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Archive for October 2009

An interview with Susan Mayer

Posted by: QWBlog on: October 30, 2009

Some of the more popular quilt patterns that QuiltWoman.com carries are the ones in our Straight-to-the-Point (STTP) Series.  The creative force behind these quilts is Susan Mayer.  Curious to know more about these quilts and Susan, I picked up the telephone and gave her a call. I asked Susan how the STTP series started. She [...]

Fall 2009 Quilt Market Trends

Posted by: QWBlog on: October 21, 2009

To wrap up our Fall 2009 International Quilt Market Posts, we put little ole’ QuiltWoman.com heads together and came up with a list of the hot trends that we saw. The show was very positive – everyone was busy.  Recession?  What recession? Rick-rack was popular, embellishing everything!  “Everything old is new again?” There were still [...]

The sights of Quilt Market – Fall 2009

Posted by: QWBlog on: October 20, 2009

Writing ABOUT Quilt Market while AT Quilt Market is near impossible.  The days are long and the free time is short. The WiFi is spotty (unless you are willing to shell out big bucks).  So we write what we can via cell phone while on the run, and the bulk of the information has to [...]

Quilt Market – Day 1 Photos

Posted by: QWBlog on: October 12, 2009

I just uploaded pictures from Day 1 of Quilt Market the the Facebook Fan page….it was easier in my limited time on-line to upload them there than here.  You can see them at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/QuiltWomancom/111515263682?v=photos#/pages/QuiltWomancom/111515263682?v=wall Time to head for the show floor…yet another day in Houston!

International Quilt Market – Sample Spree!!!

Posted by: QWBlog on: October 11, 2009

One of the most chaotic, but fun events at the International Quilt Market is Sample Spree.  It takes place at the end of a long day of classes at Schoolhouse and the day before the Quilt Market Exhibit opens.  Sample Spree is not for the faint of heart. Sample Spree is an opportunity for all [...]

The drive to Quilt Market – Day 2

Posted by: QWBlog on: October 9, 2009

All the pictures of our drive from Memphis are on our Facebook Fan Page.  You don’t need a Facebook account to see them.  It’s at: http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=111515263682&share_id=128343083462&comments=1

On the road with QuiltWoman.com

Posted by: QWBlog on: October 8, 2009

We are finally on our way to the International Quilt Market in Houston! Yee Hah! We elected to drive this year and it’s proving to quite the adventure. We have 2 minivans loaded with new quilt patterns and the quilts themselves! We left Western New York yesterday evening and had an uneventful trip to Cleveland, [...]


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