Whew! I’m finally home from market and trying to get caught up around here. After market, we went to Oklahoma (since we were in the neighborhood LOL) to help TheManoftheHouse’s father celebrate his 80th birthday, so it was a fun trip with some much needed family time.
Market seemed much quieter this time and with this being the 5th market that I’ve done with Kellie, we’re getting so much better at set-up, etc., so it didn’t seem as crazy. Or, maybe that’s because I only had one Australian to chase after — Kellie decided for this market to have our third person be someone from here in the states, and so, my quilty peep Junie joined us for all the fun. Surprisingly, Junie understood Australian quite well, so not much translation was required. Although, as you can see in the picture below, Kellie needed some cold medicine and it took two pharmacists to understand what she was trying to say LOL!
Other than our nightly trips to Wal-Mart and Target, there wasn’t much excitement gull-wise this trip. Junie and I did learn a few new Australian words though — Crosha which apparently means Crochet, Nar means No, and I have something about Hardwood Deck in my notes. Junie? Kellie??? Hmmm, I can’t seem to remember the translation!
Anyway, market unofficially kicks off with Sample Spree. Here’s Junie manning the Don’t Look Now tables.
And here’s a shot of some of the other tables. Definitely not as elegant looking or fun as past markets.
Here’s the Moda table being set up. We were right across the aisle from them. We were afraid we might be trampled, but it wasn’t too bad.
The mobbed Moda table. They came, they bought, and they had the tables cleaned off in about 30 minutes. It’s the Moda phenomenon — other booths don’t seem to have that “problem”.
The official start of market occurs the morning after Sample Spree. Here’s Kellie’s booth this time — looking quite a bit like the booth last fall, but with everything reversed.
Kellie debuted one new quilt this market and it’s an absolute stunner. I love this quilt and I’m kicking myself that I didn’t get some close-up shots of those gorgeous borders for you. You should see the trapunto. And her stitching is perfection.
My favorite thing about market is seeing people that I’ve “met” online. It was super fun to meet Little Red Hen and Tammy for the first time. And Amy! I was so excited to meet Amy that I couldn’t even remember her blog name when I introduced her to Junie — SO embarrassing! (In my defense, I associate people in my mind by either their names or their blog names but they don’t seem to mix unless their name is in their blog name!) I wanted to say, “Junie this is Amy of AmyBlog”, but I knew that didn’t work, so I just looked like a big ol’ goober! Sorry Amy! Then there were my usual suspects that I look forward to seeing at every market — Ms. Farmhouse, Anne, and Sharon. And CrazyMom! How fun to see her back at market and she was so sweet and brought me one of her darling thread catchers and pincushions! Thanks CrazyMom! I also got to meet most of my fellow Aurifil Girls for 2012. We had a group picture, but I haven’t seen it yet — I’ll post it when I find it.
And then there were my buddies who weren’t there in person, but were there in things they made. There’s Nanette on the left in the Lakehouse booth. (Pam Kitty was really there and manning the booth, but did I manage to get a picture of her? Nooooo. Bad Blogger!) How cute is that new fabric? Yummy!
Gail is another fun person who eluded my camera. I saw her several times, but never seemed to have my camera with me. My photo of her booth didn’t turn out, but I got a shot of this quilt from her booth. LOVE LOVE LOVE those cute posies!
Here’s Kristyne in the Lecien booth.
And Squeal! I found Amy hiding in the Lecien booth too. What a treat to see her darling pillow in real life!
And then there were the Quilted Fish girls. They were at market and I was so excited to meet them. Here’s Stephanie (on the left) and Jana (on the right) rockin’ the Quilted Fish Make and Take. Every time I went by that booth, they were having a big ol’ party!
The Fish Girls all got together and wrote a book full of projects. Here’s Stephanie holding up Jana’s adorable quilt from the book.
And a cropped off shot of the book with Stephanie’s SUPER cute needlework book, which is also a project in the book. I REALLY want to make one of these handy dandy little books!
So, that’s enough for this post, don’t you think? I’m sure I forgot someone — I ALWAYS do. ;-( I’ll be back soon with some booth photos. Hope you’re having a great weekend!
XOXO,
Anna
I loved meeting you! And I’m just kicking myself that we didn’t dance. I needed an extra day.
so glad you got to be an Aussie for a few days………lol……thanks for sharing all the pics………so when are you coming to visit Australia………
Oh…what a great post…I wish I had asked you to take some pics for me…I had 4 quilts in the Riley Blake booth…one in the Moda booth…2 in Camille’s and I think maybe 4 in Joanna’s from what I’ve been able to see! I am definitely going to try to get to Houston!
Oh look at all those beautiful fabrics and projects everywhere. You must come home so inspired each time and itching to dig into some fabric to start something.
thanks anna, you’re the best! i had more fun reading your post than i had when i went to market a few years back- hahaha. i guess that can also be attributed to…, but SSSHhhhh, we’re all acting like we’re grownups.
welcome home, your blogfriends missed you terribly and we can’t wait for you to inspire us with new projects some of us will never finish.
nite annabanana.
:waves madly
b.
Great pics, Anna! I almost feel as if I were there. Just without being worn out. ;) Glad you had a good time and even more glad that you’re back!
Thank you for the great Market report.
I love Kellie’s new quilt. The border is amazing!!!
A belated Happy Birthday to Mr 80! A wonderful milestone. I wish him many more birthdays.
All those quilts are amazing! Glad you had a good trip – market and family – all you need!
Just had the most amazing week of weather in Scotland! It’s been 84 degrees in parts of Scotland for almost a week – a little cooler here on the west coast at about 70 – back to normal tomorrow when it’ll be 52!
Oh well – we enjoy it whilst we can!
Looks like a fab time – I LOVE Kellie’s quilts, and the new one is amazing
It looks like you had another fantastic time at Quilt Market! Thanks for the great pics… I am living vicariously through you and others as fall market is usually my go to market.
Thanks for the report Anna, I always enjoying reading them. GLad you had a good time and were able to spend some time with family too.
Thanks, Anna! I always wait for your report on Market! Sounds like a wonderful time!
Oh, Anna! This is getting me SO EXCITED about the FALL! The new quilt is AMAZING! I can’t wait to make that one and the robots!
I can’t wait to see the GULS and see the new RAWR edge applique! (Y’all come down here soon, ya heah?)
Thanks for sharing! I am in love with Kellie’s quilt. How was the border made? I can’t quite see and I don’t have the experience to know.
I’ve been waiting to read your report on Quilt Market and once again it looks like it was a blast!
Thanks for the report – everyone looks so happy and cheerful and why no? Evey thing looks so cheerful and pretty – thanks for the reports.
I have so enjoyed everyone’s market photos. It makes me all the more determined to get there when it comes to Portland next spring!
Oh my gosh! Another Kellie pattern I have to have. I will probably never have the time to make them all, but that doesn’t matter. Great market report as always. Thanks Anna!
This looks so wonderful!! It also looks a little dangerous too! LOL! So many beautiful things!!! Thanks for sharing the photos.
Hi Anna, I’ve not left a comment before but this post put a smile on my face as I know Kellie quite well. Glad you had a good spring market.
What a great report from market, so happy to see Kellies new design, it’s amazing. I’ve been playing with one of her other patterns.
The “Kellie quilt” is just beautiful! I like the “Sweet Dreams” with the embroidery too. Looks like it was a good time again.
Jody
So glad you’re back. Everything looks great!
Love kellie’s new quilt. Super. Thanks for the shout out. I loved that at least my favorite quilt was there at market with one of my fav people. I wish we had more time together. Someday when we both retire, maybe. So market was a bit more quiet this time? I wondered about that.
Great pictures, thanks for sharing.
Oh, seriously? Can Kellie make anything that’s not beautiful and swoon-worthy?! Love the new quilt. :)Looks like you had a great time! Glad you got to see all those fun peeps. That’s probably the best part of market!
It was so good to see Junie. And you!! :) That Moda booth is too much isn’t it? Pure chaos!
it was great to see you again, darlin’. and it was fabulous to meet Junie, too. next time we need to go out to dinner, don’t you think?
It looks like you had a wonderful time Anna! And I love seeing all those beautiful quilts! I can only imagine how wonderful it was to see them all in person. :)
It looks like you had a blast surrounded by all that lovely inspiration. What do we get to see a post of all the things you couldn’t resist buying?
I’ve got to get back to sewing but these days I’ve been trying to get some dejunking done in the house and catching up on yard work. I always feel so behind. I will have to dig out my sewing room before I can start sewing. I’ve been dying to make some linen Christmas stockings. I might just start on them tomorrow. I’ve been collecting rhinestone pins to add a little embellishment/bling.
It was so great to meet you, and thanks for the shout out! I had to go to Seattle after Market, so I’m still recovering, too. Wow. Sooooo tired! I had a lot of fun seeing you and getting to know Kellie. She is a STAR!
Holy cow this looks like fun! You know Thor is Australian too…good thing you’re getting down with the language. xo
So jealous! Looks busy and fun!
Oh I LOVED this post!!! Looks like the most amazing time every….and I love, love that Posie quilt!!!
It was great seeing you, as always! Oh and I totally remember people by their blog names.. you’ll always be Thimbleanna to me!xo