Have you made your reservation yet? You won't want to miss this once in a lifetime celebration. Think about making it a quilter's road trip. Surely, there are plenty of quilt shops to visit along the way! Go to www.quiltertrailgathering.com to learn more and then make your reservation!

Yesterday, a group of our quilter friends worked on a batik version of Star Promenade which we will be donating to a fundraiser for Interfaith Outreach in the Twin Cities, June 2011. The Star Promenade pattern featured in Every Barn Tells a Story is beautiful in batiks. Nice job ladies!

Presenting

Every Barn Tells a Story

It was just a little over a year ago that Diane Entrikin and I envisioned a book about quilt barns on the Quilt Trail. We knew we wanted more than a quilting book though, so we added interesting barn owner stories along with instructions to make 20 quilt blocks that we incorporated into two unique sampler quilts. Then we added 10 exciting projects -- small quilts, table toppers, apron patterns, embroidered and appliqued dishtowels, a barn cross stitch design, a couple recipes, and even directions on how to paint a barn quilt. (By the way, you don't have to own a barn to have a barn quilt.)

We were thrilled when Quilt Trail visionary Donna Sue Groves honored us by writing the book preface. From an interview with Donna Sue, we wrote an article about how she started it all 10 years ago.

Long time quilter Mary Deeney, Mary Deeney Designs (www.marydeeneydesigns.com)commented: "It's been a long time since I've seen a quilt book like this." Another quilter said: "You could quilt for years and years out of this book." We know you would enjoy Every Barn Tells a Story, too.

To purchase a copy, go to http://www.everybarntellsastory.com/.

How cool is this! Palmer Printing (www.palmerprinting.com) sent us photos of Every Barn Tells a Story being printed. You can watch the presses roll at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGg7J3M40f4. It won't be long now.

Our website went live today. We know we need to tweak a few things - - ok several things - - but we're live at www.everybarntellsastory.com. We hope you'll check it out!

Diane and I worked with Palmer Printing on Every Barn Tells a Story's final, final copy. So, next week it's off to press. Copies will be available for purchase on March 30! If you're ever in the market for a terrific publisher we hope you'll think about Palmer Printing. They did a terrific job for us.

Today was a big day. We're on the web - - http://www.everybarntellsastory.com/ went live today. If you go to the site, you won't see much though because Diane and I are in the process of building it. Neither of us ever thought that we'd be in the web design field, but soon we'll be adding that to our list of skills.

Palmer Printing (www.palmerprinting.com) is mailing us an actual copy of Every Barn Tells a Story today. One last look before we give them the instruction to get the presses rolling. Just a couple weeks and we'll be able to ship our books to you!

We asked Palmer Printing to put a special OTA binding on our book. When you open the book, it will lay flat on your work table. No more looking for something heavy to set on the book to keep it open while you read the pattern cutting instructions and other directions. We were excited when we saw this special binding and knew that you'd love it, too.

Here it is! The cover of Every Barn Tells a Story. Just wait until you see what's inside. We can hardly wait to show you. We anticipate that the books should be available to purchase about March 28.

Now back to work on our website. You should be able to tune into our site at www.everybarntellsastory.com in a few days.