Thank you for your service to our countries freedom. I was in the service and spent 2 yrs in Miesau, Germany. Wasn't a quilter then, I gues that is a good thing. Wear a name tag to the Columbus show so if I make it down there I will be able to spot you and introduce myself. I know what it is like to be gone from home for a long period of time. Embelish, trips home is so infrequent. Where are you going to be exactly? My daughter lives in Columbus.
If you have oportunity get into the live chat here and talk to other quilters all over. Have a wonderful time with gd.