PORTLAND International Quilt Market Spring 2013

My Dream to go to International Quilt Market finally came true.I met a lot of the fabric designers I have admired and loved for so long! Wow even though I live near Hollywood I was really star struck!
1. Amy Butler, 2. Heather Bailey, 3. Tula Pink, 4. Pat Bravo, 5, Center me helping Bari J. with her booth! 6. Tula Pink at school house with her Butterfly quilt. 7. Heather Bailey booth. 8. Bari J and Carrie Bloomston (my traveling partners!) 9. Angela Walters at School house. 10 Me, Monica Snow, 11. Camille Roskelley. 12. Jeni Baker.                                                                                                                        

                                Loving these sewing patterns from Penguin @ Fish

                                        Camille Roskelly's octogon cupcakes so clever!

                                   Darling projects by Just Another Button Company.

Pretty Runner by GE designs : Fast and Furious quilt as you go book

another link here

I loved the quilt on the chair by Heather Bailey. Sorry I didn't get a close up. But the flower was raised.
I asked for a pattern but not sure if one exists.

Thought this was cute and funny, Blue berry pie picknic holder. Sorry, I am supposed to give credit where credit is due. But I don't remember who made this or where to get this pattern. If anyone can tell me please do! Thank you

                                                       Beautiful quilt by Pat Sloan Moda.

I thought this mini quilts were so cute. By Mouse Blankets Pattern Company. The woman who designed these was so so sweet. I love miniatures so these really appealed to me. The button embelishments were adorable!!!!

Beautiful booths : Robert Kaufman and Art Gallery Fabrics.

Lakehouse display: with the famous Row along by Bee in my bonnet

Mo Bedell won Best New Exhibitor I loved this quilt in her booth! How long did it take and did she get the fabrics on time??????

Pat Bravo booth, awarded the First Place Best Booth Award for Single Booth.

 loved the multiple booths that Art Gallery Fabrics had.

Bari j. also had a beautiful booth. I helped her set it up!

Carrie Bloomson Such Designs Launched her first fabric collection called collage. 

Nancy Holverson from ART TO HEART

it was so wonderful to meet her. I have most of her books and she is such a beautiful lady both inside and out. Her work was what made me love applique.

HERE Is the delisious food I ate in Portland: Luc Lac unbelievalble vietnamese resturant downtown The famous Voodoo Dougnuts! Lastly, Portland, India House Portland, 

shhhhhh! Sample Spree! Am I alowed to take this picture? We waited a couple hours sitting in line to get in! Never been before! It's worth the wait. The big companies had mobs around them. Fun fun fun.

Why does it have to be so late though? Very exhausting.

Never thought Quilt market could be this good!

 This killed me... all the women and their large totes! Did you ever stop to notice how many bag ladies there are?

                                                     Raiders of the lost quilt Market...

Bird painting

I have been drawing and painting alot in the last year. Here is one of my expiremental paintings.
Acrylic on watercolor paper then cut out in photoshop.

2 HOUR BAG TUTORIAL! (Quick and easy)

Bag made with Art Gallery Fabrics Modernology warm and oval elements.
The fabrics are amazing to sew with! I love this fabric so much. I would love to make a million things out of this and I would love every color in the Oval elements! My sister -in-law Theresa, helped me take this photo and she might take the bag!

                                      SEWING PATTERN Simplicity 1823
1. Cut out bag ---- 2 pieces MAIN print ---- 2 pieces LINING (about 1 yard of fabric for both lining and Main print)

 2.  I was a little bit short on fabric for my main print so I left the selvage. I will hide it when I sew it.

 3. Cut out Pocket 6 1/2 ' x 7 1/2 '  * (this is not in the pattern)  from left over lining pieces .

 4. Stitch pocket (right sides together) like this:  see graphic above leave hole for flipping open

 Stitching the pocket in this way will make a perfect fold in when you turn it right side out.

 5. top stitch pocket with 2 rows or use decoritve stitch.

 6. pin pocket to lining and stitch pocket see graphic above for reinforcement. (See HERE.

7. Sew Main print RIGHT Sides together then stitch Lining the same way but leave a hole on the side of lining about 6.5 inches to turn bag out through the lining hole.

8. press seams open on LINING and MAIN 

9. Turn MAIN Right side out and place inside LINING. Pin very well all the way around. Stitch them together leaving 2 inches open from handle.

 (leave open 2 inches away both LINING AND MAIN away from handle) makes sure to back stitch here.

 10. Clip curves and pull bag through opening in the side LINING to turn RIGHT side out. Use a chopstick if necessary to pull handle through.

 11. Turn handles in this way RIGHT SIDES TOGETHER.

 PIN well matching seams.

 12. Handle should look like this , turn opening in and Press well.

 13. Press well all the way around.

 14. Top stitch all the way around, I opened my stitch length for this.

 15. OPTION sew in velcro for closure. I cut my velcro 2 inches and stitched it after the top stitch line in the center inside of the bag. (It is good to use a velcro color that compliments the bag. I think tan, pink white and black are the available colors.)

  
Congratulations YOU ARE DONE!!!!!!!! Hopefully it only took a couple hours. Now time to fly!
Hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Love, Frances

Fabrics are AMY BUTLER - "Nigela"and "Its A chick thing" Designed exclusively for Wilmington Prints by Design Trends.