Category Archives: 2011 Fall Quilt Market

Houston Quilt Market 2011: Ty Pennington

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We just happened to be cruising down the aisles at the convention center, and I realized I was looking at Ty Pennington.  Yes, THAT Ty Pennington.  The “Extreme Home Makeover” Ty Pennington!  I just casually snapped this photograph of him as we went by:

Then, we went around the corner and I saw my friend Gina Reddin (https://www.SplintersAndThreads.com) in her booth and told her Ty was in the next row over and she nearly hurt herself getting out of her booth and grabbing her camera.  She HAD to have a photo with him!  I went around the corner with her and somehow cracked both of them up and took this pix:

Ty has a few fabric lines sold through Free Spirit Fabrics and he was at Quilt Market showcasing his ties and making his presence known.  Then, his assistant offered us one of his fabric catalogs and he autographed them for us!

Now, if any of you can decipher what he said, I’d appreciate it! 🙂

Houston Quilt Market 2011: Kathryn Rister

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She used to be a school teacher, so I have to watch my P’s and Q’s and cannot make myself call her anything but Ms. Kathryn. 🙂

Ms. Kathryn’s Artistic Laser Designs are DA BOMB!  I have to say that of all of the products, designs and gadgets offered at Quilt Market this year, these laser designs are one of the top five on my list of the best products offered.  If you have a quilt shop, you NEED these products to offer to your customers.  If you are a quilter, you NEED to just bask in the beautiful designs and showmanship of these laser-cut appliques.

Ms. Kathryn

Ms. Kathryn’s Assistant, Ms. Sharla-ka

Ms. Kathryn’s Personalized Critter Name Applique (turn your head sideways to see her name)

If you would like more information on Ms. Kathryn’s Artistic Laser Designs, please visit https://www.artisticlaserdesigns.com/!

Houston Quilt Market 2011: Ellen Medlock

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I had the lovely pleasure of finally meeting Ellen Medlock at the Houston Quilt Market this weekend, although I totally confused her because my name is different than my Facebook name.  ROFL

I hope to get the chance to make a quilt with Ellen’s new fabric line, “Natural Graffiti” in the near future.

Enjoy the colorful, fun and BUTTERFUL quilt booth!

If you would like more information on Ellen’s fabric lines, please visit https://ellenmedlockstudio.com/!