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Fall Quilt Market 2009

October 13, 2009 – 3:09 pm

Each fall quilt shop owners descend upon Houston, Texas for the extravaganza of the season–Quilt Market. They come to buy things that they later sell to us in their stores. As a writer, I’m allowed in to look for new products and network with the various companies in attendance, so I can share their news with you [...]

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Off to Fall Quilt Market

October 7, 2009 – 6:32 pm

I’m about ready to get on a plane to Houston, Texas to attend one of the industry’s largest events–Quilt Market. You’ve probably heard about it, or its counterpart Quilt Festival. Market is where shop owners go to see the latest new products and fabrics, and order them for their stores…they’re ordering fabric by the bolt, [...]

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National Sewing Month

August 10, 2009 – 1:50 pm

As you’re harvesting veggies from your garden and perhaps still stitching some warm weather wardrobe components, think ahead a bit to the month of September. Every September is National Sewing Month, and this year’s theme is “Reuse, Remake, Restyle.”
A topic very apropos to today’s economy, this theme opens up the option for many types of [...]

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New Products at Spring Quilt Market in Pittsburgh, 2009

May 29, 2009 – 11:12 am

I just returned from Pittsburgh where the spring version of the infamous Quilt Market was held. It’s not open to the general public, but only to store owners, buyers and the press (me!). Companies are debuting their new fabric lines and products for quilters, sewers and crafters…many of which won’t be available in stores until at [...]

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Pictures from the Amish Country Quilt Show

March 25, 2009 – 10:53 am

We’re back home after a great show in Ohio! Our sincerest thanks to the Holmes County Expo Center and to Gramma Fannie’s Quilt Barn (the show’s original creator) for their hospitality and support. This was the show’s 9th year – the first under our ownership – and we are already planning next years show and [...]

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