Something New and Exciting to Share

One of my quilt designs has been published in a magazine!  On the evening of January 21st of this year,  I submitted a quilt design to Fons & Porter.  On Monday January 23rd I received a reply from Diana Tomlinson (Associate Editor at Fons & Porter), that they had received my submission and would be taking it to their next review meeting.  My next email from Fons & Porter arrived on February 2nd,  stating that they were in fact going to publish my quilt!   I can't tell you how excited I was to get this news.  My co-workers might be able to tell you, I think I startled a few of them when I opened the email. 

Contracts and forms arrived in the my email.  The quilt would be in the Easy Quilts magazine Fall 2017 issue!  So I packed up my quilt and sent it to Fons & Porter for photographing.  Next I needed a profile and a head shot for the magazine.  Thanks to all my family and friends that helped me with this part.  I think it was harder than designing the quilt.

Thursday night I received the Fall issue of Easy Quilts magazine and it was all very real at that moment.  So neat to see my quilt professionally photographed, and mentioned in the Founding Editors Notes.  I am beyond pleased. I don't know where this is going to lead, but I am loving the ride.  Special thanks to my husband Brian who supports and believes in me daily. 

I subscribe to the magazine so my copy arrived early, I don't think the magazine will hit the news stands until August 1st.  I have seen the magazine locally at Walmart, Jo Ann Fabrics and Meijer, if you are interested in picking up a copy.  Here is photo of the magazine cover and a sneak peek inside.