Category Archives: 2009 Fall Quilt Market

Quilt Kits and Quarters Laser Store

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Like many quilters, I have a fabric fettish.  I won’t deny it.  I get new fabric and I want to feel it, look at it, lay it around me – and bathe in it, if given the chance!  I don’t need a 12-step program for this fettish – I have Quilt Therapy!

A couple of years ago I went to Quilt Market in Houston and ran into some quilt shop friends – one being Kathryn Rister of Quilt Kits and Quarters.  One of those friends SO excited to show me her new laser cut designs.  I have not seen these before and they were absolutely stunning!  I saw them again at last year’s quilt market and her laser cut designs numbers had doubled.  They are SO COOL and would be so fun to work with for just about any reason or theme you want to make a quilt out of.  I have been trying to design a quilt out of them in my head, but every time I go look at them, she has more designs … and frankly, there’s not a bed around that would be big enough for all of her laser cut designs that I would want to put into a quilt!

Take a look and see what you think about these laser cut appliques:

If you’d like more information or to take a look at what Ms. Kathryn offers, please go see her at Quilt Kits and Quarters!

2009 Quilt Market with Moda Fabrics

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Moda Fabrics are huge in the quilt fabric world.  They have wonderful fabrics, glorious thread counts and a huge number of designers who make quilted life so fun!  Here’s a number of photos of quilts that were hanging in the Moda booth at market.   Usually, once the fabric lines are released to the vendors to sell, Moda will include a free pattern to go with them.  You can find some of those here.

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2009 Quilt Market with KariePatch Designs

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Out of the hundreds (thousands?) of quilt patterns that I saw at market, I have to say that KariePatch Designs really struck me as the “best of the best.”  Their quilt designs were fun, fanciful and they had tutorials set up to show exactly how to put together one of their creations.  I like that in a design!  Although traditional quilting is my style, I have been known to make my own “far out” creations, just to add a little creativity to my quilts.  When I saw the KariePatch Designs booth, it immediately reminded me of a quilt that I designed and made a few years ago – with 3D prairie points in the blocks:

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But, alas, that was then and this is now – KariePatch Designs:

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2009 Quilt Market with Me and My Sister Designs

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There are some people who just make you feel like you’ve known them your whole life.  Barbara and Mary, the dynamic quilting duo who comprise Me and My Sister Designs are just that type of people.   Here they are, such fine specimens of quilting loveliness during a wee vacation 🙂

I introduced myself and said I represented Linda and AbbiMays.com, and they both shouted “We Love AbbiMays!”  Well shucks, if they loved AbbiMays then I loved them!  Here are the photos from their booth – fabulous new line of fabrics designed with Moda, super-fun and super-easy patterns, too!  All quilters should be enjoying the simplicity and quilted thrill of Me and My Sister Designs‘ patterns!

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2009 Quilt Market with Electric Quilt

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I have used Electric Quilt software, to design my quilts, for a good number of years, and have enjoyed the heck out of it.  There are things I would change, of course, but once you get used to the software and how it helps you design patterns, it’s quite a nifty tool to use.  While at market, I was stunned at the beautiful paper-pieced quilts they had designed and made using EQ6.  I don’t paper-piece, but I do love a beautiful quilt design!  See for yourself: