JANUARY 2015
News and Trends from International Quilt Market
MAKE PLANS FOR SPRING MARKET
It may only be January...but spring Quilt Market will be here before you can say "fat quarter." So, if you haven't started making your plans for Minneapolis yet, now is the time!
This year's spring Market is taking place May 15-17 (with classes and events beginning May 13) at the Minneapolis Convention Center in lovely Minneapolis, Minnesota.
UPCOMING SHOWS
2015
International Quilt Festival/Chicago
March 26-28
Classes begin March 26
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Rosemont, Illinois, USA
International Quilt Market/Minneapolis
May 15-17
Classes begin May 14
Minneapolis Convention Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Quilt! Knit! Stitch!/Portland
August 13-15
Classes begin August 13
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, Oregon, USA
International Quilt Market/Houston
October 24-26
Classes begin October 23
George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas, USA
International Quilt Festival/Houston
October 29-November 1
Preview Night October 28
Classes begin October 26
George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas, USA
NOTE: Quilt Market is a credentialed
trade show only, and not open to
the public.
For information on these or any other Quilts, Inc. shows, visit www.quilts.com
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TRANSPORTATION AND LODGING
We have negotiated special rates with several hotels, including the Hilton Minneapolis, Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, Millenium Hotel Minneapolis, and Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites. For detailed information and rates, see the Official Host Hotels list on our website.
Special transportation discounts for Market attendees are also available through United Airlines, Delta/KLM/Air France, Hertz Rent-a-Car, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and shared-ride service SuperShuttle. See the complete list of Transportation Discounts on our website for complete information and reservation links.
SEMINARS AND EVENTS
At this year's spring Quilt Market, we're offering 14 professional seminars, the always-popular Schoolhouse Series sessions and Sample Spree events, numerous Take & Teach mini classes, and a pre-show tour of area quilts shops. See the complete schedule of events below.
Note: The class catalogue will mail and enrollment will open in February.
NOTE: Reminder that Market credential requirements changed in 2014.
See the revised credential requirements on our website.
WHAT'S TRENDING?
THE WINTER BLUES
Our take on a number of new (and blue!) fabric collections sure to inspire some winter-time sewing projects!
...find inspiration in the cool color palette of the winter landscape for your next creative project. And to get you started, we’re highlighting a number of gorgeous new fabric collections that give new meaning to the “winter blues.”
Cloud9 Fabrics’ Moody Blues
QUESTION & ANSWER
Q&A: BREWER SEWING AND QUILTING SUPPLIES
Our interview with Brewer Marketing Manager April Ludwikowski on the company’s 100 years of business.
“What motivates me daily is thinking about all the talented store owners, their staff, and customers that use our products to create quilts, home decorating projects, and garment upcycling,” says Brewer’s current CEO, Mike Perich.
NEW PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
A look at some of the latest and greatest patterns, books, and fabrics in the world of quilting.
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News and Trends from International Quilt Market