Quilt Market: Premiere Schoolhouse & Giveaway

Annually Quilts, Inc. has held an annual quilting and sewing trade show in Houston, TX. The day before the show officially begins, Schoolhouse (a series of presentations previewing products, techniques, and books) takes place. The premiere schoolhouse session was "Anna Maria Parry: 20 years of Fabric Design." Anna Maria Parry (formerly Horner) is the design director of Anna Maria Textiles (AMT), a division of Northcott. Anna Maria's collections represent specific categories of fabric, rather than being comprised of matching prints. Each line has a Bespoke pattern and three colorways: vintage, cheery, and lush. Indelible, Piecework, and Iconic can currently be found in stores.

        

                

Iconic

Indelible

Piecework

Indelible Ink adds pollinators (moths, bees, hummingbirds and butterflies) to the usual florals and the intentional use of black.

Echinacea Quilt

The Rhapsody collection was developed for the five-part block of the month by the same name, which includes free monthly color and appliqué tutorials.

Rhapsody Quilt

Cozy Christmas is Anna Maria's first Christmas collection. Trimmings is a metallic, yarn-dyed woven collection with trappings of the holiday: presents, a tree farm, and ribbons.

Cozy Christmas Quilt

We're due for a giveaway now. Up for grabs is an AMT tote and small pouch given out at the Schoolhouse event, along with a trio of temporary tattoos. leave me a comment answering any of the following questions to enter. For an extra chance apiece, like me on Facebook, follow me on Instagram, and/or YouTube, and let me know in a separate comment for each.

How do you feel about fabric lines being based around a category, rather than cohesive coordination? Do you like fabrics that include black? Do you prefer traditional or unconventional holiday prints?

FYI: October 2025

Join the third season of the Spooky Season Sampler for free hauntingly fun patterns delivered to your inbox from October 1-9.

Fat Quarter Shop has an adorable seasonal pattern up for grabs that is both spooky and sweet. 

Quilt Block Mania for October has a fall theme, and there are some "not to be missed" patterns:

              

Jennifer Wagner of Snapdragon Quilting has devised a neat way to obtain pieced curves without adding seams. Check out her YouTube channel and the video below.

 

The Solstice Sampler runs from October 12 - December 14, so sign up now for free patterns.

Because you can never have too many artistic pursuits... perhaps some of you want to whip up a bag, or play around with leather/faux leather.  Helaine of Springbok Craft Co. is delightfully entertaining and generous with her leather bag patterns and tutorials. Check her out on YouTube or pick up her patterns on Etsy.

   

For faux leather, Simply Classic (referral link) also has an awesome community and patterns that include video tutorials.

I saw a pretty clever covered corner quilt facing idea at the Oliso booth by Colleen Carlson with a free pdf download for a limited time.

 

FYI: July 2025

Brittany at Lo and Behold Stitchery is hosting Summer Scrap Bash, which runs until August 7. Four coordinating block patterns are shared as part of the sew along, cumulating in a scrappy finished top. Opportunities to share progress and win prizes (IG account required) are part of the fun. Check out #summerscrapbash and #loandbeholdpatterns on IG to see what the community is making. Tips for planning, organizing and sewing are sent via e-mail, and you can sign up here.

Cheryl at Meadow Mist Designs is hosting her eleventh annual mystery quilt along, Magnificent Mystery Quilt Along, from July '25 to April '26.  Instructions to make the throw-size quilt will be posted on the first Thursday of each month on her blog.

Angela Walters of Quilting is my Therapy is hosting a free weekly video series, Negative Spaces Free-Motion Challenge Quilting Along this month.

Debbie at Piecing the Past Quilts is hosting a "Baskets, Birds, and Blooms" block of the month. There's no charge, but you can make a donation if you like.