The "How to" book for anyone in the "soft craft" world (quilting, sewing, needlework, doll making) who wants to take their original designs and turn them into patterns. Section I, "From Idea to Paper", covers coming up with the idea, writing how-to instructions, creating a cover, delivering files to the printer, and packing patterns into bags. Section II, "The Marketing Approach", describes the five elements of the marketing mix — product, package, price, distribution, and advertising/publicity/promotion — and shows how to use them to maximize sales. Section III, "Business & Legal Issues", has advice for setting up and running a business, including administration, finance, record keeping, and copyright registration. Section IV, "Appendices", contains resource information including list of distributors, trade shows, trade publications, printers and more.
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"Anyone thinking about publishing patterns needs this book!" -- Nancy Weber, pattern buyer for Checker Distributors
"Destined to be a classic! Solid, jam-packed with no-nonsense information..." -- Rosalie Cooke, editor of the "Art You Wear "newsletter
"Perfect for the beginning designer who doesn't know where to start..." -- Morna McEver Golletz, editor of "The Professional Quilter"
"Destined to be a classic! Solid, jam-packed with no-nonsense information..." -- Rosalie Cooke, editor of the "Art You Wear "newsletter
"Perfect for the beginning designer who doesn't know where to start..." -- Morna McEver Golletz, editor of "The Professional Quilter"
About the Author
Nancy Restuccia founded Make It Easy Sewing & Crafts™ in 1995 with the pattern KinderKakes. Seven years and seven patterns later — including the best-selling Humbug Bag™ — she sold the business to have more time to design and create. Prior to running a successful design business, Nancy ran her own communications consulting company — “Words That Work”. Her corporate career includes executive positions in marketing for Procter and Gamble® and A.C. Nielsen Company® as well as work with the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts. Nancy has a Masters Degree in Marketing.
“Publish Your Patterns!” is Nancy’s tenth book. Others include “Hold It! How to Sew Bags, Totes, Duffels, Pouches & More (Chilton/Krause) and Quilting by Machine (Singer Sewing Reference Library.)
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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Huge Help Getting Started in the Quilt Design Business,
By Diane Weber (Cupertino, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Publish Your Patterns! How to Write, Print, and Market Your Designs (Paperback)
Nancy Restuccia's book, with the sidebar additions of Ann Anderson and others, is incredibly helpful to the new designer. I've read it cover to cover and it answered all my questions about how to get started. I followed the pattern cover design layout instructions to a 't', and it yielded a great cover design. I've used the resource list for ordering products and information. There is no other source I have found with this kind of information. Great resource - well written and organized - easy to use the table of contents, with the added bonus of an index, to get back to the specific piece of information you need.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
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Everything you need to know....,
This review is from: Publish Your Patterns! How to Write, Print, and Market Your Designs (Paperback)
This book is incredible! The only bad thing about this book is that it wasn't around when I started ... If I had this book, it would've saved me hours of research and time. This book needs to be an essential item for ANYONE interested in becoming a quilt professional in any arena - not just publishing patterns!
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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I wish I had this book when I first started!,
By Patti R. Anderson (Shinnston, WV USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Publish Your Patterns! How to Write, Print, and Market Your Designs (Paperback)
I am just a small quilt pattern publisher that started without knowing anything about the pattern business. I wish I had this book when I first started! Nancy's book is no nonsense and answers those questions like, "Where do I begin?", "How do I get my pattern in the hands of the buyer?" and "How much do I charge for my pattern?" It is a reference that I will refer to again and again. Anyone considering publishing their own patterns needs this book!
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