The first day of market, while all the exhibitors are unpacking their crates, the quilt shop owners go to a series of presentations on new products. These 15 or 30 minute talks are called Schoolhouses. One of my favorites was the Windham Fabrics session called The Quilters of Gees Bend.
Windham invited Loretta Bennett and Louisiana Bendolph
from Gees Bend to talk about their own and their family quilts
on which several new kits are based.
It was the last presentation in a long day but the audience was energized.
We enjoyed hearing the story of the quilts' transition from utility bedcovers to museum art.
Here's Megan Scott of C&T Publishing introducing
Gail Garber to talk about her new book.
Like a good deal of Market, there's a stage and a back stage.
During the Schoolhouse sessions you may have 15 minutes to present and then a 10 minute break between sessions. While one group is presenting information...
there's another group out in the hall ready
to run in on that 10 minute break and put up an instant display.
And when your 15 minutes are up you
tote your stuff back to your booth and hang it up.
It's all hectic but fun...
and the retailers love to hear what's new in the words of the author, designer or inventor.
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