First we have a bit of unfinished business. Congratulations to Pamela Boatright. Pamela is the winner of the latest Let's Get Quilting Giveaway. For everyone else come right back in the New Year. We will host Let's Get Quilting again in January.
Resolutions. Do you make them? What do you want to do better in terms of quilting and sewing? Do you have a "word" of the year? We always aim to work harder and better at producing things that inspire you!
Are you looking to learn a new technique? We love Kim Diehl's invisible machine applique technique. In case you missed it, Kim Diehl shared her technique and inspiration at Quilt Market. Perhaps you could try it!
We can't wait to hear what you resolve to do in 2016!
- HG
In fact, I was still getting calls about this after market and I will soon be starting a petition or something like that very soon. Something needs to be done and who better to spear head that than someone from the younger generation in this industry...the future and not the past.
The best suggestion that was tossed around that I heard was to have only one quilt market a year. Another decent suggestion was to combine with the CHA show as I have heard that they are having some of their own problems. You have any ideas or suggestions as I would love to hear them?
Before I get in to the best part of the story, I wanted to note that we live in a great country where I can speak my mind. Of course there may be repercussions, but I am willing to risk that. Everyone keeps saying that the person that runs the quilt market (Karey) is going to put my booth near the bathroom so on and so forth. To be honest, that works for me because the bathroom is usually very far away and I spend precious time going to and fro. Not only that, but we really aren't seeing foot traffic...because there is none. We are seeing the people that are making appointments with us. So in other words, we are a destination and whether I am in the men's room or on the loading dock, people will come to see me. 
Ok finally, here is the good stuff. So Karey, the woman that runs Quilt's Inc., got a hold of my previous blog. While she was meeting with an elite group of textile heavy hitters prior to market, she handed out copies of my blog. Yup...my blog. Finally some readers. As the story goes, everyone reads the blog and this is what Karey says, "If he doesn't like it, tell him not to come." No Joke! I can't stop laughing. This was the message that was delivered to me from the person in charge. I guess the quilt market monopoly has gotten to her head. The first thing that came to my mind was how short sighted she is.