*Giddily smiling and clapping my hands* Here it is! My book is now available for pre-order, with an anticipated ship date of December 7 - just in time for last-minute holiday making (or as a gift for your crafty wife/girlfriend ... hint, hint, poke, poke, guys!)
It's been so hard keeping things so quiet about this long work in progress ... so many days I was sewing up a storm, yet I would have to blog about my cats. Or my breakfast. Because, let's face it - when you are writing a book and your deadline is approaching, you don't leave the house much! But I digress ...
I'm excited to share more about the book writing process once the book is on the shelves in December. In the meantime, head on over to my new website and check out both the book page and the homepage slide show for pictures of some of the projects in the book. All of the projects include some element of applique, but each of them can be made up without the applique elements as well. So, what I'm sayin' is ... it's a sewing project book with the added benefit of teaching you a thing or two about applique!
Which brings me to announcement number two ... the new website! Have I ever mentioned how much I love my husband? This man worked for weeks into the wee small hours of the morning to make my website vision a reality. That, plus he was the chief photographer for our (many) photo shoots while I bounced around with the baby. (And I'd like to thank my brother-in-law, David and his darling girlfriend, Natalie for traveling here to be our models!)
And finally, announcement number three ... a sneak peek at three new patterns coming out in October! They are being printed right now and will be available for purchase on Monday, October 5th. Check out the patterns page for pictures, and check back here soon for a behind-the-scenes look at each new design.
With that, I'm officially beginning my first day off in weeks. Lunch out? A lazy day with a novel? A pint of ice cream? All of the above? Yes.
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My book is also available for pre-order on Amazon and Indiebound, but just FYI - they have the title, publishing date, and descriptions wrong - the book has 20 projects, not 30 or 25! It will be out on December 7, not January, as Amazon wrongly states. Head on over to my site for signed copies and for a full description and some project photos. Hopefully they'll have their sites fixed shortly!
Thanks a bunch for your enthusiastic response!
