Quilt Market 2012 Kansas City

I intended to post the day after Quilt Market, but it’s been almost a week and I’m finally just catching my breath! This was probably the most exciting show I’ve attended simply because it was my first time exhibiting. We had been working on the tradeshow booth for months and this is what we had to show for it:

I was ecstatic with how the booth turned out. Things I learned this time around:
+ There’s a reason you never see pictures of the booths during set up. You don’t have time to pull out your camera because you are so busy just trying to get it all together! After we had most of it set up, I went and grabbed my camera…too late. So I don’t have any pictures of the guys putting it up…which is a shame because it was pretty cool to see it all come together.

+ I couldn’t have done the show without Josh and the Riley Blake team. My booth was SO heavy, and it took some serious manpower to get it up.
+ I already feel sorry for the Echo Park and Carta Bella guys since they will be putting this up in a couple of months…yes, I will be supervising. Best. job. ever.

+ Help is necessary when you only have one week to sew (Thank you to my mom who made that huge quilt in only a couple of days and Lisa in my neighborhood who embroidered the pillow below).

+ Some of my favorite pieces were teeny-tiny and you had to get up close to really see them (like the cubby full of birds that is going into my studio the moment I get my crate back!).

+ That at the end of the day, my favorite thing about Quilt Market was simply getting to connect with sewers and reconnect with all the people I already knew. (The picture below is with the Riley Blake gals).

Hope you enjoyed all the photos! Josh and I had a wonderful time, and we are excited to do it again (especially when I am NOT pregnant:).

Toodles—Carina

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5 thoughts on “Quilt Market 2012 Kansas City

  1. Hi Carina! It was so nice meeting you at market. I LOVE your new line and you booth was one of my favorites! I can’t wait to open up my layercakes and make something cute with your fabric. Good luck with your new baby (I have 3 myself).

    – Elisabeth from Missouri Star Quilt Company

  2. What an amazing booth you created, so clever. I adore the sweet cosy feel of it, just like walking into a room. Thank you for sharing the photographs with us; the next best thing to actually being there. I love how all the patterns fit so well together.
    Congratulations to you and Josh on your baby news. How exciting!

  3. Carina, This is so inspiring. I adore the booth design and decor. Your fabrics add so much more homeyness and charm. Well done…. especially for your first time exhibiting and being pregnant, which makes me tired just thinking about it. ;D Good Luck.

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