>>> HELLO, I'M DIANA SPRINGER
LIVE AT THE WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW
WITH A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT
THE EVENT!
I'M JOINED BY GAEL BOYD, OWNER
OF BLUE BAR QUILTS, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, I'M SO HAPPY TO BE
HERE AFTER TWO YEARS OF BEING
VIRTUAL.
>> WE'RE BACK IN PERSON.
>> LOVE IT!
>> AND THE VIBE IS FANTASTIC.
>> IT IS.
>> THE VENDOR FLOOR, THE BOOTHS
LOOK AMAZING.
>> YEAH.
THEY DO.
>> WE HAVE A THOUSAND
COMPETITION AND SPECIAL EXHIBIT
QUILTS, BUT THE VENDORS ADD SO
MANY MORE QUILTS.
>> YEAH.
>> TO THE MIX.
>> OH, ABSOLUTELY.
>> TELL US ABOUT YOUR BOOTH, AND
YOU HAVE A SHOP AS WELL.
>> I DO, AND MY SHOP IS OPEN ALL
THREE DAYS AS WELL.
MY BOOTH IS A LITTLE SAMPLING OF
THE SHOP HERE.
I HAVE THREE QUILTS THAT ARE IN
THE BOOTH THAT SHOULD BE HANGING
IN THE SHOW DESIGNED BY ONE OF
MY CO-WORKERS, TWO OF HER
QUILTS, AND THERE'S A MACHINE
PIECED VERSION AS WELL.
BEAUTIFUL, FRESH, NEW, THEY ARE
BEAUTIFUL.
>> LIZ, ON YOUR TEAM, DESIGNS
THESE.
>> SHE DOES.
>> AND SELLS PATTERNS AND BOOKS
AND KITS.
>> SHE DOES.
>> IF WE SEE WHAT WE LIKE IN THE
BOOTH, YOU HAVE THE PRODUCTS
AVAILABLE.
>> YES.
>> TELL US WHAT YOU OFFER IN
YOUR SHOP, BLUE BAR QUILTS, IN
MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN, AND IN
YOUR BOOTH, YOUR POPUP SHOP AT
THE GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
>> YES.
WE LOVE MODERN FABRICS SO WE
HAVE A GREAT SELECTION OF BASICS
IN THE SHOP, BUT ALL THE MODERN
MANUFACTURERS AND DESIGNERS,
AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF FREE
SPIRIT, A LOT OF COFFMAN, RIFLE
PAPER COMPANY, AND BROUGHT IN
GALLERY SOLIDS THAT EVERYONE'S
EXCITED ABOUT, THERE'S A FEW
BUNDLES IN THE SHOW HERE, AND
JUST ANY OF THE MODERN
MANUFACTURERS, A BEAUTIFUL
COLORED WALL.
>> TELL US ABOUT THAT.
WE HEAR AT MODERN QUILTING,
MODERN QUILTERS, TALK ABOUT WHY
YOU STARTED THE SHOP AND MODERN
QUILTING.
>> I'M FOCUSED ON MODERN
QUILTING BECAUSE I WANT THE
BUSINESS TO BE SUSTAINED OVER
THE YEARS AND APPEAL TO THE
YOUNGER SET, AND SO WE ARE
WELCOMING SPACE FOR ALL AGES,
AND ALL DEMOGRAPHICS OF ANYBODY
THAT'S WANTING TO QUILT OR
STITCH, PLEASE COME ON BY.
WE ARE FOCUSED ON, YOU KNOW,
HELPING YOU CREATE.
>> MUST BE TOUGH TO CHOOSE
FABRIC BECAUSE SHOPS HAVE FOUR
WALLS.
THERE ARE SO MANY FABRICS
AVAILABLE.
HOW DO YOU SELECT YOUR FABRICS?
>> WELL, SOME OF IT IS ME, AND A
LOT OF IS IS REALLY LISTENING TO
WHAT THE CUSTOMERS WANT, AND
THEN THE THIRD COMPONENT IS
DEFINITELY MY STAFF.
THEY HAVE VERY STRONG OPINIONS
ABOUT WHAT WE SHOULD CARRY, AND
SO I DEFINITELY LISTEN.
>> YOU AND THE STAFF AND THE
CUSTOMERS LIKE IT, AND IT IS A
HIT.
>> IT'S A HIT, AND I BUY IT.
>> YOU'RE ALSO A TEACHER,
TEACHING AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW.
>> WELL, I'M LECTURING.
AS A SHOP OWNER, MY TEACHING
FELL BY THE WAYSIDE.
>> A BUSINESS OWNER TOO NOW, SO
--
>> YES.
I AM GIVING A LECTURE -- IT'S
CALLED "MODERN QUILT SHOP
CONFIDENTIAL" TALKING ABOUT THE
GENESIS OF THE BUSINESS, HOW AND
HE WHY WE GOT GOING, AND THE
THREE YEAR OF THE PANDEMIC
JOURNEY, HOW THE BUSINESS
THRIVED AND SURVIVED AND HOW.
>> GREAT WAY TO SAY THAT,
THRIVED AND SURVIVED.
ALL SHUT-IN AT HOME, AND
QUILTERS LIKE TO QUILT SO WE
WERE QUILT MAKING.
>> AND MASK MAKING AND QUILT
MAKING, CRAFTING OF ALL KINDS.
WE GOT A LOT OF NEW SEWERS AND
QUILTERS IN THE PANDEMIC.
>> AND YOU NOW SELL SEWING
MACHINES.
>> WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT
THAT, THE LONG ARM, THE SIT DOWN
LONG ARM, AND WE HAVE ROBOTICS
LONG ARM, AND JUKEY IS
REPRESENTED HERE, THE PARTNER
BUSINESS HERE.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> YEAH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YEAH.
>> YOU NEED A SEWING MACHINE TO
SEW AND QUILT.
YOUR SHOP IS AN INSPIRATION.
YOU KNOW I STOP BY WHEN I'M
THERE.
>> YES, THANK YOU.
>> YOU GIVE ME THE CHALLENGE
SHOW EVERY YEAR, IN THE HALLWAY
GALLERY, ANOTHER COMPONENT IN
THE SHOP.
>> YOU HAVE A GREAT GALLERY.
>> RIGHT NOW, IT IS THE GREAT
CRAFTACULAR PANEL CHALLENGE, A
CHALLENGE THE STAFF SAID YOU
NEED TO DO THE CHALLENGE, AND IT
IS SO FUN!
SO COME BY, GRAB THE 15% COUPON,
CHECK IT OUT, WHATEVER IT IS AT
ANY GIVEN TIME, ALWAYS SOMETHING
FUN.
>> THANK YOU, GAEL, AND JOINING
ME AND ALL YOU DO IN THE
QUILTING SHOW AND MIDDLETON
MIDWEST, AND YOU HAVE A WEBSITE.
>> PURCHASE ONLINE AT
BLUEBARQUILTS.COM, SIGN UP FOR
THE NEWSLETTER AND SEE WHAT'S
GOING ON ON MY "MONDAY MINUTES"
AND FABRIC FRIDAY.
>> I KEEP IN TOUCH, GREAT WORK
YOU ARE DOING, YOU AND THE STAFF
DOING GREAT WORK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME.
>> WONDERFUL!
>> THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN FOR
LIVE BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE
GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S
EVENT AND NEXT YEAR'S EVENT,
HEAD OVER TO QUILTSHOW.COM.
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