return from Quilt Market!

Mariko and I just returned from the spring Quilt Market in Salt Lake City. It was a lot of fun, although both of us had an ailment of some kind while we were there. I came down with a rotten cold on day 2, which was less than perfect timing. Despite this, we had some fun, saw lots of fabric, and got to meet great people! It's been a while since I was last in Salt Lake City, but we enjoyed ourselves and the little reminders of where we were...

Bright orange flags are available to pedestrians on either side of the street so that you can hold one and (hopefully!) cross in safety!

Although I didn't get to meet Denyse Schmidt, I did see the new line of fabric for Free Spirit (recently acquired by Westminster), and the quilt for the new line, Katie Jump Rope (apologies for the pictures - they have horrible, bright shop lights on all of the quilts that make for terrible pictures!):

I did, however, get to meet both Heather Bailey and Anna Maria Horner and see both of their lines in person. Both were sweet and bubbly, which is particularly wonderful given that I talked to them on the last day of the show. They looked much better than I did, with my runny, pink nose and in my drugged (on Dayquil!) mental state! Here is the quilt for Anna Maria's new line:

 

I also chatted briefly with Joel Dewberry next to the gorgeous booth (it won a prize!) displaying his new line. I overheard him describing some of his inspiration for the line as a recent trip to Tuscany... here's a sneak peek:

Many of the displays were quite creative and fun, and it would seem that several (although not all!) of the fabric manufacturers are starting to pay some attention to the growing new generation of crafters. Here are some fun displays I snapped at Robert Kaufman:

I forgot to snap a picture, but Michael Miller was showing a great ironing themed fabric (not yet on the site) and they made a great display with an ironing board covered in the fabric - very cute!

Although Quilt Market is geared as a shopping spree for the trade they also have a small display of quilts and "wearable art" at the show. I took some quick shots of a few of the quilts and added them to my flickr page and the Quilt Festivals flickr group. Enjoy!

But, what news of superbuzzy fabrics?!? We met with many of our friends from Japan, did quite a bit of shopping, and came up with all sorts of grand schemes for the next year. There are too many pictures to post here, but check out the superbuzzy flickr group to see pictures of what is in the shop now, or soon to come! 

Comments

[Nix]

I love Robert Kaufman stuff! His display looks beautiful!

[Passions & Distractions]

That must ave been so inspiring to walk through! I'm bolstered just by looking at these pictures!

[amy k.]

oh!! I can't wait to hear more about it. I swear mariko got sick form me over the phone! oh-wait. . .she did come over last week. dang it! did i get you sick!? ugh. I swear it wasn't me. . .

okay-off to see the superbuzzy goods now-

[Sharon]

I am so jealous! I have been to bead shows and health food trade shows (fun but not FABRIC fun), but I imagine swooning just stepping into the place! How lucky you are to get a sneak-peek!
Oh, and what the....flags? I would not know what to do with myself if I encountered it. Is this an attempt at energy conservation?

[gillian]

The pics of all those delicious fabrics made my mouth water!

[laurie]

oh how fun! thanks for the "peeks" at some of the fabric. i can't wait to see the new additions to superbuzzy (you must be super BUSY these days!)

[susan]

Actually, I suspect the "Trust Jesus" message was put there by someone who is not a member of the dominant religion here in Salt Lake. And didn't you just love the orange flags. The auto-pedestrian accident rate has plummeted since they came up with that idea. When my cousin from England visited, he was astonished that they aren't stolen by pranksters on a nightly basis.