.
You know, when I was a kid, I tried to keep a journal, but I got tired of writing about homeowrk and friends so I never could keep with it for long. My grandmother kept a journal for most of her life and I'm the lucky caregiver for those journals which are filled with lots of interesting nuggets of stuff. Her journa entries were mostly about the weather and what she did on a day to day basis, but there's lots of fun stuff like her and my grandfather's courtship, my father's (and uncles') births, and of course entries about Nicholas and Nina Filatoff.
My journal on the other hand is going to be a doodle journal where I can put anything I want into it. I don't think it's going to take long to fill it up. So I challenge you to start a doodle journal if you haven't already got one going.
Monday, March 31, 2014
What's New With You?
Well, again I've apparrently dropped off the face the planet for a while. I've been thinking about blogging but when I'm on my computer, I'm usually feverishly writing quilt instructions for a quilt that has to be shipped like yesterday. Seriously, I think I've made at least ten quilts since the beginning of January. Most have been for publications, but a few were for the benefit auction for the library where I work. Whew -- it's no wonder I haven't had the energy to blog for a while.
I know the Olympics have been over for more than a month now, but I just wanted to say that I fould them so inspiring. It was amazing to hear about and see places that I only read about while researching and writing my book, A RUSSIAN JOURNEY IN QUILTS. It really made me feel closer to Nicholas and Nina Filatoff.
Of course, now there's been the Crimea sutuation with Russia, too. Even that brings Nicholas and Nina to mind as they once lived in Crimea before fleeing Russia and eventually emigrating to the USA.
I am planning to attend Spring Quilt Market in Pittsburgh in order to promote the Block of the Month Quilt in my book. As I've been thinking about this project and made the decision to create another version of the BOM Sampler quilt (thanks Mel!), my thoughts have been filled with Nicholas and Nina Filatoff. We're planning a book signing and I am hoping to do a Schoolhouse lecture too, but haven't heard back yet as to whether I'm off the waiting list. Hope to see you there!
Here's my book.....again!
Here are a couple photos of Nicholas and Nina Filatoff. The first photo is circa 1915 and was taken in Kremenets, Poland (which in now part of Ukraine). Notice the bandage around Nicholas's head. He had suffered a serious head injury in 1914. Nina was a Red Cross nurse in WWI and Nicholas was a Captain in the Russian Army. The second photo shows Nicholas and Nina in their passport photo before coming to the USA in 1923. Look how much they had aged in nine years.
I know the Olympics have been over for more than a month now, but I just wanted to say that I fould them so inspiring. It was amazing to hear about and see places that I only read about while researching and writing my book, A RUSSIAN JOURNEY IN QUILTS. It really made me feel closer to Nicholas and Nina Filatoff.
Of course, now there's been the Crimea sutuation with Russia, too. Even that brings Nicholas and Nina to mind as they once lived in Crimea before fleeing Russia and eventually emigrating to the USA.
I am planning to attend Spring Quilt Market in Pittsburgh in order to promote the Block of the Month Quilt in my book. As I've been thinking about this project and made the decision to create another version of the BOM Sampler quilt (thanks Mel!), my thoughts have been filled with Nicholas and Nina Filatoff. We're planning a book signing and I am hoping to do a Schoolhouse lecture too, but haven't heard back yet as to whether I'm off the waiting list. Hope to see you there!
Here's my book.....again!
Here are a couple photos of Nicholas and Nina Filatoff. The first photo is circa 1915 and was taken in Kremenets, Poland (which in now part of Ukraine). Notice the bandage around Nicholas's head. He had suffered a serious head injury in 1914. Nina was a Red Cross nurse in WWI and Nicholas was a Captain in the Russian Army. The second photo shows Nicholas and Nina in their passport photo before coming to the USA in 1923. Look how much they had aged in nine years.
Sunday, October 27, 2013
International Quilt Market
Well, here I am at Quilt Market having a fantastic time. On Friday, I had a schoolhouse lecture to introduce my new book, A Russian Journey in Quilts. Although the room wasn't packed, there was a nice comfortable number of attendees who seemed really interested. A friend of mine kindly recorded my lecture and I watched it later that night. I was pleasantly surprised at how comfortable I was and how much energy I showed. My schoolhouse was actually only 15 minutes and although I ran out of time, I told those attending that they had to get the book to find out the rest of the story.
Yesterday (Saturday) I had a book signing at the Kansas City Star booth. All of my tickets were gone and more people showed up than there were tickets, but by the end of the signing I had several left over copies because not everyone came to claim their copies. Apparently there were a lot of signing all around the same time. Guess they had a better offer. LOL!
Took some time to visit the antique quilt booths, of course, and marvel over the amazing treasures there.
I also made some great contacts that will hopefully help.
Well, time to hop in the shower and get started on the day. Talk to you later.
Yesterday (Saturday) I had a book signing at the Kansas City Star booth. All of my tickets were gone and more people showed up than there were tickets, but by the end of the signing I had several left over copies because not everyone came to claim their copies. Apparently there were a lot of signing all around the same time. Guess they had a better offer. LOL!
Took some time to visit the antique quilt booths, of course, and marvel over the amazing treasures there.
I also made some great contacts that will hopefully help.
Well, time to hop in the shower and get started on the day. Talk to you later.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
International Quilt Market
I know I know, I've been away from blogging for quite a while, but I do actually have a legitimate excues, or rather many legitimate excuses. First, I've been doing a lot of events to promote my new book, A Russian Jounry in Quilts. Second, I've been doing a lot of events to promote mt new book, A Russian Journey in Quilts. :)
Back in September, I attended Quilting Around Chautauqua for I believe the eighth year in a row. It was marvelous. In the evenings, my friends and I had a Dwnton Abbey marathon because two of the four of us weren't really familiar with it at all, while the third hadn't seen the first two seasons. Well, was I surprised at how great it was, although there were some historical glitches, but boy, were my eyes opened. I'm looking forward to the next season starting in January. Did you know that Downton Abbey quilt fabric will soon be available? I've seen some of the ads in my quilting magazines and it looks very nice. While at Chautauqua, I also did some book signings at my friend, Melanie's booth. It started out rather slowly, but then a lot of people seemed interested. Sold quite a few books AND met a lot of really great quilters!
One thing about Downton Abbey that really struck me was the overlapping of it with my new book, A Russian Journey in Quilts. Downton Abbey focuses quite a few episodes about WWI in Britain and my book focuses on WWI in Russia. Interesting connection between the two, I think.
Tomorrow I'm headed to my third International Quilt Market in Houston, TX where I will be promoting my book to the world, so to speak. Looking forward to it, but nervous of course. I'm also going to try to get connected to a fabric company again. So we'll see how that goes. Stay tuned.....if all goes well during the next five days, I might even have some time to blog about Market while I'm there and show you some of the cool things to see.
I have a Schoolhouse lecture on Friday at 2:05 PM and a book signing at the Kansas City Star book at 2:45 PM. Wish me luck.....maybe I'll see you there.
Back in September, I attended Quilting Around Chautauqua for I believe the eighth year in a row. It was marvelous. In the evenings, my friends and I had a Dwnton Abbey marathon because two of the four of us weren't really familiar with it at all, while the third hadn't seen the first two seasons. Well, was I surprised at how great it was, although there were some historical glitches, but boy, were my eyes opened. I'm looking forward to the next season starting in January. Did you know that Downton Abbey quilt fabric will soon be available? I've seen some of the ads in my quilting magazines and it looks very nice. While at Chautauqua, I also did some book signings at my friend, Melanie's booth. It started out rather slowly, but then a lot of people seemed interested. Sold quite a few books AND met a lot of really great quilters!
One thing about Downton Abbey that really struck me was the overlapping of it with my new book, A Russian Journey in Quilts. Downton Abbey focuses quite a few episodes about WWI in Britain and my book focuses on WWI in Russia. Interesting connection between the two, I think.
Tomorrow I'm headed to my third International Quilt Market in Houston, TX where I will be promoting my book to the world, so to speak. Looking forward to it, but nervous of course. I'm also going to try to get connected to a fabric company again. So we'll see how that goes. Stay tuned.....if all goes well during the next five days, I might even have some time to blog about Market while I'm there and show you some of the cool things to see.
I have a Schoolhouse lecture on Friday at 2:05 PM and a book signing at the Kansas City Star book at 2:45 PM. Wish me luck.....maybe I'll see you there.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
BLOG HOP DAY 7 -- LAST DAY
Greetings Everyone!
Today is the last day of Quilting Gallery's Blog Hop. How many blogs did you hop too? Me, not very many considering that there were around 200 participants.
Anyway, you have until midnight tonight to leave a comment on the daily blog in order to be registered to win a copy of my book, ORPHAN BLOCK QUILTS. As the number of comments has reached over 100 now, I am also going to give away two magazines featuring my quilts. Fun! Good luck everyone! Also, I'd love love love it if you'd become a follower. When my new book comes out in July, I'm planning to do some giveaways and such -- you don't want to miss that, do you?
Now let's talk about quilting style. Recently it's been on my mind. A friend of mine, Gaynel (who is one of the finest long arm machine quilters by the way) told me about a week ago that she opened up a magazine and saw a quilt that she immediately recognized as one of my designs before she'd even read the designer's name. This really got me thinking. What exactly IS my style as a quilt designer?
A day or two ago, my favorite magazine editor mentioned that she really liked my style so I emailed her back and asked her what she saw my style as. I've always thought of myself as "eclectic" although I'm not really into applique veru much (I do admire it, but I don't really have the patience for it). Carolyn emailed me back and this is what she wrote, "I think of your style as tradition with an eye for simple lines...I think you make every effort to display the beauty of the fabrics and
create designs that quilters are confident they can tackle." She definitely nailed how I approach designing, but now I have to come up with a name for it.
Until tomorrow, when I announce two lucky winners -- one for the book and one for the magazines! Now I'm off to hop a little bit more! Maybe I'll see you!
Today is the last day of Quilting Gallery's Blog Hop. How many blogs did you hop too? Me, not very many considering that there were around 200 participants.
Anyway, you have until midnight tonight to leave a comment on the daily blog in order to be registered to win a copy of my book, ORPHAN BLOCK QUILTS. As the number of comments has reached over 100 now, I am also going to give away two magazines featuring my quilts. Fun! Good luck everyone! Also, I'd love love love it if you'd become a follower. When my new book comes out in July, I'm planning to do some giveaways and such -- you don't want to miss that, do you?
Now let's talk about quilting style. Recently it's been on my mind. A friend of mine, Gaynel (who is one of the finest long arm machine quilters by the way) told me about a week ago that she opened up a magazine and saw a quilt that she immediately recognized as one of my designs before she'd even read the designer's name. This really got me thinking. What exactly IS my style as a quilt designer?
A day or two ago, my favorite magazine editor mentioned that she really liked my style so I emailed her back and asked her what she saw my style as. I've always thought of myself as "eclectic" although I'm not really into applique veru much (I do admire it, but I don't really have the patience for it). Carolyn emailed me back and this is what she wrote, "I think of your style as tradition with an eye for simple lines...I think you make every effort to display the beauty of the fabrics and
create designs that quilters are confident they can tackle." She definitely nailed how I approach designing, but now I have to come up with a name for it.
Until tomorrow, when I announce two lucky winners -- one for the book and one for the magazines! Now I'm off to hop a little bit more! Maybe I'll see you!
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
BLOG HOP DAY 5
Good Morning Friends!
Today is Day 5 of Quilting Gallery's Blog Hop. If you leave a comment on the daily blog from March 8th until March 14th, you will be registered to win a copy of my book, ORPHAN BLOCK QUILTS. Also, while you're visiting, I hope that you'll become a follower so that we can stay in touch. Don't forget to visit the other blogs on the Blog Hop, too -- there's like 200 of them!
This morning I found myself working on the binding for the memory quilt I blogged about the other day. It's amazing how fast binding goes on a small project. After an hour, I am actually done with the binding. Now I only have to tack down the hanging sleeve and the quilt will be finished. I hope my neighbor loves it -- I'm really happy with how it turned out.
After I'm done blogging today, I am planning to begin writing the instructons for two quilts headed to Fons and Porter Easy Quilts. They are both throw quilts. One used Marblehead fabrics while the other one used fabric from the Sweetcakes line from Riley Blake. I really love working with Riley Blake collections, they are fresh and fun and they definitely fit my style. What's your favorite fabric manufacturer and why?
I finally heard from my editor Kent, who is on his way to a vacation in Mexico tomorrow -- LUCKY HIM! Anyway, all fifteen quilts arrived safely last week and are now waiting to have the straight-on photos taken. Kent said that the book is right on target with space and we should have plenty of room for the diagrams and photos. WAHOO! I was a little worried about this because it seemed like so much stuff to cram into 96 pages.
Here's a little nibble about my new and upcoming book with Kansas City Star Quilts: THE STORY IN THE BOOK BEGINS IN RUSSIA AND ENDS IN THE UNITED STATES!
Interested in knowing more????? Then become a follower so that you can stay up-to-date on theis new book!
Today is Day 5 of Quilting Gallery's Blog Hop. If you leave a comment on the daily blog from March 8th until March 14th, you will be registered to win a copy of my book, ORPHAN BLOCK QUILTS. Also, while you're visiting, I hope that you'll become a follower so that we can stay in touch. Don't forget to visit the other blogs on the Blog Hop, too -- there's like 200 of them!
This morning I found myself working on the binding for the memory quilt I blogged about the other day. It's amazing how fast binding goes on a small project. After an hour, I am actually done with the binding. Now I only have to tack down the hanging sleeve and the quilt will be finished. I hope my neighbor loves it -- I'm really happy with how it turned out.
After I'm done blogging today, I am planning to begin writing the instructons for two quilts headed to Fons and Porter Easy Quilts. They are both throw quilts. One used Marblehead fabrics while the other one used fabric from the Sweetcakes line from Riley Blake. I really love working with Riley Blake collections, they are fresh and fun and they definitely fit my style. What's your favorite fabric manufacturer and why?
I finally heard from my editor Kent, who is on his way to a vacation in Mexico tomorrow -- LUCKY HIM! Anyway, all fifteen quilts arrived safely last week and are now waiting to have the straight-on photos taken. Kent said that the book is right on target with space and we should have plenty of room for the diagrams and photos. WAHOO! I was a little worried about this because it seemed like so much stuff to cram into 96 pages.
Here's a little nibble about my new and upcoming book with Kansas City Star Quilts: THE STORY IN THE BOOK BEGINS IN RUSSIA AND ENDS IN THE UNITED STATES!
Interested in knowing more????? Then become a follower so that you can stay up-to-date on theis new book!
Monday, March 11, 2013
BLOG HOP DAY 4
WOW! I'm very excited that so many people have visited my blog so far. What fun! Hopefully you'll become followers too!
Anyway, today is the 4th day of Quilting Gallery's BLOG HOP. If you leave a comment on today's blog (or any blog from March 8th through March 14th, 2013), you will be registered to win a copy of my first book, ORPHAN BLOCK QUILTS.
I thought I'd tell you a little bit about ORPHAN BLOCK QUILTS today.
I doubt that I could explain the book better than the back cover description, so here's the description from the back cover:
Make a Home for your orphaned blocks!
Orphan blocks can find their way into any quilter's life. Whether they are leftover from an unfinished project, collectible blocks found at a garage sale, or even antique blocks discovered in your great-aunt's attic, Tricia Lynn Maloney will teach you how to care for your orphan blocks, and make a home for them.
ORPHAN BLOCK QUILTS INCLUDES:
Whether your orphan blocks are antique, vintage, collectible, or simply leftover from a recent project, you can sew the perfect setting that will let the blocks shine!
I don't think I could have said it any better!
Here's one of the quilts from my book. It's called Mad for Madder. The blocks are circa 1880. All of the other fabrics are new reproductions. This is a great quilt setting for any blocks, even modern ones, don't you think?
Anyway, today is the 4th day of Quilting Gallery's BLOG HOP. If you leave a comment on today's blog (or any blog from March 8th through March 14th, 2013), you will be registered to win a copy of my first book, ORPHAN BLOCK QUILTS.
I thought I'd tell you a little bit about ORPHAN BLOCK QUILTS today.
I doubt that I could explain the book better than the back cover description, so here's the description from the back cover:
Make a Home for your orphaned blocks!
Orphan blocks can find their way into any quilter's life. Whether they are leftover from an unfinished project, collectible blocks found at a garage sale, or even antique blocks discovered in your great-aunt's attic, Tricia Lynn Maloney will teach you how to care for your orphan blocks, and make a home for them.
ORPHAN BLOCK QUILTS INCLUDES:
- 14 projects with 11 variations
- Instructions on caring for your orphan blocks
- Advice on designing a setting
- The story behind each quilt
Whether your orphan blocks are antique, vintage, collectible, or simply leftover from a recent project, you can sew the perfect setting that will let the blocks shine!
I don't think I could have said it any better!
Here's one of the quilts from my book. It's called Mad for Madder. The blocks are circa 1880. All of the other fabrics are new reproductions. This is a great quilt setting for any blocks, even modern ones, don't you think?
Sunday, March 10, 2013
BLOG HOP DAY 3
Oh What a Beautiful Day in Northwestern Pennsylvania!
Today is DAY 3 of the Blog Hop with the Quilting Gallery. Remember, if you leave a comment on the day's blog from March 8 - March 14th, you will be registered to win a copy of my first quilt book, ORPHAN BLOCK QUILTS. The drawing will be March 15th and the winner will be notified then. Good Luck!
OH! I almost forgot! Please become one of my blog followers so that we can stay in touch and you'll know when my new book comes out and any upcoming events!
Anyway, back to this beautiful day in NW PA. It was a balmy 64 degrees F today with lots of sun. Would you believe that I washed a couple loads of laundry and hung them outside to dry? Me neither, except that I actually did it. Oh, how wonderful my clothes smelled when I took them inside and put them away. Ahhhhhhh.
Spring must be on the way because the animals are coming out to see what's going on -- woodchucks, squirrels, chipmunks, Canadian geese, and other assorted bords. Sadly, I haven't seen my first spring robin yet, but I know it's just a matter of time. I've even noticed the buds starting to swell on the trees. What's spring like in your neck of the woods?
Today I did manage to spend some time in my studio although I was wishing it was outisde instead of down in the dungeon! I put the binding on a small quilt that I've been commissioned to make for a neighbor as a memory quilt for her granddaughter which includes fabric salvaged from her father's (the great-grandfather) red plaid flannel shirt. I designed a medallion setting and feature a photo of the granddaughter and great-grandfather in the center. It's rather sweet, don't you agree? I'm very pleased with the quilting. Have you ever made a memory quilt?
I'm also working on a fat quarter tote bag for an upcoming book. It's going to be really quite mod with fabrics in black, cream, grey, and taupe. Pretty fabrics, huh?
I haven't heard from my editor for about a week now. I'm guessing that no news is actually good news. I do need to check to see if the quilts arrived at the office, though. They should have been there last Wednesday and I haven't heard anything so I'd better check on that.
Well, I guess that's enough for today. Until tomorrow!
Today is DAY 3 of the Blog Hop with the Quilting Gallery. Remember, if you leave a comment on the day's blog from March 8 - March 14th, you will be registered to win a copy of my first quilt book, ORPHAN BLOCK QUILTS. The drawing will be March 15th and the winner will be notified then. Good Luck!
OH! I almost forgot! Please become one of my blog followers so that we can stay in touch and you'll know when my new book comes out and any upcoming events!
Anyway, back to this beautiful day in NW PA. It was a balmy 64 degrees F today with lots of sun. Would you believe that I washed a couple loads of laundry and hung them outside to dry? Me neither, except that I actually did it. Oh, how wonderful my clothes smelled when I took them inside and put them away. Ahhhhhhh.
Spring must be on the way because the animals are coming out to see what's going on -- woodchucks, squirrels, chipmunks, Canadian geese, and other assorted bords. Sadly, I haven't seen my first spring robin yet, but I know it's just a matter of time. I've even noticed the buds starting to swell on the trees. What's spring like in your neck of the woods?
Today I did manage to spend some time in my studio although I was wishing it was outisde instead of down in the dungeon! I put the binding on a small quilt that I've been commissioned to make for a neighbor as a memory quilt for her granddaughter which includes fabric salvaged from her father's (the great-grandfather) red plaid flannel shirt. I designed a medallion setting and feature a photo of the granddaughter and great-grandfather in the center. It's rather sweet, don't you agree? I'm very pleased with the quilting. Have you ever made a memory quilt?
I'm also working on a fat quarter tote bag for an upcoming book. It's going to be really quite mod with fabrics in black, cream, grey, and taupe. Pretty fabrics, huh?
I haven't heard from my editor for about a week now. I'm guessing that no news is actually good news. I do need to check to see if the quilts arrived at the office, though. They should have been there last Wednesday and I haven't heard anything so I'd better check on that.
Well, I guess that's enough for today. Until tomorrow!
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Guilty
Okay, I admit I must be one of the worst bloggers right now. I haven't blogged since the end of April. I've never gone this long without blogging. It's not that I didn't have anything to say, actually it's been quite the opposite. It's just that I've been quilting like a mad woman and haven't been spending any real quality time with my computer. No computer time, no blogging. I've been so lax in computer time that I'm actually checking my email on my ipod now. Sad, isn't it?
Now that that's out of the way, let me tell you what I haven't been blogging about. May was a really busy month. Of course, I worked on several magazine pieces and made my deadlines. I also made several stash projects including another quillow, a table runner out of left over batiks, and a miniature quilt for an upcoming guild quilt challenge. Speaking of guild, I didn't even make it to the May meeting. I also worked on a few projects for my upcoming book -- I really need to buckle down and get serious about the projects. Of course, I also worked on research and writing for my book, too.
I had an Orphan Quilt trunk show in May. It went well and the dinner beforehand was delicious.
Of course, all of these activities were fitted around my day job at the public library, a few other part-time jobs, and my home responsibilities.
The end of May brought some real heartache in my family, though, as we said good bye to our beloved canine companion, Poohka. This was really hard. He was a very special and unique Shih Tzu, with a smile and he even stomped his foot (yes, like a two year old's temper tantrum) when he didn't get what he wanted fast enough. His kidneys were failing rapidly and there wasn't anything more the vet could do. What hurt even more was the fact that my other furry pal, Gizmo has been absolutely bereft in the absence of his doggy brother. I think he's finally adjusting somewhat but he's very clingy and doesn't like me to leave him. Giz has even taken to sleeping on a pillow in my studio while I sew (he's never done this before). We've all had to make adjustments in our daily lives. It's ironic, really, when you realize how much your day revolves around a beloved pet only after he or she is gone. Smile on, Pookie, smile on....
June is turning out to be just as crazy as May was. In addition to trying to spend more time with Gizmo, I'm working on one project for the magazine and I just found out today that they accepted two more for a pre cut book. Whew -- I'd better start sewing faster. I had another program for the Sew and Sew Guild in Grove City recently too. Very nice group. I debuted my new program, "Fabric Dating Tips and Orphan Block Tricks." It was a fun evening. Next week I have a program for Country Charms Guild -- I'm doing the new one, and I am also doing a volunteer workshop on English paper piecing at the at the local senior center.
Well, I see it's getting late so I'll stop here. Hopefully I'll get some photos up soon for your viewing pleasure. I want to show off some of the new Orphan Blocks that have come my way recently.
Good Night! I need to go to bed so that I can get up early and QUILT!
Sunday, April 22, 2012
The Challenge
I LOVE LOVE LOVE being a quilt designer! I especially like the challenge it represents. Here's one recent example: On Friday, a package of fabric from Benartex arrived even before I knew what I was doing with it! The editor of Quilter's World called and left a message that they wanted some changes to some designs that I had submitted for a new House of White Birches book. It always makes me happy when my designs are accepted, of course.
So I checked my email to find out which designs were accepted and what the changes were. Boy was I surprised to see that tehy wanted a design that was originally throw sized to be queen sized. That's what the Benartex fabric was for. WHEW -- the deadline for the piece is about four weeks away.
So I had to redesign the piece to make it queen sized as well as work within the amounts of fabric that were sent to me. This created a challenge because there were only three yards of white background fabric. OH NO! So I had to keep tweeking the design until it worked with the amount of fabric that I had. On top of that, I had to line up a machine quilter FAST who could put a rush on this quilt. CHECK!
Last night I pieced all of the blocks and sewed them together. Today, I'm going to tackle the three borders, including a pieced middle border. If I can have it done in the next few days, Karen, the long arm quilter, can quilt it on Friday. Totally insane right?????
Oh, almost forgot to mention that there's another quilt to be made for the same deadline, but the Balis won't arrive until May 8th or 10th (right off the rollers, they're so new!). Luckily, that piece will go together quickly.
I love being a quilt designer -- it's never boring, it's challenging, AND I GET TO PLAY WITH FABRIC ALL OF THE TIME!
Sunday, April 15, 2012
JELLY ROLL RACE
A few blogs ago, I mentioned an upcoming jelly roll quilt race......Well, race day finally arrived --- yesterday!
Our group, "Pennsylvania" against the "Chicago" group.
The contestants:
The Pennsylvania group consisted of ten sewers: Mary Lee, Leslie, Lynn, Sherri, Jill, Shirley, Evie, Gaynel, Debbie, and me (Tricia).
The Chicago group consisted of eight sewers: Phyllis (sister of Mary Lee), Vera, Erusha, Babe, Maureen, Kathy, Pat and Gwen.
We began the race at 10 AM our time (9 AM Chicago time).
Gwen of the Chicago group was the first to finish at a little over 1/2 hour! WOW -- she stitched like greased lightning! Congratulations Gwen -- you are the Queen of Fast!
The second overall finisher was Vera, also from the Chicago group. Vera was visiting her daughter (married to Phyllis's son) and new grandbaby and is from Tula, Russia! Так держать, Vera!
The third finisher was none other than our very own Jill from the PA Team! WAHOO, JILL!
Here are the rest of the quilts!
Debbie's quilt (PA):
Pat's quilt (Chicago):
Shirley's quilt (PA):
Kathy's quilt (Chicago):
Gaynel's quilt (PA):
Babe's quilt (Chicago):
Evie's quilt (PA):
Lynn's quilt (PA):
My quilt (Tricia -- PA):
Phyllis's quilt (Chicago):
Mary Lee's quilt (PA):
Sherry's quilt (PA):
Leslie's quilt (PA):
Maureen's quilt (Chicago):
Here's a photo of the whole Chicago group with their quilts:
We didn't take a group photo of the PA group. :(
Sadly, Erusha of the Chicago team had some machine issues and wasn't able to finish her quilt until she went home in the evening. Sorry Erusha....we're glad you finished your top though!
I have to give a special high five to Debbie of the PA team -- she is a brand new quilter and this was her first quilt project. Talk about trial by fire! Well done, Debbie -- welcome aboard!
THE RESULTS:
Gwen of Chicago was the fastest individual, but PA won the award for fastest group finish.
Congrats to all of the racers......may all your dreams be quilted!!!
Our group, "Pennsylvania" against the "Chicago" group.
The contestants:
The Pennsylvania group consisted of ten sewers: Mary Lee, Leslie, Lynn, Sherri, Jill, Shirley, Evie, Gaynel, Debbie, and me (Tricia).
The Chicago group consisted of eight sewers: Phyllis (sister of Mary Lee), Vera, Erusha, Babe, Maureen, Kathy, Pat and Gwen.
We began the race at 10 AM our time (9 AM Chicago time).
Gwen of the Chicago group was the first to finish at a little over 1/2 hour! WOW -- she stitched like greased lightning! Congratulations Gwen -- you are the Queen of Fast!
The second overall finisher was Vera, also from the Chicago group. Vera was visiting her daughter (married to Phyllis's son) and new grandbaby and is from Tula, Russia! Так держать, Vera!
The third finisher was none other than our very own Jill from the PA Team! WAHOO, JILL!
Here are the rest of the quilts!
Debbie's quilt (PA):
Pat's quilt (Chicago):
Shirley's quilt (PA):
Kathy's quilt (Chicago):
Gaynel's quilt (PA):
Babe's quilt (Chicago):
Evie's quilt (PA):
Lynn's quilt (PA):
My quilt (Tricia -- PA):
Phyllis's quilt (Chicago):
Mary Lee's quilt (PA):
Sherry's quilt (PA):
Leslie's quilt (PA):
Maureen's quilt (Chicago):
Here's a photo of the whole Chicago group with their quilts:
We didn't take a group photo of the PA group. :(
Sadly, Erusha of the Chicago team had some machine issues and wasn't able to finish her quilt until she went home in the evening. Sorry Erusha....we're glad you finished your top though!
I have to give a special high five to Debbie of the PA team -- she is a brand new quilter and this was her first quilt project. Talk about trial by fire! Well done, Debbie -- welcome aboard!
THE RESULTS:
Gwen of Chicago was the fastest individual, but PA won the award for fastest group finish.
Congrats to all of the racers......may all your dreams be quilted!!!
Friday, February 17, 2012
NEW BOOK
OKAY!!!!!!!!!!! I mailed my signed contract today. It's almost 100% official.
I am so eager to get this project rolling because it is very meaningful to me personally. Working with Kansas City Star Quilts is going to be a great experience, too. I'll bet everyone has at least one KCS book in their stash -- their books are so well designed and beautiful -- it's a lot more than a quilting project book. Have you been on their website yet? You can follow this link: http://www.pickledish.com/. They're also on Facebook and Twitter too. So please check them out.
I am so eager to get this project rolling because it is very meaningful to me personally. Working with Kansas City Star Quilts is going to be a great experience, too. I'll bet everyone has at least one KCS book in their stash -- their books are so well designed and beautiful -- it's a lot more than a quilting project book. Have you been on their website yet? You can follow this link: http://www.pickledish.com/. They're also on Facebook and Twitter too. So please check them out.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Jumping in with Both Feet
Okay, I lied. Well, sort of. I'm still going over the contract and the other documents and I kind of got excited about getting started. So, today I went to one of my local quilt shops (I'm so lucky to live in the center of four quilt shops within about a 30 minute drive). I took along diagrams for five of my quilt projects for the book.
The last couple of nights I've been shopping in my own stash, but I was having a hard time deciding where I wanted to go with the projects. When it comes to selecting fabric for my projects, I have to consider several different factors including time period and geography. My stash just didn't yield what I was looking for. Most of my fabrics are the supporting actors, I don't generally stock up on the stars. Most of the time, I start with my focus fabric which may or may not be the border and then I select the supporting fabrics using a combination of my stash and shopping. I'm going to try to stick with shopping at my local shops as much as I can (doing my part to keep them in business), although I do dearly love to shop online as well.
So of course I headed to my nearest quilt shop today. After fondling many fabrics, stacking and restacking, walking round and round, I finally narrowed my choices and left with fabrics for two complete projects and borders for three others. Not a bad beginning, I must say. Now I that I have borders, I can shop in my own stash again and see what I have already that will go with the borders.
I'm not going to show you my fabrics right now, but I will say this much: PAISLEY. Hmmmmmmmmmm......
The last couple of nights I've been shopping in my own stash, but I was having a hard time deciding where I wanted to go with the projects. When it comes to selecting fabric for my projects, I have to consider several different factors including time period and geography. My stash just didn't yield what I was looking for. Most of my fabrics are the supporting actors, I don't generally stock up on the stars. Most of the time, I start with my focus fabric which may or may not be the border and then I select the supporting fabrics using a combination of my stash and shopping. I'm going to try to stick with shopping at my local shops as much as I can (doing my part to keep them in business), although I do dearly love to shop online as well.
So of course I headed to my nearest quilt shop today. After fondling many fabrics, stacking and restacking, walking round and round, I finally narrowed my choices and left with fabrics for two complete projects and borders for three others. Not a bad beginning, I must say. Now I that I have borders, I can shop in my own stash again and see what I have already that will go with the borders.
I'm not going to show you my fabrics right now, but I will say this much: PAISLEY. Hmmmmmmmmmm......
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Yard Sale Finds
The Memorial Day week end means a different things to different people. Here, in my neck of the woods, in additon to visiting graves and planting flowers, the Memorial week end means Cochranton's annual community garage sale. Most years I miss it, but not this year.
On my way to work at the Library yesterday morning, I stopped at an interesting sale in the yard of a very old and battered house that I had driven past the day before. It looked intriguing. Of course the first thing my eyes saw was a tumbled quilt tossed on top of a worn out table that leaned. The young guy having the sale told me the "rules" -- fill a back for a buck, a crate for $3, or a tote for $5. My heart began to pound as my brain wrapped around that information. I asked him about the quilt and he said a buck! One single dollar bought me a circa 1900 quilt.
Of course, it's not a valuable quilt -- it's smelly and tattered with holes and wear, but it is an old quilt. It is simply roughly six inch squares sewn together. Hand quilted with black thread and not-so-tiny stitches, and backed with a once-lovely turkey red decorator fabric. Washed and folded just right, it would make a lovely decorative piece in a primitive pie safe. Or, I could salvage the useable bits and create something else -- a pillow, Christmas stockings, a jacket, a wall quilt, or?????? An antique damaged quilt can yield much creativity.
Additionally, as a new fabric designer, I spied several interesting fabrics that could provide inspiration for future fabric collections.
I didn't have enough time to dig in the tons of boxes before work, but a few hours later, my boss offered to watch the library so that I could go back. One my second trip, I adopted an upside down triangular little shelf painted apple green for $1. I also rooted throuhg boxes and suitcases and found lots of vintage embroidered linens as well as few pieces of interesting fabric. A whole back of goodies for a buck.
So what's the moral of this blog? Never pass by a yard sale outside a decrepid old house because you never know what you'll find. 'Nuff said!
On my way to work at the Library yesterday morning, I stopped at an interesting sale in the yard of a very old and battered house that I had driven past the day before. It looked intriguing. Of course the first thing my eyes saw was a tumbled quilt tossed on top of a worn out table that leaned. The young guy having the sale told me the "rules" -- fill a back for a buck, a crate for $3, or a tote for $5. My heart began to pound as my brain wrapped around that information. I asked him about the quilt and he said a buck! One single dollar bought me a circa 1900 quilt.
Of course, it's not a valuable quilt -- it's smelly and tattered with holes and wear, but it is an old quilt. It is simply roughly six inch squares sewn together. Hand quilted with black thread and not-so-tiny stitches, and backed with a once-lovely turkey red decorator fabric. Washed and folded just right, it would make a lovely decorative piece in a primitive pie safe. Or, I could salvage the useable bits and create something else -- a pillow, Christmas stockings, a jacket, a wall quilt, or?????? An antique damaged quilt can yield much creativity.
Additionally, as a new fabric designer, I spied several interesting fabrics that could provide inspiration for future fabric collections.
I didn't have enough time to dig in the tons of boxes before work, but a few hours later, my boss offered to watch the library so that I could go back. One my second trip, I adopted an upside down triangular little shelf painted apple green for $1. I also rooted throuhg boxes and suitcases and found lots of vintage embroidered linens as well as few pieces of interesting fabric. A whole back of goodies for a buck.
So what's the moral of this blog? Never pass by a yard sale outside a decrepid old house because you never know what you'll find. 'Nuff said!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Catching Up
So sorry -- it's been almost two weeks since I last blogged. I have a good excuse, though -- I've been working very hard to get completely caught up on projects. I finally completed my two projects for the Dec 2011 Quilter's World magazine issue AND the instructions. Sent them earlier this week and they arrived safely at the office today. Whew -- I always get a little nervous when shipping quilts.
The two quilts really took quite a bit of time to finish -- particularly the miniature quilt. I put as much time into the mini quilt as I do several larger quilts -- the piecing alone took over nine hours (not all at once, thank goodness!).
Of course, writing project instructions is nothing to sneeze at either -- it's exacting and time consuming.
Then of course after the projects are done and the instructions are written, then it's time to prepare for shipping the quilts. This process takes some time too -- printing ALL instructions/patterns, emailing ALL instructions/patterns, completing submittal forms, packing slips, addresses, inspirations......Are you as tired as I am yet???
I just wanted to show a little bit that goes into the planning and execution of quilt designing for those of you who might not know the process. It's a lot of hard and challenging work, but of course it's fun and rewarding too. Hopefully the next time you look at a quilt project, you might take a second to think about all of the work put into it. Perhpas it's something you'd like to try for yourself....
To change subjects, I'm still diligently working on fabric designs. My design director has been travelling all over going to all the big shows and hasn't had a chance to get back to me with feedback yet, but I still keep plugging away, hoping that I'm on the right track.
I think I see a distinctive style evolving -- my designs are grounded in actual antique, vintage, retro fabric designs, but with a little extra something....Can't wait to post images of my first collection for Northcott, Louetta's Garden, as soon as they are available.
The two quilts really took quite a bit of time to finish -- particularly the miniature quilt. I put as much time into the mini quilt as I do several larger quilts -- the piecing alone took over nine hours (not all at once, thank goodness!).
Of course, writing project instructions is nothing to sneeze at either -- it's exacting and time consuming.
Then of course after the projects are done and the instructions are written, then it's time to prepare for shipping the quilts. This process takes some time too -- printing ALL instructions/patterns, emailing ALL instructions/patterns, completing submittal forms, packing slips, addresses, inspirations......Are you as tired as I am yet???
I just wanted to show a little bit that goes into the planning and execution of quilt designing for those of you who might not know the process. It's a lot of hard and challenging work, but of course it's fun and rewarding too. Hopefully the next time you look at a quilt project, you might take a second to think about all of the work put into it. Perhpas it's something you'd like to try for yourself....
To change subjects, I'm still diligently working on fabric designs. My design director has been travelling all over going to all the big shows and hasn't had a chance to get back to me with feedback yet, but I still keep plugging away, hoping that I'm on the right track.
I think I see a distinctive style evolving -- my designs are grounded in actual antique, vintage, retro fabric designs, but with a little extra something....Can't wait to post images of my first collection for Northcott, Louetta's Garden, as soon as they are available.
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