Tracy checking out a machine in the Husqvarna booth
You know at a quilt show, when when you stop to listen and what you hear is an excited hum on the show floor? Yeah, that. The buzz on the International Quilt Market floor is no less exciting to hear, and we definitely heard the buzz last month in Houston. Fabric companies were showing new lines, notions companies were showing new products, and several machine companies displayed new machines (including a new mid-arm…drool!)
It can be overwhelming to share all we saw and heard with you, but here are some glimpses. (And there will be more to come!):
* More bling…in crystals, metallics in fabric, automatic sequin rolls for long arming, etc.
* Berry colors in varying hues.
* More and more chalkboard fabrics or chalboard motifs in designs, including Christmas-sy designs.
* Animals and more animals. Penguins, foxes, and the ever-present woodland beasties.
* Pastels. (Yeah, we know!)
* Waaaaay more batiks, including companies new to producing them
* Denim by Art Gallery Fabrics
* Double gauze by many, including Cotton + Steel and Michael Miller.
C & T’s Roxanne Cerda greets a Market attendee.
So is the constant element of change. Change can be uncomfortable, even in a world that creates comfort, but there’s always growth, and that’s always a good thing!
Alex Anderson introduces her newest collection.
Amanda Leins shows quilts from her book, Wanderlust Quilts, in a Schoolhouse seminar.
COMMENT #1
Ohh! I’m enticed but the new mid-arm machine. Any hints who’s the manufacturer?