I am thankful.

I am thankful.

admissions of a quilt show vendor

my heart swells

when I think of the friends that stand with me

to

cut

fold

bundle

price

carry

setup

work

with me in the beyond the reef booth

while most of the year

it's just me and it's just Stitch

when QuiltCon and Quilt Festival

arrive

so do the friends

and

I am thankful.

please stop by the booth in Pasadena, or in Houston

and give my team a great big hug.

they're gonna need it.

but we want you to stop by for another reason

we want to see

YOU

because you are the reason we work for weeks on end

to be ready when you walk through that door

see you February 22.

HappiestDays.

Natalie.

beyondthereefpatterns.com

be.do.create

Amy Ellis is here! Amy Ellis is here!

Amy Ellis is here!

thank you, Amy, for being a part of the Book Blog Tour

yes, Amy Ellis is here.

 Amy seems to be a constant in my quilting life

she wrote the very first book I ever reviewed for Martingale/That Patchwork Place

long before we ever met

she participated in some of the compilation books of which I was lucky enough to contribute

and then one day she was the big sister I was calling on

for quilting advice

 

regardless of how much Amy has going on at any given time in her OWN life

she always seems to be able to graciously still have time for friends

 Amy Ellis is here!

 and

Amy Ellis is here!

 and....

okay, you get my point

 how many of you subscribe to the podcast?

but, before I go, I have to tell you a story about the last place I saw Amy

it was at

QuiltCon

I was in the beyond the reef booth, helping someone with a fabric bundle explanation, 

and ringing up another someone, and writing up an order for even yet another someone else

and all of a sudden

I felt a presence

a presence.

and there was Amy Ellis.

peacefully, quietly, standing shoulder to shoulder with me.

she was just

t h e r e.

and that, my friends, is Amy Ellis.

'nuff said.

head on over to Amy's site - there is a whole lot going on!!

be.do.create

natalie.

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com

A MODERN TWIST

it's official.

thanks to everyone who left a comment!
the random number generator chose #7
congratulations to Jodi!

February 10, 2015

"I wrote a book!"

it's such an honor to be selected to write a book

to have the support of everyone at a publishing company

and to have the support from all of you

but I have to share with you...

the funniest thing happened...

February 10 came and went without any real fanfare at all

no champagne

no party

just a quiet evening at home

working on a Spring Market quilt

for Windham Fabrics

and a little knitting

while listening to the dog snore

I built an Author's Page

I built a brand new website

Martingale posted on their blog, and the book was posted on their site! 

they designed postcards, and when I attended Road to California

everyone received a card

as I sheepishly said,
"I wrote a BOOK!!"

Angela Walters

contributed great information on quilting

and quilted all of the quilts in the book just beautifully

we'll be hosting a BookBlogHop beginning March 1

and there will be some great participating designers

so please check back soon!

I am a proud sponsor and a vendor at

QuiltCon

and will be signging books in the booth

that's

Booth 523

by the way

 but really.

in the long run, everything is still the same, here

no balloons

no parades

just fabric.

and quilts.

and you.

thank you

to all of you

thank you

be.do.create

natalie

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com

ps - I hope you'll like the new website....

please leave a comment below, letting me know what you like best about the new site

to be entered to win a signed copy of 

A Modern Twist 

the random number generator will select a recipient

this Sunday eve