My First Book!

 

Just about a year and a half ago I attended my

first International Quilt Market as a vendor.  I

had just started a quilt pattern design business

and this was my first big time exposure in the

quilt world.

 

 

I was in my booth at Market one day and I was busy

with customers.  My fabulous Mr. Wonderful was there

to lend a helping hand, he's great with a hammer and nails

but a needle and thread ~ hmmmm, not so much...

So a woman came into the booth and started asking Rob

some questions which he tried to answer, finally he

confessed,  "I'm just the driver."  To which the woman

replied, "Oh, you're adorable", she then gave him a card

and said she was the Publisher at C&T Publishers.  When

 I finished up with my customers Rob gave me the card

and told the story.  It was a cute story but I was so sad

because I would have LOVED to have had a chance to

speak with a big time publisher.  A short while later

another woman came into the booth and said she was

the Creative Director or C&T Publishing.  She said her

publisher made her come visit this time since she had

been to my booth 3 times already and didn't want to

look like a stalker ~ ha ha!  So we gabbed about quilting

and publishing and old time paste-up methods and when

I returned home the conversations continued and soon

 enough I had a book contract!

 

And here we are a year and a half later, all the edits

are in and the book is heading to the printer.  I have

learned so much in the past 18 months and it has been

 a fascinating education.  So much energy goes into

making a book and so many people are involved.  It has

 been a wonderful experience.  I can't wait until I actually

 get to hold the book and flip through the pages, that is

still a few months away but the book is available for

 pre-order right now at the following sites:

 

From C&T:

http://www.ctpub.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=3130

 

From Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/American-Homestead-Quilts-Brownstone-Craftsman/dp/1607058073/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1383245779&sr=1-1&keywords=american+homestead+quilts

 

I hope everyone enjoys the book!

From my American Homestead,

I wish you All the Best,

 

~ Ellen

 

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