DH and I had a great week - sunny, warm weather every day. Toured the LA area, had a quick visit to San Diego (Rosie's is wonderful!), then off to Ontario to attend the Road to California show. I volunteered for white glove duty on Friday, and got to talk to tons of quilters. Didn't take any classes, but spent all day Saturday at the show with DH. Stocked up on several cones of Superior thread, and managed to get some extra bobbins for my Juki. There were some awesome quilts in the show. Many had wonderful machine quilting, but they are so quilted that there is no loft left in the quilt. I don't mind lots of quilting on a wall hanging, but can't imagine sleeping under some of the "stiff" bed quilts. My only complaint about white gloving was the lack of information. The artist statements for each quilt were very short, didn't mention if they used a pattern, and rarely spoke of techniques. It was difficult to answer all the questions that were asked. Didn't stop to try out any long-arm machines this time, as I don't have any room for one, and I'm quite content hand guiding my quilts through my Juki. Our hotel in Ontario was awesome - full breakfast included each morning, and just across the parking lot from the convention center. Our trip was great, but we were both happy to be home in Florida. Still getting over the jet-lag, as neither of us adjusted to the 3 hour time difference very well. Back to laundry, and getting my things ready for teaching my group on Wednesday.
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