Publish Your Patterns! How to Write, Print, and Market Your Designs

by Nancy Restuccia

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.

Genres: Business

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Nonnie · Rating 3 out of 5]

2001

This book came in a bundle of books I bought at a quilt guild blind auction. I do not see myself ever publishing a pattern, but I have read the book and found it interesting. I do not know if any other newer books that have been published at brings us new information.