Downtown Houston, Texas

I have been going through my Quilt Market photos and have found some more views I would like to show you.

This positive pillow was hiding at Amy Butler’s booth. I am in love with that font. It is perfect for applique really because skinny script type fonts can be difficult to see, but bold is generally blocky. This is bold yet stylish and using some of my favorite colors. You can see a peek of her laminated cotton raincoat too.

This fantastic color wheel quilt was in a display for Free Spirit designer solids and blenders. I would love to have this hanging in my sewing room for constant inspiration. I would also love to have all the fabrics to play with, of course. Solid and blender fabrics like these are really gaining popularity. It is a nice contrast to the elaborate and large prints we see from current fabric designers. I will definitely be adding some of the designer solids to my fabric stash.

I was really excited to see Jay McCarroll’s new line Habitat. He brings such a fresh vision to the quilting cotton world. This was unfortunately the only sample I could find using Habitat and I wish it were twice as big.

I should have gotten shots of the fabric cards (Doh! I was too busy looking at them), but here is a shot of the paper swatches. Neither of these photos do this line any justice. I already know I am going to want these prints to sew some bags. It can be hard for me to find a print that will work well on both a large and small scale, but not have to be fussy cut. I am especially in love with the graffiti paint drip looking sample in the middle left. It is hard to tell, but the top left pixel tapestry print is beautifully quirky. You will see more photos from me of this line because I will be hunting it down and buying it up!

Another favorite was Hokkoh. I think we went by their booth 3 times! I was so tickled by their display and their sales staff was so sweet. I bought the little fat quarter fabric bundles they had for sale and after getting home and opening them up I am wishing I had brought home even more.

Their floral designs work perfectly for clothing, as you can see. All of the staff had Hokkoh clothes! How awesome is that shirt? The polka dot pocket makes it even better.

For the less bold- tiny flowers. Still awesome. A little peek of a Hokkoh vest. I am also in love with the border prints you can see on the left. I am anxious to use up the lovely fabric I bought from them, but it is unlikely to be apparel. Perhaps a Hokkoh quilt!

This was one of the only shots I got of the lovely Yuwa booth. The map fabric on the left was one of my favorite prints from the entire show. How did I not get a better picture of it? Quilt Market is just that overwhelming.

I will let these photos digest a while, but I have even more to show. I also developed my roll of film I took and have some sweet celluloid surprises to show!

If you are itching to read more extensively about all the current fabric, check out True Up, a fabric blog by fellow Austinite, Kim Kight. Her coverage of Quilt Market is allllmost better than actually being there. I know I have seen a ton of stuff on her blog that my eyes somehow managed to glaze over while I was there, so take a peek!