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International Quilt Festival ’21- Favorite Quilts
So… as I mentioned in our last post where I showed you My Favorite Destination Quilts… I am presenting this list purely as a fan of quilting.I have no special training and little to no experience creating quilts.The quilts in this post simply represent those that I loved the most and I hope you enjoy…
Read MoreInternational Quilt Festival ’21- the Destination Quilts
So… As I mentioned in the Quilf Festival Recap post, there were WAY fewer quilts in the display area of the 2021 International Quilt Festival than is normal! But please know that those that were there were ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! I guess it shouldn’t really be surprising, right? Because here’s the deal…we’ve gone 20 months without…
Read More“Seen at the Show”- International Quilt Festival 2021
So… even though I’ve been in business for over 15 years, I still get a big kick out of seeing our customers carrying bags they’ve made from our patterns! And what better place to “spy” these customers than a retail quilt/craft show, right? And if you’re thinking that since the Houston Quilt Festival is the…
Read MoreThe International Quilt Festival 2021: the Recap
So… now that this year’s International Quilt Festival is in the books and we’re safe and sound back at home with our fur buddies, its’s time to give you a recap of how the show went for us, and here’s the deal… we can literally sum up the show in three words… It was FANTASTIC!…
Read MoreThere’s a NEW Zip in Town ’21
So… it’s been over two years since we’ve introduced a new zipper to our lineup, mostly because I just haven’t found a style that I found interesting and different enough for me to pull the trigger…. but then I ran across this new style which I have affectionately called the “Tire Track” zipper. This is…
Read MoreNovember 2021 Eye Candy
So…. I totally LOVE seeing pictures of the bags our customers make from our patterns! There’s not too much I like better than opening up an email that includes a picture or two of a customer-made bag, and the pictures we received last month are truly extraordinary! And guess what! The eight pictures below represent…
Read MoreAt the Speed of Chill
So….let’s talk about what happens when the trade show is over! I often wish I could just set up a GoPro camera in a safe location of a trade show floor so you can see what actually happens when the bell sounds and the show is officially over! (And just so you know… I’ve never…
Read MoreA Sneak Peek Decision
So… as we all know, the International Quilt Market & Festival was cancelled due to Covid-19 in 2020 as were almost ALL the regularly scheduled Quilt Shows from March of 2020 thru the rest of 2021! But we are REALLY hoping and are cautiously optimistic that our Houston shows will be a GO for Fall…
Read MoreShipping Overseas? We’re BACK!
So… it’s no secret to anyone that the last 20 months have been hard as heck on small businesses and ours has certainly not been an exception! It seems like every month brings about a new difficulty that we have to navigate. But at last we have something to feel SUPER excited about!!! YIPPEE! Take…
Read MoreGoin’ Back to Houston… at LAST!
So… the last time we were in Houston, TX it was November of 2019. We had just completed the most amazing retail show of our career, I was looking down the barrel of a knee replacement surgery when I got home AND Covid wasn’t even remotely on anyone’s radar. Since then all of our retail…
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