It’s after 10 PM here and tomorrow is a long day, so this has to be brief.  Just had to show you some more photos of market. 

The Moda booth is decorated with linen from The French General.  She has this beautiful new fabric line out that actually has linen in it.  Very French and very beautiful!

This is the Moda theme this market…DUZ it’s a special brand of Moda detergent…

Check out this picture behind the Moda Home booth.  I swear it’s a Laundromat!  

And a new mother/daughter team designing for Moda called Sweetwater.   They design scrapbook paper and this is their first line of fabric.  It’s wonderful!  Even has a canvas fabric.  The line is called Au-Then-Tic.  Soft greens, taupe, black and white. 

And can you guess the Moda designers that would use a pink garden hose to decorate their booth?  It’s  darling!  Little Birdies in nests on the hose! It’s Me and My Sister!   And this is their new pincushion…it’s a patchwork egg!

And just look at the line of Chocolate mailboxes holding their patterns! 

And so my sweets goodnight.  We are back from sample spree and too tired for anything else.  I’ll be back soon.  Tomorrow is the first day of market…I’ll take pictures…

Hugs,

 

Anne

Time for the photos I promised.  I’m about ready to leave for sample spree, but wanted to get theses posted!

Walking in this AM it was a lot busier.  These are shop owners figuring out their school house schedule for the day.  They go from room to room and listen to different speakers.  Really fun and you get a lot of info!

How things change in one day.  It’s looking a little better from the walk way!

Special exhibits are getting set up…

Fork lifts are everywhere!

Sales Meetings happen in the middle of aisles…

And the best part is we get to see lots of friends…

Like Brenda from Acorn Quilts…

And Moda Lissa and me…

And Sandy Klop’s Adorable booth…

Opps, gotta run…more later if it isn’t too late.

Anne

Welcome to Pittsburgh!  Here’s where we’re staying! 

Beautiful hotel and it attaches directly to the convention center.  If it’s raining outside (and the weather forecast says it will be soon) you just take the walkway over to the convention center.  No puddles to walk in, or messy hair! 

I have great helpers with me.  Sue and Nancy are waiting in the lobby for me to run back and get my camera.  See those smiles?  Don’t they just make you want to come into the Bunny Hill booth? 

And that walkway I was telling you about?  Well it looks down onto the convention floor!  We’re going to be setting up on this side, about 5 rows back…

…and on this side all the way toward the back (look for all the crates) is Moda! 

And then down the elevators and you’ll see this sign!

It’s official! 

We wait to check in, get our buyer’s guide and badge holders…

And by tomorrow the buyer/shop lines will be long…

and the friendly staff will be busy, busy.  No time to wave…

When you look behind the registration desks, this is what you see…

Several of those bridges I was telling you about and LOTS of water!

Even a yellow bridge!

We arrive at our booth and get ready to work…see that steamer Nancy has?  All the drapes and quilts get steamed to get out the wrinkles…

And as we were working, Carrie (Miss Rosie) came by to drop off a little present.  Wait until I show you what’s in this little box from her!  Nope, can’t show you now because one has a hurt ear.  Has to be fixed first.  I LOVE them!  

So by the end of today we have moved along nicely. 

Bows were tied…

The sign is ready to be hung…

…and quilts are going up! 

We were so tired we had to call it a day.  The 3 hour time change is really hard!  We treated ourselves to dinner at the Sonoma Grille.  Incredible!  The food was so good we made reservations to go back on Saturday. 

Nancy had pork tenderloins with plantain… Sue and I had salads and sides…

My salad has a cucumber bowl! 

So tomorrow we finish set up and then tomorrow night is sample spree.  Then the next day is the start of market! 

Lot’s more pictures to come!

Wish you were here!

Hugs,

Anne

Up at 2:30 AM, out the door by 3:30 AM and on the airplane by 6:20.  Traveling through airports, changing planes, trying not to fall asleep, wondering if I forgot anything…

Pictures of downtown Pittsburgh on the camera, and no cord to transfer photos.  Maybe tomorrow, with a little luck I’ll find one.  Then you can come to market with me! 

Until then, new patterns are on the Bunny Hill web site and these little Carry Me Bags will soon be in the booth.  1 Honey Bun roll makes two bags!  Use one for knitting and one for carrying your appliqué projects. 

Saw Camille Roskelley and Moda Lissa today!  It’s getting exciting around here! 

And maybe, just maybe I’ll find a camera cord and photos will follow!

Did you notice that I can now spell Pittsburgh?  You have to spell it right if you’re going to be here for a week. 

Back soon!

Hugs,

Anne