Rosemont actually, but the plane landed in Chicago. (Remember that old blues song, "I'm going to Chicago, Sorry But I Can't Take You"? Lou Rawls used to sing it.) This past weekend was the
annual quilt show in Rosemont, right outside of Chicago. My seat mate on the flight up asked why I was going to Chicago and I told him I was going to a quilt show. He said, "Excuse Me?" (Leaning in to hear better.) "A
quilt show." "I'm sorry, are you saying '
quilts?'" I think he is still trying to process that someone would travel to go look at quilts...at a convention center, no less! Reminds me of several years ago when the Houston Astros made it to the World Series and the out of town team couldn't get hotel rooms because they were all booked by
quilters. The annual show in Houston is like going to Mecca for quilters, and at least 50,000 quilters descend on Houston every year to see the fabulous quilts and to purchase all the latest fabrics and gadgets from the vendors at the show.
The Chicago show is much smaller, but still...
These are the cars lined up to get into the parking lot! What recession?
I didn't find a
lot of inspiration at the show, but I did find fabric! (Shocked, I tell you, shocked!) Actually, I was well-behaved until the end of the show, when I did go a little bit over budget (OK, a LOT over budget). I had lunch with a wonderful group of women from the online African-American Quilting Group, and came home with a jam-packed suitcase and carry-on!
"Good friends are like stars...you don't always see them, but you know they're always there." Anonymous
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What pushed you over budget? Inquiring minds what to know. I noticed that I was filling a wool fix at the show. I have decided not to purchase any more wool until I have snipped a small piece of each color I own and attached it to a reference card. I hate, hate, hate, to repeat buy something until it is to die for :)
Yes, I want to know what you found that put you over budget as well!! Thanks for posting!!
Gina, it's actually all your fault! I had purchased very few items, and actually I was on my way out when I saw Karen, Corlis and Carolyn in the shop that you told them about where you buy 1 item, and the second was half price. They were looking at the scrap bag and I went in to talk to them. Did you see those block of the month star quilts on the wall? Well...the block of the month was $29 a month plus postage, and I forget how much it was to buy it all at once, but all told, it was about $100 less. Karen asked me when I would start on the quilt...I told the question isn't when I would start on it, but when I would finish it!
Thanks for your comments! Big hugs!
Jeanette
Jeanette,
I just happen to read your blog about your trip to Chicago, and by looking at the picture of you gals at lunch I missed a good time. Hope I will be able to join you all next year. On the flip side, I was well behaved. I could have gone overboard, but surprisingly I didn't. The Chicago show is the only one I have attended, and I think this show is huge I can’t imagine what Huston is like. Maybe one year I will take the trip. If you can come to Chicago for a quilt fest I can go to Huston, or anywhere. Just need to get out more!
Oh Alma, you must join the group next year! It's so much fun! Maybe you will come to Houston - muuuuuuch bigger, a lot more vendors and a lot more quilts! Thanks for your comment and hope to see you soon!
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