Quilty Travel

Sample Spree is always my favorite part. This year it was practically a bust!

Are you headed to St Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands and are you hoping to find a fabric store? Well, you’re in luck because I found one for you! We recently took a cruise vacation in the Caribbean and of course I was thinking about quilting, quilt shops, and fabric the entire time.

Of course, I was curious to see a fabric store!

I have spent a wonderful weekend at Quilt Market in Houston, Texas, and now I get to tell you all about it – just like I promised! But it’s going to be difficult, there is so much to share.

I’m back!!! I spent a fabulous weekend in Houston a few days ago and came back relaxed, refreshed, and inspired to sew. What did that? Quilt Market! In case you’ve not heard about it yet, Quilt Market is a bi-annual trade show for anyone involved in the quilt industry.

I’m home! My quilt market fun is over for 2014. On Saturday I blogged about all the fun things Sarah and I did on day 1 – Friday, and now is my chance to show a few more of the fun things we did, a few of the inspiring sights, and giveaway a bag of quilt market swag!

If I had to pick my favorite picture from today… this is it. It’s me enjoying a bundle of new Kokka quilting cottons that I got at Quilt Market sample spree. But let me back up a little bit… it was a loooong day.

 The quilt above is a beautiful work by Kaffe Fasset from the gallery part of Quilt Market. That part was quiet and meditative, almost like church. I loved it.

I’ve had a few questions posted about what Quilt Market is and what  Sarah and I were doing all weekend, so here’s my quickie explanation. Quilt Market is a trade show where everything that could possibly be sold at a…