I’m headed off to the trade show, the International Quilt Market in Houston, Texas. Jason and I have a strategy for the show – he will be the planner, setting up appointments to meet with our vendors, organizing our budget for new precuts, and making sure we both eat and rest well.
It’s fun to meet up with “Sew”-lebrities at Quilt Market!
I’ll get to do the “fun” stuff – rub shoulders with quilting celebrities, meet up with online friends, and attend presentations from some of the top designers in the industry. Jason told me he’s perfectly happy to stay out of the limelight while attending to business, so together we’ll make a great team!
I’m sure I’ll pick up a bunch of freebies while I’m there, so I thought for this week’s giveaway, I’ll offer up a mystery bag full of market SWAG!! Be sure to follow me on instagram @christaquilts starting on Friday for some sneak peeks!
To enter, just leave a comment telling me what you would want to do if you attended market, or who’s new designer lines you’d love to see!
The giveaway will remain open through Monday, Oct. 27th at midnight Pacific Time. I’ll draw a winner’s name at random sometime Tuesday morning (after I’ve recovered from the trip) and will mention it on the blog later that day.
Have a happy quilting weekend!
Christa Quilts 
Have a great time! I’d love to go to quilt market, truly a dream for me, maybe someday. My favorite designers are Bonnie and Camille, FigTree, and “The Ghastlies” from Alexander Henry. Enjoy!!! ;-> Toni Anne
I would live to meet some quilting & designing heroes. Seeing the new fabric ranges at market would be pretty awesome too! Have a wonderful time & thanks for the great giveaway.
I’ve “met” so many talented and wonderful quilters online through their blogs snd IG, I’d love to meet them in person and thank them for their inspiration.
I’ve never been to such an event so getting to see where you go and what you see will be fun! If I were to attend I guess the first thing would be to check out venders to see new products then find the classes!
I would love to attend Moda Schoolhouse. I would want to meet both Bonnie and Camille…they are so talented and seem to be so kind plus I need Daysail to add to my collection 😃
I wish we could go to market Christa. I guess I would be overwhelmed with everything but I would look for new creative but useful patterns. Have fun
I would look for inspiration! Learn a new technique, check out the beautiful new fabrics and say “Hey” to some of my favorite designers!
I would really like to meet Tulane Pink and Melody Miller. Hope you have a great time.
Oh my goodness. It would be like being a kid in a candy store. I would go to the Moda Schoolhouse, Sample spree, and to as many fabric and designer booths as possible .Bonnie and Camille, Joel Dewberry, Tula Pink, Sandy Klop, are the first to come to mind. Have a great time. lynnmcindoe at gmail dot com
I would go and meet Bonnie and Camille they are my favorite!
Thanks!
I would love to meet all the people who I read about almost daily! The fabric would be amazing too.
I would love to see the booths and new products and patterns.
I would look at the quilts & fabric to see what’s new. Maybe get a few ideas!!sss
I would definitely look at quilts for ideas and inspiration. Internet browsing is fine but its nothing like in person right. Someday I’ll visit the quilt market, God willing.
How exciting – I’d love to see Alison Glass’ booth!
Such fun! I would love to see all the new fabrics. I love fabric! Enjoy market.
Wow! You are such a lucky person! – I think it would be the greatest thing to see all the designer life in person.
Thanks for the chance!
Rike
So exciting! I would love to see Sweetwater’s new collection, The Boat House. Thank you for the chance!
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I’d love to see Amy Butler’s new fabric! 🙂
Enjoy the market!
I’d love to take in the beautiful booths and attend schoolhouse sessions by my favorite writers, bloggers, and designers. Have fun!
Have a brilliant time! I’d love to see Rashida Coleman-Hale’s new collection and Katy Jone’s Priory Square! I would love to soak in all the inspiration at the booths!
Hmmm. I’m not sure what I would want to do first. Usually at quilt shows I go up one vendor aisle and down the next. The booth displays inspire me design-wise as well as color-wise. The newest gadgets and patterns always deserve a look-see. And the fabrics? Let’s face it — I would want to see everything!
I would love to see all the fabrics ‘in person’ as I only get to see them on line and would love to see the wonderful quilts for ideas.
Enjoy every minute! Jason is certainly showing that he is a keeper! I would love to attend the Schoolhouse events, and look at all of the samples of quilts, table runners, pillows – made with the brand new fabrics.
It would be fun to see many quilting celebrities’ booths. I find the originality in booth set ups absolutely dazzling sometimes. So much inspiration!
I would love to look at all the made-up samples of quilts, crafts and garments, as they are always inspiring. I would love to meet Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree, as I love her patterns and fabrics.
Have a wonderful time. It sounds an awesome place to visit. I would love to be able to see as much fabric and as many quilts as I could. No doubt I would be ‘celebrity’ spotting too.
I would love to see all the fabrics ‘in person’ as I only get to see them on line and would love to see the wonderful quilts for ideas. jennylarkng at gmail dot com
Wow, so many people and new ideas and new fabric. See it all!!
I love anything Kate Spain, and would love EVERYTHING about quilt market.
I’d love to bd able to buy some of the brand new fabrics– and get all the swag goodies of course!
I would love to see Cotton and Steel!
I’ve never been so I know I would be awestruck. I love Tula Pink, Kate Spain, Pat Sloan and so many others, The Sisters. Where would I even start? Edyta Star, Judy Niemyer, Jenny Byer, I’d feel like I was in heaven. Then all the great tools and gadgets. The new patterns would throw me in overload, not to mention all the books. Have fun and enjoy yourself. I would guess you need sneakers and bottles of water.
Have fun at the market. I think I would just ponder from one booth to the other and just be overwhelemed of everything and all the inspiration I see. It would be great to get to chat with some designers and just see all the lines.
I would love to have someone who has been loads of time before as a guide so that I didn’t get to miss anything which one tends to do when let loose in a wonderland. Have a great time can’t wait to see your pics!!
Well, I’d probably spend a lot of time just wandering around and staring. Then, I’d be on the lookout for my favourite bloggers so that I could say hello and tell them how much I appreciate their blogs, tutorials, and general guidance. I wouldn’t be quilting the things that I am now without their help.
I would want to go to every booth I can get to!! I also want to see what Cotton & Steel has in store for all of us!! Enjoy market!!
I’d love to go to the Schoolhouses, and then I’d be on the lookout for Victoria Findlay Wolfe, just to say hello to someone I admire so much.
I want to go to all of the booths I could possible go to if I attend quilt market! I would also want to see anything new from Cotton & Steel!
I am sure I would be like a child and their first trip to Disneyland. At first I would freeze and panic and then once over that I would try to do it all.
I’d like to tag along and just watch you work!!
I love quilt market time for all the instagram goodness! I think I would overwhelmed there, so many goodies to look at. I would drool all over the Art Gallery family though and Tula Pink.
I visit all the fabric booths and gather great ideas.
Have a great time. I wish I could see Maureen Cracknell’s booth and new line. I think she is so creative!
I am sooo excited to be attending my 1st quilt show ever in Houston this month! I looked at the vendor list and don’t see you listed? What is your booth number please I would love to see your booth & maybe meet you. I don’t think I’ll get to see everything as I’m handicapped in my back & my feet so would appreciate it if you’d email me your booth info.
Jeri
I’m going as a retailer this time around which means I’ll just be walking the floor 🙂 Have a great time!!
Well darn it, I so wanted to meet you. You were the 1st blogger that I won something from…the ONLY one that I have won from for that matter. Well have fun as I’m sure I will as long as my back will hold out, look for the “plump” lady walking hunched over with her husband close by with bags of things purchased or empty bags waiting to be filled lol.
Jeri
I’d love to see all the designer’s booths, new fabrics and patterns, plus go to Schoolhouse sessions and Sample Spree! Sounds like so much fun!!
I would love to go to a quilt market! I’ve never done anything like that… I wouldn’t even know what to do or see!
I would definitely want to take classes, drool on the new fabric lines and check out all of the cool displays, quilts, clothing, pillows, etc.. I would also be grabbing the swag! Have some fun while you’re there, I’ll be with you in spirit! Thanks
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I am SO excited for you!! I will be living vicariously through you and your Instagram feed. I hope you have lots of fun and that you have a great pair of comfy shoes to get you through Market. If I were going I would probably be running around squealing and hugging everyone I know “online” and they would probably be reporting me to security for personal space violation. I’d be an introverts worst nightmare come true. I also would spend an inordinate amount of time stalking Tula Pink, as well as the AGF crew.
HAVE FUN!!!!!
Sounds like you and Jason have it completely figured out! Have a blast at market!!! If I got to go to market, I’d like to see all the new gadgets, fabrics and patterns, buy them all and have the bill sent somewhere else!!! Back to reality, I would just love to see everything everyone brought and check out all the over-the-top booths everyone has!!