If you are heading out to quilt market, the industry trade show in Houston, Texas, be sure to come find me and say hi! I’ll be hanging out in my booth #2134 in the Benartex Contempo area most of the time, and I’ll be sharing some fun presentations with goodies to give away!
Click here to see all of the Abstract Garden fabrics.
If you plan to attend schoolhouse – educational seminars on Friday before the show, make plans to attend mine at 5:30 on November 2 room 342A. Everyone who comes will get a free sample pack of my new Abstract Garden collection plus one of my patterns.
My presentation is called “Kitting for Profitability” and it’s geared towards quilt shops who want to create kits from my patterns. I’ll be discussing the 4 P’s of profitability: Pattern, Product, Promotion, and Pricing.
The show floor is open Saturday-Monday and Benartex will be presenting four designer showcases on Saturday and Sunday. The 7 designers in attendance will each present a trunk show of our latest and greatest and of course there will be goodies galore!
Quilt market is super fun now that I’m a fabric designer and Benartex really knows how to take care of their designers. They have a design team that gets there the day before, builds all of the booths and then decorates them for us once we arrive with our newly sewn samples. That makes one less thing for me to worry about so I can focus on being present and engaging for any quilt shops who want to stop by and see all the fun new things!
Fluevogs are my favorite shoes of all time – and yes, they are super comfy!!
Speaking of fun things… I gathered up some of my favorite Abstract Garden prints along with my favorite coordinating shoes and whipped up 4 cute aprons to wear – one for each day of the show. To see the big reveal, be sure to follow me on Instagram @christaquilts where I’ll share pictures and videos all weekend long. It will be exhausting – but fun!
If you can’t attend, be sure to tell your favorite local quilt shop to stop by and see me, and if you want to catch all the fun from home, be sure to follow the hashtag #quiltmarket for the hundreds (thousands?) of pics that will be shared this week!
I’ll be back with a wrap-up of the show when I return next week! Happy quilting until then!!
Christa Quilts 
Hope you are having a blast and doing well at Market. Love the aprons and coordinating shoes…someday I will try a pair of those.
Those shoes are really funky.
I have always enjoyed working with your fabrics and patterns, but I think with this line of fabric, you have just outdone yourself. They are wonderful. I can’t wait to get them into my quilts this year. Soooo much fun!
So fun. I wish I would be there to see it all in person. Your aprons will be so fun! Those shoes are amazing and I’ve never heard of that brand. I have a WW width foot and I bet they wouldn’t have anything for me. You have got style, that’s for sure and even your shoes will show it! Enjoy the show, the experience and being spoiled by your manufacturer!!