Quilt Market is always filled with excitement, whether that is seeing something new or reconnecting with long-time friends. It is like a grand family reunion and your family gets bigger each year with new members of the “quilt/textile sisterhood”  sharing their new creations. Here are just a few of the sights I took in.

First, Joan Ford with Hummingbird Highway introduced ScrapTherapy® Mini Scrap Grid. This printed fusible interfacing makes 9-patch blocks that finish to 1-1/2” square. The possibilities are endless with this, from a really large quilt to a small mug mat. One of the products Joan introduced was a nine-patch pin project. As you walked the floor you saw many people, including me, sporting theirs.

 

Andover Fabrics introduced several collections. Here are some shots of two of the lines. First is Desert Moon Collection from Lonni Rossi. The quilt shown here is called Moon Shadow and was quilted by Lisa Kaupp of Design in Motion Quilt Studio.

 

 

Also from Andover is the Handcrafted Collection from Alison Glass.

 

Kaufman released Carolyn Friedlander’s latest collection, Doe. Here’s a shot of Carolyn and me in her booth. The collection pieces are shown on the wall on the right. She is also wearing a skirt made from one of the designs.

Also from Kaufman is the Black & White Collection from Jennifer Sampou, shown here on the right.

This was also the 30th anniversary of Kaufman Kona Solids and they got into the spirit with a guess the color game. Not sure how many were able to name them all.

 

Nice to catch up with my friends Kathy Kuryla and Kay Roberts of the Franklin Quilt Company. They have a nifty binding tool that lets you create a binding and flange as one unit.

Moda always has a creative touch to tie its many booths together and this show was no exception. With the theme of “There’s No Place Like Moda,” huge color yo-yos tied it all together.

 

In the Beginning Fabrics had a couple monitors displaying a slide show of its new collection. Nice if you were waiting for an appointment so you could get a preview.

I just loved the orange in Heather Bailey’s booth. And, owls are quite the rage right now.

Just one of the vignettes from Pat Bravo’s Art Gallery Fabrics.

From Northcott – loved the display of color.

Cotton + Steel Collection, part of RJR Fabrics.

Jamie Fingal with her Heart & Soul Sisters Collection with Hoffman

Check out that chair in Tula Pink’s booth. Tula won a booth award this year.

Heather Bailey’s booth:

Westminster and Free Spirit samples of Prairie Chic by Jane Sassaman on the left and Feather Flock by Tina Givens on the right.

Michael Miller always inspires me and did so again.

Riley Blake’s collections

I got to give the new Bernina longarm a whirl. It was sweet to drive.

And, last but not least, I love catching up with friends. Here I am with Iris from Mistyfuse and Yvonne Porcella. Yvonne’s latest book, Yvonne Porcella: A Memoir — Defining Why, was just released.

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