I love going to Quilt Market twice a year and I can’t believe that this was my 12th market!   I am always delighted by the wonderful fabrics, creative new pattern designers and cool new notions that I see each season. While I was there, M’Liss and Michael Hawley took some pictures in the booth and gave me the Flickr address to view them, so I am including that link to give you an inside glimpse of the show from one of our favorite author’s perspective.

At the show, I am lucky enough to walk the floor and this time I found something that knocked my socks off. And I wasn’t the only one. I stumbled upon a bead vendor, The Bead Goes On that was the talk of our authors and staff in the booth. Paula Nadelstern went wild over the beads; I had to tell Katie. This bead company had some of the most interesting beads I’ve ever seen.  So, I did what any sensible shopper would do, I told my friends and we went and shopped on the last day of the show. Janet, Lynn and I found some beautiful beads, it was really hard to choose, but we all came away happy. My favorite beads were the tiny seed beads that were wrapped around a hollow core and were either ovals, squares or circles. So far I have made a Lariat for my sister, a necklace for my mom using the circle beads (see picture) and a necklace for my niece. I still have a few beads left and now I think I have been bitten by the beading bug. I can’t wait for spring market to see what new treasures I will discover.

Related posts:

1. Lura Schwarz Smith’s Spring Quilt Market Review
2. Quilt Market Wrap Up
3. Quilt Market Spring 2011 recap—on the show floor
4. Spring Quilt Market in Salt Lake City – The Tulips!
5. Quilt for Mom