November 7, 2008
Houston
I have never been to Houston and I must say, man almighty is it H-U-G-E. The quilts, the fashion show, the vendor area? Amazing. My piece from Quilt National '07 was there and I didn't even know it beforehand.
I met up with Pokey at the Interweave booth. She really is a powerhouse, I love her energy and spirit.
I was able to put names on the folks I have been working with at Interweave, or at least some of them.
They have a new exciting magazine out called Stitch. It is geared toward sewing enthusiasts and I must say the presentation is crisp and inspiring. My sewing roots harken back to being a sample cutter for a womens clothing manufacturer. I cut, prepped and watched as the pattern makers snipped, pinned and draped patterns. I soaked up everything I possibly could and still love sewing myself skirts, and functional pieces.
So please check it out!
I met up with Deborah Boschert, whose work I love and have traded for. I love her simple presentation and ingenious use of cloth, thread and color. I even have an ATC of hers now, though I won't show that just yet.
And of course we posed with Pokey. Both wearing the same orange long sleeved, Halloween T-shirt. We are twins.
I have never met Deborah in person. Until now we have been blog buddies. Deborah looked at me in all sincerity and said, "I can say I knew you when". I get shy with this sort of statement because I do not want writing a book to change me. I want to be a good, fun loving artist before and after publishing.
Deborah is an amaziningly up beat and enthuiastic person. She is very genuine and I am happy to say, I knew her when too!
So there.
A good friend Brenda Smith got a piece into the show too. I love seeing the work of people I know, admire and love.
I brought some loot home too. I am a sucker for hand sewing needles. A French company named Bohin was selling some beauties and I had to have some #12 betweens, short, study, fine, yummy, needles. I also got some #3 crewel needles. A new foot for my Bernina, some yarn from Habu and a book called The Penland Book of Handmade Books. A craft I plan to take up.
Does anyone know where this is? I will think up a prize if you can name this town.
Posted by Melly at November 7, 2008 11:08 PM