Hello Everyone,
Whew... we had a very busy and FUN Quilt Market last week and I wanted to give you a glimpse into what we did for the time we were there. We had lots of fun and saw LOTS of great product that we are bringing back to you!!!
Hello Everyone,I realize that there have been many quilts shown over the internet from Quilt Market/Festival. All of them are gorgeous and unbelievable in their own right. However, there was one special exhibit that really touched me.This exhibit was of all cats and dogs and there were many quilts entered and hanging. These quilts were made especially to raise money for a Texas no kill animal shelter.Because I have cats as my pets and have had a dog as a pet growing up, I see the need for the awareness for taking care of our furry friends, adopting them, and...
Hello Everyone,Quilt Market is all but a blur right now, but WOW when it is over you have the very distinct feeling that you want to be home creating!!! My mind is racing with new ideas, new products, new friends, and new incentives to create!!!It seems like there is never enough time at market to do everything you want to do, but you do what you can and LOVE every minute.My most favorite thing though is seeing old friends and making new ones.Too much talking here, let's take a look at some of the things that I saw.Of course being...
Hello Everyone,The past few days have been very busy here at Quilt Market in Houston. On Friday, I attended Schoolhouse which I love. It is sort of like speed dating... you go from room to room every 15 or 30 minutes and see little snippets of new designs, new fabrics, new products, and get to see some great eye candy.I wanted to share here just a select few photos from Schoolhouse and I have an entire album of TONS more photos on Facebook. These are some of my favorites.Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably showing off Kim McClean's newest pattern done...
Hello Everyone,This is the LAST of my blog posts from Quilt Market, I promise!! While at Quilt Market, we have the opportunity to walk through the quilt exhibit before Quilt Festival opens and I always love this part. But this year more than ever. There were 3 quilts in the exhibits that I actually had quilted!!They were all in the Modern Quilt Guild exhibit.This first one I had quilt for a customer of mine who dyes all her own fabric and pieces very modern quilts.Here is the write up on the quilt.This one I quilted for my friend Victoria of...
Hello Everyone,After being home for 3 days from Quilt Market, I still have TONS of photos to show you... so let's get started!First up RIBBONS!As many of you know I carry Kaffe Fassett decorative jacquard ribbons in my shop, you can find them here. Kaffe has introduced NEW ribbons for the fall and I purchased a bunch for the shop. Here are some ideas on how you can use them...Isn't this pillow just the best! I love the colors.This is just a sample board.Sheila, my Renaissance Ribbons Rep, used the Guinea Flower 22mm ribbon to dress up her blouse. You...
Hello Everyone,The first REAL day of market is when the market floor opens up. Eager market goers all wait at the doors for 9:30 AM when they open up, we all make our way in to see what is new and exciting in the quilting world.One of the first things that I wanted to share with you is my latest design. I first showed it to you here, but...here it is all made up and hanging in the Windham booth... along with some snazzy pillows on the sofa.See it really is mine!! Woohoo!Then I was asked by my friend Stephanie...
Hello Everyone,I have returned home one day early from Quilt Market so that I can sit here in between power surges and outages from Hurricane Sandy to bring to you some of the sights from Quilt Market.First all is well here, we made it home safely, but now we ride out the storm.The first day at Quilt Market is always fun, we get to go to schoolhouse. Hopping from room to room seeing new and exciting things that designers, authors, and companies have to offer the quilting world.Let's take a peek at some of the things that I saw.First up...
Hello Everyone,This is the second in my quilt market series of interviews. I had the pleasure to sit down and speak with Deb Hearn, Editor of Quilt Magazine.I am sure you are familiar with this wonderful publication. The above is the current issue and can be found in my shop here. I have 3 quilts in this issue and they are all available as kits, just click here to see them.Quilt Magazine also has two sister publications, Simple Quilts and Sewing. The above is the current issue. I also have one quilt in this magazine. Simple Quilts can be found...
Hello Everyone,Most of you know that I was at Quilt Market last week. Since then I returned to Connecticut to absolutely no power. The power company has been slow to respond and it looks like a tornado blew through instead of a snow storm. With no power comes no internet, so I have been unable to post anything to my blog or ship any orders from the shop, which I deeply apologize for and they will be shipping on Monday, November 7!I am now at a place where I have internet access so I wanted to share some highlights from Quilt...
Hello Everyone,This past weekend I had the opportunity to go to two quilt shows but was only able to attend one. So I thought I would share some of my favorite quilts from the show with you....If you are still with me, don't forget to read my newest blog post on Quilt Magazine's site and leave me a comment with your opinion. It is all about the upcoming Quilt Market. Just click here to read the post.Until Next Time...
Hello Everyone,Well, I am off to Quilt Market tomorrow and very excited. But in the meantime, I wanted to share a few things with you.First, visit me here on my newest Quilt Magazine Blog Post and get a little color inspiration. I would love you to leave a comment there about your thoughts on color and quilts.Now for my Mother's Day adventure. My family took me up to Chester, Vermont to see some of my friends and a wonderful quilt show, Quilts Around Town. The quilts were displayed in various buildings around town. I would love to share some of...
Hello Everyone,I promise not much talking in this post, but lots of photos! So let us begin. Still in Schoolhouse, I took the following photos...Three wonderful Aussie ladies Sarah Fielke, Rosalie Quinlan, and Lynette Anderson. Sarah sat with me for a Podcast interview. I'll let you know when it is ready to listen too. She was fantastic!Tammy from Outside the Lines Designs showing off their quilts in Quick Quilts and Quilt Magazine. I am kitting both of them for the magazine. They can be found in my shop.Gorgeous aren't they?Then I had the pleasure of meeting with Quilt Dad John....
Hello Everyone,Yay, I am now home!! I got home yesterday and have tons to do to get ready for all the fabric and patterns that are coming into the shop!! I am officially pooped, but it is a good pooped, if you know what I mean.Anyway, onto Quilt Market... I really wanted to share two more schoolhouses with you. I had been looking forward to seeing Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle's Schoolhouse. If you are unfamiliar with them, they are a husband and wife team and owners of Fun Quilts. They have some fabulous books on the market and are...
Hello Everyone,I arrived in Houston on Thursday with my friend Pam and we have been going non-stop upon arrival!Yesterday, was spent podcasting (new episodes with special quilty guests available soon) and going to schoolhouse and sample spree.One of my most favorite schoolhouses was spent with Kaffe Fassett, Brandon Mably, and Liza Lucy. So rather that talk more about it, I thought I would share a ton of photos that I took...Yellow floral quilt, seen above, just gorgeous. Wanda, this one is for you! Many of the quilts that you will see here can be found in his latest book Quilts...
Hello Everyone,First some business... some quilty inspiration has just been uploaded to my gallery. Go there and look under the Recent Additions. Beautiful quilts!!Now onto more Quilt Market. One of the distinct advantages to going to market, is that you meet up with some very cool people. Some quilting celebrities, some friends, some blogging buddies, well you get the idea.Anyway, it is like old home week! Such fun and such great people. So lets see who I ran into...First up the lovely Brenda Riddle from Little Acorns. It was nice to see her again, she is just the sweetest and...
Hello Everyone,Yes, I know you are probably all asking yourselves... "Isn't she done yet with those Quilt Market posts?" Clearly the answer is no. But rest assured I have thousands of pictures... only kidding. Really, I am weeding through them and taking only ones that I think might interest you.But first, go over to my Etsy shop and take a look at the new 1930s charm packs and die cut circles I added. Shameful plug for my shop, sorry.Okay, now onto the fun inside market...Looking down onto the market floor anxiously waiting for the doors to open!My travel partner/friend Pam...
Hello Everyone,Welcome back for Quilt Market post #4!! We are now off to Sample Spree. This follows Schoolhouse on the first day of market. So we are pretty much plum tuckered out. Sample Spree opens up at 8:00 and here we are waiting in line just a little before 6:00! Yikes! But we are with friends and amongst quilters.Here Laura of Quilting By the Yard, and Pam are sitting resting their feet looking happy but tired.Don't worry ladies, the doors will open soon.The masses.Michelle, of Quilting by the Yard, looking a little weary.The entrance to quilty paradise.My loot! I just...
Hello Everyone,I am sorry I am getting this last market post out a little late, but I just returned from a wonderful quilt retreat. More on that in my next post. But first onto my photos.This first photo is of me and Pat Sloan. A funny story we had been e-mailing each other that we would meet up at market. As of the second night had yet to find one another. Then my friend Pam and I were at dinner and I went to the ladies room. As I was coming out of the stall, there she was with Heidi...
Hello Everyone,I am sorry I am getting this last market post out a little late, but I just returned from a wonderful quilt retreat. More on that in my next post. But first onto my photos.This first photo is of me and Pat Sloan. A funny story we had been e-mailing each other that we would meet up at market. As of the second night had yet to find one another. Then my friend Pam and I were at dinner and I went to the ladies room. As I was coming out of the stall, there she was with Heidi...
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