Sample Spree: VENI VIDI VICI, I came, I saw, I conquered! { Sunday Stash #10 }

To say I was excited when I booked a flight to my very first Quilt Market is an understatement. I was ecstatic! I was going to speak with all the designers who's fabrics I love and get to meet the many blogging/twitter pals whom I've been chatting with for the past few years. It was a dream come true.

There was one event I was looking forward to participating in the most and it was called, Sample Spree! I'd heard the many stories that friends told about it and all the blood sweat and tears shed during it. I knew it would be an absolute free for all mess of rabid fabric junkies looking for their next fix. They were right.

The crowds were huge, the lines were long, people were pushing by to grab this or that. By the time it was all over most of the tables were bare and you could see the look of exhaustion on every one's faces, myself included. It was a shopping marathon of excitement.

I spent the few weeks before leaving coming up with a list of everything I wanted to grab and made sure I had a big enough suitcase to bring it all home in. There were several upcoming lines from Moda I was looking forward to. I was sure there'd be many other tables with things I couldn't pass up. I saved up any extra cash I could find and gave myself permission to splurge.



I've never been shy about telling you guys that I'm addicted to fabric. Here's some proof that I should probably seek professional help. They can commit me later ... lets look a little closer at everything that was carefully stuffed in that poor carry on suitcase.

One bundle of Far Far Away 2 by Heather Ross from the Seven Islands table.



A collection called Summertime by Quilt Soup from Henry Glass. Love the orange, aqua and grey combinations.





Some unidentified dots in different colors. I can't remember who they came from.



Fat quarter and fat eighth bundles of Kate Spain's Central Park from Moda. (I'll be giving away the fat eighth bundle to a lucky reader soon!)



Some popular Cat in the Hat fabrics from Robert Kaufman.



Another new line from Moda and Basic Grey called Max and Whiskers. This fat eighth bundle includes some awesome new colors of Moda Grunge fabric.



This next fabric was on the top of my list and was the first one to sell out at the Moda table. Sherbet Pips by Aneela Hoey is so different from anything Moda has ever released. I'm sure it will be extremely popular in stores.





MoMo also has a new line coming out called Just Wing It. This line has several neat prints I'm sure will be added as staples to my stash. The stripes alone would look great with many other fabrics.



Finally, the Lecien booth had two lines with some great color combinations. These prints are not what I would usually buy, but they caught my eye. Sweet Broderie by Rosalie Quinlan is made up of many small scale floral prints.









I also grabbed some Flower Sugar 2 which is very similar to Sweet Broderie with all the florals and dots.









So there you have it. I left Sample Spree feeling very tired with sore arms from all the bags I was carrying. I even ran into a few friends for the very first time.

Though my wallet was empty before market floor was officially open the following day, I would do it all over again in a minute.

I just booked my hotel for Spring Market in Salt Lake City!

Yee haw!