Bari J.

color color color!

I now have actual strike-offs for Art Journal rather than the digital prints, and I can't wait to show you the difference! The COLOR! So much richer. Boy am I thrilled to see it! I'm especially in love with the blues.

 

 

Here's an example of the original prints so you can see the difference. Wow. Look at that brown compared to the strike-off brown above! Cool. 

Store owners: you can now see (and order) the whole line! Click here!

Well, back to book-deadline-land. Getting there! Pinch me. I'm having so much fun!

Quilt Market

I had such fun at market that I am absolutely exhausted. I spent a lot of my time there interviewing folks for Boutique Cafe as Miss Daria who is very pregnant couldn't make it there this time. I have 12 videos that will be featured as she sees fit. There's Anna Maria Horner, Paula Prass, Sandi Henderson, Genevieve Gail, and Jessica Levitt just to name a few. And I have to say, after I told Daria I would do this I was immediately thinking, "WHAT IN GOD'S NAME HAVE I GOTTEN MYSELF INTO?". But alas, I absolutely loved doing it. So, Mom, maybe all that theatre school paid off after all, right? Still a bit of a ham.

As for photos, I didn't get as many awesome shots as I'd hoped (I left the good camera at home in favor of traveling light which was a mistake), but here are just a few to get you started.

Here's Miss Pokey Bolton in front of my Art Journal display (shoot the lights washed that quilt out... or did I have the flash on?). Pokey's newest quilt world baby, Quilt Scene magazine debuted at festival and I'm proud to say my quilted patchwork belts are in it. Yes, directions on how to make them and all.

 

And, Anna Maria Horner's booth. Sigh. Love. 

 

And speaking of "Love". I do Love, LOVE from Amy Butler. Who wouldn't?

 

Well, that's it for now fabric-nistas! 

I'll be buried in book-deadline-land for the next couple weeks, but I'll try to pop in every once in a bit to say hello! (Sheesh! Who knew this would be such work? Just kidding, Susanne! I knew what I was in for!)

A peek at...

...my new pattern, Home Sweet Home. This piece will be displayed at Quilt Market in Houston this week. And the pattern will be available for free download when Art Journal hits stores in April. The piecing and collage was artfully (and expertly) executed by my good friends, Janis Stob and Margaret Linderman (a mother daughter team... aka, December's Child), and beautifully quilted by Deb McPartland.

Hugs and kisses to all three of you! Can't go it alone! Thanks for being there! 

 

 

Gotta Have Friends

In the roughest of times, good friends will get you through. Frankly, I don't know what I would have done without them in getting ready for quilt market and trying to finish a book at the same time (which is crazy and I do not recommend doing these two things at one time).

Here are some of the delights made from my new fabric line, Art Journal, by my sweet friends.

Jackie (Wren's Nest) made these beautiful pears and eggs. 

 

And Janis (December's Child) made the dress form, Mathilda as she is called. Janis and her mom, Margaret also made my quilt (Home Sweet Home) which I'll have pictures of soon! 
 

Ladies, I can not thank you enough! You've totally saved me.

More of what others and I have sewn up soon! 

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Vintage Stash Rehash

I have issues. Vintage bling hoarding issues. Even when I say, "Man, I've totally run out of vintage goodies for my bags". That really means, "There's nothing I feel like using... right now.".

Last night I was searching online for a piece of jewelry to go with an outfit that I want to wear at market next week. And I soon realized that even if I did find that fabulous piece, it was never going to arrive here on time. So... because I have SO much spare time, out came the goodies and the old jewelry making materials... (Did I ever tell you I used to make and sell jewelry from salvaged pieces? No? Wellza, I did. It was like a thousand years ago. My youngest was two or so when I started so let's see... it was almost a decade ago.)

Anyways, I digress... I got out the old jewelry making materials and fussed and mussed with it until I came up with a couple options. 

I like 'em, but I am super pleased because Anna called dibs on one (didn't matter which one) for "When you get back from market, Mom.". 13 year old girl likes it. Now, that's a compliment (Don't tell her I said so... she'll take it back.)