Quilt Market Update...

As most of you know I had full intentions of posting

everyday of Quilt Market...well a little thing called Hurricane Sandy got 

in the way.  Flying out on Thursday I was full of hope and

excitement, wondering what I would see, hear, touch...but the conversation 

in the car on the way to the airport went something like this..."if it gets bad we'll rebook your flight".

I woke up early Friday morning in Houston ready to take the short walk

over to the convention center to add my extra seminars to my schedule but

before that I turned on the TV and it became clear that Hurricane Sandy was heading

towards the east coast and looked like our area might be in for a rough time.  

I picked up the phone right then and there and changed my ticket, so instead

of returning Monday night I was now coming home on Sunday night.  I would miss

the last, and my favorite, day of market but I could get home before the storm hit. 

Friday is our Schoolhouse Day...spending seven hours moving from room to

room...seeing...learning...and laughing.  Lots of crowded hallways, people chatting

and reconnecting, it's pretty intense but I enjoy it and always come back home

with some cool ideas.

I had planned my Saturday to walk the floor and check out the vendors and go

back on Sunday and order the new cool stuff.  So I high tailed it off

to the convention center and started right away.  Making notes on my iPad to

make sure I went back and ordered the cute scissors and needles from Scarlet Thread,

new stinkin cute patterns from Oh My Bloomin' Threads and hit a few book

signings....all of these were on my list and I knew I had time on Sunday to get it all done...but

it was not meant to be. After a fun dinner out with The Swirly Girls and a fun meet

up with the Modern Quilt Guild I checked my phone only to see it loaded down

with text and voice message from Andrew...the weather was coming in quick and

my flight was changed again...so instead of heading out 

Sunday night I was departing first thing Sunday morning.

So my three days on the market floor changed to two days then down

to one..but ya know as disappointed as I was about that I was

glad that we made the decision to come home early.  My 

little inconvenience is nothing compared to what

the people up and down the coast line are experiencing.  I have

friends that managed to get flights out Wednesday, flying home

to New Jersey, New York and New Hampshire...they've all

made it home safe and sound.

So...I will be sitting down with my Market book, checking

websites and calling in orders...the new goodies will

start arriving and it'll feel like Christmas...

Speaking of Christmas...53 days away...

are you ready?

Until Next Time

Be Kinda

Kelly Ann