Wow, it sounds like everyone had a wonderful time. I know I did. It is truly an overwhelming event but well worth the time spent there. It took us two full days to go through the whole thing however we didn't get to see everything thing....but there is always next year. We stayed downtown and took the shuttle back and forth...that worked really well.

This was the first year I took my DH with me to expose his mind to the quilter's world of creativity. HE LOVED IT and asked if we could be sure to go back for a longer period of time next year!! We only go to go on Sunday this year. The convention center is gi-normous and the show had 2 floors. Most classes were on the 2nd floor, 1/2 of the first floor was the quilt gallery (OH MY GOSH!!) and the other half was vendor's booths. We toured the gallery first (absolutely AWESOME!!) but DH said feet gave out before we got thru 1/2 the vendors - mine didn't. I had prepared a list of vendors and booth numbers for what I wanted to see, try, touch and learn about, so was able to tour quickly. DH sat in a chair (or so I thought) while I toured and bought patterns and fabrics. Imagine my surprise when I returned home from work last night to find a HUGE JANOME HORIZON 1200 box in my sewing room and my little old machine gone! He negotiated with the folks at the Janome booth and traded in my little machine, got a show special price on the Horizon and sweet talked them into throwing in some extra goodies! AM I EXCITED?? JUST A LITTLE!!!! Am I going back next year - you betcha sweet bippy I am!

I stayed with a friend at the Hilton and loved the direct connection to the George R Brown Convention Center. Took a couple of classes and really enjoyed them. I went to the vendor area several times and walked for hours. So much to see and lots of nice vendors. Met attendees from all over the world. Exhausting but so fun!