Well, it's the last year in Chicago - way too expensive for most of the vendors. A floodlight that costs 75.00 for a vendor in Houston costs 240.00 in Chicago!! So they're moving the festival to Cincinnati next year, earlier in April. Lyn and I met up with Susan Price briefly, and on my way out of the quilt show one day I heard my name called and there was Kathyl! Also met Nann - while shopping of course! Met up with some TQS friends also. spent all but 10$ left in my wallet, and attended 2 half day workshops and 2 all day workshops. the all day wshops were 1st with the Huskamps and the 2nd with Pam Holland. I am still surprised (pleasantly) that both all day classes I attended had fewer than 5 registrants! That meant a LOT of one on one with the teachers. It was because their workshop titles had scrapbooking names - one was quilt block journaling and the other was scrapbook quilting. I learned so much and had mucho fun and none of it had anything to do with scrapbooking unless you wanted it to. Traded about 15 ATC's and pendants I'd made, met new people, and spent 12.00 on a chocolate martini at our last supper!!! Walked my feet off, my neck still hurts from gawping at everything, and I managed to only bump into a dozen people.
Musicmaker, back in the real world