I received a really exciting email the other day....totally unexpected, from a very famous quilt author whom shall remain nameless. Her very kind email told me that she was gathering fabrics for Di Ford's wildley anticipated and soon to be published mystery BOM with Quiltmania magazine. I had heard a lot about it. The photo above is, I believe, the center medallion. Only very few select shops around the world are authorized to kit this quilt. Here in the U.S., Homestead Hearth is the only shop I know of offering kits of as many of the exact fabrics Di used as possible. Anyway....
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| Fabric 2 from Pin Money, Fabric 6 & 9 from Prairie Woven's & Dobby |
The reason the famous author was emailing me was because she said several of my fabrics were used by Di Ford in her mystery BOM, and she was writing to purchase a fabric she was missing.
Well...plow me over with a feather!
To say that I'm excited that Di Ford chose three of my fabrics for phase one of her BOM is a giant understatement. There are several other Marcus fabrics in the photo above as well. I talked with the folks at Marcus to see if they knew about this, and yes indeed they did. Apparently, I'll have several other Pin Money prints and Prairie wovens in the BOM!! WOW!
I'm told there's a lot of Marcus Fabrics in the quilt.
So, please forgive my humble ramblings, but this is all so new to me, and so jazzed!! Di...just in case you're out there....thank you!! And, dear famous author...thanks for letting me know, and it was so nice emailing back and forth with you!!
Today, I have a little skip in my step.....teehee!!!
How very exciting for you!!
ReplyDeleteI think I saw you skipping past my front door. Yay you!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Her quilts are fabulous and I can understand why some of your fabrics were chosen. While you are skipping give yourself a little pat on the back too!
ReplyDeleteLove it and so exciting for you..
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Must be a great feeling, Pam! That is very exciting! Kudos to you! You've designed some lovely fabrics--nice to see those efforts recognized in such a way!! : )
ReplyDeleteOh exciting stuff!
ReplyDeleteCongrat's and well deserved
ReplyDeleteYeah, goosebumps and att-a-girl!!!!!! I'm very happy for you Pam :) Thanks for sharing, I truly enjoyed reading your excitement. And 2014 has been a Pammy event, 1st the personalized pie event and now this :D
ReplyDeleteAwesome!!! You worked for this and you deserve it - great fabrics!!!
ReplyDeleteI thought you knew it!! Just to let you know we, at The Quilt Merchant are also doing it and we sent our kits out last week! We are reordering the chintz!!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to you, Pam!! You should have a BIG skip in your step. That is a gorgeous medallion, and a great complement to your fabrics!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Pam - how exciting!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI know you are just thrilled - as you should be! It's great to be recognized and know that your fabric is about to be exposed to potentially so many more people than before. I have enjoyed your fabrics for awhile now ... at the moment American Gothic is in my current project. Congratulations again! Jennifer @ Seams Crazy
ReplyDeleteI live in France and am delighted to be about to start this BOM. I took two classes with Di Ford at a stitching salon in France last year. With her talents as a designer and some beautiful fabric from the likes of yourself and Judie Rothermel, I am really excited about this project (and a bit apprehensive too!) Wish me luck!
ReplyDeleteFun to think that you, someone I think of as a VIP of the fabric world, would be as excited about this as I would be! Congratulations!
ReplyDeletePam, you are amazing! And you are humble, and I love that about you! I'm so excited for you and I love that your talent is soaring!
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