The Details of Spring Market

the details of Spring Market

Salt Lake City, Utah

2016

I can only imagine

what it must be like to see all of the posts from

Spring Market

what IS this thing?

this month, look for a series of photos from Spring Market

let's start with the details

because in this room, it's really all about the details
every item, every branch, every cord, every label, every blossom
thought over and over again and then once more...again

because you have only a moment to catch someone's eye
in a very big room full of really great talent

so here are just a few of the details
enjoy!

(booth unknown)

Amy Butler for Westminster Fibers


(one of the very big booths - eeeep, I can't recall!!)

Valori Wells + Jean Wells for Robert Kaufman Fabrics

(a whole wall of wool....)

Latifah Saafir for Hoffman California Fabrics 


Natalie Barnes for Windham Fabrics

International Quilt Market is the quilting industry wholesale show
for all things quilting
all things
ALL
things

Spring and Fall
just like clockwork

and just like clockwork
all of the secret sewing that has been going on around town
floods social media

what do you think?
are you happy to finally see new projects?
new fabrics?
do you look for the posts
just like clockwork?



natalie.
be.do.create

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com

Market, Market, Market Part Two

"Market"

it seems that only at a "Market"

can you start with this empty space

and end up with sparkling white carpet

and elephants in Michael Miller fabrics jumpsuits

  

only at Market can you see Amy and David Butler

pushing their own carts up the ramp to the cc

(but of course!)

or walk by a half completed Amy Butler booth

my favorite part of the completed booth was the table with

two tea glasses and a butterfly

and of course, Alexander Henry won an award

for this booth sculpture

I do think, however, my favorite part of Market
was seeing the Madison Cottage Design quilt
beyond the reef fabric bundles for this quilt still available
in the Marcia Derse booth!!!!

 it was great to see the denyse schmidt booth too
I loved that design wall!!!!

the other person I thot did a tremendous job

Anna Maria Horner

...if you like her butterflies

we do have a pattern for that.....

Madison Cottage Design
had a booth in which everything seemed to 
float on a sea of black
(look for the pattern "Sugar" at the beyond the reef booth at Quilt Festival, Long Beach)

 sarah jane won best booth for creativity
we ordered a few of her prints
out to sea

 and one of my favorite ads right now
is
valori wells
cocoon
(more butterflies - we have a pattern for that!)

 but I must say the most fun I had was in the
beyond the reef
booth
it was 50 s.f. of a
teenagers room after a day of surfing and homework
complete with candy on the bed
and clothes on the floor

by now, I think you see, for me, it's about the people

the soul and sweat and love

they put into everything they do

not just the 'next' thing they do

but where they are in that very moment

Market.Market.Market

not what.

who.

not next.

but now.

natalie.

beyond the reef

be.do.create