Spring Quilt Market 2016

Quilt Market.  

I think I grow to love this show more each time we go.  Maybe because we are getting to know more people in the fabric world and so we feel like we fit in just a little more in a industry that has deep roots.  

Today I thought I would tackle the show floor just so you can see the huge variety of what is being shown.  I'll share the Eclectic Elements booth in my next post including some of the projects that were made for show using the new Eclectic Elements fabric - Correspondence. 

Enjoy!

Eternal Sunshine
 Amy Butler for Free Spirit

Slow and Steady
 Tula Pink for Free Spirit

Anna Maria Horner

Magic

by Sara Jane for Michael Miller

Magical Parade is a boarder fabric from the Magic collection.  The boarder was added to the center of a quilt (sorry I didn't take a picture of the entire quilt).  I just had to take a close up of the quilting detail since it really set off the center of the quilt.

Strawberry Moon

Sandi Henderson for Michael Miller Fabrics

Tapestry

Sharon Holland for Art Gallery Fabrics

Earthy tones mixture of traditional designs and modern graphics

Nightfall

Maureen Cracknell for Art Gallery Fabrics

Inspired by the luminous colors and rich fauna perceived as the day fades away

Joie de Vivre

Bari J for Art Gallery Fabrics

style with abundant vibrant gem colors

Loved the wall hanging of fabric.  If you expand the photo you can see they have stitched around the colored images making a beautiful fabric look like a work of art.

Richele and I went looking for a booth called Fiberworks owned by Laura Heine.  Laura creates very unique quilts using a "fusing" technique as well as quilting.  We got word that many of Laura's quilts have Eclectic Elements fabric included in the designs so we thought we should check it out.

We were absolutely amazed at Laura's technique, patterns and color choices.

 

Here is one of the quilts that used Eclectic Elements Fabric - Entomology from the Wallflower collection.

This is an up close of the quilt.  You can see that the cow is made up of random strips of fabric...even prints.  Love the mix of pink, eggplant and mustard.

There was also the much anticipated line "Les Fleurs" from Rifle Paper Co, for Cotton + Steel.  My favorites were the travel related prints!

Raindrop

Rashida Coleman-Hale

for Cotton + Steel

 Buttermilk Basin

Another all time favorite is Buttermilk Basin.  The booth is always dressed beautifully, with so many great ideas mixed with vintage.  Wish I had more time for stitching! They had a Christmas theme this show, with lots of Santas and old trucks.

 Love the wall hanging in the background with the trucks and trees...

Trucks for every season!

Alison Glass Fabrics

Surf Squirt
by Kathy Engle for Claudia Pfeil Designs

 Alexander Henry

I could not leave out this crazy Star Trek fabric from Camelot Fabrics!

I think my brother needs a quilt made out of this.  He is the reason I have seen every episode of Star Trek.  We had a TV with a knob on it (sadly before remote control) and as soon as Star Trek came on he would pull the knob off the TV and run down the hall to hide it so I couldn't change the channel!

This is was the one quilt I didn't get information on (darn it).  I love the design and didn't want to leave it out.  If I can find the name or the maker I will update the post.

Swan Lake

Birch Fabrics

Tall Tales

Birch Fabrics

This quilt hanging in the Moda booth was amazing.  Love the rainbow of colors!

Could not leave the show without a stop at Primitive Gatherings.  Oh WOOL how I love you!

Rose Quartz & Serenity

by Jacqueline Savage McFee for Camelot Fabrics

I hope you have enjoyed my tour of Quilt Market Salt Lake City.  There are so many lovely fabrics out there that it's a great time to break out the sewing machine!  Or in my case maybe sew on something other than paper!
now carry on,
paula