Quilt Market was great! I have lots to share... but I'm still unpacking, shipping orders, & trying to catch up on sleep. In the meantime here are snapshots via
of the 2 weeks leading up to Quilt Market & Quilt Market itself. I love how fast & easy Instagram is. For this market I didn't even bring my laptop... my iPhone and Instagram kept me connected to everything!
A few quick thank you notes.
1. A big shout out to
while I was gone.
2. Thank you to
3. A big giant hug & lots of chocolate to my amazing quilter
. My booth would be empty without you.
4. My mom. Without her I'd still be binding quilts & bagging orders.
5. My family for help with photographing the covers, bagging patterns and supporting me through everything. You are amazing.
1. Quilt Market = new samples of quilts! (yes I follow my own patterns when sewing to not make mistakes!)
quilt top in under 2 hours. That includes planning, cutting, sewing & pressing. I love how fast this pattern is!
4. Teamwork!! Mom & I did 254" of binding while riding in the backseat of the car earlier today.
5. New patterns are here! ...busy packing lots of orders of
Yummy &
Varsity to ship out Monday morning!
6. My quilts are on the cover of the
Martingale catalog!!!
7. Chop... Chop... Time for more sample sewing. I seriously could use an elf to do my pressing! Where is Dobby when you need him!!
8. Baby size
Yummy done! Fabric is Marmalade by Bonnie & Camille.
9. Heaven just arrived in the form of new
Robert Kaufman Fabrics Kona colors!
10. Evidence of a productive day. Fabric = Cocoon by
Valori Wells
11. Any guesses on what quilt I'm making?...
12. Sneak peek at my next pattern... Miss Aliyah made the cover. :-) I just counted and realized I've made 15 quilt tops in the last 3 weeks, no wonder I'm tired!!
13. Behind the scenes...
14. I can't sleep... So I decided to be productive & finish some binding. Fabric is Summerlove by
Pat Bravo... 3:26 isn't too late for bed right?...
15. Happy Birthday to Aliyah! She's 2 today! Where does the time go? She's rocking her new dress featuring
Ann Kelle knits for
Robert Kaufman Fabrics as made by my sister-in-law Karin. Love it!!!
16. Quilt Market Prep = Haircut
17. 12 quilts bound & ready to go to quilt market. 8 more to bind... And then I'm calling it!!
18. The cure to a long week.
19. Basting a quilt. It's been a long time since I did this. I've been spoiled by
Angela Walters.
20. Ombré version of my new
Ditto pattern featuring
Vanessa of V&Co's new fabric, Simply Color.
21. I cut into my Full Moon Forest stash to bind my new
Ballerina quilt. If that isn't true
Tula Pink love, I don't know what is!
22. A peek inside my book,
Skip the Borders. This quilt is called White Stars & features Prince Charming by
Tula Pink.
23. My new stickers for Quilt Market just arrived!
24. Seven more quilts to bind before Tuesday. Starting to panic a bit!
25. Happy Birthday Aliyah! Aliyah is rocking another dress my SIL Karin made her. This one features
Dr. Seuss prints!
26. My new patterns are here!! {Since this photo they have all shipped to stores and are available now!!}
27. Four quilts bound... Three more to go. I couldn't have done it without help from my amazing mom.
28. First Mother's Day in 15 years that my mom has both her kids together! :-)
29. Busy making
Biscuit pincushion samples with my mom... for Quilt Market Sample Spree!
30. Purple
won the vote!
31. Mom is busy binding the last quilt! I'd be lost without her.
32. Last quilt done!! Time for some sleep before I head to the airport. Fabric = Cocoon by
Valori Wells
33. At the airport. Quilt Market here I come!
34. In Kansas City with
Angela Walters. :-)
35. My booth in boxes. Tomorrow this will all magically turn itself into a booth. (or so I can hope!)
36. Hanging out with
my book quilts for the first time in a very very very long time!
37. My dinner. It's a good thing that
Angela Walters took me to five guys for lunch.
38. Lunch at
Angela Walters's subway with
Candi.
39. Thank you
Liz!!!!
40. Day one of booth setup is done.
41. End of one long day... Time to rest up before tomorrow.
42. I'm
an author!!!
43. Rocking my good luck charm.
44. Schoolhouse was great!! I was talking about my new book,
Skip the Borders. Thank you to everyone who came & packed the room!
45. More from schoolhouse. Quilt shown is White Stars.
46. One of
my book quilts! It features Stitch by
Betz White for
Robert Kaufman.
47. My quilts in the
Dear Stella booth! They had
Dance Floor &
Chopsticks both featuring their new Petal Pusher fabric line!
48.
Tula Pink is popular. It was pretty much impossible to get a shot of this during her schoolhouse without other phones/cameras in the shot!!
49. I'm at
Tula Pink's schoolhouse
50. Quilt from
Quilts from the House of Tula Pink book... Love it!
51. The booth is ready for show day #1 :-)
52. Is it nap time yet?
53. Quilt Market at night.
54. Hanging out with
Valori Wells in my booth in front of my new
Radio Way made out of her Cocoon fabrics.
55. My view from the floor. I need a nap.
56. Lots of fun at my demo earlier!!
57. Hanging out with
Vanessa of V&Co.
58. Hanging out with
Katy &
superbuzzy at the Modern Quilt Guild Meetup! :-)
59. Modern quilt guild event at Quilt Market.
60.
Jessica Levitt's Timber...
Emily Herrick won it... And I'm trying to bargain with her!!!
61. Hanging out with the mom of
Tula Pink.
62. Hanging out with
Marmalade Fabrics! Love these gals!!
63. Just spent 20 minutes looking through
Patty Young's book, Sewing Modkid Style, & I love it!!! Super excited to make some new things for Aliyah when I get home.
64. Hanging out with
Candi in my booth. (#730)
65.
Emily Herrick... Aka the Crazy Old Lady!!
66. We were spotted by the Dear Stella team! We won a bundle of Gilt Trip that Candi will be giving away on her blog soon.
67. And just like that it's a memory!!
68. Ever wonder what it looks like to have 31 quilts on one bed?
69. Congrats to
Quilt Asylum Quilt Shop for winning my shop sample! They are now the proud owners of
Radio Way in Mama Said Sew by
Sweetwater.
71. Booth on a cart! Happy to be taking less home than I brought with me.
72. Home sweet home. Loved Quilt Market, but love this guy more.
73. I finally got to bring my book quilts home! This is Framed Coins from my upcoming book
Skip the Borders. It features 4
Robert Kaufman Fabrics Kona Green Solids with an assortment of black and white fabrics.
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I'll be back soon to announce the winners of my 3 year anniversary giveaway & show you photos I took on my actual camera!!
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