by Shelly Stokes, Founder and Creative Mentor I have just returned from a whirlwind trip to Quilt Market in Houston, TX. I have worked every market for the past 8 years, and it was time for a break. It was a delightful trip in more ways than my tired little brain can count right now. […]
Mad About Minis — And A Quilt Market Recap
When I first started playing with paintstiks (more years ago than I care to admit!), almost all of the colors were sold in full size sticks. There were a few sets of mini paintstiks in the matte colors, but nothing in my favorite iridescent colors. How times have changed! It took a lot of arm […]
Candice Bag Is A Perfect Travel Companion & A Giveaway!
I don’t normally carry large handbags, but Lazy Girl’s new Candice bag was an absolute lifesaver at the big Houston Quilt Market. As I mentioned in the newsletter, she’s perfect for a business trip, with a pocket for my iPad and that all-important cord and power converter. She’s big enough to carry my show paper […]
An Insider’s Look At Quilt Market
Quilt Market is a whirlwind event lasting less than a week, but looks can be deceiving. Preparation for fall market (there are 2 each year) begins before spring market occurs. That’s right — we start on fall market before we get to the spring event. It’s a little mind-boggling to say the least. The first […]
Got rubbing plates? Make patchwork!
I’ve been busy this summer working on a new pattern called Paintstik Patches. It started off to be a holiday quilt, but it’s really more than that, so I changed the name. (I just love being able to do that!) The pattern came back from the printer last week, and we’ve been busy shipping orders […]
Congrats to our Quilt Market Winners!
It’s always fun to have something special going on in our booth at market, and this spring we decided to try something new. We painted a Coneflower quilt top each day in the booth along with our usual hands-on demonstrations and mini-classes. Because there is no piecing involved in making the quilt (all paint, no […]
