Thanks to everyone who came out to the Pride of the Prairie Quilt Show this weekend. It was a huge success and Paige and I had a great time! They have a wonderful guild and were very welcoming. We met a lot of new people.
We set up in a small classroom. I was really proud of us for getting everything loaded in an Altima, setting up 2 hours before the show and doing such a great job of displaying everything without pipe and drape this time.
It’s fun to work quilt shows especially since we are an online shop . It gives us a chance to meet new people and even see returning customers. We get a feeling for what excites and inspires them. We enjoy helping people with color choices and bringing ideas to life. Here’s a grouping we helped one of the ladies put together.Very cheerful!
We revealed Paige’s new design called Cannon Beach, named after a trip she took there a couple of years ago. We hung it outside the door in the hallway. It definitely was an eye catcher and brought in traffic to the shop.
The quilt was made using the Hope Valley by Denyse Schmidt. The line is out of production but we came up with another one so that we could kit it for the show. We used mostly Midnight Garden by Sandi Henderson. Here’s a little peek of it in the corner. I’ll get around to showing y’all more pics when we get it quilted and bound.
We sold all the kits we had made for this. It’s very exciting when people love what you’ve worked hard at designing and creating! We will have the pattern available on Etsy & SewModDesigns as soon as we put the PDF together.
Here’s a few of the other quilts that were on display.
Now I’ve gotta get back to putting the studio back together and deciding what my next project will be. I’m thinking houses….
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March 13, 2012 at 9:27 am
Dee
Ohhh…thank you for all the lovely eye candy! Looks like heaven to me!
March 13, 2012 at 12:08 pm
Gail Lewis
Congratulations to you and Paige for your beautiful and successful booth at The Pride of The Prairie quilt show. Thanks for the pictures from the show, I love the elegant appliqued quilts but the adorable bird house quilt just won my heart !!
March 13, 2012 at 12:16 pm
Jeanne
Your booth looked FANTASTIC!!! If I had been there I would have been drawn to your booth like a magnet!! So glad that it was successful!!!
March 13, 2012 at 12:20 pm
Lorrie
Thanks Gail, Dee & Jeanne!
March 14, 2012 at 12:01 pm
Mrs. Hedberg
I am sorry I missed the show. I sure enjoyed the ‘virtual’ trip. You guys deserve all the success!
March 15, 2012 at 12:00 am
Karen V.
Congrats to you both! It was a great show with some very impressive quilts. And your booth was the ‘sugar coating’ on top of a great day! It was awesome as usual. A happy place to visit : )
And lets also acknowledge Altimas Rock!
Congrats again. You guys are getting this down. Next time you’lll make it in the bug!