Genevieve Gorder? Okay, it's a very short list. We are all female. Um, tha't about all I can think of. I have been watching her for years- first on Trading Spaces a long time ago, and now on her own HGTV show as well as on Design Star (I am an HGTV junkie). She is super talented, extremely successful and an incredible designer. But other that the female thing, I've got nothing. Except for....
Our studio is featured in the same issue as hers in Studios magazine this month!
As I opened the magazine to our feature, I had to laugh. That is our studio, of course. But it isn't exactly how it looks today. The day we took the photos, we had a major cleaning/organizing session. There wasn't a paper out of place. All of our fabric was neatly and precisely stacked by collection. Even the pillows were perfectly fluffed. Yep, that's how it always looks. Except for the toys all over the place, the stacks of club kits on the chair, yesterday's coffee cups on the counter, color samples on my desk and random pieces of fabric everywhere for no apperent reason. You know- the place where we work. At least we have the photos to remind us how it is supposed to look.
In other magazine news, Quiltmaker magazine is featuring a couple of our prints in their magazine- and they are giving them away. Check out their blog and enter their contest here.
Oh, one more thing. We have been busy preparing for a fun weekend starting on Friday. We will have a booth at the annual Quilt-A-Fair in Longmont, Colorado. If you are anywhere close, please come see us!
Love this fabric. Wanted to send you a link to my blog to show off a bag I made using your Pure fabrics.
http://brtowsleyblogs.blogspot.com/2011/09/farmgirl-friday.html
All of my sewing friends love it and I think I am going to have to give up the remainder of my jelly roll to my best friend.
Posted by: Brenda | Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 06:42 AM
I love knowing that when we see work spaces in magazines, that it is specifically cleaned and organized. I love the creative process and will leave things out, too. Unforunately my space is my living rooms.
Posted by: Debbie H | Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 05:43 AM
Congratulations! Nice to have the same status as Genevivie.
Posted by: Julee | Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 05:03 AM
It was wonderful to see your booth at Quilt A Fair. The Hometown fabrics and designs are all SO cute.
Posted by: Stephanie | Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 06:07 PM
Hi, I found your post on yahoo, love your work.
Posted by: Wendy Baker | Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 05:47 PM
well, at least you cleaned to have the photos taken. you know holy cow, company is coming and i have to clean. always to good to have company come so the place can get a face lift once in a while. your space looks amazing along with all the other things you gals do. love you guys, so talented and creative. enjoy your weekend. wish i was closer, but a border and few mountains and miles get in the way.
Posted by: laura huffman | Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 06:10 AM
I reminded my brother (the really tall one) about this weekend in Longmont......now we will just see if he shows up. Your studio looks awesome, however it is nice to know it is not always like that. Kristy in Ohio
Posted by: Kristy | Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 07:07 PM
How fun to see where you work!! I haven't seen Genivieve "at work" since she made a bedspread out of astroturf on TS - I better take another look because she has apparently moved on from that :) This past weekend I got a pack of FQ's of Hometown to start playing with but I can hardly WAIT for the Reunion prints to appear.
Posted by: Vicki K | Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 04:39 PM
My, you do have a clean studio! But that never lasts long does it? It doesn't for me anyway! Creativity is messy :-) I love the prints!
Posted by: Michele | Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 04:17 PM
I hope they gave you a lot of notice! I figure I'd need at least a month to clear all the clutter, figure out what to do with it and repaint at a minimum :)
Whether your space is neat or not, it seems to be working for you! I love your designs.
Posted by: Debbie-Esch House Quilts | Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 07:40 AM
I was so hoping you'd be at Quilt A Fair. I'm off this week and been trying very hard to stay out of the quilt shops for the fabrics I need for birthdays/christmas. I'm taking my budget and hitting the booths! See you this weekend.
Posted by: MelodyJ | Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 07:21 AM
OH, I so have to disagree with you on this post. You have lots in common with Genivieve...You are ALL, including Genivieve, very, very, very talented designers. while your mediums may be different she is no more talented than you all. I love her, and I love you all also. You are so successful. She designs spaces, you design fabric, quilts, graphic design. You should all be so proud Ionly wish I had 1 tenth of the talent you ladies have. I can't wait to get out to get the magazine, it will be so exciting to see the space where you design and create your masterpieces.
Oh and one more thing to remember while the spaces that she designs are beautiful, in a year or two someone will change them out, however your fabrics and quilts will be around for a long, long, long time. Some of those quilts will become heirlooms and if you've documented them you name will be around for well over a hundred years, but a hundred years from now will anyone know the name Geniviebe Gorder...I think not! Don't get me wrong...I do love her but lets let the quilts speak for themselves.
Posted by: Cheryl | Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 11:43 PM