Quilt Market part 2

Holy Moly, where has the time gone? Geesh, it will be time for Spring Quilt Market before I ever get through posting pictures from Fall market, soooooo here's a warning. This is going to be a long post, very picture heavy, so I'll try to be brief with the descriptions. If I post alot of pictures here, then I can finish up with one more post.

So, here's Lynda Hall of Primitive Pieces by Lynda. I "met" her in one of the Yahoo Primitive groups and introduced myself a couple of markets ago. She's a sweetie and look at her wonderful booth. She has a new book out called "Primitive Youngins" with quilts that remind us of the games we played when we were kids.


Hey, Carol, does the quilt in the back at the right look familiar? You did a great job on that one!



This was Bonnie Blue's booth. They are new fabric designers with Marcus Brothers. Love those Civil War quilts!

Here are Tammy and Avis from Joined at the Hip. They have some wonderful new quilts to add to their "Hanging on a Star" collection. They were so nice. I told them how much I liked their pumpkin quilt, so they GAVE me a pattern. Now, how nice is that?

This wonderful quilter is Renee Plains from Liberty Star. She has to be one of the nicest people on the planet. What a sweetie. She also GAVE me her latest book. Aren't quilters the best?

It was so good to see Barri from Bareroots again. Did you know that she was the homecoming queen in high school? Ha, got ya, Barri! I was lucky enough to take a class from her the week of the 9/11 disaster. She provided some much needed relief to a very stressful week. Thanks Barri.

These lovely ladies are Laura Nownes and Diana McClun of From Me to You. You probably know them best as the authors of the quilter's bible, "Quilts, Quilts, Quilts". Every quilter should have this book in their library.

Another view of their booth.

And here's Denise Sheehan of A Graceful Stitch. In addition to creating beautiful quilts, she's also a friend. We were in a quilting group together when I lived in Calif. Hi Denise!

This lovely lady in the middle is the famous Verna Mosquera from The Vintage Spool. She's the one who taught me how to quilt and one of the best and most patient teachers around. And, talk about talent...she's got a ton of it.

Here's proof. Her newest pattern, Jardin de Roses, made with her very own fabric collection, Savon Bouquet, through Westminster Fabrics.

And look who stopped by! It's Pat Sloan. There isn't a busier quilter out there. I swear, she does it all! I'm in her Yahoo group that has about a million members. Well, not that many, but you get the point. Talk about energy...she has a boatload of it. Maybe she gets it from the boats (ships) she teaches on. (a little pun there)

Oh my gosh, these ladies were so much fun. They are Debbie, Mary and Nancy from Out on a Limb. I was standing in the aisle minding my own business when I caught someone frantically waving. I looked everywhere and I was the only one standing there, so I waved back. Needless to say, she wasn't waving at me, but from then on we were like a wind tunnel with our waving back and forth. LOL ( I should have cropped that picture better)

This is Kari from New Leaf Stitches. Isn't she cute? She had the coolest new product that she created. It's called "Clearly Perfect Angles" and makes making half square triangles a breeze. If your local quilt store isn't carrying them, make sure you tell them to order it because it will make your life a whole lot easier.

Here's what it looks like.
And this was her booth.

And look who works with her in the booth. Why, it's Mrs Farmhouse herself. Karen just loves to do the demos, so make sure you ask her to do one when you see her. (that was written with a sarcastic tone. LOL. She HATES doing the demos.)

I even got to meet up with Karen, Sharon, Nancy and Kari for dinner one night. We had a great time. Lots of laughs but too short of a visit. Thanks for the fun, girls.

This is Cherie Ralston. I recognized her walking down the aisle so introduced myself. We are in a couple of Yahoo Primitive groups and she co-authored the book, "Quiltmaker's Guide to Fine Machine Quilting", which is a fabulous book if you want to learn how to machine applique. I keep it right next to my sewing machine and have practically worn it out. We chatted a bit about the Yahoo groups, politics and friendships. Wish we lived closer to each other, Cherie.

And finally, this is Jo Morton's booth. I never got to see her. Maybe she was avoiding me since I'm her latest stalker. Love her stuff.

Another view.

And here I am at Sample Spree with an armload of the newest Jo Morton fat quarters, Providence. No, they aren't all for me. LOL I've turned some of my friends into Jo lovers too.
So, needless to say, I love reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones. It's such a fun experience.

Sorry if this was too long. Congrats if you made it to the end. I promise the next post will be the last about Market.

1800 Aisle

We're home and another Quilt Market is now behind us. If you want to see the "set up" process, head on over to Anne's site. I didn't take any pictures then because...I was working!!! ;-) Anyway, first I thought I'd take you on a tour of our aisle. We were surrounded by a group of wonderfully talented ladies. I'll start with the Bunny Hill booth and work up the aisle. That's Anne on the left and me on the right. Right across from us was the Henry Glass booth and this was the section featuring Anne's new fabric line, Chelsea Manor.

Next door to us was Debbie Hobbs of Ta Dah Quilt Designs. She's a new designer with Henry Glass and such a nice addition to their team. If I gained any weight at Market, it's Debbie's fault. She kept giving us chocolate!!! We had fun with her.

The next booth belonged to Barbara Jones of Quilt Soup fame. Here she is with her delightful husband, Mark. Barbara is also a new designer with Henry Glass. She has a really pretty new fabric line coming out soon.

Next to Barbara was Lynette Anderson and her adorable son Eddie. Lynette is from Australia and after listening to her speak with that neat accent, I wanted to stow away in her suitcase, live in Australia, and see if I could start talking like she does. (hey, I can dream, can't I?) Her stitchery projects are so cute. She has TWO fabric lines coming out soon.

Then, of course, you all know Pam and Janet from The Buggy Barn. They just kill us when they show up about an hour before set up ends and are gone 15 minutes after the show ends. I think they have the right idea!

Proceeding up the aisle was Leanne Anderson of The Whole Country Caboodle and her sweet mom, Jan Hinrichs. Leanne told us that she was a scientist in her former life. Wow... that's one smart lady.

Good friend, Brenda Riddle of Acorn Quilt and Gift Co was also in the 1800 aisle. Check out that smile....it would make anyone want to come in her booth and buy her patterns.

Like this one. I love this dress quilt. Emma might need me to make her one.

Right across from Brenda was Mary Cowan of Mary's Cottage Quilts. She is so darn sweet! That's Mary on the left and her friend, Valerie, on the right. The quilt behind Mary was done in Civil War fabrics and really knocked my socks off.

And, last but certainly not least, was Primitive Gatherings. I wanted to crawl in there and sleep at night, but...no such luck. I just love everything Lisa does.

Another view.

This quilt was soooooooo tiny. Maybe 8" x 12". I may be off an inch or two, but not much more. Can you imagine making all those half square triangles? Yikes!

So, even though I didn't get to see alot of the booths throughout the convention center, I passed these every day and saw some wonderful eye candy. More later!

To Market, To Market

Well, I'm leaving for Houston tomorrow on the 6am flight (yikes!) to work with Anne in the Bunny Hill booth. Set up is Thurs and Friday, Sample Spree is Friday night and then Market begins on Saturday and runs thru Monday. It will be fun to catch up with all the designers and see what wonderful new quilts, bags, projects etc. they have come up with. I'm meeting up with Karen again and also Sharon and Nancy who I've never met but feel like I already know through their blogs, so that should be a hoot. I promise to take lots of pictures and let you share in all the fun. I might even come home with some cottons and wool. Hmmm.... imagine that! ;-)

Soooo, while I'm gone, I'll leave you with that "occasional" picture of my cute (yes, I'm prejudice) little granddaughter, Emma, who turned 2 in Sept. She just had pictures taken by a wonderful photographer in Seattle, Danielle Weathers. If you live in the Seattle area, and want some fabulous photos taken, give her a call. Check out her website and blog.


Hi Emma. I love you!

A little cotton, alotta wool and mystery solved

Last summer ('07) I did a block of the week....yes, week, with Primitive Gatherings Quilt Shop. I thought I would keep up with it because the blocks aren't very big, but...life got in the way and I didn't finish it until just recently. Here's the completed quilt. (I plan on handquilting it).
Here's a close up of the border. And some closeups of a few of the blocks.
The background is flannel and the applique is wool.




Then, this summer I signed up for their block of the week again. This time I made myself work on each block as it arrived. I actually finished it right on time. Hooray! The background on this is a hand dyed cotton. The sashing and borders are cotton.

And a closeup of one of the blocks.

I absolutely LOVE working with wool. It just feels so good!

The mystery flag gift giver was none other than my wonderful friend Patty who lives in Calif and who I have known for more than 35 years. She sent it to me "just because". Isn't that sweet? Thanks Patty, I love it!

Mystery flag

Isn't this a great garden flag? I love it.

But... I don't know where it came from. Yesterday I received a package in the mail from Flag Fables. I didn't order it and there wasn't any invoice or note in it.

Anyone out there know anything about this? I want to be able to properly thank the sender! ;-)