Trade Show Report...

Well, I got up very early (for me, anyway) at 5:00 am on Friday! Fixed some coffee, John's lunch and headed over to the shop to turn the heat on and get the place ready for Harriet to open up. Then, I headed out on the freeway to go to the trade show at the Seattle Center. Wow...I had no idea there were that many folks on the freeway at 6:15 in the morning headed out of Bellingham! Anyway, the traffic wasn't as horrible as I had anticipated, so I made it in good time, found a parking garage and a cup of coffee.

So...here's the report from the show. They had lots of fabric! What a surprise! (Lots of you ask - I don't get to actually buy the fabric there and take it, just order for future delivery.) What fabrics did I find? Well, here's a picture of some knit prints I ordered from S. Rimmon out of California. Aren't they nice? They told me it would be at least a month before they hit the store, so get out those t-shirt patterns! I got to see Andy from Jake Andrews Sales. He represents the Dill Button Company, along with many other notion and fabric companies. I re-ordered some buttons from him and also ordered some of the Laurel Burch Fanciful Feline buttons! Watch for them in a few weeks. Loralie Designs had a new Christmas Kitty print that I ordered. There were many other fun things to see, including a Corvette fabric due to arrive later (even though many of you know, I am a Mustang girl at heart!)

I must admit that toward the end of the day, my head starts to spin a bit from making decisions and looking at more and more fantastic fabrics! That's why I am glad that I also have so many wonderful reps that will come by the store and show me things as well. This is a picture of Erin in the Andover/Hoffman/Kona Bay/P&B/Checker booth - yes, he really represents those lines and more! They stay pretty busy in their booth that he was manning with his wife Stephanie, brother-in-law, Mike and, and John, who came out from the East coast from Andover/Makower. And since I had limited time, he will be coming to see me soon with those lines of fabrics and notions.

All in all, it was a great show. I managed to get out of there ahead of rush hour and over to Kenmore to see my daughter, Lydia and my grandsons, Lukas and Benson. I even got a chance to see my youngest son, Dave and his wife Nikki!

So....it was a great day all around, but I was happy to see Bellingham later Friday night. A fruitful, but long day. Now, all we have to do is wait for those UPS and Fed/Ex trucks to start pulling up with more fun fabrics for new projects. Have a great Sunday!