Hello from Quilt Market in Salt Lake City!
Hello from Quilt Market in Salt Lake City!
Hello from Quilt Market in Salt Lake City!
I’m at Quilt Market in Salt Lake City! Above is a view of one of the Artistic Artifacts’ booth walls, featuring our gorgeous Batik Tambal Exclusive Batik and a handpainted batik panel by Mahyar.
I was able to post some set-up shots on the Artistic Artifacts’s Facebook page, but once it all gets started, you simply get too busy to keep up... check out the show’s Instagram feed for some serious eye candy!
I was proud that my topic, Hand-Drawn Batik Panels was accepted for the International Quilt Market’s popular Schoolhouse Series! The Schoolhouse Series took place on Thursday, the day before Market opens, and is a forum for manufacturers, publishers, and retailers to present new products, techniques, and books to quilt shop owners throughout the world.
The above quilt by Christine Vinh of StitchesnQuilts was completed in time for me to use it at Market as an example of how our Batik Panels, handcrafted by many of Indonesia’s finest batik artists, can be used in art or traditional quilts, or any form of fiber art. Because we’ve learned that many of our customers are afraid to cut into or sew the panel they’ve fallen in love with, I’ve scheduled Create a Batik Panel Art Quilt for Saturday, May 28. I need a few more registrants to ensure this class running, so I hope some of you will plan to join me!
Here’s a sneak peek of a beautiful new fabric line that Artistic Artifacts will be carrying...but we ALL have to wait until this fall to receive it. I fell instantly in love with Marks by acclaimed quilter, author, fabric and pattern designer Valori Wells, collaborating with her mother Jean. Marks is her new line for Robert Kaufman Fabrics. which notes “the designs are a combination of their love of block printing and textiles.” Block printing...so no wonder I fell in love, right?
It’s going to be a tough wait! Below is Valori’s “Plus Mob” quilt.
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