Market... What an exciting time... Having a fabric line was something I had hoped would come at some point mostly because of my art background... And all that PLAY in fabric certainly gets one thinking about what kind of fabrics I like to use. I'm so happy with the way they came out,and I can not wait for them to hit the stores... perhaps in about two months or so... I will certainly let you all know when they ship. So here is the booth for Newcastle fabrics. QUILT MARKET is all about showing off all the new products in the industry... So,new books, fabrics, threads, patterns etc etc etc... You name it, if it is something you buy in a quilt shop, it's here at market, and shops are there to buy and order.
It's all about showing off what you got! So, our
newest lines at
Newcastle are what we were highlighting in our booth. Using our new Christmas line, Wishes as our starting point for inspiration, we made Christmas stockings from many of the lines, and ornaments from them as well.
Besides the booth, We have Schoolhouse presentations... MANY new products do these presentations that are either 15 minutes long or 30 minutes. About 20 of these go on, at one time, in various rooms, so shops can pop around from presentation to presentation to see what's new; Hearing about the items, see them up close, etc. etc... So...
I did one for my Fabric line,
SONNET , showing off the new line, talking about it, how it came to be, inspiration...How I use it, show products made with it, give ideas how you can use it in your shop for classes.... etc. rather like an infomerical! I also was a part of the
MODERN BABY book schoolhouse presentation for Martingale...
People fill up the room, goodies are given away for free, because we all love FREE! Samples are passed around, questions are asked etc. We have a raffle, and everyone moves on to the next... It's fun too!
After I was done I popped in on Pat Sloan's Aurifil Schoolhouse, where she presented the quilt that was part of the 2012 Designer BOM project that I was included in... Which by the way, the blocks, pattern etc, are always online and available! (as are the other past projects) The top right block(below) was mine, I had MARCH... (click those BOLD links)
So now I'm home, and preparing for the end of the school year, and summer! Our road trip to MN, and teaching in MN, IOWA, WI, and IL will keep me busy for the next couple weeks... Time will fly by, and I must get off my duff and get cracking...
Check my schedule HERE to see if I will be in your area... Come say hi!
Speaking of saying HI... Bill Volkening came by to say hi, as we are featured together as the DOUBLE KNIT TWINS.... Our collections of Double Knit quilts is featured in the newest issue of Generation Q magazine ( DO YOU HAVE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION? Love the magazine and it keeps getting better and better! LOVE IT! fun read, humorous and clever) this month. Now I know who I am often bidding against! LOL! Super nice guy... You can tell we were already having way to much fun...
So, what else helps after market? the consumer telling their shops, (because we all need those LQshops!) to go buy our favorite products... magazines, threads, fabrics, books etc.... so if you see something you like, here or anywhere, be sure to tell your shops to carry these products... They also need to know what YOU want.
Me? I'd like more TIME please! LOL!
...and more double knit quilts too! hehe!
