Sorting through submissions

Thank you to all who submitted ideas for pattern projects for Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery. I was chuffed by the enthusiasm that you expressed for this project, and I was overwhelmed with the number of submissions that came through my in-box and mailbox. I’m still sorting through the submissions and trying to make some final decisions, but I will be in touch with everyone who submitted ideas in the first week of July.

I have printed and read everything that was submitted – and I can honestly say that the most difficult part of my process will simply be deciding what we can and cannot take. I’ve received many brilliant, funny, and intelligent submissions- and sometimes decisions aren’t about the quality of the submission, but how an idea fits into the overall scheme of the entire book.

There are some whip-smart people in the embroidery community and I’m excited that I’ll get to work with some of them. In addition to the pattern submissions, I’m also interviewing and writing profiles of over 30 prominent embroidery artists who will be featured in the book. If you know of an unconventional needlepoint artist who I simply cannot exclude from Hoopla’s pages, please leave me a suggestion in the comments. I’d love your recommendations.