Yes that's really ice

They are so perfect they must be plastic but a close look showed the water dripping off as the ice melts. They must make these fresh every day. Kudos to The Shops at Riverwoods.

Quilt show

My Christmas quilts adorning the hospitality table at the november Utah Valley Quilt Guild Meeting. All but one were made by me

A Good Day

I stopped in at American Quilting today in Orem, Utah to pick up my block of the month. Next Friday they are having an evening madness sale from 7 pm to 9 pm. They will be showcasing several new wool block of the month quilts that start in 2012. Can't wait to see them.

From another view

This year my daughter Yvette accompanied me to quilt market in Houston.  Yvette is a graphic designer and owns Studio Y Design.  She helps me at Pink Hippo in all my graphics work and web design work.  It was such fun to see the market through her eyes and I learned a lot from the trip.  Here is Part 1 of her blog posting recapping the market.  http://studioydesign.blogspot.com/2011/10/quilt-market-2011-recap-part-one.html   

Quilt Market 2011 Recap: Part One

You may be wondering what quilts have to do with graphic design, but there is actually quite a large overlap! I had the wonderful opportunity to go with my talented mom to Quilt Market in Houston, Texas, to see her quilt designs displayed at the Riley Blake booth and be inspired by the wonderful talent found there. I was personally inspired for my own designs by the gorgeous color palettes, beautiful patterns found in the fabrics, whimsical logo designs and the vast array of layouts in the quilts. The booths themselves are also great examples of design, branding, marketing and merchandising in and of themselves. There was so much to see and take in, it was a visual feast!

In part one I'm going to feature the Riley Blake booth and the quilt patterns designed by mother, Marian Gallian of Pink Hippo Quilts:

Marian Gallian of Pink Hippo Quilts showing her published quilt in front of the Riley Blake booth. 

Marian in front of the Decadence line by Samantha Walker. Her quilt "Fall Frenzy" is just to her right.

 "L'Amour est Trouvé" quilt pattern by Pink Hippo Quilts is in the lower right corner. This quilt was made with Lost & Found fabric designed by My Mind's Eye for Riley Blake.

Marian next to her "American HIstory" quilt design (lower quilt). The fabric line, Grandma's House, was designed by The Paper Loft for Riley Blake Designs.

 "Garden Squares" quilt pattern made with Fiona's Fancy fabric designed by Lila Tueller for Riley Blake Designs.

One of the highlights of the booth was the "Sophie's Pinwheel" quilt designed and made by Marian Gallian of Pink Hippo Quilts. The fabric is called So Sophie and was designed by My Mind's Eye for Riley Blake.

by Yvette at 12:45 pm

American History Quilt Pattern

This new quilt was designed by me from Riley Blake's "Grandma's House" line which was just released.  It was shown at Houston Quilt Market in October. It is available on our website.

Sophie's Pinwheel

This comes from the new line of fabric, So Sophie by Riley Blake Designs and Jen Allyson of My Mind's Eye.  The quilt will be on display at the Fall Quilt Market in Houston.

Hummingbird Garden

I liked the fall colors in Samantha Walker's Decadence line so much that I did a second quilt.  Hummingbird garden is a favorite of mine.  Fabric by Riley Blake Designs.

L'amour est Trouve

This pattern I designed was released last month and will be on display at the Houston Quilt Market this week.  Fabric is by Riley Blake Designs and Jen Allison from My Mind's Eye.  The fabric line is called Lost and Found.

Garden Squares

A new pattern is being released and the quilt will be on display at Quilt Market in Houston this week.  Fabric is by Riley Blake Designs and Lila Tueller. The fabric is called Fiona's Fancy. 

Carnation Fields

The Utah Quilt Guild annual Festival is on now in Provo at the Marriott.  I used this occassion to debut my new quilt in the vendor mall at the Stitching Corners booth.  It's made from Northern Cardinals by Moda and is a simple and fun pattern.  Northern Cardinals was designed by Holly Taylor.  The colors of the fabric are very dark red and dark green.  It has a very rich look to it.  It's actually darker than the picture show.

It's done and I'm so happy with it. It's just screaming fall with those cute pumpkins and fall leaves. It makes me happy!!

It's made with Riley Blake's new line of fabric - Decadence. It was designed by Samantha Walker.

A new Quilt Preview

I thought it might be fun to show you my new spiral lone star quilt in progress. I'm having such fun making it. This is the center of course. It's from the Decadence line by Riley Blake and Samantha Walker Designs.

Krishna Temple

As I was taking a road trip yesterday I came upon the Krishna Temple in Salem Utah. I thought I would stop and take a picture and share. I was remembering the 60's and 70's when every airport and gathering crowd had lots of Hare Krishna missionaries there proselytizing the crowd. Not something you see often today.

Pink Hippo Trunk Show this Saturday Aug 20th

Picture extracted from the Stitching Corner newsletter. I'm excited to have been asked to show my quilts and look forward to meeting many of you.

Carousel

I finally got this bound and it's hanging proudly on my wall. I just love this quilt and had so much fun making it. It's called Carousel and the pattern was designed by Jill Finley of Jillily Studio. Click here to visit her blog. Her blog is one of my favorites.