Sunday, December 15, 2013

New Blues and Other News


The final blue spirals have arrived! Such a visual treat!
Thanks to Lisa Chin, Lesley Riley, Susan Purney Mark and Jackie Lams of The Printed Fabric Bee for this beautiful selection of blue spirals.

Look for an announcement after Christmas about how you can win 6" x 6" versions of all the blue spiral fabrics. To see some of the other photos click here and here.

On the book front, I'm chugging along. Today is the official deadline for the rough draft. Needless to say I'm still writing and trying to finish up the very last of the fabric samples. Fortunately, there's still a bit of time before the manuscript moves onto the next phase...not too much time though. I'll be bringing my laptop along with me on my holiday travels.

I hope to do a bit of posting here as well, if time allows. It's been so strange to be out of the loop with my blogging friends. I miss stopping by all your blogs to see what you're up to...I have A LOT of catching up to do!!! Hope that you are all enjoying (or have enjoyed) your holidays for this time of the year. Hope too that you're taking good care of yourself...maybe a little bit of pampering and are not too stressed out by the holiday madness.

January will mean the reboot of Searching for Roy G Biv (the colors of the rainbow). Jennifer and I will announce a date soon. January also means I'll be back to writing Julie B Booth Surface Design News. I must admit that writing my book, Fabric Printing at Home, seems a lot like writing numerous newsletters! If you haven't signed up for it, the sign up is in the top right-hand column. It's free, comes to your mailbox monthly and has a fabric printing project inspired by kitchen materials. You can view past newsletters as well. I've been pleasantly surprised that in my writing absence I've had over 30 new subscribers! So somehow the word is getting out there...which makes me happy and grateful!

So...look for lots of announcements in the coming weeks...now back to book writing!




8 comments:

  1. Will look forward to hearing from you again - Surface Design News and Roy. Good luck with finishing your book ... and a Happy Christmas.

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    1. Hi Margaret. Good to hear fr you! Can't wait to reconnect via Roy etc. Hope you are enjoying this season and aren't too stressed out by the craziness. Enjoy your Christmas!

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    2. Some blues that are worth having! Very nice.

      I've got your painted purple fabric sample sitting on top of my workspace, just waiting for the right project. In the meantime I'm enjoying the burst of color. Have a wonderful holiday!

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    3. Hi Cindi- So glad that you're enjoying your violet fabric. Can't wait to see what you do with it when inspiration hits! Yes, can't wait to have some time to get back in the loop. I'm sure you're painting beautiful flora and fauna and I'm missing it at the moment. Have a great holiday and try to stay warm and cozy!

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  2. Happy Holidays, Julie! We missed you too :) Looking forward to all your projects in the new year. xx

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    1. Hi Ersi-
      So great to hear fr you! Hope you are enjoying a wonderful Christmas. Happy New Year. I hope to be more present blog-wise in the near future. Looking forward to keeping up with all the creative projects you'll be working on this next year!

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  3. I have just started with dyeing so I love seeing all the inspiration from your Bee!

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    1. Hi Susan- So glad that you're getting inspired by the Bee fabrics! Guess what?! Today is the start of commenting to win a packet of fabrics from the Bee. See my Jan1 post!

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