Saturday, May 21, 2011

Highlights from Quilt Market

Geepers... It is about time I did a post! It has been way too long and I am missing all of you wonderful blogging buddies out there. Well... life has its way of getting in the way at times... it's all good... I will explain later. Anyhoo... it is good to be back!

I attended the Spring Quilt Market in Salt Lake City last week and thought it would be fun to share with you all some of the highlights from there. So get comfy and let's have a peek! Lots to show!!!

My first stop was straight over to see my dear friend
Lori Holt's new, first line of fabric...
"Sew Cherry".
Sew adorable!!!
 Love... love all of her great designs
and patterns that she has created using it.
Especially this wonderful hexy, daisy pillow...
which I can't wait to make!
She is simply AMAZING... that girl!
While there with Lori... my friend Susann
(next to me) and I met up with Amy and Sherri...
real cream of the crop women!
Lori designs fabric for Riley Blake ... whose 
booth took first place in the multiple booth category.
Can you totally see why?!?
Check out this fabric tree...
complete with leaves... a bird's nest... and bird...
all made out of fabric.
Very clever Jina!
Some great new lines at Riley Blake!
Totally LOVE the Sugar and Spice line
by Amanda Herring!
Auga and red... my favorite!
"All Dolled Up" quilts adorned the booth.
Cindy Cloward (owner of Riley Blake)
and Jina had each designer create a block.
Can you spy Lori's block...
second down from the top on the left.
Sew Sweet!
Across from the Riley Blake was
Amanda Herring of The Quilted Fish
in her darling Mad Hatter themed booth.
Those gals seemed to be having a great time!
Sherri took us to see some of the incredible quilts
 that she had sewn... designed of course by that darling...
So loved this quilt that Sherri
sewed for...
Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree Quilts...
a very talented... sweet lady!
She also made the adorable one with the dolls!
This one she sewed was my favorite!
Sherri's work is perfection! 
Then we were off to see that ever so talented...
cute... Amber from A Little Bit Biased...
who I simply have adopted as my own!
She has her own pattern company... Gigi's Thimble!
Love her designs!!!

My friend Jill Finley... Jillily Studio
in her adorable ice cream shop booth.
A major highlight for me was... meeting Jo Morton...
(Love all of her gorgeous fabric and designs)
 Marianne Fons of Fons and Porter...
(felt like I was meeting up with my sister)
and that incredibly talented Heather Bailey.
She is the candy of the quilt world!
Loved... loved... loved meeting
Holly Holderman at Lakehouse Fabrics.
(adore that down to earth... sweet gal!)
Fun sitting here with the gals
looking at Pam Kitty Morning's debut fabric line...
which is over the top incredible!
Penny Sturges is the designer of this cute bag.
Here she is showing us her latest design.
She is a real sweetheart!
Love the large flower... just tops it off!
What a treat to see my dear friend Janet Platt
demonstrating her Ouick Points Ruler...
She is something else... that smart girl!
Even ran into some of my hometown buddies ...
Suzanne and Kelly from The Quilting Cottage. So Fun!
Hope you enjoyed coming along with me!!!

15 comments:

Mary on Lake Pulaski said...

I enjoyed your tour of Market immensely Rae Ann! Thank you.

Barb said...

Yes, it is about time you posted...I have missed you.

Looks like you had a fabulous time...and the booths are just awesome...thanks so much!

Synnove said...

Sigh... I have been looking around in blogland for the last few days at all the lovely reports and photos from quilt market. I really really wish I could go to market too! It would be a very long trip... Maybe I will go sometime in the future:-)
Your photos are lovely, and it looks like you had a great visit to market.
All the booths are so beautiful!
Thank you for sharing:-)

Anonymous said...

Enjoyed your tour through your camera lens. :-) It seems Sherry made the rounds! LOL

Nedra said...

It's so nice to have you back in Blogland. You really did mean it the other day when you said you would start posting again. Loved, loved, loved seeing you and all the girlers together at Market.

Martha said...

So glad to see you back. Loved your tour of market. Looks like you had a great time.

Vickie E said...

RaeAnn, I stopped to check out your blog and say "hi". How fortunate that I could meet you at market :)

Sparky said...

I loved the show...well of course I wasn't there, but felt like I was...beyond awespiring...all of you xx

Ann T. said...

Fun, Fun times, beautiful fabric and gorgeous designs. I LOVE the hexy/daisy pillow.
BTW, so good to see you at the wedding. Oran asked me if I would make him a quilt that he could sleep with. Cute kid.
I would like to see the pix you took with my grandbaby!

Live Well With Judi said...

Super fun Rae Ann!! I loved the tour and only wish I could have been there. You guys had so much fun!

Lori said...

I would have been on complete overlaod and meltdown! What fun and beauty!!

Gigi's Thimble said...

Such fun picture Rae Ann! It was so fun to see you at Market! And Jill Finley's booth was incredible. My favorite by far! Maybe because they were serving sorbet...I do have a big sweet tooth, but it was such a clever idea!

Take care!
Amber

Thimbleanna said...

Darn it -- I missed you at market! I saw you walk by a few times, but it always seemed to be when we were so busy and I couldn't escape to run after you. It looks like you had a wonderful time -- love all of your pictures!

Nanette Merrill said...

You got really good photos. You went places I didn't to. It is so hard to see everything. That is great. Since I see my name on your little card, it is almost like I was there too!!!

Sherri said...

You have the best pictures...wondering if I could borrow a few of these?