Fall 2011 Quilt Market Recap in Pictures

I'm back from a whirlwind few days at Quilt Market in Houston. It took a whole day just to decompress. There were so many great things to see. It seems to go by way too fast every time. Since words can't possibly do it justice, instead I'll share 642 pictures (or close to it) with you.

There were so many beautiful and innovative booths:

Some great new patterns and books, including a few new pattern companies that I've never seen before:

There were tons of great home dec and clothing items made from quilting fabrics:

Of course, lots of beautiful quilts:

And celebrity sightings:

                           Lotta Jansdotter                                    Mary Fons shooting a spot for QNNtv.com                                   Valori Wells

                              David Butler                                                      David & Amy Butler                                                   Anna Maria Horner


     Laura Gunn & her mom Elinor Peace Bailey                           Weeks Ringle & Bill Kerr                                               Marcia Derse

            Gina Pantastico of Cloud 9 Fabrics                         Natalie Lyman of Cinderberry Stitches                                          Pokey Bolton

                          Kaffe Fassett                                                               Cat in the Hat                                     The Ghastlies in Alexander Henry's Booth!

I bought some new fabrics, new patterns, and a few notions that will be arriving in the next couple of months (some not until May!!). Some of the things I'm most excited about include:

A great new line from Lecien designed by Natalie Lyman of Cinderberry Stitches. Her Woodland Utopia is just adorable!

A line called Curious Nature from a brand new designer, Parson Gray aka David Butler aka Mr. Amy Butler. It's very masculine and sophisticated without being about tools and beer. Lots of greys, taupes, greens, and blues.

Weeks Ringle & Bill Kerr of Fun Quilts, soon to be Modern Quilt Studio, not only have a new book (Transparency Quilts) coming out soon, but a new magazine! Called Modern Quilts Illustrated, it will be published three times per year. Each issue will feature three quilt projects and will have tons of full color instructions. It's unlike any magazine you've seen before & I can't wait for it to come out.

Ty Pennington from Extreme Makeover Home Edition, and formerly Trading Spaces, has a great looking line coming out. I didn't order his fabric last year, but wish I had. So I made sure to get some this year. I like this year's line better than last year's.

I also got some great notions. I ordered beautiful glazed buttons in four colorways from Basic Grey, and some great pearlized snaps. The pearlized snaps are perfect for bags, purses, and small wallets. I really really wish I could have found some of these when I was making the Valori Wells Little Wallets.

 

And finally, The Ghastlies are appearing in their THIRD line for Alexander Henry Fabrics called A Ghastlie Family Reunion. They have been such a huge hit, that Alexander Henry has decided to release a new Ghastlies pattern every year. I'm so excited about this. I always get a little sad when I sell some Ghastlies because I love them so much and want to keep them all for myself. Look for the new Ghastlies in April or May.

I have lots of things to give away as prizes. But I'm not exactly sure how to do it. Even though this was my fourth time attending Market, it's only my first time blogging about it & collecting prizes to give away to readers. I'll try to figure that out soon & share some goodies with you. Any ideas? I'd greatly appreciate it.