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Market recap and giveaway day one

I am home from Quilt Market and I am just bursting to tell you all that I saw and learned! It was a really fun market and there was inspiration and eye candy around every booth wall. There was also TONS of swag. So much that I had to take home an extra bag! So, every day this week I will have a new post full of market pictures, recaps and a fun swag bag giveaway.

So let’s start with the pictures! Walking around, I noticed a lot of these bold, graphic quilts. Here are just a few, but you can get kind of the feel. The cool thing about the striped hexagons is that it is really a cheater print (Michael Miller). It is pretty awesome!

These circles are from the Timeless Treasures Booth

And then these cool broken wedges (made by my friend Marci!) in the EZ Dresden booth.

And then there was Tula Pink. Her Saltwater collection is stunning. And of course, her booth is spectacular.

I was able to squeeze into her schoolhouse on Friday and heard her talk about this new line (coming in January!).

Saltwater is Tula Pink’s way of reprinting the well loved, long out of print and extremely hard to find Neptune. The colors in Saltwater match Neptune exactly. It’s like a late Christmas gift that is worth the wait!

She has created some fantastic new patterns to go along with this collection such as this one that she calls ‘hex on the beach’. It is going to be kitted from Free Spirit, complete with more than a thousand laser cut hexagons. It is amazing!

Some other highlights are this cool, quick strippy quilt (above) and this amazing pixelated anchor (below). Check out the fab quilting done by none other than Angela Walters. That girl has some crazy good skills.

I got to hear Angela speak during Schoolhouse and she is just as clever as she is talented.

Her first book on Free Motion Quilting is the best purchase I have made for myself this year. I can’t wait to get my hands on her new one that arrives in a couple of weeks. Getting to see her quilts in person was inspiring. In fact, it makes me want to wrap up this blog post and get stitching!

So, do you want to hear about today’s giveaway?

Each day I’ll be giving away a bigger and better swag bag from Market with cute little market treats tucked inside. Today, You’ll get to win my Moda ‘Hello, I’m a Fabricaholic’ tote bag from Sample Spree, along with a couple of mini charms from Aneela Hoey and Malka Dubrawsky’s upcoming Posy and Simple Marks lines. There are a cool Pellon tape measure and their amazing Fabric Magic interfacing. You’ll also receive a ModKid quilt pattern, a Spoonflower 2013 calendar panel (that I kind of want to keep! it’s so cute!) and a few little pamphlets on upcoming lines from MonaLuna and Valori Wells.

To enter, just leave me a little comment telling me how old you were when you started sewing.
There is a bonus entry for following me on Facebook, just leave me a second comment 🙂

Come back tomorrow for even more quilt market pictures and another chance to win some cute market goodies!

PS: I put a few of our Sample Spree goodies in the shop. If you are looking for lines like Noteworthy, Posy, Lizzie House’s Constellation or so many more, we have them all in stock in very limited quantities!

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Related posts:

  1. Quilt Market recap and giveaway: Day two
  2. Quilt Market recap and giveaway: day three
  3. Quilt market recap and giveaway: day four
  4. Catching Up and The Quilt Market Giveaway

Comments

  4. I learned how to hand sew as a child (9? 10?), and machine sew in high school (16?)! HOWEVER, it neither was a hobby until I was 40 (oh, dear…). 🙂

  8. My mom sews, so I learned to sew at an early age. I didn’t start quilting until she came to visit for Christmas in 2009. She brought fabric to make a Christmas quilt together. After that I was hooked.

  10. Ummm.. well.. as a kid i kinda hand sewed things together, my own creations. But i didnt really learn to sew until i was pregnant with my first daughter at age 23. Now im an addict.

  13. Awesome swag. I’m not sure exactly when I started sewing – I tried to work it out with my mum a couple of weeks ago and she couldn’t remember either. I would guess around 8 or 9.

  21. I’m glad you had such a great time! I may have started sewing before this, but the first thing I remember making was a poodle skirt for a high school dance, so we’ll say I was 16. 🙂

  23. Oh! I started sewing in high school when I was 16-home ec class. Sewed on and off for a few years and now I’m back ..of course! 😉

  24. Um, I think I first sewed somewhere around age 8?? I made a cute one handle tote bag for a 4-H project (and I matched up stripes – wish I still had that bag)! Then again in Junior High Home Ec…then again as an adult around 4 years ago at 26!

  25. I was about 10 the first time I used a sewing machine. It was an on-and-off love affair until about 5 years ago, now I’m a totally fiber (fabric, yarn, fleece) geek. 🙂

  27. I learned how to sew at 10 or 11 and really got into it when I was 14. Been sewing for 50 years and love to see and try all the new trends.

  28. I was 32. Thank you for not making us leave a second comment for following you on Facebook. I appreciate that 🙂

  31. I was in middle school…so about 13. But I really started sewing at 24 after my daughter was born.

  32. I was probably in grade school when I made curtains for my doll house…I’d guess 9! Sewing on a regular basis didn’t happen until I got my own sewing machine at 26.

  33. I tried sewing for the first time when I was around 12, but I didn’t actually start sewing and loving it until I was 29!

  34. I’m pretty sure I was 5 or 6 when I started handsewing, and I learned to sew on my Granny’s old handcrank singer not long after that. What a lovely giveaway 🙂

  37. I was 24! And it has been pretty much exactly 4 years ago when I was sewing a Halloween custome for baby Jamie! 🙂

  40. I was 4 years old when I made my first set of doll clothes using my grandmother’s Singer Featherwieght. I still have the doll and 1 of her outfits….Pretty amazing considering that was over 45 years ago. 🙂 Good thing age is an attitude and not based on the calendar!

  41. I was about 8 or 9. And been quilting up a storm for the last 15 years or so! Man, that makes me feel old for a 20-something! 🙂

  42. I think I tried my hand at it when I was pretty young – 10 or 11. But I didn’t start sewing in earnest till I was out of school, in my late 20’s! Thanks for the awesome recap. LOVE Salt Water!

  45. I started sewing when I was 28 – almost 2 years ago. I wish I had started so much earlier! I love it 🙂 Love your market re-cap ~ thanks so much for bringing a little market back for us!!! So sweet of you!

  47. Not sure when I started sewing remember making a pillow in high school 🙂 I started quilting when I was 35 and have been addicted ever since!

  49. I *started* sewing in Home Ec in Jr High. So maybe, 12? 13? However I didn’t really sew much beyond the projects in that class. I really got back into sewing after I started staying home with my daughter. I was 27 and a bit bored!
    I love all the goodies, thank you for sharing!

  53. I will be 40 at the end of next month, not sure how I feel about that yet, I’m kind of ignoring it! I started sewing when I was 14, took a class in school. I sewed on and off until about 8 years ago when I started big time and haven’t stopped again since!

  54. I was 30 when I started sewing! Thanks for the chance to win!

    figure8angel[AT]gmail[DOT]com

  57. I have some needlework I made when I was four and I made my first quilt when I was 15 . . . so it’s been a while 😉 Thanks for the chance.

  63. I took Home Ec in school and did some sewing then, but completely abandoned it until 3 years ago when I discovered quilting! Thanks for a fabulous giveaway!

  66. I was 32 when I started sewing and that was in july this year! I have been going strong since!

  67. I started to sew on a machine in middle school, so I was probably 11 at the time. I think handsewing was a few years earlier.

  69. I started sewing when I was very little and was taught by my grandmother. I took a sewing class in Middle School, but didn’t continue until about a year ago when I was 21.

  73. Thanks for the great market recap – looks like fun! I started sewing when I was a teenager, and was originally going to be a Home Ec teacher as I loved it so much. I made a lot of clothes for my kids when they were younger but really only got into quilting a few years ago.

  80. I took sewing lessons when I was about 10. I sewed a pair of shorts and a matching shirt. They were made of neon pink and green, and I assure you they were VERY cool! And I didn’t sew for 10 more years after that!

  82. I was 8 years old and it was my Dad who taught me to sew ~ he thought I ought to make my own clothing. It was a fun thing to do for me ~ I made all my clothes through school till the 12th grade!
    Thanks for the giveaway!

  84. Your pictures of Tula’s booth are awesome! I love her anchor quilt!!!

    I was about 6 when I started sewing clothes for my dolls, and other than a few breaks when I was too busy with school or work or just living somewhere too small to sew in, I’ve kept at it ever since.

  88. I started sewing in Junior High in home-ec. Then I didn’t really sew much after that and finally got my own sewing machine in 2010 after I graduated from Grad School as a present from my mom.

  89. I started sewing at about 20 when my roomie took me to a fabric store and I bought stuff because it was so cute!

  91. I started sewing in high school home ec and made clothes. Took a major hiatus before starting quilting 10 years ago.

  94. I spent the summer that I was 12 at my grandmother’s and that’s when I learned! I learned so much more than sewing – knitting, crochet, embroidery, cross stitch. 🙂

  95. I learned to sew in junior high and that was the end of until about 4 years ago when I started to quilt and haven’t stop. Thanks for the great pictures from market and the giveaway:-)

  98. About 8. My mom sewed and gave me scraps to sew with plus I sewed in Girl Scouts. Mary Ann

  99. I was the ripe old age of 8 when I sewed felt pieces together with by hand to make blankets for my Barbie dolls. awoilk at rogers dot com

  101. I was less than 10, taught by my grandmom. I started sewing on a regular basis when I was 19, then all of a sudden quit sewing/quilting on 2005. I started sewing this year and am loving it!

  103. I started sewing when I was around 12 or so. I started doing mostly clothing for myself and family and have changed over the years to mostly crafts and quilting. I would absolutely love to win this bag filled with goodies from Quilt Market!!!!

  105. I started sewing when I was 14 years old and never stopped. Thanks for the chance at the giveaway.

  106. I was 8 years old when I first sewed on a sewing machine. I think I did a little hand sewing on doll blankets and clothes before that but hand sewing has never been a favorite.

  114. I started sewing this year, at 25 (had a bday since though) although, I wish I could say I’ve been sewing for YEARS, I can’t. I love every single minute I spend with a needle and thread and FABRIC! Thanks for the chance to win!

  119. Thanks for sharing your great swag! I was…gulp. . . 40. . . When I started sewing (that was last year!). Thanks for the giveaway chance!

  124. My mom tried to teach me when I was younger, but I actually really got into sewing last year (so 36!)

  125. I started sewing when I was around 12 and I bought my first sewing machine then as well (which I still have and is still powering on!). Thanks for the chance to win.

  126. I was in 6th grade, so 11 years old, I guess. I made a pair of pajamas with my mom sitting right by my side.

  127. I must have been 6 or 7. The first big thing I remember making was a very stylish tracksuit set with a diagonal stripe in contrasting fabric across the top. My mother was giving me instructions while she did housework or something, and I ended up sewing the legs together to make one giant tube!

  129. I did occasional bits of cross stitch as a kid, but only really got into sewing 18 months ago, at the age of 32.

  130. I follow you on FB. Which is lucky because I didn’t read that there was a second entry at first and was cursing myself for forgetting to say how great the VW camper van cushions are – I drive a 72 bay, and would love those for the seats.

  131. I was 13 when I started sewing on the sewing machine.. by hand most probably when I was 9.. I love Angela Walters work too..Thanks for sharing some of your photos here..and for the chance of a giveaway…

  133. Oooh, how fun to find you! I started sewing when I was about 10… maybe even earlier… square cushions piped and with ribbon across the corners for the old ladies at church as I recall! Haven’t stopped since!

  137. I was 40 when I started quilting. Love all the quilty friends I have made. I’m 59 now.

  138. I was probably 8 or so when I took my first sewing class, but I didn’t start quilting until I was 22

  139. I learned to sew when I as twelve. My mother used to sew alot, but with 7 kids didn’t have the time to teach me. I was taught by a lady from our church who was well known for her Barbie doll clothes, she would have a huge booth every year at the local Holiday Fair. So I sewed a lot of tiny seams that summer, plus a romper for myself – with a zipper!

  140. I started stitching and knitting at 6 and sewing at 7 🙂 I turned 54 today! yeah! Thanks for the review of Market and giveaway!

  143. Thanks for the great market news, especially the great photos! I started sewing on a sewing machine when I was eleven. I made my first dress on my own when I was twelve. Thank you for the giveaway.

  148. I was probably about 8 or 9 when I first sewed an apron with my grandmother to earn a Girl Scout badge, and I’ve done small projects here and there since, but I didn’t get serious until about two years ago, when I was 38.

  151. That is a very interesting idea for a question. I was 26 when I started sewing, and I am now 28, so it has been a little over 2 years. I actually bought my first sewing machine for myself for my 26th birthday!

  155. I was probably around 10 years old when I first started sewing. My mom sewed EVERYTHING and was always sewing so I watched her and finally was able to sew along side of her a bit. She helped me so much and then I went on to home-ec grade 7-12.

  156. I was only five or six when I started sewing! I was given a small sewing machine that I remember attempting to make doll clothes with. I think I was only 7 or 8 when my grandma first taught me to do hand quilting.

  158. I was just a wee bit of thing, I’m sure, when I first started sewing. It’s only natural because my Mom sewed ALL of our clothes … even my panties! She was such a perfectionist, though (she was always doing it FOR me … showing me how but then doing it all herself) that after not touching a sewing machine for more than 20 years, I’ve only started sewing quilts a year ago. I’ve learned to give myself freedom to discover and make mistakes. I tell myself … it’s just fabric and there’s lots more where that came from! I’m so enjoying making quilts now that I’ve given myself permission to let go my Mom’s high standards, which had been paralyzing. I love my Mom so much but I wish she would have chillaxed a bit about perfectionism.

  160. I learned to sew at 8 years old when I was a new 4-H’er. I made a kelly-green circle skirt and modeled it in the Fashion Revue…who knew the sewing bug would bite?

  161. My grandmother taught me to chicken-scratch when I was very young. I think about 5? I learned to cross-stitch soon after, and then I was allowed to learn to use the sewing machine!

  162. So fun, thanks for the pictures. Really stunning. I started sewing forever ago, but quilting 2 years ago. Love the community.

  164. I sewed by hand clothes for my barbie dolls when I was a little girl. I made my first quilt before I went to college.

  167. I can’t remember my exact age but remember playing with scraps to make “sleeping bags” for my babies and making my cabbage patch doll a fur coat. I’m going to guess around 9 or 10. Then got back into it at 19 for awhile and again at 30 when I discovered Amy Butler, 6 years ago. Thanks for the giveaway.

  171. I think I was 13 or 14 when I started sewing. But then didn’t sew much, just a few projects through my teen years. And then started again at 28. It’s so fun sewing things for my kids now. 🙂 thanks for a chance to win! 🙂

  175. I started sewing at 8 but didnt make my first quilt til i was 53… im addicted! Thanks for a great giveaway!

  178. I remember sewing a Bicentennial Quilt (yes in 1976) when I was in the Fourth grade. I don’t think I ever went to class – I just remember sitting in the hall and sewing and sewing and sewing.

  182. Hmm, I probably started sewing when I was about 8, but I’ve stopped and started over many, many years since then, so still consider myself a beginner!
    I’m so enjoying catching up with your quilt market posts – great pictures, thank you. Thanks also for the yummy giveaways.

  184. I started sewing when I got out of college. I was unemployed, bored, and living with my parents while looking for a job. My mom had a sewing machine and one day I picked up some fabric from her stash and made a shirt. My mom got tired of all my questions and of me moping around the house so she enrolled me in sewing class. Thanks mom!

  185. I am not sure when I started sewing, but it was during elementary school, maybe 2nd grade. With my grandmother.
    Thanks for the giveaway!

  187. I learned to handsew when I was 9 but didn’t learn to use a sewing machine until I was 30. And then hubby had to teach me how to use it!

  190. I suppose I was about 16 when I started sewing. I took sewing in High School and immediately loved it. I did a lot of garment sewing in my twenties. I am newer to quilting, and love it!

  192. I think I really started sewing around 25, when I wanted to sew curtains for the windows in my flat. Quilting I discovered about a year ago with 35, but I´m slowly getting addicted….

  194. I only started sewing when my son was about 6 months old.. He will be 3 in December… that means I am an old starter at 36 years of age !!!

  196. My mom tried to teach me to see as s girl & I didn’t want to learn (ugh!). 🙁 I did a little bit of sewing in college, but nothing to speak of. In my late 20’s, I finally started to get into quilting & have been learning (slowly!) for the last few years. I still have a l-o-n-g way to go in learning but hope to hunker down this winter & get to it! 🙂

  198. I started somewhere in my teens…got addicted in my twenties…and gettingvworse in my thirties…

  204. I was I think about 10 when I started sewing on my first singer sewing machine. It was so cute – It worked very well for a child’s machine. I would make doll blankets, etc.

    Thank you

    sandyb720 at gmail dot com

  206. Think I was 8 or 9 when I first started sewing…… gave it up for a number of years, took home ec (does that date me?!?!? ;-)) in high school and have pretty much been sewing ever since. It’s a WONDERFUL creative outlet for me!!

  207. I think I was about 8 when I sewed my first project – a shirt for my baby brother – with MUCH oversight by my grandmother.

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