Quilt Market Day One.....

The day started pretty early for me - woke up about 5 am and got up about 5:30. John was going to go with me to Quilt Market, but ended up having to work. He did wash the Mustang this morning before I left, though! It was looking good!! Got the last few things packed, went over to the shop and left things for Harriet, and then hit I-5. Traffic really wasn't too bad. Had the top down on the car from the time I left...a sweatshirt for the first leg of the journey!

My first stop was Crystal Springs Elementary in Bothell, where my daughter, Lydia is the Reading Specialist. We made a quick run to Starbucks on her break and had a short visit. It was wonderful. Hoping to stop again Sunday on my way back and see her and my 2 grandsons as well.

It was warming up by then, so ditched the sweatshirt. The rest of the trip was long....traffic not too bad, but getting pretty warm - especially in Kelso for a rest stop and Vancouver for gas! Then, over the bridge to Portland! (Don't you just love that sign halfway over the Columbia, where it says Welcome to Oregon - right over the water!?!)

I know...enough of the itinerary...what about the "stuff" at market? Well, it was after 3:00 by the time I actually got going the right way on the one way streets in Portland and managed to get into the parking lot of the hotel and check in. I also had a serious case of "hat hair" from the trip down. A quick fix of that and then it was a short walk from the hotel to the Oregon Convention Center. Cell phones are great - I managed to locate Jan and Carol (from Tangled Threads) and we walked a few of the rows of vendors together. There were such fantastic things available and soooo much to see! Most of them do not have a problem with you taking pictures. See me taking a picture of Jan taking a picture? We thought Tracey would have loved these projects. They would be great in our KT (Kansas Troubles) fabrics!

The other picture is just one of the rows, and it was the end of the day, so not very crowded. Tonight, I was pretty pooped, so went back here to put this up and rest up for tomorrow. Have quite a few appointments, and a lot more rows to see!

More tomorrow, if I can get this thing connected again!