This post is going to be a little different – an insider’s view to Market. For most of you, Market is a four day event that happens twice a year. But, for the vendors, this is the culmination of months of work and planning! In fact, as soon as one Market closes, there is a [...]
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Houston International Quilt Market:
 George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston – an Overview
Fall Quilt Market is held every year in Houston, Texas at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Houston has a population of over 2 million residents making it the fourth largest city in the United States.  The city covers over 600 square miles – everything [...]
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If you ARE going to market, stop by and say hi! Don’t be surprised if you see Rob Krieger, owner of Checker, with a screwdriver in his hands.  Yesterday, Rob, Jim McDonald, our operations manager  and Brad Krieger, our fabric buyer, were in the warehouse designing the layout for the booth at Quilt Market. It was like giving three boys [...]
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