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Monday, October 12, 2009
International Quilt Market Houston 2009
Alex is such a lovely lady.....something I aspire to......since.....
Alex Anderson's 4-in-1 Essential Sewing Tool is Here in Houston
Alex Anderson's Essential Sewing Tool....the 4 in 1 tool. I even have proof....wanna see?
Ok, here it is....drum roll please.....
It is made of Maple and features the Bernina seam ripper.
My favorite photo....my hands touching it....oh yea baby....that is me....sitting smack dab in Houston playing with Alex's tool. I feel so darn lucky. I'd feel even luckier if IHAN had them in stock to ship out!!!! We gotta speed up this process....I have orders for these little fellas.
I did think of grabbing every one of these I saw and running for the door. My fear was the guy with a gun would shoot me. Or worse yet....I'd set off the alarms at the airport....how would I explain smuggling sharp objects onto a plane in my undergarments??? Sorry folks....you'll just have to be happy with your back orders for now....I'm not digging any bullets out of my rear or being hauled off to airport security....NOPE. You'll have to find another nut case for that job!!!
If I muster the courage....I'll think of another plan tomorrow...we'll see what happens....stay tuned.
Chicken Smiles, Kelly
Sunday, October 11, 2009
International Quilt Market Houston 2009
Only 178 photos today. I'm slowing down a little.....I've gotta do some two steppin to catch up.
Remember Janice Pope? She won the Amy Butler "Spanky Name Badge Challenge." Here is a Picture of Amy Butler and her staff wearing those wonderful badges!!!! Woooo Hooo Janice....look how nice they look.
Amy and her staff really appreciated the beautiful name badges Janice....Thank You so very much for making them. XOXO
Speaking of Winners.....how about the display at Roc-Lon booth???
Marsha Randle's Sunflower.....here in Houston. You go Marsha!!!! Marsha was just so thrilled to be selected by Roc-Lon as the winner of the challenge and now her work is on display in their Quilt Market Booth. This is just so very cool :)
Smiles,
Kelly
Saturday, October 10, 2009
International Quilt Market Houston 2009
After walking all day and dancing tonight (MODA Customer Appreciation Party) and taking 356 photos....not to mention speaking 11 million words (at least) that I'm sort of pooped. Here I sit in the lobby of the Hilton Hotel blogging. Proof I really am completely nuts!!!
I know you want to see all of those photos....but I have to make this post short so I can function tomorrow. (No boooooing please.....or you'll be hexed and have insomnia for three days)
One short story....a highlight today. I gave Mallory and Amy the thank you gifts I brought for them. They both seemed to like their gifts. Here is Amy with her business card holder.....the project I was working on. Now you know why I was sweating it....pretty scary thing to give a designer a gift....but I wanted her to know how much I appreciated her indulging me in the "Spanky Name Badge Challenge."
Here is how it came out....thanks to everyone who left me feedback and helped me finish this project....I needed the encouragement and feedback.
Here is the front.
Here is the holder open.....and.....
This is the back. I've never made anything like this before so I felt like I was winging it.....I finished it this morning....just like me...to finish it 10 minutes before I give it away!!!
Proof I was dancing.....and we had a ball. Eleanor and Orion Burns were cutting a rug too.
Ok....I know this is not a lot of juicy details....but will need my notes and glasses to give more details and at least 6 hours sleep.....ahhhhhh...
Pooped Smiles, Kelly
Thursday, October 8, 2009
International Quilt Market Houston 2009
I had not even boarded the plane when I met Beth Ferrier, Applewood Farm Publications. Beth is from Saginaw, MI and she has a new book coming out. She is traveling to Houston to talk about "More Hand Applique by Machine".
Beth even let me take a pix of her book....ohhhhhh I touched it!!! During our conversation I asked Beth what invisible thread she prefers. She said, "My preference is Superior or Sulky because they are the only ones that are polyester. They don't yellow or melt." I learned something new....I'm always learning something new :)
Hello Houston!!! It was 90 degrees with high humidity when I arrived. I had a coat on at home....now it is Summer time again!!!
Here is a sneak peak....they are setting up for Market....I can't go in of course....my badge is not blue :( Those of us with green badges can enter on Saturday. But those of us with green badges are not setting up and working our butts off to show our work either....:)
It's That Time Again...To Market To Market
I'm off to Houston and here are my "spanky name badges." I need two of course....because I don't want one to clash with my clothes....oh the stress of it all!!!
I've been spoiled by MJ in the past. This time...I had to make my own name badge. No matching camera strap, Kleenex holder or backpack. Boooo Hoooo, how will I survive? This picture is of the back where I put pockets to hold my business cards, cash and credit card.
I'm very excited and I'm looking forward to seeing what is new and seeing some friends.
I learned that the Hilton has free WiFi in the lobby area!!!! So I'm taking my laptop so I can do what? Blog of course. It isn't near as much fun without all of you. I even brought a 8MB disk for my camera....think I'll run out of space? The cord to transfer pix from the camera to the laptop is also packed. I'm just hoping I can do all this techno stuff without Rick.
If there is someone or something you really must see....better leave a comment so I know who and where to take pix :)
Smiles, Kelly
Almost forgot....I made new bag tags too!!!
I'll know which bag is mine, no doubt about it :)
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Extremely Cool Item ALERT
Smiles,
Kelly
Packages Packages
Sue Bleiweiss sent this beautiful post card. I just love it. Sue posted photos of her cards and offered to send one to anyone who wanted one. Well....I may be nuts....but not crazy....I said please send me one with flowers!!!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Never Say Never...Never Ever...Know Why?
Soooooo....here is the answer....I decided to carry beautiful kits that include the fabrics. The patterns, thread kits and fabric kits can also be purchased separately. I'm still in the process of getting all of them loaded onto my website...so please be patient.
Here is a sneak peak:
Cupcake wall hanging
Serengeti
Monday, October 5, 2009
Helping Tsunami Survivors in American Samoa
By the way, many who asked are "non-reply bloggers." I can't e-mail you and give you information if you are a "non-reply blogger." So click here and fix that little problem, ay? Thanks a million.....
Smiles,
Kelly
Three more sleeps....until
I leave Thursday morning for Houston and I'm so excited. I hope this excitement is enough fuel to keep me going to get everything done. I am packing light so I can bring home lots of fun stuff. Wish I could take everyone with me.....but wait....I can!!! I'll be taking two cameras and possibly my video camera too!!! (still have not figured out how to get the HD video camera to upload video to our computer)
I've decided I need a full time secretary/assistant who is older than 7!!! I'm so busy that I need someone to run this show while I'm gone. I'll do my best to blog while away...but if I can't for some reason....just know...that is twice as many posts coming your way :)
How about a re-cap of the best of May Quilt Market? Great....here is a list of all the excellent notions I found at the last Quilt Market (in not particular order) :
*** means I own it and highly recommend it. ** means I wish I owned it but I don't because of time limitations with using it.
*** One of my very favorite items. I love, love, love my Thread Carousel. These are hand crafted heirloom quality Thread Carousels. If you plan to sew for years and years I think this is the way to go. You can store your thread conveniently and within reach too. This won't go in a garage sale....it is something to pass along to the next generation.
** Electric Quilt Software....I would own it if I had the time to use it. I am blogging or filling orders...taking care of kids, house, family, etc....but I would love to have it when time permits to use it.
***Roc Lon Multi Purpose Cloth. This stuff is wonderful!!! You can look back through my blog for all the great things made with Roc-Lon MPC.
***Of course....ya got to have some Paintstik Mini's to make sure you have the colors you want right? That's what I told myself anyway :)