The Quilted Crow Girls

Kansas City Quilt Market . . .

Ok, so the Crows are  finally 'safe n sound' back home in the nest after a hugely successful and exciting quilt market and the much anticipated launch of our first book with Martingale "Elegant Quilts, Country Charm".

Imagine our excitement when we saw this huge canvas poster!   We were a little chuffed!

The crew at Martingale also presented us each with a copy of our book, signed by all the Martingale staff - we were extremely touched - thanks guys!   I think we might have let out a little squeal of excitment when they gave them to us!

Oh, and I think we may have promised some booth photos a couple of days ago too. . . ooops!!  Well here they finally are!

Notice the black chair from the bathtub - ta da!

Thanks to Docia of The Quilt Merchant, we had a few extra props - "just help yourself" she said . . . I think she was a bit worried when we got out in that back room of hers and starting loading them into the truck!!  They were delivered to us by the lovely Pam Buda & Tara Darr - thanks girls!!  
A couple of extra props were also thrown our way thanks to these two - much appreciated!

Will share some more market updates over the next couple of days.

Until next time,

Leonie & Deirdre - The Quilted Crow Girls

 

 

The Things You Do ...

Ok, so here we are heading back from downtown Chicago - which we both loved - and we popped into a little junk store for a peek . .and there just happens to be three little white chairs . . . but you know we don't really do much of the white thing, so . . .

Oh my goodness!  Is that a chair in the bathtub . . .
Don't tell the hotel staff back in Ilinois, but we gave them a little makeover - the chairs that is, not the hotel room!

Ta Da . . .

And then it was onto our other homework in the hotel room late at night . . .

but it's all done and the fun now begins all over again in Kansas City!!

Until next time,

Leonie & Deirdre - The Quilted Crow Girls

 

 

Saying goodbye . .

Making new friends is always so special but when it comes to having to say goodbye, it can be so hard!  We had a wonderful - more than wonderful - time with everyone at The Quilt Merchant.

We had the pleasure of meeting and riding with "Buddy" - Jim's constant companion . .

We had a real fun ride down to Kansas City - nine hours - a few stops at Macca's for coffee - thanks Jim!  And MANY laughs - two very special people who sadly we had to hug goodbye until we see them next time we're over in Illinois!  Thanks guys for EVERYTHING!

Until next time,

Leonie & Deirdre - The Quilted Crow Girls

Workshop at The Quilt Merchant . . .

What a wonderful bunch of ladies we had today at our workshop here at The Quilt Merchant!   All came along ready for a fun day - starting off with a few tales about what us two old crows get up to here and there on our travels and then the 'how to's' when it comes to working with wool - then they were straight into it!

After all their hard work during the morning they were rewarded with a little Aussie snack - Vegemite on Vita-Weat bikkies - even with the song included !!!!
Did they like the taste???   YUUUUUUUKKKKKKK!!!  seemed to be the word mostly used . . . we don't know why . . . it's just so good ladies . .how could you not like it!   Our dear friends Tomi & Terry whom we met last time we did a workshop in South Dakota turned up which was a real treat for us - especially when we were able to spend some extra time out for dinner.   Thanks guys - you're the best!  Another familiar face in the workshop was Karen who visited our store last year when on holiday with her husband - it was great to see her again and have a few good laughs!   This lady loved Tassie so much - we think she needs to move there and become our official sample maker! 

Oh!  Looky here . . . does that book look familiar????  We were just a little chuffed!Our wonderful hosts, Beth, Docia, Jim, Ronnie, John & Eliza have made us feel so welcome and have treated us just like family.  Their shop, as we anticipated, is just the bees knees - it is truly beautiful.  We have been driven (no, not mad!) but all over the countryside which is just so green and luscious - and the houses - well we want one of each - they are all just gorgeous!   We're so jealous!

Thanks guys . . . you're the best!  P.S.  Anyone for a super salad?   Sorry folks, an inside joke!

Until next time,

Leonie & Deirdre - The Quilted Crow Girls

 

 

 

The Quilt Merchant

Well here we are in Chicago, looking rather scruffy and tired after a long journey.

The lovely Docia and Jim Fuller of The Quilt Merchant were kind enough to collect us this evening from the airport, take us for dinner and then onto our accommodation. . .

A 4.45am start from Hobart - we had a wee little bit of luggage . . .

Thursday evening we will be attending a "Dear Jane" stitching group at The Quilt Merchant which we're both looking forward to . . . some special sewing time for ourselves and meeting lots of lovely ladies.

Then on Friday evening, Docia has asked us to do a trunk show and book signing which we are very excited about!

Saturday will see us teaching a group of ladies at The Quilt Merchant - some have chosen "Cambridge" to work on, a nice size wallhanging by Deirdre and others have chosen "From My Garden", a table runner my me, L Crow!

We're totally thrilled to be going to Docia and Beths store - they were named one the the Top 10 shops in the ever popular US magazine tittled "Quilt Sampler" a couple of years back and both us two crows can remember pouring over every single little detail of their shop in that issue - and to think now that we are going to be playing there with them . . . well what a dream!

Until next time,

Leonie & Deirdre - The Quilted Crow Girls 

 

"Wooly Bits" Club

Want to get a good stash of wool going??   Well then our new "Wooly Bits" Club is just the thing!

Each month for twelve months you will receive a package in the post full of lots of wooly goodness . . .

Each "must have" package will contain a selection of six different hand dyes varying in texture, each piece measuring approximately 6" x 7" along with a 10" x 12" piece of a solid colour. 

You will also receive a pattern each month to make a small project - the project may not necessarily match the wools that you receive in your "must have" package - but they'll give you an idea of the endless things you can make with wool!   It's sort of like a fabric club, but instead of collecting cotton fabrics, you're collecting wool!

We recently launched this club at AQC and had such a huge response, so much so, that any new sign ups will have to wait until the beginning of June to enable us to package them all up again!   But let us tell you - it'll be worth the wait!

Head on over to our website if you'd like to sign up . . . the price includes postage within Australia.

Until next time,

Leonie & Deirdre - The Quilted Crow Girls

 

A blog post by Martingale & Co

How excited are us two crows - our book is now available in the US!!!  And our interview with the lovely Jenny from Martingale is up on their blog!

Go here to read it!

There's less than three weeks now until we head to the States for the official launch and we're just bursting to get there!   Can't wait til we get our own copies in the shop!

Thanks everyone for your comments about our book - we're totally chuffed!

Until next time,

Leonie & Deirdre - The Quilted Crow Girls

 

A road trip with the Crows . .

Heading off on a road trip is always a real hoot for us - apart from getting to catch up with everyone that we have made friends with over the years, it's a time for us to catch up on chit chat - believe it or not, we don't do much of it in the shop as we are always so busy!

First of all comes the fun part - and that's packing the van . . .

Ever tried driving with a pot of geraniums tickling your right ear?

And believe it or not, border security check the van for 'stowaways' - well good luck with that!

So as you can see, we never travel light . . . and yes, we really are in the wrong job . . . we should both be working for Lego!

Until next time,

Leonie & Deirdre - The Quilted Crow Girls

 

 

Day One at AQC . . .

The night before . . .

A wonderful day today at AQC - it's always loads of fun and great to catch up with everyone - there's never a dull moment!

Thanks everyone for your comments about our new book!   It's great to be finally able to share it with you all.

Tomorrow we'll show you some fun photos of how the crows travel . . . and it's never light!  I've decided I need to go work for Lego!  You won't believe what we fit in that van!

Until next time,

Leonie & Deirdre - The Quilted Crow Girls

Life is good . . .

A long time between posts we know . . . it's been extremely busy here at Crow Central . . . there's never a dull moment, believe me!

Since returning from our trip to Melbourne at a Gathering in the Barn, I don't think our little feet have touched the ground!   So many exciting things are happening at the moment . .

For starters, the advanced copy of our book has arrived!

Were we chuffed or what when it turned up?    You bet we were!  We knew it was on its way and each day we would eagerly await the delivery man . . .It is everything we had hoped for and more!   Thank you Martingale!! 

How can we not show you a little peep inside - check these gorgeous photos . . . they were taken on location in Arlington, Washington . . thank you to Lianne & Bryce Anderson for allowing us to use your beautiful home for the photo shoot . . .

Don't you just love that little chair!  So cute!  (I want one . . .)

For those of you heading to the Australian Quilt Convention next week, we will have all of our projects there from the book, along with our advanced copies for you to have a look at.  We are still taking pre-orders and we expect our delivery of books to be at Crow Central around the end of May. 

We will be launching our "Wooly Bits" Club at AQC - pop by our stand (No. 178) and take a look at what it's all about!   Hope to see many of you there!

In the meantime, I've got lots of work to do on the website . . . where's the chocolate . . .

Until next time,

Leonie & Deirdre - The Quilted Crow Girls