Market continues

If you were tuning in to see progress on the Civil War quilt-a-long with Karen, you are gonna have to wait until next Sunday. Karen is in the middle of a major remodel of her nest and can't even find her sewing machine.   But...she promises she will have 2 for next week and I'm holding her to that promise. I think she plans to show pictures today of the remodel so I know we're in for a treat.  

I'll just keep plugging through all the pictures I took (which aren't all that good, for some reason).   Oh well, you can get the idea.

It's always fun to see Kathy Cardiff and JoAnn Mullaly.    JoAnn didn't have a booth this time so she was there helping Kathy.   Kathy's pattern company is called The Cottage at Cardiff Farms and she always has some wonderful cotton and wool projects.   This time was no exception.  

I love this one.  

The wool mats were fabulous.   

Isn't this canister adorable?   So cute in a kitchen.   

This is Gail Pan of Gail Pan Designs.   She one of the wonderful Aussie designers who we all have come to love.  I swear...I want that accent!  I couldn't even get it to rub off on me!

After Fall Market last year, I got a Facebook message from Gail who was in a quandary.  She was supposed to ship her booth goodies to someone who would then bring them to Portland. I guess something came up and they weren't going to be able to do it for her.  So, knowing I live in Oregon, she asked me if she could ship them to me and then I could bring them to her.   Well, of course I said "Yes, certainly, no problem at all".

So here we are after she got her booth goodies all delivered. (Not the quilts....I might have had to "lose" one or two.  Hehe.  

But... wait...look what she made just for ME!  A darling little sewing caddy.

How sweet is that?  When everyone saw what she made me, they were all begging her to store her booth goodies.  Sorry gals, I got her first!  Thanks Gail.  I love it!

And here's Debbie Busby of  Wooden Spool Designs.  She is as sweet as she looks!

Check out all her new wool designs.  Ahhhh heaven!

I think I need to do the sewing one for my nest.  

We can never have enough Christmas, can we?

Darling little pincushions.   I should have taken a close up of the bee and ladybug because they were absolutely precious.  

I still have more pictures to show you and also my quilt-a-long progress with Sandy (no blog).   Look for those coming up.

Have a great week everyone.  

Hugs, Anne

We have a winner!

Thanks to all of you who commented and told me your favorite Halloween candy.    The winner by a landslide was Candy Corn, and I have to admit, I would have named it my favorite too.    When I buy a package of it, I have to have Mr. CnW hide it and dole it out in small doses to me.    It's so very addicting.

Anything and everything chocolate came in second and I guess I can include myself in that category too.   Oh my, I've given myself away!   I'm a sugar addict!

On to the winner.    I had Mr. CnW pick a number and he picked 25.  No rhyme or reason, just 25.   So, the new owner of the fall wool mat is Merumo, who said....

"I love them all!  Those little pillows are calling me, besides the wool mats :O  Thank you for sharing your beautiful fall decorations.  I enjoyed a lot.  And, I love iPhone too"

(Maybe Merumo doesn't eat Halloween candy....:)

So, Merumo, email me your address and I'll get the little mat in the mail to you quickly.

I didn't take any pictures of the quilts at the show (shame on me), but head over to Anna's blog.  Over the next few days she's going to be showing the pictures she took.

Here's a picture of my purchases.    I love the plaid wools I got.    I was literally sitting on the floor of the booth digging through the pile to find just the perfect ones.  Don't even try to picture that!   LOL

And, I thought I'd share with you the gas prices that the people in California are suffering with.  Something needs to be done about this!  It's outrageous!

I'll be back with pictures of the antique show and also The Farm at Avila.    We had such a good time.

Hugs, Anne

Quilt Market–wool

First, thanks to all of you for your sweet thoughts about Janet.   I’ll keep you posted on her recovery.

So, those of you who know me or follow my blog on a regular basis, know that I’m completely obsessed with all things wool.  Starting with pictures of my favorite designers and booths seemed like a logical choice to me. 

Since Primitive Gatherings was right across the aisle from our booth, I ventured in there more times than I can tell you.   I took tons of pictures but for some reason, the ones I loaded onto the iPad were deleted off the camera card.  I think Anna showed you some of them so, these are the few that I took later in the show.

Nick showed us a playful side on Halloween.

Behind him is the beautiful Block of the Week that Lisa did this summer.   If you didn’t order the finishing kit because of their photography of it, there are still some available if you call the shop.   Trust me…it’s stunning.

Off to Heart to Hand to see what was new. Kathi never disappoints.  Check out these wonderful new patterns.

Then it was over to see Cathy at The Cottage at Cardiff Farms.  More fabulous new stuff!

This next tall pillow is going to be a pattern in an upcoming issue of American Patchwork and Quilting.   Can’t wait!

The top 2 purses were made using the Japanese Daiwabo fabrics.  So classy looking.

I might have drooled all over this next one. In fact, I loved it so much that as soon as I got home I ordered the kit from JJ Stitches.   It’s on its way!  Woo Hoo!  Give them a call if you want one too.

Cathy told us that she has a new book coming out in the spring with Leisure Arts.

And this is her new Block of the Month.

Another stop had to be Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine’s booth to see all the great new projects that are in the Winter issue.

This is the lovely Gretchen.

It was so fun to see the projects in person.  Their photography in the magazine is spot on gorgeous, but it can never match up to the real thing.   This table runner was breathtaking in person. It’s going to make it onto my “to-do” list.

If you haven’t gotten a subscription of the magazine, you really should.   They have 3 issues out and every one of them has inspiration and eye candy galore! 

That’s it for the “wool”.   Some of my other favorite designers weren’t there but, my goodness, how much can one person do?  Oh, I can only dream about making up everything I saw.

If you like any of the patterns I’ve shown, Karen at The Primitive Thread has some of the patterns.  I know this because we walked the show together and liked all the same things.  Right Karen?  So, send her an email if you’re interested in purchasing any of them.

Next up….favorite people.  (not to say that these wool designers aren’t some of my favorite people…Yikes, don’t want to get myself in trouble here…)

Hugs, Anne

Leavin on a jet plane

Well, it’s off to Houston tomorrow bright and early.   I never did figure out how to load pictures onto my blog from my iPad.  Anna suggested I send her the pictures and she’ll post them on her blog for me.  That works.  So, if you’re interested in seeing all the goings on at market, visit Woolie Mammoth for pictures.   (Do you believe that I’ll even send them to her?  LOL)

If you haven’t seen Anne’s blog about her new patterns, then head on over there and you can see what’s been keeping me and my sore arm busy.   6 Quilts!    If you’re going to Houston, stop by the booth and say “hi”.   It’s #552.  Oh…and guess who is going to be right across the aisle from us?   Primitive Gatherings.   Heaven help me! 

I’ll leave you with a few pillows that I’ve made.   It’s all the decorating I did this year.   I couldn’t stand the thought of unpacking and packing more boxes.  So, the full out décor will have to wait till next fall.

The stitchery pattern is from Primitive Stitches. 

This was a project in the fall issue of Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine.

Sorry, I can’t remember what pattern this is.

Hugs, Anne

Woolie Tuesday

Today was our get together of the Woolie gals. Usually, Anna is running around with her camera taking pictures like crazy. But…if you’ve read her blog recently, you’ll know that she lost her Mom on Saturday. I know that she would want to see what we’ve been up to so, Anna, this one’s for you!

Mary finished up her cute witch by Bird Brain Designs.

Sandy brought in her “Henrietta Whiskers”. She’s finished and the last block just came out last Monday. What an over-achiever! She also changed all the blackbirds into crows to give it a bit more primitive look. Isn't it cute?

She also brought me back my quilt which she quilted for me. It was a Block of the Week a couple of years ago from Primitive Gatherings. She did a wonderful job of quilting it for me.

We all know that I don’t quilt. As Mary says, “I quilt by check”. I agree!

Our group meets at one of the local quilt shops, Quiltworks. Marilyn and the girls have done a great job of getting it ready for fall. The entry display is bolts and bolts of gorgeous flannels. (never mind that it was 90 degrees here today….fall will come eventually!)

And cottons perfect for whipping up some pumpkins.

I have this patterns and bought the red fabric…Hmmm, guess I need to actually MAKE the quilt, huh?

Lots of yummy wool.

And patterns.

My latest obsession….Civil War fabrics.

Cute table runner using a Crabapple Hill pattern. This will be a class.

The shop is also offering these next 2 quilts as Block of the Months.

If you’re interested in either one, give them a call. They’d be more than happy to ship to you.

We had a great day, but really missed our friend Anna.

Hugs, Anne