In less than a year, Robin Brou-Antin has successfully parlayed her centuries-old Louisiana Cajun-Creole heritage into a textile line that's available in sewing shops throughout Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, as well as one in Utah — "because there's a Cajun quilter living there," she said.

Though not just for quilting, her Marillyn in the Moon fabrics are making a big impression in a skyrocketing industry. The international quilting market, an industry valued at over $5.3 billion in 2024, is expected to reach over $7.8 billion by 2031. The North American quilting market includes between 9 million and 12 million quilters.

Sewists also are grabbing up Brou-Antin’s designs to make draperies, dresses, aprons, handbags and other items that they often sell under their own labels.

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