Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Exciting News

Yesterday was pretty exciting--I heard that my proposal for a new book I've been working on recently was accepted by my publisher! I turned in the proposal to Martingale & Co. last month and I've been waiting to hear ever since, even though I know it takes them awhile to present it before the editorial committee and make a decision on whether or not it will sell (the bottom line).

It takes a long time to pull everything together and the book will probably not be out until early 2011. It took me weeks to write the proposal. After a lot of "pondering" I finally got an outline of the chapters and the projects I wanted to include. Then I used Electric Quilt to design 10 of the quilts to give them an idea of the projects I had in mind.

So now I have to fill in all the gaps and actually write the book and make 16 quilts. Yikes! It's always exciting but scary too. I'm always afraid that I won't like the quilts after I've made them, and what if nobody else does either?

I've been collecting wonderful fabrics for the last few months in anticipation of using them in some of the quilts. Along with a "few" of my scraps, LOL.





Now, time to get to work!


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13 comments:

  1. Darlene's Quilts and StuffTuesday, July 07, 2009 4:36:00 PM

    Congratulations on the new book at least you will have a little time before the 16 quilts are due. I am assuming these will be small quilts?
    Darlene

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  2. CarolTuesday, July 07, 2009 4:54:00 PM

    Congratulations Kathy! That is very exciting news.

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  3. ElinTuesday, July 07, 2009 5:33:00 PM

    I so look forward to your new book! The fabrics here are wonderful!

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  4. Kathleen TracyTuesday, July 07, 2009 6:31:00 PM

    Thank you! The book will have a selection of large and small quilts with a 19th century focus.

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  5. vivianTuesday, July 07, 2009 8:17:00 PM

    Way to go! Sounds like you have your work cut out for you!

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  6. Carol R.Tuesday, July 07, 2009 10:06:00 PM

    Congratulations on the new book. I'll be watching for it. The fabrics you have chosen are lovely.

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  7. KarenTuesday, July 07, 2009 11:10:00 PM

    Congratulations and I just love the fabric!

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  8. BonnieWednesday, July 08, 2009 3:09:00 PM

    Congratulations again. I applaud your efforts! And, I LOVE your fabrics. As I scrolled down and each set was revealed I couldn't believe how they kept getting better. (Although I will admit I am very partial to red!)
    Bonnie

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  9. IngridSunday, July 12, 2009 3:21:00 PM

    As usual, I'm impressed with your knack for choosing frabics that go so well together, even though on the surface they seem to have nothing in common (to my unimaginitive eye). When I see the finished product I can always see how each of your choices of fabric ties in with and complements all the others!!

    Ingrid

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  10. Kathleen TracyMonday, July 13, 2009 6:56:00 AM

    Thanks, Ingrid. You give me too much credit though--most fabric lines come out with colors that complement each other, so a lot of that is done for me by the designers. The blue, purplish gray and yellow prints are called Indigo, Pewter and Honey by Judie Rothermel and are accurate reproductions of fabrics used in the 19th century.

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  11. WendyTuesday, July 14, 2009 8:39:00 PM

    This is fantastic, a new book in the works. Congratulations!
    Love the fabric combination's, I hope we'll see some seek peeks...wink wink.

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  12. AnonymousSaturday, July 18, 2009 9:28:00 AM

    Congratulations!!!! Lots of work, lots of fun and I have to say the color choices have me intrigued!

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  13. Guilting Bear GalWednesday, July 22, 2009 11:50:00 AM

    Based on your past books, there is no doubt the new one will be a page turner as well! Congratulations.

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