More from Houston...enjoy!
If I could have all the fabric from one booth....I think it would have been the Island Batiks booth....well then there is the Kaffee, Brandon and Phillip fabrics....oh and Valorie Wells....just forget it......I don't even know where I'd put all that fabric :)
*(see note further down the page)
You'll all probably remember my post about visiting Marcia Derse's studio recently. I loved the simplicity of her booth....you could see all her fabrics without being distracted. Well, that was until Marcia and Pokey sat down on this beautiful settee. Then I got distracted...go figure.
Pillow and Maxfield for Michael Miller Fabrics
If I were on the judging commitee for best booths at Market...I'd give out two first place ribbons. One to Pillow and Maxfield and one to Marcia Derse.
I loved the circles, squares and then the oval above the booth. I knew instantly what I was looking at....fabric...and not the clutter of all the props.
Marcia's was the same...the fabric speaks...not the decorations...that's my kind of booth!
Michael Miller Fabrics is known for their fun scenes and settings during Quilt Market. Remember, this is where shop owners sit with sales folks to place orders...not like the designers booths....so their props are fun.
No, this is not a booty call....get your mind back to fabric please :) You have to remember....what goes into the building...must come out!!
Mark Dunn from MODA - United Notions....I love the way he dresses. I missed the fun shirts he has worn in the past....then he told me "the shirt" was under the coat. So I snapped a pix of that for ya too.
Since it was Halloween....his shirt had skulls....see....I knew he wouldn't let me down (like the guy dresses for my entertainment....nope....it just happens to entertain me at market).
This is Ricky Tims new fabric line....Oodles of Doodles II....more about that in future posts.
I really like Sarah Fielke's style...I think of it as "Traditionally Cheerful"..her booth always lifts my spirit.
Caroline Hulse and Susanna Sammons (Cabage Rose Quilting and Knitting-Fort Worth TX) were so darn pretty I just had to take their picture. "Livin' the Westminster Lifestyle" is my title for this pix.
Ok, Ok, Ok...yes I realize there was lots more fabric and designers there....and I've saved some for their own posts....so settle down....take a breath....and just sit back and smile :)
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Smiles,
Kelly
