Bari J.

a little help from my friends...

 
 
I've met some really wonderful people through Twitter, and when I asked for help testing patterns both on my blog and over in Twitterville, the response was incredible! 

Thank you all for your hard work, your fabulous notes and wonderful photos!

Here are a few of the creations made from my Full Bloom line of fabric...

This Green Living Market Bag was made by Rebecca Makas:

 

 

And another Market Bag from Lori Porten (I ended up using this as the pattern cover):

 

And this State Street Tote was made by a local friend, Anita Monery:

 
Wonderful, huh? 

Quilt Market II

There was so much to see. This (in no particular order) is just the tip of the iceberg. I was absolutely crazy about all of these designers, but Laura Gunn's debut collection from Michael Miller had me at hello. Check out the fabulous prints based on her paintings. They even have a textured look. Totally incredible. And not an easy effect to create on fabric. But it works SO well! Links are below.

LINKS: 

Patty Young

Valori Wells

Laura Gunn

Market report part I

Oh, you guys! Did I ever have fun. I Tweeted and photographed and socialized my way through quilt market. And I have so much to report back to you! It's going to take me days to report it all. Day one: just a few of the WONDERFUL sewing patterns that were at this market! You are going to loooove it! Links to all the websites are below.

LINKS:

Favorite Things

Sue Spargo

Indygo Junction

Tweet. Tweet.

It's official. I understand Twitter. I know what an @reply is. I know what a tiny url is too. So, like, I'm totally on the inside now. Hope you'll Tweet with me... Aw, come on, give it a try. Click here.