Thursday, May 27, 2010

My Most Popular Item At Quilt Market

We are just back from market.
So sorry I did not blog during market - just too darn tired.
I'm sure all of you attending market noticed the bags under my eyes.


The ones big enough to sack a weeks worth of groceries.


The whole market is a blur to me.
Our booth went up fairly quickly.
Can you guess which item received the most attention?



Was it this quilt featuring the panel from the Lollipop line?
Abby drew the picture on the easel - just like she drew when she was little.


Was it the quilt using a Lollipop Layer Cake™ with a dimensional flower?


Was it this "leaving the crib going to a big bed" quilt?



Or was it this quilt made with a Lollipop Jelly Roll™?
Look closely - the dresser is made out of cardboard boxes and fabric bolts.



Although there was much interest in these quilts - the question most ask was "where did you get the couch?"


My spiffed up Ikea couch.



It is very easy to do.
You will need.
Ikea couch.
Sandy solids fabrics (I used 6 colors)
Heavy Heat n' Bond
Olfa Circle Cutter
Markers to match you fabrics

Iron big squares of Heat'n Bond onto fabrics.
Using the circle cutter cut circles ranging in size form 4"-2".

Cut out circles.
Iron circles onto couch.
Using the matching markers, draw two circles around each dot.
Done!



Moda was introducing this nifty machine called the Slicer,

demonstrated by Debbie Duckworth.
Wouldn't these shapes be fun ironed on a couch?


Since market was so close to home, the family drove up to view the craziness.


Moda as usual had an awesome booth styled after an antique doll house.
Did I get any pictures - of course not. Falls under the category of sleep deprived.
Liesl from Oliver + S (Moda's newest designer) took some great pictures which are posted on her blog. Check it out.




Are you all wondering where I left my purse this market???



I went to visit Gudrun from GE Designs - right next door to my sister Brenda of Country Stitches

I sat it down in Gudrun's booth and walked away without it.

Sandy's purse left behind - another market now complete.

From my heart,
Sandy

Saturday, May 1, 2010

How About a Lollipop?

Market is 3 weeks away and my "to do" list is 4 weeks long. Yikes - I am not sure how this is going to work.
Sleepless nights I am guessing.



My new market line Lollipop arrived last week.


So I called in the troops to whip up the quilts.
Lori, Sandy and Lois, all still in the same positions
that you saw them in when I blogged about the last market.


A sneak peek of the panel.
This line features fun bright colors such as:



Orange and Vanilla





Lime and Cherry





Banana, Chocolate and Blueberry.




Snippets of a few of the quilts that the girls have made using this fabric.



If any of you are going to Sample Spree at market,
Moda will be selling a kit of this quilt.
It is made using a Lollipop Charm Pack™..
The kit will include a
Charm Pack™, pattern, backing and buttons.
It's pretty cute if I do say so myself.
It might just be worth the cuts and bruises
you may receive during the Sample Spree mayhem.

If you are a shop owner, you will be able to view this fabric at the Moda booth. Book you appointment now.
If you are not a shop owner and you like this fabric - please let your shop owner know and she just might buy it for you. This fabric will ship in October.

Looking forward to seeing some of you at market. Market is in Minneapolis this year - 3 hours from here.
Gotta love it. What's the nicest thing about it being so close? No not the short drive.


When I leave my purse someplace (and I will)
the farthest away it could possibly be, would be 3 hours.
With such a short distance one could just drive back and pick it up -
as opposed to leaving it in Oklahoma - 12 hours away.
Yes, nice to have market so close.

See some of you soon - way too soon.

From my heart,
Sandy