Mary and I went to a quilt signing at Columbus S Quild on Tuesday evening. Again it was fun. There was a lot of interest in the way we managed to write the book. Most everybody agred with me that Sleimer was not a good last name for a love interest for one of Caroline's girls. I felt vindicated for saying, "We can't use that name. It's dreadful.
We sold some books and met more great quilters. This guild has a man. Is he the cat who ate the canary in a bunch of women? We went to dinner before the meeting and Rita bought my supper though she barely knows me. I love it. There was an H1N1 innoculation sight next door to the quilt meeting and the parking was brutal. Mary is a member of this guild and that makes things extra nice. Jan wasn't able to go with us becasue she was visiting family in Chicago. We missed her and I have to say sort of screwed up her part of the program. Sorry Jan.
We asked the guild members to vote on our potential titles. Well three of them. I couldn't remember one of them so we couldn't ask about it. Results were 9 votes for Star-crossed quilt, 3 votes for the Timeless Star and 1 vote for the Timeless Star. Some of the other suggestions were Star Everlasting, Magically Pieced Star, Threads of History, and Stars and pieces. One quilter saud she didn't like any of the suggestions and thought we should keep working on it. The input really does help us decide.
Glory should be arriving from the printer in the next couple of weeks. I have a few pre-sales on my list and will be having a signing at the Always in Stitches Christmas Open House on Sunday December 6. I am excited about this.
We are having some problems with getting our second book on the page. We are to Chapter 19 and not sure what direction to go. We will try to resolve it soon and get moving again. Jan and I may start working on a quilting story that takes place during the Civil War soon. It is going to be really fun to write. I'll let you know when we get it started.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Book signing in Marysville
We had a great book signing at LoneStar Quilting in downtown Marysville on November 5. It's a great new shop that opened in September. It is a great little shop in a used-to-be bank. Can yo believe I bought some fabric? Don't know yet what I will do with it but I'll think of something. Mary had to get back to Columbus for the Kids N Kamp auction at Ohio State so Jan, my husband and I had supper at Old Bag of Nails. I love Old Bag of Nails so that was a treat. Then we went to the Union County Quilt Guild to do their program and to sign books for their members. We met another great bunch of quilters and had a wonderful evening. Thanks to all who shared the fun with us.
The more quilters I get to know, the more I like quilters. The Union County ladies have a finish it challenge going on. Did you ever hear of such a thing. They actually get points for finishing projects that have fallen by the way side. I was impressed and we got to see some great finished work at the meeting.
We also got to share the cover for Glory which is at the printers right now. This was the first viewing of the cover and I am very happy with it. I hope you all will like it too. The book should be ready for release by January 1. We are excited about that. It will be available through McDiggs web site and from Amazon.
We are still working like crazy on the sequel to The Guild in the Granary. We are ready to really name the book. One of the ladies at the Union County Guild suggested we let readers have a chance to help name the book, so we are going to try that. So how about voting on the title you like or thinking up something we haven't thought of yet.
Our suggestions are: A Timeless Star
A Star in Time
The Antique Star
The Star-crossed Quilt
Send us your votes and suggestions and we will consider all of them. I promise.
I will have a few advance copies of Glory at Always in Stitches Christmas Open House on Sunday, December 6 from 2 to 4 pm. I will be signing books while they last. They are going to make great Christmas gifts for your reading friends. Price is $14.95 plus tax. Hope to see you there.
The more quilters I get to know, the more I like quilters. The Union County ladies have a finish it challenge going on. Did you ever hear of such a thing. They actually get points for finishing projects that have fallen by the way side. I was impressed and we got to see some great finished work at the meeting.
We also got to share the cover for Glory which is at the printers right now. This was the first viewing of the cover and I am very happy with it. I hope you all will like it too. The book should be ready for release by January 1. We are excited about that. It will be available through McDiggs web site and from Amazon.
We are still working like crazy on the sequel to The Guild in the Granary. We are ready to really name the book. One of the ladies at the Union County Guild suggested we let readers have a chance to help name the book, so we are going to try that. So how about voting on the title you like or thinking up something we haven't thought of yet.
Our suggestions are: A Timeless Star
A Star in Time
The Antique Star
The Star-crossed Quilt
Send us your votes and suggestions and we will consider all of them. I promise.
I will have a few advance copies of Glory at Always in Stitches Christmas Open House on Sunday, December 6 from 2 to 4 pm. I will be signing books while they last. They are going to make great Christmas gifts for your reading friends. Price is $14.95 plus tax. Hope to see you there.
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