See! We're finally getting around to posting about our Fall Quilt Market experience. In this case our motto is better late than never. Sadly not all of us Long ladies were able to make it, so Nanny got to come along with us (Apphia & Achaia)--- which was so much fun! Even though we all missed our other half. The above picture is us on the first day, planning out our Schoolhouse classes. It was a full day!
On our way down with our friends from Bittersweet (who were so kind to let us tag along...) we stopped at the Moda warehouse in Dallas. It's absolutely amazing! See those bolts of fabric?? There are rows upon rows of them! It was also exciting to see our patterns happily sitting on some of the warehouse shelves. Yay!
Here is a new Japanese line we're so excited about--- Garden. We were completely smitten with it, and it's now sitting on our shelves here in the studio! It should be on the site within the week, so keep an eye out! The handle on it is just lovely. So smooth. We're sewing up some fun stuff for ourselves out of it!
On the left is a happy portion of Pillow & Maxfield's booth, highlighting their Gypsy Bandana. We love how bright and happy it is! Speaking of Gypsy Bandana... we loved it so much (and you all seem to love it too) we went back and got a few more new bolts! The new ones are primarily red and blue--- so pretty! The picture on the right is Anna Griffin's collage of Carmen. We loved the way it showcased all the prettiness of it!
Rhapsody in Bloom. Big red cabbage roses, dots, stripey florals. This quilt sealed the fact that we needed to have this fabric line in our shop. So! It, too, should be on the site by the end of the week, so stay tuned!
With Jenny! We could hardly believe we were finally meeting her in person! (Hello, Jenny!) When we got home our other half (aka Mom, Abigail, and Abiah) had to hear about everything we talked about. This picture was taken at about 11 o'clock at night in our hotel room, right after supper--- pizza & salad. One of the funniest times of the trip was probably when Jenny had to drive all of us in her husband's adorable little red car! There were 5 of us--- Apphia, Achaia, and Nanny + our two friends from Bittersweet. It was quite a trip! (And it was a good thing we were only a few blocks away from the hotel...)
AH! A beautiful booth, belonging to one of the ladies that designs fabric for Lecien. We practically had to drag Nanny away from this one. We stopped there a few times over the course of the three days we were walking the floor (which none of us complained about). Ahem. We're all five just like our Nan. **happy sigh**
There! A sneak peek at our little Houston trip. We had dozens of pictures, and there were so many wonderful things to see! xxx us
Was the last booth Nifty Thrifty Dry Goods? Susan ____? I love that one in Houston! Hope y'all can come this year! I think business would be good, considering how cute all your samples would be. You could make up a few kits maybe? Hint hint.... Get a booth here!
Posted by: Kim Foley | February 23, 2011 at 09:32 AM
What a fun time! :)
Posted by: Jenna | February 23, 2011 at 02:50 PM
Hi there Ladies!! Thanks for the fun pictures:-) I love your beautiful photos and fabrics, it is so inspiring! Hey, I wanted to tell you I have been making more aprons from your Chic Sister pattern (I have gotten SOOO much use out of it!) and this time I added flowers from your tutorial on the waist band to dress them up a bit. If you go to http://layinguptreasure.blogspot.com and scroll down, you will see the pics. Enjoy! Blessings! Anna
Posted by: Anna | February 24, 2011 at 01:11 PM