I survived quilt market

I had the chance to attend quilt market in Houston over the weekend. I was gone for nearly 5 days, which is a LONG time for this homebody! Despite the drama-filled trip home, I made it back in one piece. My suitcase got lost (eep!) but it finally arrived on my doorstep (37 hours later) thanks to the UPS guy. I wasn't so worried about my clothes inside, but the fabric....THAT would have been hard to live without. Ha!

The highlight of quilt market is always the people! I got to meet/see people in real life that I've known on-line for years and years. It was so, so great!

Other things that I loved:

This stunning display of red and white quilts. I wish I would have spent more time looking at them. They were truly amazing.

I made this mini quilt for a friend, who was also at market, so I got to hand deliver it. I didn't know that it would fit into the market/show theme so well, but it just goes to show you that red and white is ALWAYS a good idea! :) The mini measures about 8 1/2" x 11 1/2". Each of those little blocks are about 1/2" finished. "About" being the key word. I am NOT a precision piecer.

I got to see my wonderful friend Tara and meet her adorable baby! He is the sweetest! I made him a little bib out of scraps that were originally Tara's, but they have been in my possession for the last few years. It was delightful to sew them up into a bib for her little guy. (I used this tutorial for the bib, but I tweaked the shape just a little bit to make it larger toward the bottom.)

(The bib is scrap project # 92/101!)

I roomed with and helped the ever-so-cute Vanessa of V and Co. with her booth set up. It was SO fun to hang out with her! The behind the scenes glimpse of what it takes to put on quilt market was a little bit staggering. It was certainly impressive and eye opening. Everyone works so hard!!!

Out of all the new fabric that I saw, this is the stuff that I am most excited about. The amazing Jen Kingwell has designed a line of fabric called Gardenvale for Moda. I absolutely love her scrappy style and her new fabric is sooooo good! I didn't get a photo of her whole booth (total oversight) but I did snap a photo of this quilt made from her new fabric line.

I absolutely love it! Layers and layers of scrappy quilts made by Jen were a sight to behold. I am going to try my best not to hoard the new fabric, but actually use it! We will see how that goes. :)

 

I could go on and on, but it's time to get back to the sewing machine! It's so good to be home.