Oh my goodness - where has the time gone? Life has been a bit crazy lately but it's all been worth every second of madness. May and June have been huge months for me with work and I am only just coming up for a breath. In May I travelled to Pittsburgh for Quilt Market. It was as inspirational as it always is. I love catching up with friends that I have made in the industry and only see while in the USA at Quilt Market. For those of you who follow me on facebook or Instagram, you would have seen a lot of my photos as they were taken.
Below are some of the shameless selfies I took!
Some of the fabric companies that 2 Green Zebras distribute: Robert Kaufman, Adorn It, & Red Rooster.
Moda - distributed by PK Fabrics
Fabric Companies distributed by Lloyd Curzon Textiles: Maywood Studio, In The Beginning Fabric, Northcott, Blend Fabrics
Once I returned home it was non stop trying to get everything ready for Market Trends. Market Trends is a small trade show that I put on for my retailers - bringing them all the trends from Quilt Market in the USA. I only have about 3 weeks to organise the majority of it so as you can guess...there isn't a lot of sleep happening at that time.
The gorgeous Camille Roskelley - Moda fabric designer - was my special guest and I couldn't have asked for a nicer person. She was adorable, yet so professional. Camille has just put up her 1st post about her Australian trip here
Here is Camille below with her close friend Holly who also made the trip.
I was thrilled with the weekend - all the hard work was worth it.
A huge thank you to my distributors who I couldn't have put Market Trends on without: Tim & Jim from Lloyd Curzon Textiles, Patrick and Shane from PK Fabrics, and Chris & Fiona from 2 Green Zebras. Also a massive thank you to our local pattern designers who also joined Market Trends: Lynette Anderson Designs, Kookaburra Cottage Quilts, Nikki Tervo Designs, The Birdhouse, Tracey Sims and also Always Quilting (Auriful threads).
Also a massive thank you to my two gorgeous kids Emma and Luke who gave up their weekend to help, my gorgeous friend Sharyn who saved my sanity with helping me sew quilts, Jane Davidson from Quilt Jane for her generous nature, Sandy (you know why!) and my better half who worked calmly and quietly behind the scenes (not easy when you work for the opposition but he is always there for me).
More photos to come....take care...Di
I still can't believe you managed to do all that. And do it so well! You are amazing. I wish I could come to Market Trends every year, but will be cheering you on from afar. Thank you so much for inviting me to be a part of it all!
Posted by: Camille | July 01, 2014 at 06:06 PM
So nice to meet you! And so fun to follow along on Instagram !
Posted by: Sherri | July 02, 2014 at 03:49 PM