Int'l Quilt Market - Fall 2011 - Part 3

Thanks for hanging in there.  This is my final post on quilt market.  I hope you've enjoyed it!

 

 

 

 I've never worked with wool before, but after seeing what the Gail and Lisa of Wooly Lady had to offer... I simply must!  All of their wool is hand-dyed.  It was so soft with the most vibrant and variegated colors.  They have many beautiful kits to choose from, too.  Love, love!

"Stitches" from Betz White is a super-fun collection.  I can't wait to see what cool things come from this line.

 

 

 

 I loved every single thing about " "Daisy Cottage" from Lori Holt (Bee in my Bonnet).  The colors are so sweet and it was all tied up with a pretty, vintage flair.

 

 

 Harriet and I couldn't help but stop by this lovely booth to meet authors Bonnie Sullivan and Kathy Schmitz.  Their new book "French Inspirations" is a pleasure to read.  Harriet got her copy right away and I can't wait to steal borrow it soon!

 "Power Pop" by designer Jenean Morrison.  She cut all those cute flowers out by hand!  And, she had tiles made to resemble quilt blocks.  Great booth!

Bummer, I missed meeting Sandi Henderson.  I've always admired her fabrics. Sandi is showing off her laminates from "Secret Garden".  Delicious!

 

 

 

Anna Griffin's booth full of wonderful fabric.  She had quite the audience, but we happened to come along later when she wasn't so busy and had the chance to meet her and purchase some fat quarter bundles.  Harriet grabbed the "Pinelope" collection and I opted for "Francesca".  I'm still petting it.  I have no idea what I'll do with it, but that doesn't really matter, right?  It looks pretty in my studio!  Anna was so friendly and fun to talk to.

Riley Blake had great displays and this one is "Delighted" by Amanda Herring of The Quilted Fish.  If you haven't already checked out her blog, go over soon.  She's done some pretty fun stuff already with her new collection.

Yeah, we had to.  It's just not that often that we get to hang with the Cat in the Hat!

Of course, we were at QUILT market and so I would be remiss if I didn't share some of the amazing quilts.  Pictured below are the ones that just blew me away.  I cannot imagine the hours these artists must have poured into their artwork.  Just amazing.

 "Time" by Sue de Vanny, Greenvale, Victoria, Australia

 "Element 1: Earth (Persephone)" by Sheila Riess, Ellicot City, MD - Best of Sulky, 1st Place

 

 "Eliza, the Flower Girl" by Gayle Griffith, Philadelphia, PA - www.hoffmanchallenge.com.  This doll is precious and her facial features are so detaiiled.

"Everlasting Bouquet" by Molly Hamilton-McNally and Cindy Seitz-Krug, Tehachapi, CA - EZ Quilting by Simplicity Creative Group, Innovative Applique.

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Int'l Quilt Market - Fall 2011 - Part 2

Get ready for another long post!  I had so much fun a market and just couldn't help but snap pictures left and right!  Here's where I left off from my last post...

 

 

 David Butler's new line Parson Gray Curious Nature.  What an awesome and versatile collection!

Then we ran into this sweet gal - Lindsay from Cottage Home.  Poor thing, I scared her.  I follow her blog and FB page and recognized her (and the Cottage Home bag she had on her shoulder).  When I said, "where's Little Man?", she gave me the strangest look!  I had to explain myself and we both laughed.  It totally caught her off guard.  Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with her.  Go check our her blog for the great re-cap on her Quilt Market experience.  This lady amazes me - she was at market with her two month old son - wow!  Of course, her mother was there helping with Little Man!

 

 Harriet and I with the uber-talented, gracious Amy Butler.  Her new collection, "Lark" is a must have!  I think it needs to go on my Christmas list.  Mmmm hmmm.

 

 

 

 

 

Next we visited Anna Maria Horner's booth and yay, she was there!  She's as sweet in person as in her new Janome ad!  She had all kinds of lovelies on display including her new trim, cotton floss, kits, and (OMGosh!) her new LouLou flannels.  I want them!  I Need them!

 

 

 

Ty Pennington was hanging out in his booth.  There was a lot of traffic around him - all the silly people waiting to have their picture taken with him!  Haha!  He has a great line of bright, hip fabrics.

 

 

 We enjoyed stopping by to meet Tina Givens.  I love her style - sophisticated and elegant.

 Lots of color everywhere!  I was in fabric and notion heaven I tell ya!

Here with Patty Young of MODKID Boutique and her new line "Lush".  Just gorgeous - I can't wait to get my hands on some of that fabric!  I have used several of her girl and doll patterns and they sew up so easy.

 Pillow and Maxfield's "Ooh La La"... exactly, right?

And of course, cool set-up from Michael Miller!

Okay, I still have a few more photos to share from market... so that means one more post!  See you soon.

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International Quilt Market - Fall 2011

This. is. a long... post.  I hope you are comfy and have a cup of coffee ready.  Last month, I was fortunate to go to International Quilt Market in Houston and with BFF Harriet.  Neither of us had been before and we had a blast!  I'm very late in posting these, but I wanted to go ahead and share them.  So, in order of appearance....

 

Complimentary wine, fruit and cheese courtesy of the Hyatt in Houston.   When we arrived to our room, we found one of the beds was up against the wall, and obviously there was work going on in the room.  They switched us to another room and later sent us this surprise.  Nice way to start off our trip!

 View of downtown from the convention center as we waited for our morning classes.

 Hey!  Guess who I ran in to?  Yep, Kris Thurgood of the DIY Dish and My Girlfriend's Quilt Shop.  She is such a sweet gal to chat with!

 

 

 Next, we ran into Kay Whitt of Serendipity Studio.  She was debuting her latest book "Sew Serendipity Bags".  Yeah, I got mine!  It looks so pretty with her other book in my office and it is just as beautiful as her first book.  I can't wait to start a project.  (Is it just me, or does my left boot look massive?  Sigh.)

 I could have run away with all these vintage lovelies at Dusty's Vintage Button and Textiles booth!

 

 I'm so stinkin' in love with these new sample boards from Basic Grey.  They are stunning and had my creative juices just overflowing!

 Busy, busy over at Moda's section of market.

 

 Sarai Mitnick and Ken Wilson from Colette Patterns and new book "The Colette Sewing Handbook".

 I love Pat Bravo's booth and line "Modernology".

 Designer Jennifer Moore and her husband of monaluna.  Naturally, I like this name!  She carries beautiful organic fabrics!

 Ellie Mae Designs.  How cool is that backdrop?  

 

 

And the cute, cute Natalie Lymer of Cinderberry Stitches with "Wooland".  We just stood there gawking.  Lovin' the many things she displayed and the sweet stitching.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We were so excited to meet Rachel Ashwell and get a copy of her new book, "Shabby Chic Inspirations".  She is a lovely woman and her book is fabulous!  It is full of gorgeous photography and creative ideas.

I have many more photos from Quilt Market to share, so stay tuned for more to come!  Thanks, as always for stopping by.

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