LizzyHouse

Portland part two: market.

This is going to be a while as this is my whole Market wrap up.

Market was so much fun! Just a quick update about Lizzy Dish, we are working out a few more things vis. I am going to NYC in a few weeks (for real this time) to change some colors and then it's off to the printers. SO what this means is, nobody really got to see the line at market... so you all got to see the same preview down below. Enjoy it... it's all you will see till I think about September. Sorry little peeps. Keep your chin up though, it will be worth it.

So what this meant for me at market was no major obligations, which was nice! I just got to run around and meet peeps. Which is what I love. I also got to shop, which is what I love also. For some reason I didn't get too many pictures while at market, so just follow the links and you will know who I am talking about.

Fabric/ Designer Peeps:

I did however get a picture with one of my very favorite people. I love Amy Schimler. She is like my illustration/surface design mother. I was so happy to finally meet her in person. She really has been an incredible mentor to me. It was pretty funny though. I was coming down the escalator in the convention center and someone just starts shouting my name. It was Amy! I didn't realize I was so recognizable.

I also met new dream girl Melissa Averinos of YummyGoods, who is designing for Free Spirit. She is so fun! Power to the girls with short hair! We had a good discussion about loop holes and Japanese fabric. She and I were in the same, no artwork, no fabric till Fall boat.

Lovely lovely Oliver + S, Liesl + Company. Talk about dream team, really. They have a great team. They do so much nice work. Really good graphic design. All together a very happy 20 minutes spent with them! I got one of Liesl's Day Pack Tote patterns and I am really excited to put it together. Hopefully we will be working under the same umbrella some time soon. Wink!

My family! Takes over Andover Fabrics! Eric and Julie Comstock, own CosmoCricket and have two lines out right this very minute with Andover, Jitterbug and Half way Cafe.

Sandi Henderson and Anna Marie Horner, both had sweet action booths!

Talk about Aprons:

No really... This could easily have been International Apron Spring Market 2008. I don't mind one bit though. Because everyone will need to prepare their apron making skills for Lizzy Dish.

My new peeps at Vanilla House always do such a nice job. Remember the, out of control, awesome apron that Joan made for me for Christmas? Well it was Vanilla House the whole time. Any House is a friend of mine.

The Apron Lady makes really great aprons. I finally found the apron pattern for me + printmaking. Turns out I go to school with Mary who is the daughter of Jan who IS THE Apron Lady. There was definitely a BYU-Idaho reunion in Portland... we were all missing school.

I met Robin Mynatt at Sample Spree. She is ParisBebe. I got a really cute apron pattern from her. It's the ruffliest one I have seen yet, and that is what I was after. Not only that... I got some fabric from her too, for the apron... yeah turns out she designed it. Cool lady!

I will also say there were many hugs given in the name of Printmaking. Whoever you are, where ever you are... printmakers have the innate ability to find each other.

Japanese fabrics:

I heart Seven Islands. They are the distributors of Kokka and Echino fabrics. They will have a new website up June 1st. I could be wrong but I think that they said you would be able to order wholesale from the new website??? If so... yet another dream come true. I loved the girls who were working the booth. They were really sweet, and not annoyed with me for hanging around. I was lucky enough to get some brand new Heather Ross Rabbits and Race Cars for Kokka at sample spree. It is really nice fabric. 85% cotton 15% linen. It's "decor weight". Dream weight is what I say.


And I was sooo worried that my friends from Bunny Designs wouldn't be there... but they were. Good thing too. We are always told to have a year supply... so that is just what I did. I got a year supply of pink hedgehogs, and little red riding hood fabric. Now I will not have want for new hedgehog fabric for one year. Angela the owner actually imports and distributes really fun Japanese fabrics from Cosmo Textiles, and the pink hedgehogs that I speak of were so popular that she has had to put in for a reprint... so they will be here around July. That's ok by me.


Bloggers and the like:

Said hello to the fab Pam Kitty Morning

So sad to have missed Monica the oh so Happy Zombie

and of course a hello to Gina, Quilters Buzz

The Bosses:

Too bad  David our President at Andover pulled me aside on Wednesday night at dinner to discuss my line... I thought I was in trouble. He is the nicest man ever, seriously, and he is a really inspirational guy...I just always think I am in trouble, always have (deep rooted issues I assume)... even though I never do anything wrong.

I got busted for sure. I went to my fairy god mothers of quilting's booth Diana McClun and Laura Nownes, of course. It was so good to see them, and get to tell them the good news about my fabric contract, as it was at their booth in fall market where it all happened. Dale Fleming dragged Clifford from Andover to their booth to look at my designs. And it's all history from there. Turns out Dale has been asking about it ever since, just wondering how it worked out, and me being the shmo that I am, never sent her a thank you. She is getting a handmade book that's for sure. I love seeing them. They really mean so much to me. I was sad that Dale wasn't there.

The man himself Mark Lapinski. I was so happy to finally meet him! As soon as he saw me he ran around his little podium thing and hugged me. I think my bow must really give me away. Maybe you could see me in the Magazine sometime? I just think.... that we could be a very dangerous pair as we are both such smart A's. True story.

Spring Market Crush:

it's always just going to be Kaffe Fassett. It will be in the Fall too.

Quilt show:

There were lots of really beautiful quilts, but my very favorite was by Heidi Stegehuis-Ihle of the Netherlands. Her piece was called Digitale Revolution and it just cracked me up.



It was a great market. Oh yeah one more thing. City News was the talk of the town. It was hanging in the Robert Kaufman booth. It was a dream come true for my Mom.


Now I just can't wait for Fall Market.

City News

a brief history.

i won't even show the earlier ones. October is as far as I am willing to go. It just goes to show that my Mom's quilts are amazing, and my press releases are improving... thanks to everyone for your support.

We aren't even a year old!

cf photo shoot

Today I woke up really early to take the photos for Cherry Fizz. I planned out the shoot Thursday and Friday and then shot this morning! My lovely model was Isabelle Jimison. She is actually quite the photographer, but was kind enough to let me take her picture. She was a really great sport, and very photogenic. Hooray for Izze, and the new patterns completion.

cherry fizz!

woo hoo, a new quilt pattern! This one will be available for purchase in the next couple of days. I'm still working out the pictures. I thought you would want to see the logo anyway.

make sure that you enter the drawing at CHQ for some sweet essential fabric for an upcoming quilt design.

have a nice day!

hi my peeps

I am so excited, and finally breathing a little easier. This week was one of the craziest weeks in a long time. Business ventures, school and snow. I was talking to my friend and I said that I thought it would all be a bit easier once I graduated, because I wouldn't be so divided, and she laughed! She said that if it wasn't one thing it would be something else, we will always be divided. I guess that's true.

Also, someone opened up a quilt shop in Rexburg! SO, if you are ever in town, for some odd reason, then you should definitely stop by. The owner has a nice selection for such a small store. I was mostly excited to see a good portion of Holly Holderman's most current line, and both of the new Anna Griffin lines, here and here. The really cool thing though, because it was her grand opening she had free give aways! I guess that E. E. Schenk sent her some fabric bundles. It is really nice fabric! It's actually flannel so it's really soft too. I think that it is Ramblin Rose by Maywood Studio, there are six different prints. But to be completely honest, I don't know what to do with it. So, I am giving it away, because who doesn't love free fabric, and I also know that you will know what to do with it, or you lucky devils who have room for a stash can just add it to your collection. Plus I am going to sweeten the deal. Who ever wins, also gets one of my hand made books!

so all you have to do is leave a list of your three top favorite likes and dislikes.

here is an example:

i love
1. Glitter 
2. Vince Guaraldi
3. Hair Bows

i do not love:
1. Car rides that are too long
2. mauve
3. Comic Sans.

I will have my P.A. (haha, best friend Mallori) pick the winner, so make them good. You have until  Wednesday the 13th to enter. OK?

Talk to you soon

Lizzy

color options

here are the color options for City Park. When we first started our business something that we felt really strongly about was, and still do is color. We are happy to provide ideas in the same quilt so you could see it anywhere in your life. Enjoy!

Kona Cotton Solids are available in all of these colors!

first color option: Hot
second color option: Coffee
third color option: Water

city park

To purchase, click here

new pattern coming soon

it's weird to write 2008.

back to work.

so, I am back in Idaho, and it is completely WHITE! Everywhere. Here are some Before and After pics.

Before in Texas

after in Idaho

I am a little scared to be going back to class, because all semester long I was able to do whatever, whenever... I got soo much work done. We'll see, a friend tells me this is supposed to be a great year.

First things first, the cover and press release for the newest pattern from Cherry House Quilts. We teamed up with Robert Kaufman and one of my very favorite peeps, Amy Schimler, to create Animal Crossing.

ok, I am off to go to the Rexburg Temple open house! I am so excited! Have a nice day!