Reviews and awards can be an effective tool in spreading the word about your book. Readers can encounter them on your web site, Amazon Author’s page, and your Twitter, Facebook, and other social media feeds. But buying book reviews has risks as well as rewards. They come in two flavors: reviews and blurbs. A blurb […]
This post is part of a series about sewing NotQuilts. If you’re unfamiliar with this method, The NotQuilt series begins here. The link below takes you to the Balloon Notquilt project. Last week I wrote about sewing little bits of cloth into bigger bits. That has been reasonably successful and has let me use up […]
This post is part of a series about sewing NotQuilts. If you’re unfamiliar with this method, The NotQuilt series begins here. The link below takes you to the Balloon Notquilt project. This post, we’ll talk about saving quilt fabric like our ancestors, and how we applied a lesson learned from the design process. So far, […]
There is nothing quite as wonderful as money. — Monty Python Money makes the world go round. — Cabaret The scary thing about owing your own business is the yawning gap between what you can control and what you can’t. And that fear is doubled when it comes to money. For example, you can’t control […]
This post is part of a series about sewing NotQuilts. If you’re unfamiliar with this method, The NotQuilt series begins here. The link below takes you to the Balloon Notquilt project. Last week, we looked at sewing down the two frames on the interior of the NotQuilt. This week, I’ll talk about the process of […]
This post is part of a series about sewing NotQuilts. If you’re unfamiliar with this method, The NotQuilt series begins here. The link below takes you to the Balloon Notquilt project. I spent some time thinking about the Notquilt frame. These are strips that I use to subdivide the fashion face of the NotQuilt into […]
It’s said that pressure makes diamonds. It also can make something unexpected. The Winter Arts Show was this past weekend. It was our third appearance at the show. We have done more than a dozen of these, and each time we try to learn something. At the York Book Expo, it was “always do what […]
This post is part of a series about sewing NotQuilts. If you’re unfamiliar with this method, The NotQuilt series begins here. The link below takes you to the Balloon Notquilt project. So here we are, with three pieces of cut-up bedspread to sew back together. I dug through my collection of quilt batting scraps and […]
Next weekend (Nov. 5), we’ll be at the Winter Arts and Crafts Show at Hershey High School. We’ve talked about preparing for book festivals, art shows, conventions, and other special appearances. We’ve talked about whether you should do book signings. We suggested ways to put on a great display and a list of ingredients to […]
This post is part of a series about sewing NotQuilts. If you’re unfamiliar with this method, The NotQuilt series begins here. The link below takes you to the Balloon Notquilt project. This week, we’re work at solving some NotQuilt design problems. Last week, we washed the bedspread, ripped out the hem, and ironed the edges. […]