Has Anyone Noticed How Expensive Quilt Show Admissions Have Gotten?
06-30-2014, 09:50 AM
#61
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omigosh!
I *live* here in Castle Rock and didn't know this was coming here.
I assume it's being held at the events center at our fairgrounds.
Thanks for the heads up!
Sally
ETA: Sorry... didn't quote properly! This was in reference to the sewing show happening in Castle Rock in July.
I *live* here in Castle Rock and didn't know this was coming here.
I assume it's being held at the events center at our fairgrounds.
Thanks for the heads up!
Sally
ETA: Sorry... didn't quote properly! This was in reference to the sewing show happening in Castle Rock in July.
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06-30-2014, 10:02 AM
#62
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Location: cental Illinois
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Geri B. Where are you located? I personally would love to take a bus to a show. A friend and I drove a total of almost 3 hours to catch a bus of quilters in Springfield and then went to Ky, for the big show. We had a great time. It was for one day and we were more than a little tired but it was worth it! Do let us (the board) know when you may be planning the next trip. I bet you can fill that bus. The group from Springfield had only about 1/3 of the bus the rest of us was from many surrounding areas, some more than a three hour drive. P.S. We did stay in hotel in Springfield the prior night of the trip and again when we got back. Both of us are slightly disabled and we knew we would be safer rested before driving. Splitting the cost of the hotel helped the ole pocketbook.
07-12-2014, 04:48 PM
#63
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Okay....sigh...when I told the hubby that I wasn't sure about going to the quilt show in Columbus this year. He solemnly looked at me, added up the gasoline cost, the parking cost, the admission fee, the time to drive to/from, the of lunch for two and quietly handed me $75.00, smiled and told me to go shopping at the local quilt store which was having a great sale at 50% off and buy all the material I could for the money. So....I did. We will go next year if possible.
Sigh, the Dayton show isn't until October.
ETA: After reading some of the thread I feel like I should mention that I go large quilt shows to shop. Looking at the quilts are a bonus and I don't take any classes. Paying Gas + Parking + Admission for the opportunity to shop just isn't my thing.
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07-12-2014, 06:53 PM
#64
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If you love quilts and quilting you are really missing out by not going to a quilt show when you can. I know one day I'll not be able to go and do, so I'm not going to be left sitting in a chair thinking I sure wish I did when I could have. I'm not going to let a few dollars more stop me.
07-13-2014, 05:12 AM
#65
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You need to put it in perspective. It is entertainment. Someone mentioned the cost of a sporting event, or a movie. What is the cost of a concert? If you compare the cost for entering a quilt show compared to other forms of entertainment, it is pretty cheap.
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