Photo by Brent Kane of Martingale & Company.
SPRING MARKET STATS
Another spring Quilt Market is in the books! Since returning from Minneapolis, we’ve unpacked hundreds of show boxes, sorted through even more business cards, and weathered several days of flooding here in Houston. But none of that kept us from tallying the really important numbers, and the final Market figures are officially in.
When all was said and done, 2,300 attendees registered for Market this spring, with 1,432 of those also enrolling for classes and events. Schoolhouse Series was the show’s most popular event with 1,600 people attending the full day of sessions. And Sample Spree followed closely behind, with 1,200 attendees.
The show had a total of 465 exhibitors in 956 booths, including 37 exhibitors who were entirely new to the show. You can view a list of the exhibitors who were at this year’s spring Market HERE.
Visit the links below to see which of those exhibitors took home a highly coveted Best Booth Award…and to get a look at some of the fabulous new products introduced in Minneapolis!
UPCOMING SHOWS
2015
2016
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 22
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
International Quilt Festival/Chicago
April 7-9
Classes begin April 7
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Rosemont, Illinois, 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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WHAT'S TRENDING?
POST-MARKET TRENDS
We’re seeing purple…and a whole lot of cats!
Check out our spring Market trend recap here.
SEE THE TRENDS »
Melodies by Sarah Campbell
with Michael Miller
BEST BOOTH AWARDS
THE WINNERS!
Get a look at the winning booths (and happy exhibitor faces!) from this year’s spring Market.
Alexander Henry, Second Place, Multiple Booth
NEW PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
We’re shining a little light on some of the latest products to make the quilting market!
SEEMS LIKE SCRAPPY:
THE LOOK YOU LOVE WITH FAT QUARTERS AND PRECUTS
By Rebecca Silbaugh
From Martingale
Retail: $22.99
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