Only a few days left until the drawing for the “Forget Me Knot” quilt. You don’t won’t to miss out on your chance to win.
And look at this beautiful pillow that has been added! The block was made by Judith Baker Montano. The stitching is gorgeous!
Come on everyone – buy your raffle ticket now!!! Just click on the link over there to the right and it will get you to the Susan G Komen website where you can purchase your tickets. HURRY!!!
Sorry it's been so long! The pre-market frenzy got the best of me!
We returned yesterday right in the middle of the big storm. It took forever to get home from the airport because of flooding, accidents, and tree branches in the road. When we finally pulled into the driveway and hit the garage door opener and the garage door didn't budge, I knew immediately it was trouble! We always come and go through the garage. I started carrying a house key a couple of years ago when I was locked out of the house by a power outage, but my husband doesn't carry one. Unfortunately, I left my keys at home while I was in Houston. So hubby had to run off to work and I sat in the car and listened to the pouring rain for three hours! He eventually came home and managed to take apart a window and get us in the house. It felt great to finally be home!
Market was exciting! We saw lots of friends and met many new ones. We arrived on Wednesday and immediately started shopping for the booth. Thursday and Friday were setup days. Here are a couple of photos of where we started and the progress we made on the first day.
On the second day of set up we focused first on our photo wall. The booth is small (10 ft) so you can really only show a few of the quilts. With the photo wall we were able to show almost all of our patterns. We had a lot of the quilts folded on the rack and were able to show them when anyone wanted a close look.
This is our new block of the month “A Graceful Baltimore.” It took center stage on the back wall of the booth. Rouenneries, by the French General of Moda is featured.
I’ll be back soon with more pictures!
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Time is getting away from me. It's been way too long since I've posted ... Market is just around the corner ... both my kids will be off to college in the next few weeks .. they were babies just a minute ago ... Can't we just slow the clock a little???
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I decided to join along with Camille and Carrie and show my first quilt and most recent quilt. My first quilt was made from a Quilt in a Day book. I’ve always been a sewer and crafter, but when I made this, I didn’t have any experience with quilting. I learned how to use a rotary cutter, how to press in the right direction to have “locking” seams and I learned how to strip piece. All very important lessons for a quilter!
Sadly, the quilt never got borders and hasn’t ever made it to the quilters – someday maybe.
And here is my most recent (at least most recent completed quilt – several are in progress!) It is called Sweet and Simple Garden and will be available as soon as I get the pattern written!
Let’s see your first and most recent quilts!
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Many months ago I was honored to be asked by the wonderful ladies of Crabapple Hill Studio to participate in something very special. Meg Hawkey wanted to make a quilt that would be donated to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Meg started talking about the idea with a couple of fabric vendors and soon she received boxes of fabric from the leading fabric manufacturers (Free Spirit/Westminster Fabrics, Lakehouse Dry Goods, Lecien Fabrics, Marcus Brothers Fabrics, Maywood Studios, Moda Fabrics, Quilting Treasures and RJR Fabrics.) As word spread, Fairfield contributed batting and Checker Distributors and Sakura of America donated pink pens for the signature blocks.
Then Meg decided to ask other designers to get involved. And that’s where I came in. This is the block I was so excited to contribute.
Each designer was asked to use the donated fabrics, but to make their blocks in a way that reflected their own personal style. My block uses appliqué, embroidery, beading and a little bit of wool.
The quilt is titled “Forget-Me-Not” in remembrance of those whom we’ve lost to breast cancer and those who are struggling now.
These are the other designers that contributed to the quilt:
Alex Anderson
Alma Allen, Blackbird Designs
Judith Baker-Montano
Eleanor Burns, Quilt in a Day
Amy Butler, Amy Butler Designs
Teri Christopherson, Black Mountain Quilts
Virgina Cole, Galloping Pony Studio
Kim Diehl
Annie Downs, Hatched and Patched
Barri Sue Gaudet, Bareroots
Joanna Figueroa, Fig Tree Quilts
Becky Goldsmith, Piece-o-Cake
Barbara Groves, Me & My Sister Designs
Nancy Halvorsen, Art to Heart
Meg Hawkey, Crabapple Hill
Bronwyn Hayes, Red Brolly
Mary Jacobson, Me and My Sister Designs
Linda Jenkins, Piece-o-Cake
Robin Kingsley, Bird Brain Designs
Verna Mosquera, The Vintage Spool
Marie Osmond, Quilting Treasures
Brenda Riddle, Acorn Quilt & Gift Company
Brenda Ryan, Brenda Ryan Designs
Anne Sutton, Bunny Hill Designs
As you can see, it is quite a talented list of women and the final quilt is stunning!
I got to see the quilt in person in Pittsburgh. It is awesome. The back of the quilt features signature blocks from each designer placed to coincide with their block on the front of the quilt. The quilting is beautiful – it was donated by Debbi Trevino of Village Quiltworks. To finish off the quilt, the girls at Crabapple Hill added a feminine pleated border/binding instead of traditional binding.
This quilt could be yours!!! Click on the Forget-Me-Not Quilt Raffle widget over in my sidebar (watch it for a minute – it rotates through all the blocks!) When you click on it, you will be taken to the Susan G. Komen Houston website. You can make a $10 donation and receive a chance at winning this piece of art. Better yet, you can purchase several chances! The website shows close ups of each of the blocks – CHECK THEM OUT!!! They are truly incredible. This is what it would look like in your home!
The photography is courtesy of Sandy Summers Russell of Summerland Photography. Isn’t it just amazing?
As I said, I was truly honored to be asked to contribute – thank you to Meg Hawkey and Cyndy Petterson of Crabapple Hill Studio!
And finally -- thank you for your patience in waiting for the book giveaway. The winner is Candace (June 8, 2009 – 11:17 a.m.) Candace, please send me your snail mail address.
Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to click on the Forget-Me-Not Quilt Raffle Widget!
I will be signing books on Saturday at ThimbleCreek in Concord, CA from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Please stop by and say hello if you’re in the neighborhood!
I have books!
The books finally arrived the afternoon before I left for Market. I barely had time to look at it before hopping on the plane. I can’t tell you how exciting it was to actually hold one in my hand and turn the pages. Author, Denise Sheehan – wow! You have no idea how weird and wonderful that sounds to me! The Kansas City Star team of people that worked on the book were so fabulous to work with. Gregory Case and Elena Morera of Gregory Case Photography did a beautiful job with the on-site photography. The book is just so pretty to look at!
So help me celebrate some more! You know how to play the game – leave a comment and I’ll pick a winner of an autographed copy of the book. It will probably be some time next week before I pick a winner. We have a very busy household this week – my baby is graduating from high school! And if you just can’t wait and need a copy of the book right away, they’re available here. Have a great week!
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We decided to take a break from market and rented a car on Saturday. Sophia had never been to Amish country so that was where we headed. We landed in Volant Mills.
It was a darling little town with a stream running through it complete with fly fishermen.
There were a few cute shops, (loved this sign!) but we were on a mission to find the quilt shop. This is the view from the parking lot of the quilt shop.
They had these incredible birdhouses. I had never seen anything like them. Actually, I think they are bird condos or apartments.
The quilt shop wasn’t quite what we were expecting. I think we should have asked for a fabric shop … it was a shop actually selling beautiful Amish quilts.
On our way out we spotted this dollhouse/barn complete with hay!
After the quilt shop we headed towards Lake Erie. The weather was a little wet, so we just enjoyed the sights from inside the car. When we saw a country road that looked interesting, we checked it out.
As we got close to the Lake, we saw a lot of beautiful homes.
They all had lots of green open space around them.
And we made it all the way to Lake Erie.
We considered driving to Niagara Falls, but decided it was too late and a little too far …. next time.
That’s it for my market report.
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There’s always a buzz of excitement on the first day when market opens. Everybody is excited to see what’s new. We spent our day walking the show and visiting with friends. I didn’t get very many booth photos – I’m too new to blogging. I should have my camera in my hand at all times. I had it with me, but remembering to take it out seems to be an issue with me. So here is what I did get … first up American Jane . Sandy’s new line of fabric coming out in September is Happy Campers. Love the tent she made!
And then we have Fig Tree Quilts. Joanna won a booth award for Merchandising. Take a look at her blog to see some close ups. She had three beds in her booth (I managed to cut one off.) Her new line of fabrics Mill House Inn comes out in September – it’s gorgeous.
Here is a darling booth Button Stitch Designs. I love her window hanging on the left.
Would you believe those are the only booth pictures I have? It’s the whole camera in hand thing. I was enjoying all of the booths and didn’t think about taking pictures!
Friday night we were invited to attend the Moda party and had a great time on a party boat seeing the sights from the river.
And later in the evening ….
Next up, pictures from our day in the country.
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Hi!
Sorry it’s been so long since I posted. Last minute Market preparations caught up with me and then I was off to Pittsburgh. And when I got home, life just kind of happened. So I’m probably the last person to post about market, but here goes!
I was surprised at what a beautiful city Pittsburgh is! I was thinking Steel City which doesn’t sound very attractive. It is also known as the City of Bridges because of its 446 bridges. Downtown Pittsburgh is a triangle shape where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers come together and form the Ohio River. The Convention Center sits right on one of the rivers. You can go outside on the third floor for a spectacular view. Looking to the left ….
Looking to the right …
And you can walk along both sides of the river …
Thursday was a day of setup for the vendors and Schoolhouse sessions for shop owners.
Schoolhouse sessions are 15-30 minute little talks on new products or topics that shop owners would want to hear about. Here is Brenda of Acorn Quilt and Gift Company doing a talk on Lecien Fabrics. She’s not only a great designer, but a great speaker, too!
Lecien had an exciting announcement – they will soon have an office an Emeryville, CA. I think you’ll start seeing more and more Lecien fabrics in your local quilt store with the opening of this office.
This is my newest pattern, Sweet and Simple Garden. (Still need to write the directions!) The fabric is Lecien’s Floral Collection in Pastel.
I did a Schoolhouse session on “The Graceful Garden.” My books finally arrived Tuesday afternoon so I had a few minutes between packing and getting on the plane to actually touch it and turn the pages. I’m so pleased with the final product – it’s really a beautiful book. I’ll talk more about it in the next few days.
After Schoolhouse, we took a stroll outside and found a great restaurant with outdoor seating. It was a beautiful evening. And then it was back to the convention center for Sample Spree. People line up hours ahead of time to be one of the first people through the door. The majority run for the Moda tables. People are standing on chairs to get photos of the mad dash…
These photos are blurry because the people are running …
Unfortunately, I didn’t get a picture of the mob around the Moda tables.
Next post I’ll share a few booth photos and then a field trip we took to Amish country.
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