Changes: drastic, but necessary

I thought I was almost done with the catalog for "Beauty Secrets: 150 Years of History in One Quilt Pattern" when I was faced with a dilemma. The 40-page book was much too thin as a softcover, and making it seem more substantial by adding a hardcover increased the price of each copy by $10.

After mulling it over, I decided the only reasonable solution would be to add 40 pages. An 80-page softcover book is actually less expensive than a 40-page hardcover book. Only two of the additional 40 pages are blank, which I'm sure readers will love hearing.

Sure, it was a lot of extra work, but it allowed me to include the entire collection of 40 textile objects, as well as a section with closer views of the blocks grouped for comparison. It has made the project much more comprehensive, and hopefully material to be considered by those who wish to research this pattern.

The changes were drastic, but necessary. As it turns out, my style of adding substance is not to throw a hard cover on the book, but to make it meatier on the inside. Now I get to include the whole collection, and the price will still be fairly reasonable. I'm hoping the catalog will be available in late June or early July, in advance of the exhibit at the Benton County Museum. Stay tuned...