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Quilt Market Fall 2009 - Melly & Me + Lecien

Oct 15th, 2009 by Kathy

A sneak photo of Rosalie Quinlan showing off Grandmother’s Flower Garden in the Lecien booth. Jen McLean (Tula Pink) on the far right. Rosie has lots of inspired creations using the new fabrics on her blog.

Rosie gave me a personal tour of the new collection. I have to mention that she radiated a kindness and beauty that was so truly genuine I’m still feeling the good vibes. She’s doing exactly what she was sent here to do and it’s spectacular.

A snippet pic of Melly Hurlston working the Melly & me booth. The samples in the booth were fabulous. Non-stop goodness.

Samples from Melly’s book Kaleidoscope.

Amazing detail!

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The blog giveaway. Leave a comment on any of these Quilt Market posts and you’ll have an entry into the random drawing.

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I created a Quilt Market Fall 2009 set on Flickr to round up all the photos. Click over to see more detail. I tried to take a lot of up close photos of projects in the booths for inspiration. All pictures have now been added. They’re all wacky in terms of the order and I have absolutely no idea how to fix that!

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115 Responses to “Quilt Market Fall 2009 - Melly & Me + Lecien”

on 16 Oct 2009 at 12:06 am1kathie

that doll house quilt is just amazing!
Oh how I would love to see that quilt in person
How cute that would be to have hanging in a little girls room
, my oldest is 21 and she would love it!
Kathie
on 16 Oct 2009 at 12:08 am2nicolette

Thanks for sharing all the quilt market photos. It’s great to see the booth by Melly&Me!

When you go to flickr and click on a specific collection there’s an option above the collection picture to arrange your photo’s on date taken or otherwise.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 12:15 am3Karen

OMG that house quilt is amazing!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 12:56 am4Lotta

*crosses fingers and hope you’ll ship abroad should I be randomly chosen as a winner*

I love looking at all your pictures from Market, wishing I could have been there.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 1:02 am5Christine

Love it all!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 3:03 am6Kelly

Two of my fave Aussie crafters, I’m off to tell them that I saw them on your blog. Thanks for sharing.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 3:26 am7greta

I love the spirit with which you write these entries…makes me feel like i am THERE!
The dollhouse quilt is AMAZING!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 3:38 am8marg

I Love the doll house quilt it is so beautiful. Its great seeing all the photos too. Thanks
on 16 Oct 2009 at 3:39 am9betsy

I love the doll house quilt. Please let me know if you will be making a pattern for sale.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 4:02 am10Kit

Like some other commenters - I’m totally in love with the doll house quilt. I think I’d like to make one - but doll house sized. That would be fun!

Thanks for the Flickr pics!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 4:03 am11Jessica

The little sample giraffes are so cute!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 4:37 am12Stephanie

I love Melly and Me. Whimsical style and boy do they know how to put fabrics together. That dollhouse quilt is so sweet.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 4:46 am13trashalou

I keep hoping Melly or Rosie will answer my emails and adopt me
on 16 Oct 2009 at 4:59 am14Kelli

I can not believe the cuteness of the doll house quilt!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 5:06 am15Jackie

I went to Rosalie’s schoolhouse with Lecien and it was just to die for! Her fabric is fantastic! Stopping by their booth was just a feast for your eyes. Boy, these two girls can create some real beauty. It is so hard to say which creation is a favorite too.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 5:11 am16Ellen Ban

The dollhouse quilt is beautiful. Thanks for sharing quilt market with us!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 5:14 am17Kaye Prince

I just love Lecien and that Russian nesting doll quilt is to die for! I’m already trying to figure out how I could make something like that for myself.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 5:18 am18amanda

that doll house quilt it AMAZING!!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 5:23 am19Robin

I am in love with that doll house quilt! and that fabric with the little dolls on it is soooo cute! Thanks for sharing all these great photos of market!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 5:24 am20kelly

The dollhouse quilt is amazing, but I also love the little mushroom-capped house bookbag. Too cute! Thank you for sharing.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 5:46 am21Jenn

i made the robot bag for my son. it is too cute!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 6:14 am22Anna

I love your pictures and being able to show us all this awesome stuff is amazing. THanks for sharing!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 6:19 am23Sarah

Can’t go to the show so it is really fun to live vicariously through your lovely pictures.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 6:25 am24MichelleB

That Lecien is just incredible. I love the Echino too. I just got some (for the first time) and it is incredible.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 6:27 am25Louise

Thanks for putting all of your QM photos in the flickr set– it makes them so easy to peruse (and drool over!). Would love to be entered in the random drawing.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 6:28 am26Linda

Am loving all the wonderful photo’s that you’re sharing with us. So nice to hear that the Aussie girls are doing well.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 6:35 am27katie

oh my, that is definitely a lot of eye candy. I am loving these posts about market. Thanks so much for sharing them with those like myself who couldn’t be there!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 6:39 am28Nichole

Oh, the bright and pretty colors of Melly and Me (and Rosie’s fabric line, too)! Their designs always make me smile and feel cherry. Thanks for more great market reporting - I am loving all your posts!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 6:47 am29Regina

Thanks again for showing and telling, Kathy!
Have a wonderful weekend,

Regina
on 16 Oct 2009 at 6:50 am30Lisa

The nesting doll quilt. Oh my!
Love, love, love the photos!

Lisa
on 16 Oct 2009 at 6:53 am31Mary Anne

WOW! That Doll house quilt is Amazing!!! Great pictures!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 7:01 am32Beth

I love Melly and Rosalie!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 7:08 am33Candice

Wow, so much goodness! I love the stuffed giraffes in the second photo!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 7:11 am34Andrea

that dollhouse quilt is incredible. Is it me, or did it seem that more fabrics were gender neutral or even possibly more ‘boy’ friendly than before? From you photos above, I can see some colourways that could be more boy friendly. Thank goodness!!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 7:17 am35Amy

Wow- gorgeous stuff! Thanks for posting about Melly’s book- I just looked at it and it is really cute. Terrific projects.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 7:18 am36Di

Beautiful pictures. I like how you got up close and personal with the quilts so we can see them. Thanks!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 7:29 am37Chris

Oh, that Melly! So creative! I want to do a herd of her reindeer for Christmas!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 7:34 am38kathy

that house quilt is fabulous! and here i am avoiding making anything with triangles
on 16 Oct 2009 at 7:38 am39Denise

That doll house quilt is A-MAZING! Wow! All the quilts pictured are lovely, but that doll house quilt? Wow!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 7:43 am40Heather

That doll house quilt is amazing! Thanks for giving us a sneak peak at Market and for the giveaway.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 7:48 am41Jessica

Wow, everything is beautiful, but that dollhouse quilt is amazing. Makes my day to see such wonderful work! Thanks for sharing it all!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 7:48 am42Marsha

Thanks for all the photos of quilt market. I have always wondered what it would be like. Thanks for allowing me to get a peek at it. I don’t know how you would ever choose what to buy. Thanks for the giveaway.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 7:53 am43Angie

You have wonderful pictures of everything! Thanks a million!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 7:55 am44Jenny

Love the dollhouse quilt! And these pictures make me really want a copy of Kaleidoscope!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 7:58 am45Sherri

The Doll House quilt is definitely my favorite…and the fabrics are wonderful! Thanks again for so many wonderful market posts!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 7:59 am46Ange

I love looking at all your pictures. Thanks for posting all about Quilt Market.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 8:00 am47anne

Thanks for the giveaway and all the market posts. I would love to go to market but at least we get to see all the photos.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 8:18 am48Doris

That dollhouse quilt is just amazing! I love these talented sisters…
on 16 Oct 2009 at 8:32 am49Nichole

WOW! I love the Melly and Me booth! These are the first pics I’ve seen of it. Thank you so much for sharing them!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 8:32 am50Linnea

So many different things to see…I really must make it to market one day. Your stories always give me such an appreciation for the designers themselves…fabric is no longer just fabric. Also, I wasn’t sure that I would ever say this but, I’m loving that quilt with the matroyshka doll panels.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 8:34 am51Coralee

aaak! love Melly & Me - still have to try my hand at some of those delightful patterns!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 8:35 am52Emily C

That dollhouse quilt is amazing! Someone spent a zillions hours on that!!! And the monkey in the room…fantastic!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 8:45 am53Sally

I purchased Kaleidescope but haven’t had a chance to create anything from it yet. I love seeing the projects. I love the doll house quilt. How creative.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 8:54 am54blop

Great photos! LOVE the dollhouse quilt..what amazing details on that sweetie!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 8:54 am55annie

that doll house quilt just melts my heart…….thanks for taking us along to Houston. Loved every minute of it. XXX Annie
on 16 Oct 2009 at 9:02 am56Jen O

I love all the photos of your trip…it’s almost like I was there! I am so in love with all of the rich, saturated colors that are out right now. I follow Anna Maria Horner’s blog and have seen snippets of her new line, but it’s nice to see it large and made into projects. Wondering - is laminated cotton a new trend, or has it been around for a while and I haven’t noticed it? Is it similar to oilcloth? Thanks for sharing your experience with us!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 9:04 am57Mary on Lake Pulaski

This post includes some of my favorite designers and great photos of their creations! Thanks Kathy!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 9:20 am58sofie

Thanks so much for posting all of these pictures! For those of us who never make it to Texas, it’s wonderful to see what’s new!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 9:21 am59MegVS

Wow. It is so neat all the different fabric types that are coming out now. I loved AMH’s new line! The patterns from Melly and Me are so sweet.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 9:24 am60susan

That dollhouse quilt is amazing. well, actually all of them are amazing. thank you for sharing all these amazing quilts =)
on 16 Oct 2009 at 9:40 am61mo

That doll house quilt is so fantastic!! I love that idea!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 9:45 am62carolyn

Love the russian doll quilt…post a close up if you got one.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 10:03 am63Erin

Those stuffies are adorable! And I need to go out and buy Melly’s book ASAP!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 10:23 am64Amber

Having test sewn for Melly I know she really is just a wonderful, kind person…I’m sure her sister is exactly the same - they are both so talented and generous!
And I love her book - the mushroom backpack was so fun!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 10:30 am65Gert

All of the things Rosalie and her sister make are gorgeous! I *love* the house quilt! Thanks for the lovely pictures: I wish I could be there (but it’s a bit too far away, ’cause I live in the Netherlands
on 16 Oct 2009 at 10:43 am66Joy

Wow! The house quilt and the little house backpack are super cute! Thanks for sharing!!!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 10:49 am67gomomyourock

I LOVE the dollhouse quilt! Melly & Me is just wonderful! Wish I could be there!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 12:29 pm68Allie

Thanks for the link to all the photo’s–how fun!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 12:39 pm69Aubrey

I love the colors. I’m currently shopping for some nursery fabric - our first baby is due in March - and have loved a lot of what I’ve seen in these posts from the Quilt Market. I’m looking for something gender neutral (we aren’t finding out the sex) but cute, but not overly baby. Thanks for giving me some more to think about!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 12:52 pm70Chris

WOW! What an amzing experience you have had the last few days. The photos are all amazing - visiting the Market must be mind blowing - all that design & colour!
Thanks for sharing
Chris x
on 16 Oct 2009 at 12:54 pm71carrie

JEALOUS!!! I love Melly and Me!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 1:12 pm72Anna Clare

I love the doll house quilt. What a wonderful idea.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 1:19 pm73LittleWit

I love the print with the stackable dolls!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 1:45 pm74Bernie

Kathy, thank you for sharing all the lovely photos you took of quilt market! I wish I had been there too!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 2:07 pm75Andi

So nice to see some familiar Aussie faces!!!
Their work is always an inspiration!!
Thanks,
Andi
on 16 Oct 2009 at 2:20 pm76Linda

THANKS LOADS FOR SHARING!
Your photos of Festival are outstanding and OOOH the Quilts !
Denyse Schmidt’s new collection “Hope Valley” is GORGEOUS! It will be a winner for her I’m sure!
Blessings, Linda
on 16 Oct 2009 at 2:24 pm77Jenn

Adorable I absolutly love the doll house quilt, how fun to find your website!!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 2:41 pm78Jill G

The Melly & Me fabrics are beautiful, and that doll house quilt is amazing!! Thanks for the great run-down of the quilt show Kathy, you did a great job documenting many wonderful things.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 2:55 pm79Maggie

I love Melly and Me and that dollhouse quilt is amazing!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 3:07 pm80Sam

Great post mellyand me designs are just gorgeous.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 4:02 pm81Nicole N.

I think I might just learn to quilt simply for the purpose of making that doll house quilt!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 4:17 pm82Lynn in Tucson

You know, just the POSTS from Quilt Market make me dizzy. I don’t think I could handle the real thing!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 5:44 pm83Mary Ann/Ca

I have made several Mellie patterns and they always come out great. Next up that silly monkey!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 5:46 pm84Jone Hallmark

oh my gosh that dollhouse quilt is unbelievable….wow..
Kathy, your pictures are so warm and wonderful….xoxo
on 16 Oct 2009 at 6:06 pm85Teresa C

Thanks so much for helping us to a virtual tour of the market. I have a lot of work to do so that I can keep up with the inspiration!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 6:16 pm86Nova

I really need to get to one of these!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 6:23 pm87Deborah

I love Melly and Me and that house quilt!!! May I please sit next to the monkey?
on 16 Oct 2009 at 6:31 pm88Deborah Sterud

I love Melly and Me. I just purchased a pattern of theirs to make for my grandaughter. It is like the days gone by. So simple and pure. Thank you for keeping us in the loop of Quilt Market. Your blog is the next best thing to being there!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 6:43 pm89Janet

I love those giraffes. Thanks for the look at the quilt market. Wish I had been there.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 6:45 pm90Jan

I love those giraffes. Thanks for the look at the quilt market. Wish I had been there.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 7:58 pm91Jan Richards

I have made the fun Melly and Me monkeys….6 of them last year!
So very cute and even made a princess skirt for one of them for dear grandgirl who at the time would only wear skirts. Have since
made additional pants for the monkey of grandson to match boxers
he sewed for himself. Love their patterns…too cute. Anxious to see the new book and fabric line too.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 8:01 pm92DianeY

I never win but I always try!!!!
Love the doll house-what could get anything better!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 8:04 pm93DianeY

I love everything by Mellis & Me but the doohouse exceeds it all !
on 16 Oct 2009 at 8:07 pm94Diana

Inspiring and so absolutely beautiful!!!!!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 8:42 pm95Kristin

The house quilt is so cute!
on 16 Oct 2009 at 9:16 pm96Linda

Nice selection. Rosalie Quinlan looks and sounds like a very nice lady. I also think that dollhouse quilt is adorable! Too bad the girly girl granddaughter is into more Miley Cyrus……sigh.

Linda
on 16 Oct 2009 at 9:26 pm97Ricki

That dollhouse quilt! OH MY! Your pictures are so inspiring.
on 16 Oct 2009 at 11:32 pm98Jena (Organizing Mommy)

Wow. I feel like I know someone famous just by reading your blog. What beautiful work!
on 17 Oct 2009 at 4:51 am99Mama Urchin

Do you know anything about the giraffes in the second photo. Is there a pattern because, I love them!
on 17 Oct 2009 at 8:21 am100Cheryl

Rosalie & Melly are so incredibly talented. You know someone is really good when they make it look so easy! I love the fact that they are so diversified in their creating…..it just never stops….embroidery, quilting, animals, purses, fabric and books…all of which are created with their own unique style. I just love it!
on 17 Oct 2009 at 9:42 am101jam

Thanks for the great photos and the detail The doll house quilt is wonderful.
on 17 Oct 2009 at 9:57 am102Sharrieboberry

Wow! Those are some very happy colors! Very pretty.
on 17 Oct 2009 at 10:02 am103kersten

Quilt Market looks amazing! So much talent and creativity going on. LOVE IT!
on 17 Oct 2009 at 3:50 pm104Jennifer

Everything looks wonderful! That dollhouse quilt is amazing!!! Do you know if there is a pattern or kit available?? I want to make it right now!
on 17 Oct 2009 at 4:55 pm105Sherri

I loved seeing everything! How long did it take to make the dollhouse quilt? Years, I’m guessing! Loved the strip skirt, too.
on 17 Oct 2009 at 6:29 pm106Catherine

Oh, that dollhouse quilt! Thanks for sharing all the news from Quilt Mart.
on 17 Oct 2009 at 7:18 pm107jane

I don’t have time to look properly at the moment! How frustrating because it all looks so inspiring.
on 17 Oct 2009 at 7:53 pm108jmbmommy

the little house backpack is too much!
on 18 Oct 2009 at 5:06 am109michelle Cress

what a dream to go to market! Love all the pics. they are so inspiring!
on 18 Oct 2009 at 7:48 am110Ashley Ann

That doll house quilt is awesome!
on 18 Oct 2009 at 8:44 am111mary

Love the dollhouse quilt-how inspiring. Thanks for the tour!
on 18 Oct 2009 at 10:51 am112Carrie

I could have spent hours in the Melly and Me booth alone. I love the details and colors…wow!
on 18 Oct 2009 at 6:06 pm113Chris

The pictures are wonderful! Are patterns available for the doll house and babushka quilts? Thank you!
on 18 Oct 2009 at 6:48 pm114Mands

The Babushka quilt is adorable, and I absolutley love the doll’s house quilt - my girls woudl go wild over that one.
on 18 Oct 2009 at 10:13 pm115Samantha

Wow, those quilts are stunning! I would have loved to have seen them in person. The details are fantastic.