I leave for Spring Quilt Market in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Lorna is going too—it will be her very first market! I am looking forward to sharing the experience with her :-).
We’ve been consulting over what to wear. There are times when I wish I could just put on a business suit and call it done. And then I get over that. Men’s clothes may be easy, but they lack the wild variety available to women. Wild variety is nice.
Since I’ll be shopping for you, I have questions that only you can answer…
- What would you like me to look for at market? I’m going to be on the lookout for applique-related notions but what else would you like to have available?
- If I bought pretty packs of wool, would you buy it? Small pieces, or larger pieces?
- Would you want wool that came with a pattern that I think is cute, but that is not a Piece O’ Cake pattern?
- What about pincushions? If you are excited about pin cushions, do you want ones that are already made or do you want to make them from a kit?
- There are lots and lots of fabric vendors available to you. I can’t compete with them but I thought I’d look for a few big prints that you might not find elsewhere. Is there something else that you can’t find that you think I should look for?
I’ll post to instagram while I’m away. I may post photos of different things to get your opinion. I’m sure you will feel free to tell me what you think :-).
And, because I can’t leave without adding a photo, here is strawberry glamour shot that I took this morning. My photo challenge homework this week is ‘red’. Strawberries are in season… what more can I say. I’ll have more strawberry photos uploaded to my smugmug page later today.
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I’ve fallen in love with broderie perse. There just aren’t very many prints that would work with that. Please be on the look out for some. Thanks and have a great time!
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Hint from a Minneapolis resident: bring warm clothes!
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I would love to see wool in print and pin cushion kits or just patterns! Thanks!
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I’d like wool in beautiful colors. A cute kit would be great since I’m just getting the hang of working with wool. Also large prints sound interesting.
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I have started to collect the brighter wools for an applique wall hanging. The clear brighter wools are not as common as the primitive-looking wools. In cotton fabrics, I always like subtle low volume prints in the pastel colors. Enjoy your trip with Lorna.
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Small wool kits with brighter colors would be great!
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Is dad watching the kids? Hope you & Lorna have a grand time.
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I’ve been looking for reproduction prints in green. Fat eight/charm packs/ layer cakes. Anything would be great. I am making a quilt with lots of stems and leaves and it is a nuisance that you always have to buy colors you don’t want since you have enough of them.
Have a great time. I wish I could be there, too Birgitt
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I’m thinking smalls in either wool or cotton (kits)… they are affordable and quick and provide a great amount of happiness to the stitcher that has an overstuffed schedule, but LOVES to stitch! 🙂 Enjoy market!
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Tulip needles, bottom line thread,
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International fabrics? Something we can’t normally find easily. Kathy Doughty? Japanese? I love geometrics, as do you, so Scandinavian countries are a possibility as they often have bright geometrics.
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