We Went to Sew Expo and are Home Again

I failed to send any blogs for some days as we had a busy time in Puyallup, Washington at Sew Expo. After the show a big storm was predicted so we made it all the way to Yreka, California Monday night. We beat the storm but for many miles we battled high winds….not so fun in our “high profile” Lucy, the motor coach.

On the way up to Washington we stopped at our favorite antique shops. We also had a yummy lunch at the Antique Café in Kalama, Washington, a regular stop for us. The girls joined us for lunch as we chatted.

Happy to be home and back to “regular” busy stuff.
Our next show is International Spring Market in Portland, Oregon. This is a wholesale show for Quilt shops to visit and see our patterns.

Carol and Alan head to Ridgecrest, California this coming weekend for the Hi Desert Guild Quilt Show.
Another opportunity to see our RedWork and Embroidery Patterns and materials to get stitching!
Visit with Carol and Alan March 9 and 10.

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