Quilt Market: People Watching!

I know it's shameful really, but I am trying hard to catch up my blog! Slowly but surely, right? 

I had a wonderful time at Quilt Market in May. Here are just some of the great people I got to hang out with.

Here I am with Kay from Serendipity Patterns and Heather from Goosie Girl Boutique!

Kori, from Olive Grace, is also a Country Living vendor friend. I was great to see her here as well!

Jeni Baker and her new line for Art Gallery Fabrics. Geometric Bliss will have knits and voile's, as well as quilting cottons.

Sara Larson and her Jungle Ave. collection for Art Gallery Fabrics.

The seriously cute, Alexandria Winston. Stash Author of Quilt Lab. I'll be sharing her book as well!

Penguin and Fish is a big favorite of mine!

Yours truly in the Tiny Seamstress Design (photo) booth!

Tiny Seamstress Designs!

I got to hang out with Kerri from Kid Giddy. I'll be sharing her new book with you in another blog post soon! You will love it! : )

I can't even tell you how excited I was too finally meet Monica from Happy Zombie! check out my badge holder that I made with her pattern. OMG, she's awesome! 

Here are three of my Columbus, Ohio friends! You might recognize them, they are my booth babes at the Country Living Fair in Ohio. From right to left: Trish Preston/Two Peas in a Pod, Kristen and Kerri!

This my buddy Kerri, she's a Junie and a friend. She made this super cute bag for Amy Butler. Thanks to Kerri, I got to meet and have dinner with Amy Butler. It's nice to have friends with great contacts! Amy is just as nice as can be! Kerri is a contract sewer. If you need it done she's your gal. Sorry for the blurry iphone photos, but I just had to share this!

Warmly,
Kelly

Sewing with Oilcloth Book Tour: Quilt Market

Let me just start this by telling you that I am the happiest book author in the world! The next stop on my book tour is in Houston, Texas. In just a few days time I get to share my new book, Sewing with Oilcloth, with all the lovely people attending Quilt Market!! If you are coming please come to the following booths and visit me. I'd love to meet you!!!

Friday, October 28th: 

3:10 to 3:40 Schoolhouse

Saturday, October 29th:

10:00-10:30 Book Signing at Oilcloth International 

3:00-3:30 Demo and Book Signing at United Notions 

4:45-5:30 Demo and Book Signing at Checker

Sunday, October 30th:

9:15 Brewer

Catching up!

Have I been a bad blogger or what?  Things have been busy and exciting around here. Oilcloth Addict is selling up a storm, Modern June is cranking out lots of fun tablecloths and other goodies as usual. We are almost done creating the new MODERNJUNE.COM and I have been having fun shopping for new vendors to add to the "Modern June" of it all!  Most importantly, I have been having a blast writing patterns for the book!  I still can't believe that I am getting the chance to write a book all about sewing oilcloth!!! How cool is that? 

Later this week I will have a few customer projects to share with you, but before I get to that, let me share with you all the fun things I found made out of laminated cotton at last months Quilt Market!

When it comes to laminates it's all about the raincoat!  

 Fabrics from the great Free Sprite and Westminter Fabric...  Amy Butler, Anna Marie Horner,
Heather Bialey Kaffe Fassett Luella Doss

What about totes?  Yah... totes in laminated cottons are perfect for a tote! Think about taking one of these sweeties to the farmers market, nice!   

pretty new fabrics from Free Sprite and Echino

Now what about this? What about a really rocking bag? Diaper Bags, make up bags and weekender bags are wonderful in laminated cotton. 

Anna Marie Horner and Echino

We will be filling up the shop with more and more Laminated Cotton this summer!!!

Fabric Hunting in Minneapolis

Photo Credit: United Notions
I am at the International Quilt Market hunting for new and exciting laminated cottons and I hope to have a ton of pictures for you later on!  Stay tuned!!!

THE BIG NEWS!

I have been keeping a big secret, actually I have been keeping THREE big secrets.

I'll give up the biggest news first. After months of dropping tempting and taunting tidbits I can finally spill the beans... I have a book deal! Modern June and Oilcloth Addict have been given the opportunity to write a book on sewing with Oilcloth. Together with my excellent publisher, Wiley, we will create a book filled with loads of fresh projects using Oilcloth, Chalk Cloth and laminated cotton. I can't tell you how excited I am to fulfill this dream project.

In conjunction with my book, I get to attend the International Quilt Market--after all, a girls gotta do her research! I'll be on the look out for new laminated cottons to use in the book and for the shops. But, that's only half the fun. I also get to meet my publishers for lunch and attend a book release party for three new books that Wiley has released this month. I hope to walk away with a signed copy of Sandi Hendersons new book, Sewing Bits and Pieces: 35 Projects using Fabric Scraps; Anna Marie Horner's latest book, Handmade Beginning: 25 Sewing Projects to Welcome Baby; and Melissa Averino's upcoming book Small Stash Sewing: 24 Projects Using Designer Fat Quarters. I can't believe my good fortune!

But wait, there's more!!! I recently found out that I will be participating in the Country Living Fair in Columbus Ohio, September 24-26, 2010. How cool is that? I will have my first opportunity to combine my two shops under one 10x10 tent where I will sell Modern June goodies and pre-cut oilcloth yardage.

This is all so amazing--2010 is turning out to be a banner year.