to market, to market...

it already seems so long ago. i love market. that is a fact. sorting through the hundreds of pics i take. not as much. here is a sampling chosen strictly by the order in which i took them. their posting here may also have something to do with what shall be arriving in the distant future...

 

ticklish by me and my sister for moda

 

spring house by stephanie ryan for moda

 

p b & j by basicgray for moda

 

cruzin' by barbara jones of quilt soup for henry glass

happy tones by michael miller

 

textured basics by patty young for michael miller

 

Avalon by Fig Tree & Co. for Moda

 

 

Fok Tale by Natalie Lymer for Lecien

 

more Michael Miller

Sweet Things by Holly Holderman of LakeHouse Dry Goods

 

 

Create Kids couture by Shannon & Tiffany

 

Les Amis by Patty Sloniger for Michael Miller

 

Love this white couch with all the colored pillows.

 

something new for us...a high quality fleece by Timeless Treasures  

 

Avignon by Emily Taylor for Riley Blake Designs

 

Sew Serendipity Studio by Kay Whitt

 

Oh how sweet are these little charms. I just love them.

 

To see much, much more of Quilt Market 2012 and see our very own Sarah in action hop on over to her blog by clicking here.

hugging a friend...

there is something magical about this laptop i type into late every night. i connect with like minded people. we converse back and forth, we follow each others blogs and facebook pages. we share creativity on sites like etsy. somehow we become friends without ever meeting. and then life serendipitously brings us together in a hotel hallway...

 

...and it's like we've known each other since birth. this is crystal and her very handsome little man. sarah loved him!

 

she is also the brains behind frivolous necessity and the creator of many of the quilts hanging in our store. i do not believe i have every shared ahead of time the fabric that we have ordered. yet somehow, crystal just knows. she gives the extra special touch to our walls and displays.

 

katrina too was so happy to get to meet her. they share the same compulsion for perfectly matched corners and spot on color coordination.

 

we decided to walk over to guadalajara for lunch. it's been a long time since sarah and i have dined with a toddler and how fun it was.  

 

 

meeting crystal and kayson made our trip to houston all the more perfect.  so thankful for the sweet memories.

countdown to houston...

in less than twenty four hours our plane will hopefully be landing in houston, texas...

...for quilt market 2012.  sarah and i are so excited to have a chance to see our quilting buddies from around the world. and of course to do a little shopping for the store. this time we are so lucky to have katrina coming with us.

the real reason for this post though is to give a shout out to penney, teri and carol who will be keeping the SHOP OPEN during normal business hours while we are gone.  be nice to them...please...i need them to come back again so we can play some more.  ok see ya'll real soon. yee haa!!