Quilt Market

If you’re not familiar with Quilt Market, it’s the semiannual event where fabric and quilting notions manufacturers bring their new lines to sell to retailers. I just got back from Houston today, and I am worn out and hoarse from talking way too much. This was my first quilt market and the best part was meeting so many great people! It was somewhat overwhelming. You can see my bit of the Moda booth above with a quilt that I designed and Moda had sewn for me. Thanks to Moda for helping me out with that one! You can see all the prints in my Quilt Blocks collection in an earlier post here. The fabric will be shipping to stores in April 2012.

There were so many beautiful new fabric collections that I couldn’t begin to list them all here, but I will give you a few of my favorites. First, at the Moda booth, I was thrilled to meet all the great designers, who are as nice as they are talented. And it was exciting to be a new designer along with two incredible artists, Malka Dubrawsky and Lucie Summers. Both have fantastic new collections.

Lucie’s collection features the designs that you’ve seen on her fabulous screenprinted fabric in her Etsy shop, Summersville. And I’m so excited to buy and use this fabric!

And Malka’s collection captures the look of her vibrant batik fabrics. I think this fabric will sell like crazy.

As always, I love everything that Cloud 9 Fabrics produces and I was delighted to see their adorable new Ed Emberley collection, as you can see below. They also have some other fabulous things coming soon. Gina and Michelle are two smart women who are doing such a terrific job with their business.

Melody Miller‘s new collection for Kokka is fantastic, as usual. How cute are those typewriters with hearts?

Here are some photos that I took at Market, but I missed lots of booths and didn’t get to meet everyone.

Betz White and her new Stitch collection, Cynthia & Jason Mann of Birch Fabrics, Julie Comstock of Cosmo Cricket with Lucie Summers and Malka Dubrawsky, a play tent in the Cloud 9 Fabrics booth, Deborah Moebes with Jenean Morrison and Lizzy House, Carrie Bloomston of Such Designs.