Wednesday, May 26, 2010

market post #2

sorry i've been such a bad blogger!
things will be back to normal next week.. i promise...
and yes.. i'll announce the winners of the 2 giveaways soon!
{so many comments to sort through!!}

for now.. here are more photos!

setting up kari's booth



more booths in progress


eleanor burns asked us to help out at her schoolhouse
and lets just say... lots of quilts.. lots of funny costumes...
and me dancing around in tie dye!
kari - eleanor - tina - me


me attacking boxes of fabric pre-sample spree

{photo from pamkittymorning - thanks pkm! }
john brought me the best present ever.
more about that later...

sample spree pre-setup

tina ready to sell in kari's sample spree booth!
thanks john for all your help {and height} during setup!

the crowds start to pack the place...

and attack the moda tables!


saturday brought the cake party!

lots and lots of cake.

and let me tell you.  it was yummy!!!


& here is monica's new fabric holiday happy!

and the cute little gnome bags!


and lastly.
me & my twin.
apparently the pink top...cardigan..jeans..and pearl necklace look...
is all the rage!
honestly this wasn't planned!
but cyndi & i embraced it!!

more soon!

22 comments:

Terriaw said...

This is so fun to get to see the inside of market through your eyes. How fun to actually be there. Looks like a fabulous experience!

Jocelyn said...

What fun. Can't wait to see more pictures.

mascanlon said...

Looks like you had a wonderful time and got to work with lots of my favorite people. Can't wait to see what you;re u to next!

Anonymous said...

Love the pictures. It was fun meeting you too! See you in Houston!

Dresden Quilter said...

I am glad you had so much fun.

Angela Nash said...

love you and your twin!

Looking at sample spree setup - what if you hid under those skirted tables...then you could be first to the Moda sale!

karen @ badlandsquilts said...

Too fun, if I didn't have 2 little kids I'd been hanging out at a corner with a sign offering to schlep boxes! I love all the photos... when I went to festival yrs ago photos were such a no, no!

Material Girls said...

It was great to meet you!! Market is always so much fun! I am working on getting more computer savvy.
Nadine

Unknown said...

i lOVE it Julie... wish i was there with ya!!! i'm going to houston though... so hopefully... you'll bring your cowboy boots and meet me over there!! :)

xo, Heather

Natalia from Piece N Quilt said...

I love your pictures! I am getting so excited to finally be able to attend market! YAY

Live a Colorful Life said...

Sample spree--attack mode. Yep, that pretty much covers it. But OMG the prices are amazing!!!

Tracey Jacobsen said...

One day I will meet you there... one day... ;)

Fun shots, and cute shirt(s).

Jonathan said...

Cute pics! I love the Twin one, how funny ;-P What are the chances?!

Jonathan said...

Oh and I totally want that big stack of fabric boxes? Can I just have them all pretty please?? ;-)

Vicki @ DottyJane said...

So glad you're having a good time! I'd like to get my hands on some of those sample boxes, too:)

Caroline ~ TrilliumDesign said...

oh what fun!! Looks like it was a blast.

Stacy Kraus McDonald said...

Looks like you had a wonderful time!!

V and Co. said...

baha! okay now with the visual...that's just great!!!! i would of loved to of seen it in person so i could of totally made fun of both of you. seriously good times.

KarrieLyne said...

40 lashings with a wet noodle! (good thing I didn't say jelly roll strip, huh? lol )

Looks like you had a blast!!! Yayyy!

Anonymous said...

I love the "twins" photo. How funny. Glad u had fun,glad to have you home, you're an amazing woman & I'm proud that you're my daughter!!

Tricia said...

Love the pic of you attacking the boxes! Looks like you had a great time. Thanks for sharing!

Ryan said...

Great photos Julie! That one of you "attached" to the Moda boxes is priceless. Can't wait to meet up with all the quilt peeps in Houston. Please save me a spot!