Houston Quilt Market - 2011

"To market, to market, to buy a plum bun,

Home again, home again, market is done."

Pat Wys and B.J. Laird, design partners of Silver Thimble Quilt Company

There are lots of wonderful blessings in my life. Last week I had the awesome opportunity to attend the International Quilt Market in Houston!!!!  It was one of those "I can't believe that I'm here" events. My friend/teacher/mentor  Pat Wys asked Brenda, Kristie and me to help her  in her Silver Thimble Quilt Company booth. Well, this is something 3 elementary Library Media Specialist can do. It's so like our many years of running Book Fairs for our schools.  Just like a school book fair, setting up the booth takes some time. Friday was a busy day at market. We worked on the booth,

 assisted Pat and the gals from Martingale Publishing (publisher of Pat's book Spotlight on Neutrals) at Schoolhouse,

 completed the booth,

new pattern Glory Garden

visited Painted Pony & Quilts in LaPorte, Texas  just south of Houston. The ladies at Painted Pony had starter fabric packs for Pat and BJ's quilt Star Spangled Celebration .

followed by fabulous Mexican food at Little Papasitto 

arrived back at the George R. Brown Convention Center to attend "Spree"

 braved the lines at the Moda table to purchase fabric bundles and "earn" this year's Moda Bag 

I had to  restrict my "quilt budget" for several months to splurge  at Spree. (Seasonal Little Gatherings from Primitive Gatherings , Rouenneries Deux from French General, Good Fortune by Kate Spain, Bali Pops, neutrals, cool batiks and a thread pack from Aurifil

For now, I just want to visually enjoy my new stash. Yes, indeed, lots of blessings from Fall Quilt Market:).