Joan DeYoung just sent an excellent example of email that kills 2 birds with one stone (It included a picture of her quilt plus the label info and her short description. Even if you are not done with your quilts, copy me on the label info you send Christina. I can start to generate my catalog info and list of works.
Thank you in advance!
Lynn J
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HI everyone,
I hope you are working on all those fabulous pieces for the show.
I will be creating the 2022 catalog again this year. Here are a couple of tips and requirements.
Once again, the best quality pictures of your pieces are those taken in natural (outside) light at home. The quality of photos from recent smart phones is very good. I find it easiest to lay the quilt on the ground and stand over it or on a step stool and center the phone over the center of the piece. Keep it level so the shape of your quilt is not distorted. I can do minor adjustments on too light / too dark exposure and cropping the photo. Please email me pictures of your pieces as jpeg files using the following naming convention, if possible:
Yourlastname_NameofPiece.jpeg.
for example: Jurss_NarusWhirlpools.jpeg
You can send them all at once or as they are ready. Please email to ljurss@roadrunner.com
Please let me know if you submit titles for labels to Christina, but don’t enter that quilt because I will be looking for it!
Based on feedback from one of our show patrons, I would like to enrich the catalog with some text for each entry to include your inspiration and materials and methods. By publishing on Amazon compared to Shutterfly, we have the flexibility of dedicating more space per piece and can accommodate brief information if you would lie to include it.
Its completely voluntary, so if you don’t want to include anything (besides size, that’s OK too)
The entry might look like this in the catalog
Naru’s Whirlpools
38” W x 42”H
In the strait between Naru Island and the Japanese mainland connecting the inland Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean, the ebb and flow of tides creates massive 100 ft whirlpools. I captured the color and movement of the water with varying sizes of the traditional quilt block, Snail’s Trail.
Commercial cottons, vintage silk and wool Japanese kimono. Machine pieced & quilted.
Please let me know if you have questions.
Best,
Lynn J