Norman Quilt Show

It is a lot work, especially for Tom and I, but we really enjoy being vendors at quilt shows. We packed up fabric bolts, notions, books and moved them to Tulsa in June. Wonderful show, lots of vendors and quilts to look at and dream over. Just don't ask who bought one of Lola Jenkins' wall hangings while she was there, just because her grandson wanted it desperately. I will deny everything. (Secret - good things are happening for Lola, and she may not be a "regional" artist for long.)
Last week was much less work, and thus a lot more fun for everyone at Patchwork Place. We did pack up but just drove it down the street for the Norman quilt show. And there was still some fabric left in the shop for the out-of-town attendees and a few locals who also came to the shop during the show. Patchwork Place employees were challenging each other as to who had the most sales, at the show or at the shop. Surprisingly, they were very close both days of the show. The show was slightly ahead one day, and the shop the next. What fun.
Amazing how things happen. As a sponsor of the show, I had the privilege (extremely difficult privilege) for choosing one quilt for a "Sponsor Award". The quilt I chose was (unknown to me at the time of selection) was the most wonderful whole cloth machine quilted wall hanging by the show's featured quilt artist - Carrie Miller. I'll post our picture, if I can borrow one from someone else. I was temporarily without a camera at the quilt show, that's terrible. But I had just dropped the shop camera and broke it, and lost the charger for my personal camera. So no pictures for the blog this time.