All the projects for this book have been done for months and most of the instructions have been written but now we are at the stage of pulling things together for publication.
Writing instructions is not my favourite task, as putting myself in the place of a beginner is difficult, but it is a discipline that one has to face up. Thankfully most of the little quilts in the book are simply constructed and depend on choice of fabric and quilting to add the je ne sais quoi!
One day last week (my editor, publisher and friend) came up from Devon and we got down to business. Vivienne wanted more detail - tell how you actually decide what to quilt and where - how you place and construct your patterns - how you build up motifs and their surroundings ..... the list goes on!
So here I am in my office with this pile of quilts in front of me, cudgelling my brain, trying to think myself back in time!
The book is scheduled for general publication in September but we hope to have it ready and copies available for The Festival of Quilts in Birmingham this August.
Writing instructions is not my favourite task, as putting myself in the place of a beginner is difficult, but it is a discipline that one has to face up. Thankfully most of the little quilts in the book are simply constructed and depend on choice of fabric and quilting to add the je ne sais quoi!
One day last week (my editor, publisher and friend) came up from Devon and we got down to business. Vivienne wanted more detail - tell how you actually decide what to quilt and where - how you place and construct your patterns - how you build up motifs and their surroundings ..... the list goes on!
So here I am in my office with this pile of quilts in front of me, cudgelling my brain, trying to think myself back in time!
The book is scheduled for general publication in September but we hope to have it ready and copies available for The Festival of Quilts in Birmingham this August.
