My trip to the International Quilt Show in Houston was fast and jam-packed. I could go on and on about my personal education, but that might bore you since you won't have the voice inside my head with the pertinent asides to keep you in the loop.
Socially, there is a lot more to be told. On Friday I was graciously invited to Fabric 2.0, a posh little get-together. Our bright hostess, Caroline Devoy of jcaroline creative describes the last party on her blog: "The idea was to get the bloggers, new fabric designers, and anybody else that is doing something cool in the fabric industry together."
I admit, being invited to such a party was one of my motivating factors in going to the show in the first place. I was very on the fence a lot of the time (money, time, kids, you know... stuff), but when I got this invitation, firstly, I was incredibly flattered, secondly, it would mean meeting so many familiar names. I mean, really, what an opportunity! So, couple this affair with the show itself, and it was a very worthwhile investment.
About the party... (here comes the name dropping- hoping I get everyone!) I immediately met Jessica Jones and Lizzy House. Followed by Caroline herself. Then I chatted with Diane Hoffman of Bee Square Fabrics and her husband, Michael for quite a while, until Diane was feeling compelled to meet Jay McCarroll. Then Ms. Patricia Zapata walked in and we were stuck together like glue the rest of the evening... Then, of course, was Kim Kight of True Up fame... such a pleasure to chat with! I later introduced myself to Heather Bailey, Jane Sassaman, Weeks Ringle and Patty Young. It wasn't until the next day I realized that there were so many other people there that I had wished to meet, like Paula Prass and her daughter, Melissa Averinos of Yummy Goods... and I'm sure I'm forgetting so many more. It was a good time. The next day at the show, I introduced myself to just about everyone... Anna Maria Horner, Tina Given, Mark Lipinski, Amy Butler to name a few.
On the Henry Glass & Co front, I met many of my teammate designers at the show- Pam and Janet of Buggy Barn, Anne Sutton, Barbara Jones, Linda Lum Debono, and Lynette Anderson. I learned a lot from speaking with all of them!
At some point I will be doing a post about some of fabric lines that caught my attention one of these days, so stay tuned!
20 lovely notes:
Wow! You did meet a lot of designers!
So glad you had this opportunity...
Whoa, that's incredible!! I'm so glad you had such a great time. Definitely tell us more!
xo
You met a lot of cewebrities! (harhar- get it?). So glad that it was a networking success!
it sounds so exciting and meeting everyone (especially, heather, melissa and amy) is terrific. looking forward to reading more.
Yowzer! Fancy pants! That's so fantastic, and I bet they were all thrilled to meet you too!
You're right we were stuck together like glue! :)
I would've loved meeting all those other designers you saw at the show. I can imagine the overload of information and inspiration you must have had by being there. Lucky you!
I love your fabric designs so much, so it will be fascinating to see what caught YOUR eye in Houston.
What a wonderful experience! I can imagine how fantastically overloaded your brain must be with all that you met, saw and did. Sort of like a red carpet Disney Land for fabric enthusiasts! I am enjoying living vicariously through your exciting ventures! (It is especially nice as I don't have to worry about what to wear or remembering everyones names, both of which can send me into a nervous tizzy!)
Sorry that I missed meeting you! I sent you an email just before I left for Market. I wanted to check that you received it as I've been having loads of problems with my email of late.
Let me know!
Oh how lovely to be treated like a grownup, and wear party shoes. I'm so glad you got to go to the show.
You've been name dropped on other blogs, too! The mutual respect & admiration is really evident!
Hope to hear more about it in the weeks ahead!
How absolutely FABULOUS! I'm excited for you; what a great opportunity for you, AND for the other designers who got to meet YOU! It makes me excited to see next year's creations because I know you will all feed into each other. HOORAY!
I am dying...I have actually heard of many of these...amy butler is a goddess...is she in real life? I need the dish...xo
Hi!
Sorry we didn't get a chance to chat some more. i was only there Sat. and early Sun. so I was running around like a crazy woman.
I hope that you had a great show and that we'll chat again.
Linda
what an amazing experience to meet all of these wonderfully talented individuals. i'd be on inspiration overdrive.
for people who do what they love & LOVE what they do, it must have been wonderful to be amongst each other's company.
glad you got to enjoy such an event.
Oooooh! Lovely! What an absolutely marvelous experience that must have been.
Ohhhh I am so happy for you! You did enjoy the trip and met so many cool designers. I can't wait for the next post:)
!!!! wow Michelle, it sounds like an incredible experience, and to meet all of those designers too, can't wait for the next instalment!
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Sounds so exciting & inspiring!
Looking fwd for next post indeed...
That's a lot of names! I'm glad you enjoyed yourself and learned much..makes the trip worth it.
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