JAM's booth in Minneapolis

Quilt Market in Minneapolis has come and gone and it is all a blur. I was telling someone there that it is like Christmas....you spend months getting ready and then it is over in a blink of an eye.

Here is my booth in it's starting phase. I always think that I will remember to take of picture of how it looks when we get there....plain white curtains and a blank six foot table and 2 chairs....but I am always in such a hurry to hang my curtains I forget! This shot is after our first few hours in the booth....we wanted to get the curtains hung at least that first night....


....and here are some of the props waiting to find a home....We brought these in huge duffle bags that weighed a TON! How they didn't break the scales I don't know. I expected to see a great big "TILT" sign....:)))

I got so involved in hanging stuff, I forgot to take very many pictures. I always semi-plan everything before I come...but we seem to like changing things around....Kathy (my sister) has a great eye and tweaks it just the right way.....

We had the whole booth organized by 11 am on Thursday (the show opened on Friday)...but it still needed a few more props....So Kathy and I hopped into a taxi and off we went to Hunt and Gather...an absolutely wonderful shop. ....We got the great red stand you see below and three more suitcases, some buckets and another chair. What a haul!

It was just what we needed to finish it off!!!! I was even able to bring most of it to San Diego.......The red stand has found a new home with Debbie Busby of Wooden Spool, but everything else is back in my studio!

Here is the booth waiting for the first customer. My good friend Lynn also went with us....It was her first Market. She LOVED it!!!!! ....but I don't think she ever imagined how big it would be..... it was HUGE!!!!!

I'll be back with more to share soon.....but maybe not until I get all my orders shipped!

Hope you are having a relaxing weekend....Jo Ann