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May18	Quilt Market 2008 - Live and Learn, Tricks and tips Gina Halladay May 18, 2008 Presentation is what it is all about at Quilt Market…Hours and hours are spent designing and creating backdrops, props and display items. Full crates and pallets are sent to Quilt Market days before the event. We sent 15 giant... Continue Reading Posted at 10:11 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (14)
May17	School House at 2008 Quilt Market in Portland Teaches the 3 W’s – Who, What and When Gina Halladay May 17, 2008 The fun begins at Quilt Market…with the School House. A few thousand quilt shop owners went back to “school” today as the International Quilt Market kicked off in Portland at the Oregon Convention Center. The show started Thursday and... Continue Reading Posted at 8:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
May16	Sample Spree at Quilt Market Portland 2008 – On Your Mark, Get Set, SHOP Gina Halladay May 16, 2008 Last night at exactly 8:00 pm, the doors to the ballroom at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland parted and like a tsunami that had been building miles offshore, a wave of quilters flooded onto the beach of Sample Spree.... Continue Reading Posted at 3:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (3)
May 1	International Quilt Market Show for Spring is Set for Portland, Oregon May 15th Gina Halladay May 1, 2008 The International Quilt Market show for Spring is just a few weeks away. It all kicks off on May 15th and runs through the 18th at the Oregon Convention Center. For me, planning for Market means anticipation, crazy hours the... Continue Reading Posted at 4:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (5)
Mar28	Living "La Veta" Loca! Countdown To The Filming...Of The Quilt Show Gina Halladay March 28, 2008 I had the chance to sit in on a filming of The Quilt Show today. My plan was to sneak in the back, watch the process of filming this "TV Show for the Internet" and to get the lay of... Continue Reading Posted at 7:18 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (10)
Sep26	Take A Tour Of The "Quilting in the Garden" Quilt Show With Gregory Case's Photo Essay (And A Few Of His Words Too!) Gina Halladay September 26, 2007 I have heard wonderful things about the “Quilting in the Garden" event” which is held annually each September at Alden Lane Nursery in Northern California. Lucky for us, the Photoman and guest QuiltersBuzz roving reporter, Gregory Case, was... Continue Reading Posted at 2:03 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
Apr 1	The Quilt Show Debuts Tomorrow! Support Has Been Fantastic As The World Quilting Community Grows Gina Halladay April 1, 2007 The Quilt Show debuts tomorrow. This online “tv show” is the “baby” of quilters Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. The pair are thrilled that over 15,000 people have subscribed to watch the show…(They were hoping for 10,000 by the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:18 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
Jan28	Getting Ready For The Show--Photos From The Road To California Quilt Show Gina Halladay January 28, 2007 Over 20,000 quilters stormed the halls of the Convention Center in Ontario, Ca., last week to attend one of the biggest quilt shows in the West—the "Road to California". They came by the car load and bus load (17 buses on Saturday alone!) to see, touch and buy--and to get inspired! Continue Reading Posted at 8:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (9)
Jan18	Road To California Quilt Show and Exhibit Starts Today in Southern California Gina Halladay January 18, 2007 More than 20,000 quilters are expected to attend the Road to California Quilt Show in Ontario, Ca starting today and through Sunday. Continue Reading Posted at 6:13 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
Nov 1	Quilt Market Sample Spree...It Is Quite An Event To Witness! Gina Halladay November 1, 2006 Each Market there is an event called “Sample Spree” which is an opportunity for quilt shop owners to buy samples of quilts, patterns and fabric lines. Continue Reading Posted at 2:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (6)
Sep 7	"Quilts on Main", A Unique Quilt Show Hits the Street in St. Charles, Missouri Gina Halladay September 7, 2006 The event is “like no other” according to the website of “Quilts on Main”…which is a quilt show on the Historic Main Street in St. Charles, Missouri. Continue Reading Posted at 9:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
	"Quilts on Main", A Unique Quilt Show Hits the Street in St. Charles, Missouri Gina Halladay September 7, 2006 The event is “like no other” according to the website of “Quilts on Main”…which is a quilt show on the Historic Main Street in St. Charles, Missouri. Continue Reading Posted at 9:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
Jul26	Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show Displays Over 1200 Quilts, Read About the Show From Guest Writer, Kesten Blake Gina Halladay July 26, 2006 "This year was the 31 annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. This event takes over the very small town of Sisters (Population 947) for the second Saturday of July every year. This year more than 1200 quilts were displayed around town. Continue Reading Posted at 4:35 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
Jul14	"Quilter's Run" and "Shop Hops" Are Great Ways to See What Quilt Shops Have to Offer---Southern California's 8th Annual Quilt Run Starts Tomorrow Gina Halladay July 14, 2006 Well, today "jump" started the Southern California Quilt Run for 2006. This year the run will be held over an 8-day period from July 15 to July 22 with shops being opened extended hours to accommodate all of the quilters. Continue Reading Posted at 10:20 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
Jul12	Quilt Guilds Offer Friendship, Fabric, Fun...And Fantastic Bargains! Gina Halladay July 12, 2006 For a good time, a chance to meet some other quilters in your town or surrounding area and to be exposed to new quilting ideas, techniques and good deals…join your local quilt guild! Continue Reading Posted at 9:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
Jun30	Great Finds at Sydney Australia's Biggest Craft and Quilt Show...Material Obsession Shop Owners Guest Write and Give Us a Report Gina Halladay June 30, 2006 Here are some of the great thing Sarah and Kathy, of Material Obsession, found while attending, vending and spending at Sydney’s biggest Craft and Quilt Show… Continue Reading Posted at 6:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
Jun29	Material Obession's, Sarah and Kathy, Guest Report on the Sydney Craft and Quilt Show--The Biggest Quilt Show in the Southern Hemisphere! Gina Halladay June 29, 2006 Well, here they are...Sarah and Kathy, all the way from Material Obession in Australia guest reporting on the recently held Sydney Quilt and Craft Show. Continue Reading Posted at 10:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
Jun12	Quilters Ready for Sydney Australia's Craft and Quilt Fair--The Biggest Quilt Festival in the Southern Hemisphere! Look for a Guest Report on the Show Gina Halladay June 12, 2006 The girls, Sarah and Kathy, from the "Down Under's" Material Obession Quilt Shop are getting ready to exhibit at the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair which is the biggest quilt festival in the southern hemisphere. Continue Reading Posted at 10:46 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
May25	Barbara Jones of QuiltSoup is Really "Cooking" With Some Great Quilt Patterns...Barbara Tells Us More About QuiltSoup Gina Halladay May 25, 2006 "I also think that what appliqué lacks in speed it more than makes up for in portability." Continue Reading Posted at 5:26 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
May19	Minneapolis Plays Host to the International Quilt Market...And Others! Textile Artist, Valori Wells Lectures and Displays her Creations Gina Halladay May 19, 2006 I was a particularly impressed with “new mom” Valori Wells who designs for FreeSprit Fabrics. Valori is a second generation quilter, her Mom Jean Wells, is a quilter, and designer and owner of “The Stitchin Post” quilt shop. Continue Reading Posted at 5:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
May18	QuiltersBuzz is At Quilt Market...Looking for Quilting Ideas and Product to "Show and Tell" Gina Halladay May 18, 2006 I am in Minneapolis, MN to attend the “world's only trade show for the quilting industry” also known as “International Quilt Market”. Continue Reading Posted at 7:01 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
May 7	"To Market, To Market, To Buy A Fat Quarter"... .Shop Owners Ready for Quilt Market Next Week Gina Halladay May 7, 2006 Shop owners, quilt product vendors, pattern makers, fabric companies, and notion makers are all getting ready for the “World’s Only Trade Show of the Quilting Industry”—otherwise known as International Quilt Market! Continue Reading Posted at 9:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
Mar11	"In Between Stitches"--A Quilt and Gift Store Which Inspires Creativity Gina Halladay March 11, 2006 Our theme is A Place Where Friendships Grow, and we are proud of the fact that so many customers have met one another in our store and wonderful friendships have grown.” Continue Reading Posted at 7:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (3)
Jan25	Use up your 2 1/2" strips of fabric...Open a Can of Worms! Gina Halladay January 25, 2006 I never knew you could do so much with a worm! (A worm is a 2 ½” strip of fabric.) I attended a class at the “Road to California Quilt Show” last week and in Debbie Caffrey’s class “Open a Can of Worms,” I was amazed at all the different blocks and quilts you could create using the “worm” and the Omni-grid’s 96L ruler. Continue Reading Posted at 8:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (3)
Jan22	Road to California Quilt Show Gina Halladay January 22, 2006 The quilts on display at the Road to California Quilt show held this weekend in Ontario, CA were wonderful. Continue Reading Posted at 11:36 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
Jan18	Road to California Quilt Show Gets Underway Gina Halladay January 18, 2006 The “Road to California”—like the well-worn asphalt roads of California-- will be jammed for four days as the aisles of the Ontario Convention Centers will become clogged, “butt to butt”—so to speak, with all sizes, shapes and ages of (mostly) women who enjoy the “sport” of quilting. Continue Reading Posted at 9:49 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
Nov 1	When quilter Freddy Moran is in the house... Gina Halladay November 1, 2005 Freddy Moran is a one of a kind of quilter. And so are her quilts! Continue Reading Posted at 8:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
Oct31	What is new from the "Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!" authors... Gina Halladay October 31, 2005 Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!!, authors Diana McClun and Laura Nownes, are a team that again and again have proven themselves to be successful in the quilting industry. And after 25 years at it, they still have fresh and exciting ideas and designs. Continue Reading Posted at 4:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
Oct27	More of Amy Butler from Quilt Market...with photos! Gina Halladay October 27, 2005 More highlights from the International Quilt Maket featuring Amy Butler, textile artist. Continue Reading Posted at 8:42 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (5)
Oct26	Meeting Amy Butler at the International Quilt Market Gina Halladay October 26, 2005 One of my most favorite designers to show her stuff at Quilt Market was Amy Butler, an artist, textile and pattern designer who creates fresh and inspiring designs with her wild big print “vintage-flavored” fabric lines and designs. Continue Reading Posted at 8:48 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (3)
Oct25	Whats new for you from the International Quilt Market Gina Halladay October 25, 2005 I just returned from a shopping spree in Houston at the International Quilt Market and I got a chance to "fondle" new fabric lines. Continue Reading Posted at 6:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
Oct15	Welcome to QuiltersBuzz Gina Halladay October 15, 2005 Hi, and welcome to QuiltersBuzz!This is your place online to find out about everything quilting including all the great patterns, fabrics, etc. I will be providing news from the shows. In fact right now I am at the Pacific International... Continue Reading Posted at 8:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (4)

Quilt Shows Archives

May18	Quilt Market 2008 - Live and Learn, Tricks and tips Gina Halladay May 18, 2008 Presentation is what it is all about at Quilt Market…Hours and hours are spent designing and creating backdrops, props and display items. Full crates and pallets are sent to Quilt Market days before the event. We sent 15 giant... Continue Reading Posted at 10:11 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (14)
May17	School House at 2008 Quilt Market in Portland Teaches the 3 W’s – Who, What and When Gina Halladay May 17, 2008 The fun begins at Quilt Market…with the School House. A few thousand quilt shop owners went back to “school” today as the International Quilt Market kicked off in Portland at the Oregon Convention Center. The show started Thursday and... Continue Reading Posted at 8:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
May16	Sample Spree at Quilt Market Portland 2008 – On Your Mark, Get Set, SHOP Gina Halladay May 16, 2008 Last night at exactly 8:00 pm, the doors to the ballroom at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland parted and like a tsunami that had been building miles offshore, a wave of quilters flooded onto the beach of Sample Spree.... Continue Reading Posted at 3:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (3)
May 1	International Quilt Market Show for Spring is Set for Portland, Oregon May 15th Gina Halladay May 1, 2008 The International Quilt Market show for Spring is just a few weeks away. It all kicks off on May 15th and runs through the 18th at the Oregon Convention Center. For me, planning for Market means anticipation, crazy hours the... Continue Reading Posted at 4:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (5)
Mar28	Living "La Veta" Loca! Countdown To The Filming...Of The Quilt Show Gina Halladay March 28, 2008 I had the chance to sit in on a filming of The Quilt Show today. My plan was to sneak in the back, watch the process of filming this "TV Show for the Internet" and to get the lay of... Continue Reading Posted at 7:18 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (10)
Sep26	Take A Tour Of The "Quilting in the Garden" Quilt Show With Gregory Case's Photo Essay (And A Few Of His Words Too!) Gina Halladay September 26, 2007 I have heard wonderful things about the “Quilting in the Garden" event” which is held annually each September at Alden Lane Nursery in Northern California. Lucky for us, the Photoman and guest QuiltersBuzz roving reporter, Gregory Case, was... Continue Reading Posted at 2:03 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
Apr 1	The Quilt Show Debuts Tomorrow! Support Has Been Fantastic As The World Quilting Community Grows Gina Halladay April 1, 2007 The Quilt Show debuts tomorrow. This online “tv show” is the “baby” of quilters Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. The pair are thrilled that over 15,000 people have subscribed to watch the show…(They were hoping for 10,000 by the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:18 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
Jan28	Getting Ready For The Show--Photos From The Road To California Quilt Show Gina Halladay January 28, 2007 Over 20,000 quilters stormed the halls of the Convention Center in Ontario, Ca., last week to attend one of the biggest quilt shows in the West—the "Road to California". They came by the car load and bus load (17 buses on Saturday alone!) to see, touch and buy--and to get inspired! Continue Reading Posted at 8:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (9)
Jan18	Road To California Quilt Show and Exhibit Starts Today in Southern California Gina Halladay January 18, 2007 More than 20,000 quilters are expected to attend the Road to California Quilt Show in Ontario, Ca starting today and through Sunday. Continue Reading Posted at 6:13 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
Nov 1	Quilt Market Sample Spree...It Is Quite An Event To Witness! Gina Halladay November 1, 2006 Each Market there is an event called “Sample Spree” which is an opportunity for quilt shop owners to buy samples of quilts, patterns and fabric lines. Continue Reading Posted at 2:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (6)
Sep 7	"Quilts on Main", A Unique Quilt Show Hits the Street in St. Charles, Missouri Gina Halladay September 7, 2006 The event is “like no other” according to the website of “Quilts on Main”…which is a quilt show on the Historic Main Street in St. Charles, Missouri. Continue Reading Posted at 9:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
	"Quilts on Main", A Unique Quilt Show Hits the Street in St. Charles, Missouri Gina Halladay September 7, 2006 The event is “like no other” according to the website of “Quilts on Main”…which is a quilt show on the Historic Main Street in St. Charles, Missouri. Continue Reading Posted at 9:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
Jul26	Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show Displays Over 1200 Quilts, Read About the Show From Guest Writer, Kesten Blake Gina Halladay July 26, 2006 "This year was the 31 annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. This event takes over the very small town of Sisters (Population 947) for the second Saturday of July every year. This year more than 1200 quilts were displayed around town. Continue Reading Posted at 4:35 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
Jul14	"Quilter's Run" and "Shop Hops" Are Great Ways to See What Quilt Shops Have to Offer---Southern California's 8th Annual Quilt Run Starts Tomorrow Gina Halladay July 14, 2006 Well, today "jump" started the Southern California Quilt Run for 2006. This year the run will be held over an 8-day period from July 15 to July 22 with shops being opened extended hours to accommodate all of the quilters. Continue Reading Posted at 10:20 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
Jul12	Quilt Guilds Offer Friendship, Fabric, Fun...And Fantastic Bargains! Gina Halladay July 12, 2006 For a good time, a chance to meet some other quilters in your town or surrounding area and to be exposed to new quilting ideas, techniques and good deals…join your local quilt guild! Continue Reading Posted at 9:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
Jun30	Great Finds at Sydney Australia's Biggest Craft and Quilt Show...Material Obsession Shop Owners Guest Write and Give Us a Report Gina Halladay June 30, 2006 Here are some of the great thing Sarah and Kathy, of Material Obsession, found while attending, vending and spending at Sydney’s biggest Craft and Quilt Show… Continue Reading Posted at 6:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
Jun29	Material Obession's, Sarah and Kathy, Guest Report on the Sydney Craft and Quilt Show--The Biggest Quilt Show in the Southern Hemisphere! Gina Halladay June 29, 2006 Well, here they are...Sarah and Kathy, all the way from Material Obession in Australia guest reporting on the recently held Sydney Quilt and Craft Show. Continue Reading Posted at 10:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
Jun12	Quilters Ready for Sydney Australia's Craft and Quilt Fair--The Biggest Quilt Festival in the Southern Hemisphere! Look for a Guest Report on the Show Gina Halladay June 12, 2006 The girls, Sarah and Kathy, from the "Down Under's" Material Obession Quilt Shop are getting ready to exhibit at the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair which is the biggest quilt festival in the southern hemisphere. Continue Reading Posted at 10:46 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
May25	Barbara Jones of QuiltSoup is Really "Cooking" With Some Great Quilt Patterns...Barbara Tells Us More About QuiltSoup Gina Halladay May 25, 2006 "I also think that what appliqué lacks in speed it more than makes up for in portability." Continue Reading Posted at 5:26 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
May19	Minneapolis Plays Host to the International Quilt Market...And Others! Textile Artist, Valori Wells Lectures and Displays her Creations Gina Halladay May 19, 2006 I was a particularly impressed with “new mom” Valori Wells who designs for FreeSprit Fabrics. Valori is a second generation quilter, her Mom Jean Wells, is a quilter, and designer and owner of “The Stitchin Post” quilt shop. Continue Reading Posted at 5:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
May18	QuiltersBuzz is At Quilt Market...Looking for Quilting Ideas and Product to "Show and Tell" Gina Halladay May 18, 2006 I am in Minneapolis, MN to attend the “world's only trade show for the quilting industry” also known as “International Quilt Market”. Continue Reading Posted at 7:01 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
May 7	"To Market, To Market, To Buy A Fat Quarter"... .Shop Owners Ready for Quilt Market Next Week Gina Halladay May 7, 2006 Shop owners, quilt product vendors, pattern makers, fabric companies, and notion makers are all getting ready for the “World’s Only Trade Show of the Quilting Industry”—otherwise known as International Quilt Market! Continue Reading Posted at 9:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
Mar11	"In Between Stitches"--A Quilt and Gift Store Which Inspires Creativity Gina Halladay March 11, 2006 Our theme is A Place Where Friendships Grow, and we are proud of the fact that so many customers have met one another in our store and wonderful friendships have grown.” Continue Reading Posted at 7:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (3)
Jan25	Use up your 2 1/2" strips of fabric...Open a Can of Worms! Gina Halladay January 25, 2006 I never knew you could do so much with a worm! (A worm is a 2 ½” strip of fabric.) I attended a class at the “Road to California Quilt Show” last week and in Debbie Caffrey’s class “Open a Can of Worms,” I was amazed at all the different blocks and quilts you could create using the “worm” and the Omni-grid’s 96L ruler. Continue Reading Posted at 8:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (3)
Jan22	Road to California Quilt Show Gina Halladay January 22, 2006 The quilts on display at the Road to California Quilt show held this weekend in Ontario, CA were wonderful. Continue Reading Posted at 11:36 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
Jan18	Road to California Quilt Show Gets Underway Gina Halladay January 18, 2006 The “Road to California”—like the well-worn asphalt roads of California-- will be jammed for four days as the aisles of the Ontario Convention Centers will become clogged, “butt to butt”—so to speak, with all sizes, shapes and ages of (mostly) women who enjoy the “sport” of quilting. Continue Reading Posted at 9:49 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
Nov 1	When quilter Freddy Moran is in the house... Gina Halladay November 1, 2005 Freddy Moran is a one of a kind of quilter. And so are her quilts! Continue Reading Posted at 8:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
Oct31	What is new from the "Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!" authors... Gina Halladay October 31, 2005 Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!!, authors Diana McClun and Laura Nownes, are a team that again and again have proven themselves to be successful in the quilting industry. And after 25 years at it, they still have fresh and exciting ideas and designs. Continue Reading Posted at 4:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
Oct27	More of Amy Butler from Quilt Market...with photos! Gina Halladay October 27, 2005 More highlights from the International Quilt Maket featuring Amy Butler, textile artist. Continue Reading Posted at 8:42 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (5)
Oct26	Meeting Amy Butler at the International Quilt Market Gina Halladay October 26, 2005 One of my most favorite designers to show her stuff at Quilt Market was Amy Butler, an artist, textile and pattern designer who creates fresh and inspiring designs with her wild big print “vintage-flavored” fabric lines and designs. Continue Reading Posted at 8:48 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (3)
Oct25	Whats new for you from the International Quilt Market Gina Halladay October 25, 2005 I just returned from a shopping spree in Houston at the International Quilt Market and I got a chance to "fondle" new fabric lines. Continue Reading Posted at 6:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
Oct15	Welcome to QuiltersBuzz Gina Halladay October 15, 2005 Hi, and welcome to QuiltersBuzz!This is your place online to find out about everything quilting including all the great patterns, fabrics, etc. I will be providing news from the shows. In fact right now I am at the Pacific International... Continue Reading Posted at 8:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (4)

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