Pink Chalk Fabrics was closed on Monday for the Veteran’s Day Holiday – Tuesday morning was a parade of completed quilts by staff members (the QuiltCon blocks are ready to be set into a Charity quilt by the Bainbridge Island Modern Quilt Guild – more to come on that)! Thank you for all the thoughtful…
Fall Quilt Market 2012 was held last weekend in Houston, Texas. This open-to-the-trade wholesale show takes place twice per year. Houston hosts the Fall show which is then followed by Quilt Festival. One day I’ll stay for the full run! Market allows me to get away from the day-to-day operations of a retail business and…
Spring Quilt Market 2012 has come and gone. The largest wholesale trade show in the quilting industry is held twice each year. Spring Market rotates between 5 different regional locations: Kansas City, Portland, Pittsburg, Minneapolis and Salt Lake City. Fall Market is always held in Houston. Quilt Market is different things to different people. As…
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…
Kathy Mack
Carrie + Diana
