It's Been a Busy Few Months

Well, folks, there's been no rest for the weary these past few months, so bear with me while I bring you up to date on The Wedding Dress Quilt.

Since the start of the year I've spoken at quilt guilds all over Texas in Harker Heights, Bryan/College Station, Pflugerville, and Temple in addition to a book club in Woodway, and the Creative Quilters Guild annual quilt show in Ennis. In a couple of weeks I'll be speaking at a new bookshop, book club, and writers group in Sulphur Springs out in East Texas. In December, I'll be speaking and signing books at O'Briens Bookshop in Midlothian. In March of 2026 I'll be speaking at quilt guilds in McKinney and Greenville. 

At the quilt show in Ennis, I met several people who asked if I'd be willing to speak at their quilt guilds, and of course, I enthusiastically said 'yes!' I was also asked by a very nice lady if I'd come speak to her sorority, and again, you can guess how I responded. 

Getting out into communities of quilters is a sure pleasure. Sometimes they've read The Wedding Dress Quilt, and sometimes they haven't. In many cases, they're so intrigued by the plot that they've bought a book afterwards (I always travel with a box of books.) At the quilt show, several people told me how much they liked the book and wanted to buy a copy for a friend or relative because they didn't want to loan out their copy and risk losing it. How sweet is that? 

Meanwhile, things are ramping up for the sequel, The Mercy Quilt. This second book is much longer, with more in-depth backstory on both old and new characters. The new book will also include recipes for a few dishes the characters dined on, and instructions for making The Mercy Quilt, which is the Grandmother's Fan quilt design. The manuscript went through four revisions, then a copy editor gave it a good going over, and finally it was deemed ready for the designer to lay it out in the book format. I let out a big breath of air the day I got that email. Being a bigger book with multiple story lines and new characters required a great deal of brain machination. There were days I was mentally exhausted from it all; however, in the end, everything came together. And now I'm busily working with the marketing folks to get the word out about the new book.  

In fact, as I write this, I'm working up a list of scenes for the video that will be uploaded to numerous sites. I did one for The Wedding Dress Quilt too, and honestly, I did not like it, and I still don't, so I'm trying to be more creative this time around.

Well, gotta get back to my screenwriting project. Ta-ta for now.

Till next time,

Jeffree Wyn