Last week flew past. With RE-setting up my booth and then Pre-view night of International Quilt Festival, Two Tips had to put on hold. I’m so happy Quilt Market and Festival are in the books and I miss so many of my quilty friends already!!!

Quilt Market began with a tearful meeting of my dear friends from England. They were my encouragement to start my business in the early 2000’s. Barbara Chainey and Sue Trangmar you MADE my Market!!

I always enjoy talking with shop owners and teachers “in the business”. My friend Nancy Hinds helped me in my booth and talked about what Wendt Quilting has to offer. My new pattern Winter Tree-Land table runner got outshined by my Sparkle Knobs(TM).

My Market booth…

Winter Tree-Land Table Runer is a great way to use 2 1/2″ strips and Hex-a-ma-jig Jr. template. I’m in love with the snowflake corners!

I designed Sparke Knobs(TM) for smaller rulers and templates. It will help you keep those fingers holding your rulers away from your rotary blade while cutting. Can you say BLING and functional?!?!

Both will be available on my website in the next couple weeks!

We did the quick change from my Quilt Market Booth to my Quilt Festival Booth. I expanded to a double booth and LOVE how I had room to display so many quilts and a demo area/table for both Brilliant Bindings and my Hex-a-ma-jig templates and Hexie Speak book!!

If you walked the aisle the opposite direction….

The port hole windows on the second floor of the George R. Brown Convention Center are a must to peek through to see the show floor. My booth is against the wall between the show quilts and the vendors just to the right of the giant blue structure. I put Wendt Quilting just above my booth….find JOY on our front demo table.

Again THANK YOU for all who stopped and shopped in my booth! I had several former students and customers stop and share photos of quilts they made in class or on their own with my tools and patterns. I’ll post some of those after they send them to me. I taught Machine Sewn Bindings on Saturday afternoon and the students had great success practicing several ways to sew their bindings on quilt samples and journal covers ALL by sewing machine. Janome machines were provide in class! Thank you Janome for allowing us to use your machines! A shout out to Taylor Seville (notions) and the Magic company (spray starch) for their donations. It is so awesome I can request donations for my students!

Since I have such a long report, I’ll keep tips simple….

#1 – Attend quilt shows!!! Go with Friends and Family….they love to help you share the wealth!

#2 – Don’t forget to pick up business cards. If you don’t get back to a booth, you can always shop online!

I had the cutest little guy come to my booth asking for a business card. He was being pushed in a stroller by his mom. She made him a snap pouch and he was asking every vendor for a card. He was so happy and thanked me many times for my business card! So ADORABLE!!

in quilting,

Debbie