The Market Download

Hey Everyone,

I know it is one more Market post. I am always a couple days later than everyone. I have great respect for those that can process the information overload known as Quilt Market so quickly and hit the ground running when they get home. I am just not one of those people.

Here is a rare sight... me on a telephone. I hate talking on the phone send me an email any day.

With two of my besties... Sally and Brooke

So what do you say ... want to see some lovelies from Market?

I am so stinkin' proud of our Maureen! I always knew she was brilliant now everyone else does too!

She won the Best New Exhibitor award. We have her fabric up for pre-sale in the shop and if you didn't know... when you pre-order from us you get one of these amazing exclusive postcards that Maureen offered only to us:

 You can color it and send it in the envelope that will be included or you can keep it for yourself.

I know, I know on to the pics. Here are some pictures of her booth:

 

And a close up of that amazing pillow!

Here is something else I am super excited about:

The new Ellen Luckett Baker collection from Kokka. The sheep, fruit, and scallops are cotton/linen canvas and the other prints are double gauze. We are getting it all in the shop. There are metallics on some of the prints. I think they are done tastefully. Totally in love with every print in this collection.

Speaking of double gauze the girls from Cotton + Steel have collaborated on a double gauze collection to go in there next line.

it is called Bespoke... and I think it will go great with the Ellen Luckett Baker Double Gauze. They had a gorgeous double gauze quilt in the booth and it is so stinkin' soft. I am making one for sure. And it obviously makes great clothes.

 

I did the order months ago so it should all be in in January.

Okay I am overwhelmed by the pictures again... where to start...

We have Handcrafted in the shop so how about I show those?

Alison's booth was so inspirational. I loved the way she displayed everything. 

These are gorgeous. We have Alison's book available in the shop right now. It is about Applique. Her stitching is so fun!

And just a few pictures to show how great it is for clothes:

You know I have to make this sweater too right?

Too much eye candy yet?? NEVER!!!

Tula Pink's booth never ceases to amaze... I didn't know you could get that much pink into that small of a space. :) I love that the Queen Elizabeth print is called 16th Century Selfie.

 

This is our Jessica Darling, being a princess. She is coming to the shop in December to teach a color class. I am told it will amaze you and free your mind (by people who have taken it, not Jessica) :)

This is Biology by Sarah Watson for Cloud 9. It is organic... and arriving in December at the shop:

And here are Bonnie Christine's two new collections that will be arriving in spring:

Cultivate

and Hello Bear

Here is April Rhodes' Wanderer. One of the prints has her photographs on it. I think it is a lovely follow up to her Arizona.

And here is our friend Sarah in her cute booth:

Carolyn Friedlander's Doe is on the way in December. We have a giveaway for a charm pack here. As always it is very architectural and spare in the best of ways.

 

Okay... I have been writing this post for 3 hours... time to get something else done. I will leave you with some pictures of people that we love!

Kate Spain

And Pat Bravo my sweet sweet friend and mentor.

One last thing... Going to Market gives us the chance to make lovely new friends. I was fortunate to meet Emma Jean Jansen the designer of Terra Australis and it just so happens she has an aunt that lives very close to me. So as she was on her way home to Australia she stopped to visit her aunt and .... came to the shop to visit us. Here she is yesterday posing with her fabric in the shop:

There are a few more pictures to show, of course, but for now... I say so long :)

Friday Giveaway and Play it Again sale...

Hey Everyone,

Starting tomorrow all of our fabric that is more than 2 months old will be in the clearance section on the website. We have the shelves overflowing with all of the new stuff that has come in... you will be amazed at all of the gorgeous fabric you will find in the clearance section... really! Tons of awesome stuff. Also, we are extending the free and discounted shipping sale so not only can you get great prices on fabric but you can get free shipping in the US if you buy 3 yards or more and half price shipping internationally if you buy 8 or more yards.We haven't seen a lot of our international customers since the huge price hike in the postal rates year before last. So it has been fun to see you all again.

We are sponsoring a giveaway over on Maureen's Blog today. Did you hear? Maureen is one of the newest designer's for Art Gallery Fabrics... so happy for her. We are giving away a fat quarter bundle of the Northern Migration colorway of Winged by Bonnie Christine.

Also Far Far Away by Heather Ross arrived... don't miss it!

And here is our Winner from last weeks giveaway:

Number 66 is:

Christine S said...

I like info by email so I don't miss anything! :)

August 1, 2014 at 4:05 PM

Thanks everyone!

Happy Monday!

Hi Everyone,

It's Monday woohoo! Another wonderful week to start something, or finish something, or dream about something new.  I started a new little project yesterday but it is a gift and if I show it she will know it is for her so I can't reveal until the first week in March.

I just realized this morning that I hadn't shared some of the new things that came into the shop. The first one is near and dear to my heart because it is our charity product for this first quarter of the year. I was offered an opportunity to buy some of this adorable fabric from Windham designed by Heather Ross called Crafty Chloe:

We only have a few yards and I am selling it only in bundles but if you buy a bundle all of the proceeds will go to one of the two charities that we support. Either the Share Your Lunch program at Second Harvest Food Bank or Harbor House at Heartline Ministries in Haiti.

Here is Sweet as Honey from Bonnie Christine and Art Gallery. I adore the bees and hives and of course the precious florals that Bonnie does.

And something I have been anticipating... I have to make myself a bag with these Dragonflies... Koi Organic Canvas from Rashida Coleman-Hale and Cloud9

Here is what surprised me... I expected it to feel like all of the other canvas... like Glimma Canvas or even the Japanese canvas but as usual I was shocked and pleased by Cloud9 this has a much softer hand and it is oh so nice to work with.