booking ahead
In the course of the next twelve months I'm going to be making a pile of quilts. A big pile of quilts. Because I have been commissioned to write a book on quilts and quilting. Just the thought of working with wonderful fabrics like this makes me very excited, although I know there will be times when I wish for Rumpelstiltskin-style speed and skills when turning my piles of fabric into a pile of quilts.
I can't answer any questions about publication date or contents or any other aspect of the book, but this news does explain why there has been a lack of quilting posts recently (I'm saving all my quilting thoughts and projects for the book).
And now I'm taking two of the quilts to the seaside to hand-quilt. I booked ahead, and we're off on holiday with a carful of children, books, bats, balls, bikes, needles and thread.
Congratulations! I really look forward to this book. Have a wonderful holiday, Jane!
Posted by: Kristin | July 25, 2008 at 08:05 AM
Yay for me! I guessed right!
Yay for you too!
It will be the best book, your quilt posts are my favourites.
Enjoy Hols x
Posted by: missy | July 25, 2008 at 08:12 AM
How fantastic - looking forward to the new book already. Your books take pride of place in my huge collection already, so I'm glad more adittions are planned (and no doubt your creativity won't stop at quilts either!). Have a wonderul seaside break.
Posted by: Ewa | July 25, 2008 at 08:19 AM
Congratulations, Jane! That will keep you busy for sure. You are going to create the most beautiful quilts. I'm sure the seaside will be inspirational! Have fun, and don't forget to build a sandcastle and collect pretty shells!
xox,
Linnea
Posted by: Linnea | July 25, 2008 at 08:27 AM
Such great fabrics! I look forward for your next book too. I guess it will be great. I love quilts and making quilts. I bought the other two books from you on amazon and I love love love them.
Many greetings from germany
Gisela
Posted by: Gisela | July 25, 2008 at 08:55 AM
How exciting! Can't wait to see it :) Have a fab holiday :)
Posted by: Gem | July 25, 2008 at 08:57 AM
What great news - I love your quilts - the inspiration behind them and the wonderful fabrics and colours you use. Have a lovely holiday.
Posted by: sue | July 25, 2008 at 09:25 AM
Oh that is exciting news for you. How much fun you will have this next year. A quilt a month. Do keep us as involved as you can so we can watch the process. And make sure to let us all know when the book is ready to hit the shops.
Posted by: hip chick | July 25, 2008 at 10:30 AM
I'm overjoyed to hear your new book will be about quilting. I am still waiting for the Time Fairies to sort out the necessary space in my schedule to give it a go. I'm guessing now they're waiting for your book to come out to help me along the way! I do hope we'll get a few snippets to keep us going in the time before publication!
Posted by: Helen | July 25, 2008 at 11:55 AM
Oh wow! I bet your quilts will be fab - cant wait to see them.
Posted by: Pauline | July 25, 2008 at 12:04 PM
How fantastic!! Your books are coming thick and fast. You're going to love the preparation for this one, no doubt!
Posted by: Frogdancer | July 25, 2008 at 12:09 PM
Congrats! Can't wait to see your beautiful creations!
Posted by: wiscjennyann | July 25, 2008 at 12:14 PM
Congratulations for the book on quilts! I love your quilts. Have a wonderful holiday.
Posted by: Céline | July 25, 2008 at 01:58 PM
I hope the quiltbook will be available for purchase in the us, although I would be willing to purchase from the UK and have it shipped here. You are such a wonderful author and your writing style makes it feel like you are sharing with an old friend.
Posted by: Jean | July 25, 2008 at 02:01 PM
Oh I knew it, I knew it would be a quilting book, how exciting. Have a wonderful time at the seashore.
Posted by: kathleen | July 25, 2008 at 02:37 PM
That's wonderful - your quilts are always something I show to people when I am trying to explain to them the appeal of reading craft blogs.
Best wishes for fast fingers.
Posted by: Laura | July 25, 2008 at 03:08 PM
That's great news for all us quilters and aspiring quilters. I have been so inspired by the ones you have presented here earlier, and I'm sure a book from you will inspire many more to take up quilting! Now, don't let that thought weigh too heavily on your shoulders - I hope you are having fun with it!
Posted by: mathea | July 25, 2008 at 04:20 PM
Much congratulations! Am so excited for you. When you first mentioned another project, I thought: oh, I hope it is a quilting book and that your son plays as much a part as your daughter did in your latest book.
I so look forward to finding out the answer.
Posted by: Tamara Evers Hartwig | July 25, 2008 at 04:47 PM
I am very happy for you! Best wishes. I am happy for myself, too, as I hope to attempt my first quilt in the next few months. I am very inspired by your colors and quilts, so I look forward to seeing your progress.
Posted by: Elizabeth | July 25, 2008 at 05:46 PM
Oh, wow. I can't wait! I know the book will be beautiful!
Posted by: Lynn | July 25, 2008 at 06:32 PM
Congratulations! I'll miss your inspiring quilting posts, but I'm looking forward to the publication of your quilt book.
Posted by: Jessica | July 25, 2008 at 07:10 PM
Don't want to wish time away but I can't wait for this book to come out. I've loved the other two so it's sure to be another favourite.
Posted by: greedy nan | July 25, 2008 at 07:23 PM
Well done you and even more Lucky us!! What a treat to look forward to! I finally collected 'my' cherry cake from the library! Oh joy! It's wonderful! Can't wait for the illustrated version! But get the quilt book finished first - very very excited about that! t.x
Posted by: Teena | July 25, 2008 at 09:30 PM
Congratulations! That will be one beautiful quilt book!
Hope you having a lovely summer Jane.
xo,
Blair
Posted by: blair | July 25, 2008 at 11:46 PM
Oh my gosh! That's so exciting! Have fun at the beach..
Posted by: Betsy | July 26, 2008 at 02:15 AM
Congrats! Whoever it was doing the commissioning was brilliant. Can't wait to see this one.
(Let me know if you need any bindings sewn on or anything.)
xox Kay
Posted by: Kay | July 26, 2008 at 03:58 AM
Congratulations on the latest book news - and on Cherry Cake and Ginger Beer that seems to be doing really well. I made the chocolate cake out of it this week and took it along to friends last night - they loved it!
Enjoy your holiday!
Posted by: Mrs C | July 26, 2008 at 09:41 AM
Congrats your new and upcoming book. Your quilts are wonderful and I look forward to seeing the book.
Have a fabulous holiday on the beach and happy quilting!
Posted by: kirsty | July 26, 2008 at 01:37 PM
That's fantastically exciting news Jane! I credit you with reinvigorating my interest in quilting with your inspirational use of colour, and also with your beautiful and clever (yet still achievable!) quilts, and I can't wait to add this book to my Brocket collection. Congratulations!
Posted by: catherine | July 27, 2008 at 01:14 AM
Hi Jane.You are always such a joy to visit!Please visit my blog-I have something for you : )And have a super holiday!
Posted by: Clare | July 27, 2008 at 08:44 AM
:) Congratulations! :) I'm so looking forward to seeing this book of yours! Have a terrific Summer!
Posted by: Concha | July 27, 2008 at 07:50 PM
So cool -- a book on quilting. Looking forward to it.
Posted by: Red | July 28, 2008 at 01:27 AM
Oh, how lovely that you're doing another book. Perhaps this will finally help me to overcome my fear of sewing. Congratulations.
Posted by: Heidi Wolff | July 28, 2008 at 11:16 PM
I did wonder why your marvellously rich quilts had disappeared from the blog. They were what brought me here initially, so I'll be looking forward to seeing either some teasers, or if not, the book itself. Good luck pulling it all together.
Posted by: Tui | July 29, 2008 at 02:25 PM
wow!! I can't wait to see it. Congratulations Jane!
Posted by: Verrito | July 30, 2008 at 12:02 AM
How exciting - we quilters just love to have something to look forward to. Have just seen your book very well reviewed in the UK Embroiders' Guild magazine - seems its everywhere! Well done
Posted by: Philippa | July 30, 2008 at 10:44 AM
i can't think of a better way to spend holiday: with family and quilts by the sea!
i'm really so happy for you! i imagine that means you get to be reimbursed for fabric! ecstacy! i'm looking forward to the US publication of your book!
Posted by: colleen | July 30, 2008 at 03:05 PM
Of course, you'll let us know as soon as the book is out, as always, but I will say that I'll be awaiting it with much anticipation. Although I haven't been brave enough yet, your site is what's made me eager to start quilting. So a book will be very helpful!
Posted by: Hannah | July 30, 2008 at 03:30 PM
Congratulations - I'm so pleased for you at how your career as an author has taken off - well deserved.
Posted by: Lynne | July 30, 2008 at 08:19 PM
Your fabrics are always so beautiful!
Posted by: Dorothy | July 31, 2008 at 04:41 AM
I'm so excited about this. Your quilts have really inspired me to start quilting (I just started my first one last week!) because you've helped me to realize that I don't have to piece together daunting, incredibly complicated and time-consuming blocks. I can achieve beautiful results from relying on color and a simple quilt block.
Posted by: Sherry | July 31, 2008 at 05:43 AM
that is very good news, I have never made a quilt but am about to make the quilt with huge silk squares from the gentle art of domesticity for my brother's wedding present. Does this make me the first ever person to make a Jane Brocket quilt from a Jane Brocket book?
Posted by: miranda | July 31, 2008 at 04:07 PM
you are SO on a roll! Bravo!
Posted by: sarah | July 31, 2008 at 09:56 PM
Wow!!! I haven't written to you or commented in seven months but I just have to tell you how truly excited I am about your new book. You know how much I adored your first book and now you will be writing about my very favorite subject, QUILTS! Thanks Jane for being such an inspiration to me.
Posted by: cathleen | August 01, 2008 at 02:12 AM
Looking forward to that book because I have always been a fan of your quilting.Love your choise of color and style of quilts.
Posted by: Nicky | August 02, 2008 at 12:05 AM
Yay, Jane! I was very much hoping that your next book would be about quilts. I love the way you have with colours - can't wait!
Posted by: Robyn | August 03, 2008 at 06:47 AM
what a beautiful stack of fabric! The perfect vacation accessory...
looking forward to seeing the book, i am sure it will be wonderful.
Posted by: rose | August 04, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Congratulations Jane-you'll have us looking forward to your books for years! Did you see the lovely quilt show over at http://knittingiris.typepad.com/
I can't wait to see what you come up with.
Posted by: Georgia | August 05, 2008 at 01:29 PM
Congratulations! I'm looking forward to seeing the results. You've shown again and again that you have such a good instinct for colour and pattern - I thought you should have been snapped up as a quilt designer a long time ago. Your quilts are beautiful and this will be a gorgeous inspiration for the rest of us. And um... no, I haven't finished my pot pourri quilt yet. The poor neglected thing languishes sadly at the end of the to do list. One day...
Posted by: Katherine | August 05, 2008 at 02:47 PM
yayyyy I CANNOT WAIT for this book to come out, I am teetering on the brink of starting a quilt, I often flick through your GAofD book and gaze at your quilts Jane, so inspirational, as I'm sure the book will be.
Hope it'll include info on where/how to buy fabrics, aren't we soooooo short of decent colours here in the UK? The US is streets ahead of us, but I have not been brave enough to order from the US yet...need it de-mystifying!
x
Posted by: Lucy @ Attic24 | August 05, 2008 at 03:29 PM