International Quilt Market in Houston 2009

I just returned Monday from Houston and enjoyed so much attending the Quilt Market and seeing all the new products, fabrics, etc, for the sewing industry. While I was there, I helped out in the Bosal Foam and Fiber booth demonstrating my Marlee Baby Bag made using their fusible fleece, poly therm insulated fleece and their craf=Tex sew in heavy interfacing and lastly their cotton woven interfacing!!!!!!!!!For my great niece Marlee, I designed the bag and made the first one for her. Then we worked up the pattern on the computer and had it printed and I sold and gave away copies at the Market. I took several I made which are listed and shown here in the blog. I also made one 1/2 way so people could see the interfacings sewn and or ironed in.
The people from Bosal are fabulous and were great to me-even printed the pattern-and took me out to dinnerand gave me an opportunity to see the Market from the Vendor's prospective.It was fun and enjoyable.
I love their product because of the way my bags look and feel using it and because it is made in the USA.
I met a lot of great people there and enjoyed talking with them.
I went to the Moda Fabric/United Notions dinner and met some lovely ladies from California who make mosaic quilts based on architecture they see all over the world. So fabulous to talk with them.
When I left the Hilton to get a cab to the airport, I chatted with Kate Spain, Moda's newest designer, and we shared the long cab ride to the airport. She designs fabric, paper products, a lot of things. She was so great to talk with and so nice. It was my honor to meet her. Her fabric line is called Verna by Moda. Check it out.
The people at the Hilton and at the George Brown Convention center were wonderful and I really felt at home.
It is great to get outside and travel and see other parts of the usa.

Long Time No "See" new creations using Amy Butler's Patterns

Amy Butler -top designer-Frenchy Bags Pattern

I love this pattern and made the cutest purse using Moda L'esprit Provence quilted fabric and did not have to interface it. I also used my Baby lock espire which I truly love, I want the elisimo too.

I love her patterns and attended a workshop she conducted in Texas 1 1/2 ys ago and was amazed at hos sweet and nice she was to everyone and so unassuming and pretty too.

Her designs are awesome and her patterns are worth the extra cost because she explains everything. It was her stash and dash that taught me how to install a zipper. Yeah

Finished Fall table top quilt

Can you tell I am in the mood for Fall~my favorite season?!

This is taken from a pattern called Harvest Thyme, but I changed the borders and background.

I have mentioned before that it is difficult for me to completely follow a pattern for some odd reason. Anyway I am pleased with the way it turned out.

I did the applique using Eleanor Burns' method of fusible interfacing and turning the piece so it has a smoothe edge. She is awesome.

New quilt top for Fall-Harvest Thyme altered

This is a small quilt or table topper or wall hanging, etc. I like to make these and lay them across my kitchen table.
I used a pattern called Harvest Thyme for the pumpkins etc and then made the background and borders different from the instructions. I can't seem to follow a pattern without embellishing it?
I am happy with the way it turned out and will quilt it myself on my Baby Lock with a light orangey very small checked Provence faabric on the back. Then I have a Moda bias tape called Butterscotch which also is a very small check I will bind it with.

I used Eleanor Burn's technique to make the appliques and it is awesome. I learned it directly from her at Houston at the Quilt Market last year. I sewed with her at her sewing machine and really enjoyed it. She is wonderful.

I finally pieced a quilt top!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here you are able to see the boarders.

I made this using a pattern I found in a magazine for quilters out of Michael Miller fabrics, Exclusively Quilting and Moda.

Now I need to find someone to quilt it for me.

Most of my quilts are hand quilted by Amish ladies.

T he back will be a white tonal with tiny flowers in it and the binding probably the border, which is paisley. See picture number 1.

Of course, I made this using my Baby Lock Espire, which I love love love.