Publish Your Quilts

How will historians know you quilted 50 or 100 years from now? Do you have a dozen quilts or a series of art pieces you'd like to show? Is there quilt research you’d like in a book format? Are you a textile artist looking to showcase your work internationally? Does your quilt guild want to publish a catalog of their upcoming community exhibit? Learn to publish your quilts or artwork, share your artist motivations, and more! YES – YOU CAN create and publish your own quilt or art catalog!

Friday, May 4, 2012

Aisha Lumumba's New Art Quilt Catalog Is Available for Sale!

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Congratulations to Aisha Lumumba!!  She has just published her own quilt catalog!  Gifted: Art Quilts Featuring African American History Ma...
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Beauty Secrets: 150 Years of History in One Quilt Pattern

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Bill Volckening is a self-described "quilt magnet," who has collected quilts since 1989. He used the Blurb.com website to publi...
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Monday, April 30, 2012

Step 9 - Write Your Own Catalog Essay - Starter Questions here

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Now that you have the Word file set up, its time to write the essay that might accompany your catalog.  For an artist catalog, you m...
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Friday, April 27, 2012

Free eBook for Kindle Readers - Quilting Children's Picture Book

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One of my books is available as an eBook for Kindle devices. You've been doing a lot to make your own quilt catalog, so as a gift, for...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Step 8 - Type Your Catalog Just as It Will Appear Printed

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One secret to creating your own quilt catalog using print-on-demand is that you'll need to type and format your manuscript just as eac...
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Monday, April 16, 2012

Step 7 - Format your Microsoft Word file based on your catalog size

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Welcome! By now you should have decided on your quilt catalog book or trim size. Two popular sizes are 7 x 10 inches and 8.5 x 8.5 inches....
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Step 6 - Make Your Catalog Title Work

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Step 6 - Brainstorm a quilt or art catalog title that will market your book 24/7. How do you go about buying a book? No, really. Take a m...
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Quilt and Artist Catalogs - Examine the Titles and Subtitles

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As you brainstorm your own quilt or artist catalog, take a moment to consider the following book titles and subtitles. Notice how the artis...
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Quilt Guilds and other Sewing Group Book Titles

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Here are a few books by or about quilting guilds. Consider the title and sub-titles here. Quilts from the Booneslick Trail Quilters' G...
Friday, April 6, 2012

Step 5 - Create the Framework for your Quilt Catalog

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Today you get to create the framework for your own quilt or art catalog! Earlier you had an opportunity to consider the theme for your cata...
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Step 4: Consider the components of a book - Pick your catalog size

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When you were a kid, did you ever get some blank paper, fold it and staple the paper in the center fold to make a "book."? At its...
Monday, April 2, 2012

Step 3 - Which elements of the publishing experience are important to you?

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The process for publishing any book involves many steps and costs considerations. The art quilt catalog that we'll talk about can be don...
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Friday, March 30, 2012

Step 2 - Publish Your Quilt or Art Catalog Using Print-on-Demand

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Today, we're going to talk about how to publish your quilt catalog. Let's face it, a traditional publishing company is not likely t...
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The Art of My Life by David Cassidy

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Here is California artist David Cassidy's "The Art of My Life" available on Blurb.com. Click on the link here and have a look...
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

The French Collection Part I by Faith Ringgold

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I have been a fan of Faith Ringgold's quilts for more than 20 years. As a young quilter, I was excited and very impressed to see that M...
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Monday, March 26, 2012

Step 1 - Have a Theme for your Quilt or Art Catalog

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Step 1 - In this series of blog posts, we'll walk through the steps to help you create a 24-page, full-color quilt catalog! Think about...
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