Quilt Market: Lori Holt

As you may have seen on my Instagram, I'm participating in Fat Quarter Shop's Scrappiness is Happiness Quilt Along using Lori Holt's book and Fat Quarter Shop's free sampler pattern. Since the fabrics and patterns are now available, I thought I'd give you a glimpse of the World of Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet's section on the Riley Blake booth at Quilt Market in Houston. 

Check out that cute flower quilt on the left below Calico Snails. This highlights the Quilt Seeds patterns in the pots at center stage using Lori's Calico line.

The pattern for the center quilt with the heart-y globe is in the World of Lori Holt Catalogue, a 3-hole punched binder of the endeared designer's fabric collections, patterns, books and notions. The tree quilt on the left is Plaid Pines. Fat Quarter Shop has a YouTUbe video series if the pillows on the bench strike your fancy.

The Calico Birds Quilt below features Lori's Calico collection of fabrics.

And for a visual tour, here we go...

See you again soon!

Quilt Market: Riley Blake

Riley Blake had quite possibly the most formidable booth at Quilt Market. It's my pleasure to share some of the many projects featured. Orchard by Jill Finley of Jillily Studio comes to shops in April 2023.

This vibrant wall of quilts included (left to right): Majorelle II by Raija Salomaa of Quilters' Treasure Chest; Dino-Roar by Laura Piland of Slice of Pi Quilts; unknown but I'd wager a Quiltworx pattern; Joujou, Colors of the Wind II and Magic Potion by Jaija Salomaa.

Lost at Sea by Natalia Juan Abello was made up into the You, Me and the Sea Panel Quilt by RBD Designers.

These beauties from left to right are Color Falls by Daniela Stout of Cozy Quilt Designs, Chocolate Covered Cherries by Heidi Pridemore of The Whimsical Workshop, and Daybreak by Daniela Stout.

Jillily Studios patterns including the Knitted Row-Along, Trellis, and A Walk in the Park were made up using the Fable collection by Jill Finley.

White As Snow is a holiday collection by J. Wecker Frisch. On the right is a quilt from the Wintery Project Booklet.

This sunny corner of the booth showed off the Summer Solstice Quilt by Bradley and Judel Niemeyer of Quiltworx, and Party Pop and Exploding Heart by Laura Piland of Slice of Pi Quilts.

Vintage Christmas II by Erica Made is very cute made up in Twas.

If you're into flying insects, you'll love Harmony & Fortune by Heidi Pridemore of The Whimsical Workshop and Flutterfly by Laura Piland of Slice of Pi Quilts.

I'll be back soon with more fun from Quilt Market.

Quilt Market: Halloween

Quilt Market, the annual trade show industry professionals have been missing since 2020, had a cauldron-full of Halloween patterns and prints. Bear in mind, these products are a preview of fabrics and patterns that will be coming to local quilt shops and online stores in 2023.

This cheery sampler is Spooky Lane by Beverly McCullough of Flamingo Toes in her upcoming fabric line for Riley Blake, Haunted Adventure.

Spellbound by Sweetfire Road for Moda comes to quilts shops in May.

Witch's Night Out by It's Sew Emma is adorable on account of the patchwork pumpkins, cat on a broom and striped bat. The book can be purchased on Amazon or at Fat Quarter Shop.

Ghoulish Tidings by Jennie Jo Lamb of Lamb Farm Designs casts a whimsical charm on quilters.

Hocus Pocus is a darling pattern by Corinne Sovey.

Queen of We'en by J. Wecker Frisch of Great Joy Studio for Riley Blake Fabrics has a funky, vintage vibe.

Kitty Loves Candy by Lori Woods for Poppie Cotton is so vibrant and amusing. How can you not adore the unexpected combination of farm and Halloween?

Spooky Selfie Quilt Kit by Melissa Mortenson of Polka Dot Chair for Riley Blake Designs has such entertaining details.

Is there anything cuter than a glow in the dark border print on a little girl dress? This one features Haunted House by Lewis & Irene.

What's your favorite spooky collection?

Quilt Market: Hoffman Fabrics

The Hoffman Fabrics booth at Quilt Market glowed with vibrancy and projects from modern designers. The shared space was packed with Aurifil thread boxes, precuts, and saturated cottons.

Sarah Thomas of Sariditty shared Paradigm II and Sarah Sharp of No Hats in the House shared Untamed Indah Batiks. Untamed consists of 30 skus and 5 hand-painted Tjap designs (wax applied with a metal stamp). Paradigm II is 13 prints designed to coordinate with the original Paradigm collection. 2-yard panels consisting of 8 fat quarters provide low-volume (limited ink) mixers.

Sarah Sharp's Ouroboros (snake) Quilt was a focal point.

The Fruity pillow uses the Skinny Alphabet pattern by Brene Campbell. Prickly Path by Sarah Sharp is in the background.

Mai Tai is on the left and Sparkle Glitter is to the right.

On the left is the fat quarter-friendly XX Quilt and the pretty quilt on the right is Star Catcher. Southbay Bella offers a tutorial on the block. 

To match the looks shown in the Sarah-centric portion of the Hoffman booth, you can pick up Indah batiks and Paradigm fabrics.

I adore the summer cheerfulness of Sweeten It Up (free pattern) by Jean Impey, which consists of a dozen hand-dyed Watercolors.

This is a beautiful quilt and an excellent use of the insanely popular Dream Big panel. However, the hashtag is as prevalently used as the panel, and not particularly exclusive to quilts, so I'll refrain from linking, as it gets a bit racy. 😳

Quilt Market: Henry Glass

Welcome! Today I'm sharing a couple of my favorite quilts from the Henry Glass booth at Quilt Market in Houston.

My favorite show-stopper is a Stitch Along Program, Esther's Bloomers, featuring Esther's Heirloom Shirtings Collection by Kim Diehl for Henry Glass. It was so popular that it's currently difficult to find, but you can still pick it up on eBay or Etsy.

My other favorite is The Mountains are Calling.

Quilt Market: Chenile It

New things are happening in the world of Chenille-It.

Instead of cutting through multiple layers of stacked fabric, they have devised a simpler alternative.

The solution comes in the form of an easily unraveled chenille bias tape that comes on a roll.

Here's an up-close investigation of the concept. You stitch down the middle of the 5/8" strip, wash, and ta-da!

The finished result mimics the former process quite well. Double layers can provide a bi-color effect.

Use a wash-away interfacing for layered techniques. Rows can be sewn and crosscut into striped squares.

For an alternative binding, Stitch a stripe on either side of the edge, and let it frizz in the wash.

Have you tried chenille techniques before. If so, are you amazed?