I missed it! I went the wrong week! I was there last week and didn't find out til I checked in to my hotel that the show was one week later than I thought. I had gotten the dates off the internet and made reservations a YEAR in advance... so I was in shock!
Making the best of it, the town was very quiet and I got to shop at Hancocks while it was practically empty. They had tons and tons of $4.99 fabric, plus clearanced fabric all through the store. Batik mill ends for 6.99... some beautiful pieces! My only gripe was that they closed so early when it was not show week... 3pm on Saturdays!!!
I didn't get to spend as much time there as I wanted, but I would have gotten in big financial trouble if I had.
Didn't get to shop Eleanor Burns' Firehouse store (wasn't open yet) but I did shop at her Quilt In A Day store. All fabric was $6 (batiks a little more) and I found a couple of lovely pieces I can use for charity quilts, for $2.50 a yard on clearance!
The quilt museum was so outstanding. My only regret was that they don't let you take photos. So I stayed long and stared at every quilt, trying to remember them more. I was actually feeling 'quilt saturation' after that, so I don't know how I would have handled a whole show. I was kind of sad to miss AQS book sale at Finkel's, but in the Quilt Museum's shop I found four bins of $5 books! I got a few great books, including Bonnie Hunter's More Adventures with Leaders and Enders, plus a couple of other great titles.
I got to eat at Kirchener's a couple of times, no line. And went home with a couple loaves of their cranberry walnut bread (to die for!). During the show it's often sold out. And I had time to go to The Yoga Room and take an awesome and very strenous yoga class from Suzi.
She's amazing. Also toured the Coke Plant just across from Suzi's road, and had delicious coffee in a coffee shop in the plant.
I did miss the vendors, tho! They are usually expensive but I wanted to look for some patterns for embroidery quilts. Oh well... I have enough to keep me busy til the next show.
I wish you show-goers would post some photos of the show, please!