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Spring Market Recap (Part I)

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Hey everyone!

I'm just back from the beautiful (and surprisingly warm!) city of Minneapolis, where, as you probably all know, the Spring Quilt Market was held. 

All of you that were there will mostly agree that this was one of the Minneapolis shows with the most attendance, right? It was CRAAAAZY! From dawn til dusk setting up the booth, making sure there were enough catalogs and brochures (those just seemed to vanish into thin air!), shaking hands, walking around, talking and talking about my fabrics, patterns, kits, introducing my new collections, and on top of that, looking pretty for the pictures! 

So, despite the seriously sore feet (note to self: run out of band- aids. Need to get more) and the lack of sleep, I totally managed to have the most fun in this show, and I hope you had the best time too!

But since I know you couldn't all be there, I took a ridiculous amount of pictures for you girls to see what you missed… so, without further adieu, I'm proud to present the Spring 2010 Art Gallery Booth!

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What do you think? I presented my Naturella, Filigree and Sugar collections in every way possible: pillows, quilts, cute little girl dresses, clothing, handbags, framed fabric,  even slippers!

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I was thinking about how to describe this pillow until the lovely girls from Quilt Magazine beat me to it and named it "The Cabbage Pillow"! (now that I look at it… it really does look like a cabbage!

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A little peek on my new blender… because everyone loves dots… OVAL ELEMENTS!

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But it wasn't all about the fabric; of course I had to include my new line of mini sewing and quilting patterns, along with the regular-size ones, which also got new great additions like the Paris bag and the Monaco! 

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It was all very pretty, but was it market-show-crazyness resistant? You bet!

Here's the Art Gallery crew in the middle of the action: 

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My son Alex was in the zone!!

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And how can I forget my thread palette for Signature? Angie took awesome shots of the spools:

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And this was my happy  I-love-my-booth-I-love-my-work-team face:

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How do you like it so far? And this is only part one… I still have the showroom pics! (I did warn you I took an immense quantity of pictures)

So stay tuned, more Quilt Market Spring 2010 coverage coming soon!

Love,

Pat.

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21 responses to “Spring Market Recap (Part I)”

  1. Mary P Avatar
    Mary P

    Oh my, I love that women’s dress in the first photo. Is that a new pattern?

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  2. sherri Avatar
    sherri

    The booth looks fantastic…love the Oval Elements…when will they be available?

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  3. Jocelyn Avatar
    Jocelyn

    Everything looks beautiful. Including YOU! Patricia you look younger and younger :-) Keep up whatever you are doing.

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  4. Joanna Avatar
    Joanna

    Oh my goodness it looks glorious! Congrats on a successful show!

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  5. Kari Ramsay Avatar
    Kari Ramsay

    Pat
    The booth looked gorgeous and I wish I had more time to stop and drool at the show. Dusty wants me to use more of your fabrics in my patterns so I will surely see the collections soon. Just loved it all.
    Kari

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  6. Cathy A Avatar
    Cathy A

    It looks beautiful! And like so much fun, too!

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  7. Gail Avatar
    Gail

    Thank you for your posting of your booth at Quilt Market. I saw another picture on another blog and it didn’t show that much. Your booth turned out really beautiful. I absolutely love those cabbage rose pillows. They remind me of the roses my mother described that grew in her grandmother’s garden. She called them cabbage roses. Will you be having designs for them in pattern or book form? I think it is lovely that you have coordinating thread colors. I hate when I can’t find matching thread. I look forward to your next Quilt Market posting.

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  8. Kim Funk Avatar
    Kim Funk

    I love reading Quilt Market recaps! I drool over every picture. I dream about getting to go to Market one day. I think that might be next spring here in beautiful Salt Lake City. If I can’t get in legally, I’ll just door crash. Heh.
    Anyway, I’m also supposed to tell you that Material Girls sent me here.

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  9. Tania Avatar
    Tania

    Wow Im so excited for you that this is where your life has lead you. I am a bit envious . I wish I could sell your fabrics here in Canada I absolutely LOVE your stuff!

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  10. Patricia Bravo Avatar
    Patricia Bravo

    Thank you, Mary! I’m planning to make clothing patterns in the very near future… I hope to surprise you with that one being one of them!
    Love,

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  11. Patricia Bravo Avatar
    Patricia Bravo

    Hi Sherri,
    Soon, very soon… They will be hitting stores August 1st! Keep checking with your local quilt store or click on “Shop” to find an online retailer! And don’t forget to send me pics of what you’ll do with them….
    Love,

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  12. Patricia Bravo Avatar
    Patricia Bravo

    Hey Jocelyn,
    For sure not plastic surgery! I’m very afraid of them… haha! Thank you so much for the compliments, you are so sweet :)
    Love,

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  13. Patricia Bravo Avatar
    Patricia Bravo

    That’s great Kari!! Dusty is the best! She’s so sweet and helpful… Thanks for passing by my booth and for liking my fabrics. Stay tuned because there is more to come. Send me some pics when you use my fabrics in your designs; can’t wait to see them!
    Love,

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  14. Patricia Bravo Avatar
    Patricia Bravo

    WOW! Thank you Gail! Loved your comment… YES! I’m planning to make a pattern with the pillows, but you have to wait a little to see them printed. Well, not that much time :)
    Keep commenting on my posts!!
    Love,

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  15. Patricia Bravo Avatar
    Patricia Bravo

    Hey Kim,
    Don’t do that, I don’t want you to hurt yourself… Don’t worry, I’ll keep you posted with more pics :) Send the Material Girls a big kiss on my behalf!
    Love,

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  16. Patricia Bravo Avatar
    Patricia Bravo

    Hi Tania,
    Thank you so much for your nice words! Well, in fact you can sell my fabrics there; you can get in contact with Cador Textiles who is my distributor there… Your customers will be very excited, and we’ll start posting free project on their website for all Canadian customers!! Hooray!! Email me if you need more info.
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  17. Jen Avatar
    Jen

    Love that little yellow dress. I know just the little person to wear it :) Love your ovals too, especially the purple on black.

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  18. Stephanie Avatar
    Stephanie

    Beautiful fabrics, booth, projects, spools! I have some pieces of the tangerine/mushroom/chartruese palette waiting to become a beautiful bag.

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  19. Tania Avatar
    Tania

    I know the difference in cost here is alot more. I always buy on etsy and would love to offer great prices for local Canadians. A yard of fabric in the U.S is 8 dollars a yard and at our local quilting stores its 22 dollars a meter. I now order online but not everyone likes doing that.

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  20. Douglas Eagleson Avatar
    Douglas Eagleson

    Hi Patricia-
    Thanks for blogging about your Quilt Market activities!
    As a vendor at Quilt Market, I do not always get out and look at all the beautiful booths so thanks for sharing!!
    That’s pretty cool you let your readers know what went on!!
    Douglas Eagleson
    President, Kona Bay Fabrics

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  21. Lisa Conant Avatar
    Lisa Conant

    Thanks so much for this awesome ‘insider’s’ view – can’t wait for part 2!! I smiled when I saw the big Bernina banners in the background. I know that when I am working professional conferences, it doesn’t hurt a bit to be situated next to a popular, big booth. I hope it worked that way for you, too :) And seeing the comment right before mine, please feel free to tell Mr. Eagleson that if he ever wants a plain old un-famous sewing junkie -erm – enthusiast, to play with his fabric line and give feedback, he’s welcome to send a pretty Kona Bay box my way, lol!!

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