Last Friday and Saturday I worked at the Adel Quilting and Dry Goods booth at the Central Iowa Shopper’s Spree at the Holiday Inn in Ames. I had a great time. There weren’t as many shoppers as anticipated, but it was an ok turnout. With all of the flooding closing roads and highways across the state, it’s no wonder why people weren’t out and about shopping for quilting supplies in droves.
For me it’s always fun to meet new people and to talk quilting. One of the highlights of the weekend for me was meeting Kim who is a reader of this blog and occasional commenter. She introduced herself to me and I’m so glad she did! It’s always nice and encouraging to get feedback from people who read. Kim and her husband live in Marshalltown (even though I have family from Marshalltown, Kim found my blog via the Adel Quilt Shop’s blog); they drove their motorcycle to the show. He said it was strategic in two ways: less gas money and very limited space to haul back quilting goodies!
Oh, and Lisa, to answer your question, the hottest item at our booth was a quilt kit made with nearly all black and white fabrics, with a little bit of red splashed in. Very unique to what the other shops had. Here’s a picture of the booth that Jacque posted on her blog. The black, white and red quilt is on the right side, you can’t see the pattern well but that’s the look of the quilt.
Thanks to everyone who stopped out and said hi.
