Packing for Quilt Market
It’s the day before the day before Quilt Market. Tomorrow is my travel day. Once again I will hand over my quilts and class materials to the baggage crew. It’s my little leap of faith at the beginning of each trip.
My first job will be a Schoolhouse lecture at 4:20 in Room 371 B&C. Schoolhouse is a pretty fun deal, a series of mini lectures, some only fifteen minutes, others a half an hour, presented all day Friday, the day before the show opens.
Think passing classes in high school, only on speed. And there’s even homework. Once the lectures are done (or the feet give out), attendees head back to their hotel rooms to sort through the tons of paper work they’ve collected. Many use this stuff to map their path through the exhibits.
Before the exhibit floor opens on Saturday, I’ll be teaching a Take & Teach class. I’ve been plugging away at the kits, preparing a lot of the steps so my students can get right to the fun part. With only an hour and a half for class, we won’t have much time to get to details, but we’ll be sure to cover the important parts.
Later Saturday morning, at 11 am I’ll be in EE Schenk’s Booth (1230) to sign books. I’m told we won’t have actual books, but C&T will supply book plates and send the books as soon as they’re in.
On Sunday I’ll be in C&T’s booth (1344) at 11 am and Petersen Arne’s booth (2136) at 1 PM for more book plate signing.
You know, it’s a good thing I’ve had all this practice signing books. The first time someone asked to sign one of my patterns I was so flummoxed that I spelled my own name wrong. And it was my first name, the one I’ve had my whole life. I left out the “t”. Beh. It’s still hard not to giggle. I mean, come on! This is me, signing books.
For now I need to get back to packing. While I work I’ll be thinking of something pithy to write with my signature. Any ideas?