Quilt Market - More Eye Candy
November 9, 2011 And I was worried I didn't take enough photos!!!
Pat Sloniger is a fabric designer and I stopped dead in my tracks as I walked by her booth.
Because of this ...
Dude! Pastel Houndstooth??!! Love it!
There were plenty of people celebrating Halloween with costumes and booths were decked out with spooky stuff. I thought this gal was particularly funny.
One day we had lunch under a maple tree.
As a Canadian, I'm very partial to maple leaves. Funny thing is, maple trees don't grow anywhere NEAR where I live. I've always felt a little sorry for myself that I can't enjoy them daily. And it struck me as funny that I was sitting under a beautiful maple tree all the way down in Texas!
Sue Daley is an incredible English Paper Piecing aficionado. Her hand-piecing is to die for. And the scale of her work makes me weep. For example, see this gorgeous quilt?
Hexagons. A bazillion of them. All hand-pieced.
And these little ones here in the middle? Wanna know how small they are?
(That's my camera lens cap.) I KNOW!!! Impossible.
Here are a few more of her things that I want to make some day.
She really has me obsessing over apple cores now!
And she has a book coming out soon. I need to own it. :)
I think my absolute favorite booth was Rachel Ashwell's.
I want my home to look like this.
I think one reason I love Shabby Chic so much is because of this ...
You don't have to IRON!!! tee hee
So pretty.
Love the softness of the colors in this quilt.
Ok. I can't stall any longer. Here's my quilt. (And I forgot to find out who made the adorable skirt & applique top with this Flower Sugar fabric .. super cute!)
And me in front of it.
And my bag with it.
And the pattern is now available to download for free.
Not gonna lie, it was super cool to see this.
And a surprising thing that made it even better was one of Yoko Saito's quilts
hanging just a few feet away in the other corner.
See what I mean?
Magic.
An absolute favorite fabric line from Lecien for me is Petit Fleur. Soft, pretty & feminine colors with delicate little prints that will never grow tired or look dated. Timeless. I.Love.It!
Isn't this quilt adorable? The pattern is a free download too. Aren't those just the sweetest little yo-yos?
Ok, well I don't know about you guys, but I'm totally Marketed out!
Wait. What? You want to see what I brought home? Oh. Alright. ;) Come back tomorrow, kay? I might just have a little something for a few of you ...
Reader Comments (25)
I love that blue and brown quilt, definitely my cup of tea!!
Vivienne x
So pretty!!! Those adorable tiny itty-bitty hexies! And Shabby Chic?! Those fabrics are dreamy! And no wonder you love Yoko Saito the way you do...her piecing is amazing! Congratulations again on your fabulous quilt!!! So cool! So glad they chose you to represent! You rock, Kristyne! :)
Love the picture of you & your quilt;-) no wonder you're so proud of (I'd be too)! And all this market pictures can't get enough, thnaks for them.
Hildy
Kristyne!!!! This was so much fun! I love seeing you in front of your quilt ....@ QUILT MARKET - OMG!!! So awesome, so happy for you!
Those little tiny hexies.....confirm that I have yet to go insane.....and she has. HOLY MOLY. Shoot me now those are amazing.
Speaking of insanity... I'm In the midst of recovering a baby car seat carrier in Ruby fabric..... SO CUTE!
Congrats on your quilt! What a fun experience it must have been to see it there!
I wish I could have tagged along with you! How much fun would it be to see a quilt I'd made hanging at Market?!!! Congratulations!!!!!!
You're quilt is darling! Thank you so much for the free pattern!
Love it I love the way you captured the Market for those of us who cannt go , as for the maple tree why not plant one? Cannt have enough trees .I'm so coming back tomorrow
Hugs from over sea's
Vikki xxx
LOVE that photo with your hand! Your quilt looked fab hanging there in the booth. Thanks for posting all your photos -- you've featured many of my favorites where I didn't get to spend much ogling! I LOVED Sue Daley's stuff!
Lovely photo of you with your gorgeous, luscious quilt. The hexagon quilt is amazing - and I thought I was going to use a lot!!
I love your quilt - congratulations!! Love the look of 'Treasures' - so soft and pretty!
Beautiful! Yoko Saito's quilt is beautiful too! Maybe you are destined to become bloggy friends with her? Ya never know...
What a wonderful array of prettiness. I have to say those tiny little hexagons have me dying to make some little cuties of my own.
Oh my, I think those tiny hexies would give me a major headache and/or blindness! They are very pretty, for sure, as are the apple cores.
Most of all, I love the picture of you with your quilt. You are officially a professional designer!!!
Such a cute quilt Kristyne!! BUT the bag is to dye for! Thanks for sharing the pictures!
Don't know which is cuter - you or the quilt?! I am so happy for you and thrilled that I get to make that quilt w/a free pattern. Thank you my pastel-loving, Canadian awesome quilting friend. I'm inspired every time your blog is in my Inbox. Life is good.
Wonderful recap! Those tiny hexagons!! and the apple cores with that white have me thinking in another direction about them!! I am so proud of your work and recognition!! Thanks for taking the time to post allof this for us!!
Wow, you've left me speechless. Such beautiful quilts, fabrics, smiles, books to find, and patterns to learn.
Those hexagons...oh my...words fail me.
And the quilt by Yoko Saito...no words can describe that quilt.
Thanks. Now to learn to create such beauty.
I can't decide which I like better, the quilt or the bag! Both are so beautiful! I want to make them both! So glad we got to see you with your quilt! Thanks for sharing the pictures for those of us who don't get to go. K-
A friend just told me about your blog. I love it. Your enthusiasm is contagious. I went to market for the first time and just drooled as I walked by the fabric booths. I was too intimidated to approach anyone. Next time I want to go with you! LOL
thanks for sharing. congrats on your quilt being at the show. Such inspiration all over the place.
Your blog is so inspiring. Thank you for all the photos from Quilt Market, it must be both amazing and overwhelming at the same time to see all that fabric/samples/quilts under the same roof! I saw you featured on Camilla's blog with your project simplify. I bought the book too and plan on making a variety of pillows from it for xmas presents for my kids. Lovely blog, going to put it in my favorites folder right away! (p.s. I'm from PEI but live in Nova Scotia now, couldn't see what province you come from though!).
I love seeing all the photos from market on everybody's blogs, all the new fabric and the amazing quilts :) It must be so cool to see your quilt hanging there, it's a great pattern! I'm off to download it!
ur so awesome!!! proud of you lady!!
those toty wee hexagaons are amazeballs.
and your quilt and bag and you with your quilt are fabulous.