I knew I hadn’t added anything to my blog in a while, but I didn’t realize it had been 2 months! Things have been busy, but not THAT busy. August was spent preparing for the AQS Nashville Show, which was a great success. We had lots of people stop by with positive comments on our fabrics and had positive feedback from Pepper Cory, the editor of Fabric Trends Magazine. We returned from Nashville to start working towards Houston and The International Quilt Festival and surgery for me. I had a full hysterectomy and I’m recovering faster than expected, but that means I usually try to do too much and am sorry for it the next day. It’s hard to take it easy when you have a business to run!
Yesterday, I walked to the mailbox (which is a fairly long walk down our long driveway) and retrieved the mail. As I walked back I looked through to see what was there and the latest issue of Quilter’s Newsletter had arrived. I paged through it and came upon fabrics from Batiks by Design! I had contacted them after talking to the editor of QuiltMaker magazine (their sister magazine) in Paducah and Barbara Fieldler was very interested in placing samples of my fabrics in their Fabric Focus section of an upcoming issue. I had sent the fabrics so long ago, I had all but forgotten about it – and there they were! Check out the November 2007 issue on page 76, plus their web extra at http://qnm.com/webextras/feature321/! I feel like my fabrics have been given a “seal of approval”!
We’re getting ready for The International Quilt Festival in Houston and will also attend Quilt Market, the Quilt Show for quilt store owners! It will be a long trip from Murray to Houston, but one that I’m looking forward to very much. If you are in Houston for the show, please stop by and say hello. Our booth number is 1549/51. My doctor says I’ll be fine by then, but I’m taking two friends to help since I know it will be busy. Rochelle Martin and Peggy Welchert are both quilt designers and Peggy also teaches!
Thank you for all of your support during this first year of my business. Yes, it will be one year on October 2nd! It’s hard to believe, but I love what I’m doing and hope that it continues to grow. I’ve learned so much and know I still have a long way to go. I couldn’t do it without all of you.
Happy Quilting!
Patti
