This is the very talented and creative Lizzy House, designer of 1001 Peeps. I recently learned on her blog that the couch she’s sitting on is upholstered in decor weight canvas she printed at Spoonflower using the Illusion Orange print from the collection. That’s just so amazingly cool. Added 6/15/11: The quilt designs seen here…
Thank you for all the thoughtful comments left on the Quilt Market Trend Report post. I read every last one and learned a lot. It’s given me more ideas than I know what to do with! Extremely inspiring and that feels great. Thanks for the boost! Here are the list of winners. Look for an…
Kate Spain‘s designs grace a lot of different products in the market. Lucky for us, those designs also appear on fabric for Moda. The excitement and passion she has for her work was just plain joyful to soak in. No one left her booth without a huge smile on their face. Kind, gracious, and extremely…
Book signings are big at Quilt Market. The image above shows Amie Plumley and Andria Lisle in the Notions Marketing booth. The publisher brings in the books and a schedule of when each author will be signing books is posted in the booth. Usually a one hour window. The books are free on a first…
Anna Maria Horner’s enthusiasm for her work boils over when she talks about it in person. I’m so excited to be able to put you right there with her with this video. Wait till you see the samples of clothing made up in her new crushed velveteen and cotton voile! CAN NOT WAIT for these…
Thoughts on Quilt Market Fall 2010: An unbelievable number of fabric manufacturers are in the market. I noted quite a few new manufacturers from small, single person upstarts to groups of industry veterans breaking off and launching new ventures. Everyone wants to be a fabric designer. The accessibility to experimentation made available by on-demand fabric…
46 winners out of 723 comments on 10 posts (whew!). I read and enjoyed every last one. Lots of fun sewing ahead for us all! I’ve sent an e-mail to the winners so you will already know if you were the ‘Denise’ that won the bag. I’m obviously still sleep deprived since I’m giving this…
I’m going to wrap things up with photos of the other big thing that happens at Quilt Market: meet ups with online friends. Yippeee! I finally got to meet Linda of CraftApple. Linda and I began our pattern publishing adventures at the same time. We each tested the other’s first pattern. No cell phones were…
Sample quilt from Tula Pink’s new collection for Moda called Plume. I had the pleasure of meeting Tula Pink aka Jen McClean while in line waiting for a Cuban Sandwich at the convention center food court. She was in front me and had on this fabulous bag. I asked her about her bag (always on…
Quilt Market was 3 weeks early this year. It generally crosses over with Halloween at the end of October. The Alexander Henry booth had this wonderfully creative and creepy display at the center. Details like the thread rack with all black, brown and grey spools.The witch sewing the quilt on an old black & grey…
