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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Virtual Booth-Quilt Market Houston: Saving Money



Quilt Market is October 26-30, 2017 in Houston. We decided to save some of our virtual money this year and not do a virtual booth. We're just going to go and dress to sell....

Inspired by these photos from about 1880-1910
of women who were human advertisements.

Selling silverware

Dressmaker with a large scissors

Dressmaker with spools, fashion plates and scissors

I encountered some problems with the Sunflower Pattern Co-Operative members agreeing to parade around like this.
The word dignity came up.

So I hired a couple of virtual signboards from the 1860s---nice wide skirts.


In case all those ruffles get in the way of our message- here's the address
for our Etsy Shop:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/SunflowerPatternCoop

Of course this is just an excuse to show you all the photos of signboard
women I've found.

Advertising starching perhaps?




Photographer

Bakery

So have fun at Market. I just got back from the American Quilt Study Group Seminar in Manchester and I will be napping.

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13 comments:

  1. Gypsy QuilterOctober 25, 2017 at 11:13 AM

    This is hysterical. Where do you find such fun photos?

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  2. RosaOctober 25, 2017 at 2:31 PM

    Cool show and fun post!

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  3. suzanneOctober 25, 2017 at 2:58 PM

    These dresses with ads and product hanging from them are a whole new subcategory of 19th Century dress I'd never seen. Thankfully, this is not still a marketing technique! But they are amusing;-)

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    1. AnonymousOctober 25, 2017 at 11:53 PM

      Truly, that marketing technique, though modified, is still widely used. Today's product related t- shirt art accomplishes the same thing - it advertises and sells the product, albeit on a more attractive and desirable piece of clothing. Just a thought.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 25, 2017 at 5:31 PM

    Now THAT was entertaining! :D

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  5. Lady LocustOctober 25, 2017 at 8:41 PM

    OH my! Those are hilarious! But I suppose sandwich boards weren't in fashion yet 😉

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  6. WoolenSailsOctober 25, 2017 at 9:41 PM

    Those are so fun, I can imagine a few ladies walking around the booth with those on, lol.

    Debbie

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  7. KerryOctober 26, 2017 at 1:42 AM

    Dignity! LOL! Great post and huge laugh, thank you!

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  8. BarbOctober 26, 2017 at 5:54 AM

    I have never heard of this. It brings the "cigarette girl" to a whole new level!

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  9. LoriOctober 26, 2017 at 9:11 AM

    Those are a hoot!

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  10. Susie HOctober 28, 2017 at 4:46 AM

    What a hilarious post! Thanks for the chuckle!

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  11. CatherineOctober 29, 2017 at 2:25 AM

    I had never seen anything like this before. Had a chuckle as I enlarged the photos to look at the details. Does the lady with the pretzels really have a loaf on her head?

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  12. UplayOnlineNovember 5, 2017 at 9:53 PM

    I can imagine a few ladies walking around the booth with those on, lol.


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