Last weekend was AQM - Australian Quilt Market in Melbourne, a wholesale trade show for those in the Patchwork & Quilting industry. My daughter come down with me and was able to grab my ipad and video some of the booths and new product. I've made a video for you to have a glimpse into what goes on at AQM (I didn't realise how much I use my hands when I talk)!!
I hope you enjoy it.
Take care....Di
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Five things I've found on the net this week that have made me smile:
1. Baby Shoes on etsy 2. baby skirt & pants pdf 3. iphone baby quilt 4. Melly & Me bunnies 5. wool felt animal bookend set
Take care....Di
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I thought I would try and share with you each week some of the lovely quilts I see as I visit Patchwork & Quilting stores around Queensland.
This week I saw this gorgeous quilt at Quilt Essentials in Eatons Hill. It's made out of the Kona Bay range called "Tomorrow Morning"
Here is a close up photo:
Often when I am selling a range of fabric, I only have paper samples to show and many times, I only see the product on fabric when it's in the stores. This was one of those ranges. I really liked it on paper - it was a fresh modern take on an Asian theme. I was delighted to see that it is even nicer on fabric than it was on paper. Claudia has done a lovely job on choosing a quilt design to suit the fabric. If you would like to purchase a kit to make this quilt please contact Claudia at the store.
Take care....Di
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I hope you are having a lovely weekend?
Moda have posted a video on their blog which has quilts that are from their latest fabric release. I thought you might like to have a look and see what's coming to Australia in the new year:
You can also see a video at their blog on how they made all of the giant nautical props that were used for display at the booth at Quilt Market.
Enjoy your weekend.....Di
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While Quilt Market was on, I usually woke up at 4.30 - 5am so I could search through all the social media to see photos of what was happening. Not only did I get to see the booths and quilts etc of products that I sell, but I got a feel for what was popular at Market due to the number of photos that were showing up.I guess you could say I could see what was "Trending".
Alissa Haight Carlton was one of those popular girls as her Modern Solids 2 range was popping up all over social media. It has just been released by In The Beginning. After the success of Modern Solids - it seems that everyone has been hanging out for the second release....and it's arrived! Modern Solids - although a solid - is a cross weave, so you get a beautiful subtle texture that you won't get with normal solid fabrics. Can you see the texture in the fabrics below?
The quilt below was one of Alissa's quilts on display and this quilt has all of the new colours in the Modern Solids 2 range, incorporated into it.
If you pop over to Alissa's blog you can read all about her Modern Solids 2 range. This is a great post on how Alissa chose her new colours.
I love the simplicity of the quilt below and the stunning quilting:
Watch out for Modern Solids 2 arriving in Australian Stores early 2014. (In The Beginning Fabrics are distributed throughout Australia by Lloyd Curzon Textiles)
Take care....Di
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Today I want to share with you a new designer that was very popular at Quilt Market over in Houston. Robert Kaufman has a designer called Carolyn Friedlander. Her first range was released 12 months ago and it was called Architecture. This market Carolyn released her second fabric range called "Botanics". I have seen photos of Carolyn's booth and her fabrics all over social media so she certainly created a buzz! I really like her designs. They are different to anything else out there in the market place and I really enjoy seeing designers pushing the boundaries.
You can find more information on the patterns for the quilts shown in the booth here
Carolyn's design wall is gorgeous and gives us an insight into projects to come:
It's always lovely to see clothing being made out of the fabric ranges. I think April and Elizabeth below look great!
Jaybird Quilts has also used Botanics in her new Block of the Month:
Carolyn Friedlander in her booth:
Take care....Di
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Here are 5 things I'm loving in Blogland this week:
1. Hexagon Pillow case 2. tea towel covered cookbooks with embroidered names
3. Vintage quilt as a bed runner 4. Pip & Ellie aplique cushion pattern 5. Strippy cushion cover tutorial
Take care....Di
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Although I haven't gone to Quilt Market this year, I've been following all the twitter, facebook, instagram and blogs to see what's been happening and I thought I would pass on some of my favourite quilts etc.
First up - if you have ever wanted to see what the Moda School house is like, Fat Quarter Shop have put a video up. It takes about 48 minutes but it's well worth a look if you are a Moda fan like I am:
As you can see in the video, Moda are having a Designer Blog hop in the future where the theme is "Spell it wth fabric". I really liked Kate Spain's quilt that she designed with this in mind:
And the back of the quilt is just as gorgeous:
Laundry Basket Quilts has always been one of my favourite Moda designers and her quilts at this market are delightful:
American Jane has a new BOM and it is stunning:
and Joanna from Fig Tree Quilts always has adorable designs:
You can see a lot of the images above here
I'm updating my facebook page often so pop over and "like" it and you will see lots of new products that will be arriving in Australia.
I'll be back with more tomorrow.
Take care....Di
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