Sadly, my camera battery ran out before we'd been even an hour inside the show. I squeezed as much as possible out of it before the camera had to live in my bag the rest of the day
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Wow! Wow! Wow! Also, so glad my flying pig led you and your mom to something beautiful. Please thank her for her support and for continuing to lug that bag around -- I sincerely appreciate it. Re: the Hoffman challenge... hmmmmmmmmm... let us discuss over the holidays.
It's a cash-prize juried show organized by Hoffman Fabrics company, using one of their fancy prints as the theme. Quilts, dolls, accessories, and clothes are all allowed. http://www.hoffmanchallenge.com They have the new fabric up on a PDF now, and they usually list retailers around the country that carry their prints. (Or you can order online)
I was shopping in one of the booths and the two owners were talking with one of the customers. The gist of their conversation was that many people who say they really are voting for Obama aren't, because of his race and fear of his "friends". It's been too many hours in-between then and now (and way too many sneezes, I turned out to be highly allergic to the quilt show, bizarrely) so I can't remember exactly what it was,but they went somewhere utterly offensive right after that (I was trying to ignore them up to that point) and they looked really really odd when I just straightened up, said "OK, THAT does it" and left. Wonder if they were only selling to Republicans?
I wonder if the opposite happened to a stall owner we were talking to - we were having a very energetic conversation about Women's Rights and Childbirth and I think a few people moved on without stopping. But it may have been just because we were monopolizing the owner even after our transaction was obviously concluded.
Mom didn't get punched or screamed at, so that was good. Most people who stopped to talk were supporters.
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Wow!
Wow!
Also, so glad my flying pig led you and your mom to something beautiful. Please thank her for her support and for continuing to lug that bag around -- I sincerely appreciate it.
Re: the Hoffman challenge... hmmmmmmmmm... let us discuss over the holidays.
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And telling its story.
I wish I could find an image of that quilt online, it is truly awesome.
I look forward to crafting with you v. soon! w00t!
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http://www.hoffmanchallenge.com
They have the new fabric up on a PDF now, and they usually list retailers around the country that carry their prints. (Or you can order online)
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But it may have been just because we were monopolizing the owner even after our transaction was obviously concluded.
Mom didn't get punched or screamed at, so that was good. Most people who stopped to talk were supporters.
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