Homeward Bound

We had a great experience at the International

Quilt Market.  Now we are heading home,

enjoying the beauty of the American Midwest.

We made it to just past St. Louis last

night and today we will get home,

unpack and begin the next step in

the American Homestead journey...

I want to thank all the wonderful

customers, suppliers, distributors,

publishers and fellow designers from

the International Quilt Market who

shared their knowledge and were so

much fun!  See you in Houston.

For now, I can't wait to get back to

my American Homestead...

The Excitement Continues in Kansas City

International Quilt Market ~ Day 2

After being inside all day on the trade show

floor it is nice to get outside and see the sky

again.  It has been another exciting day at

the International Quilt Market.  We met

people from all over the world ~ so many

people from Australia!  We met with

suppliers and distributors.  I was asked to

design for a magazine.  And would I be

interested in writing a book?

Hmmm ~ yes, yes I would.

When in Kansas City...

...Eat Barbecue at Oklahoma Joe's

Kansas City is known for its BBQ and

Oklahoma Joe's is THE place to get it.

We had read it was in a gas station and

we pictured an old gas station redone

as a restaurant.  No.  It is a functioning

gas station, with the pumps out front, a

convenience store inside and a famous

BBQ joint thrown in for good measure.

Did I mention there is a line to get in?

We waited for an hour but there were

these great guys from Sweden and

Germany in front of us, and the time

flew by since we were having so much fun.

Anthony Bourdain has included this place

on his list of "13 places to eat before you die"

and that list includes such notables as El Bulli,

French Laundry and Le Bernardin. 

Not bad company...

Mr. Wonderful had the ribs and

pulled pork with creamy slaw.

I had the pulled pork and brisket

with a fabulous potato salad.  I had

to take half of mine home.  The sauce

was out of this world!

Hmmm, they don't have this aisle

in my local gas station convenience store.



The Load-In

Kansas City

Before

and After.

It didn't take too long either, we are fairly

close to the loading dock which helped.

Tomorrow we have just a bit of tweaking

to do but we are happy with how easily it

came together, the set-up at home in the

gazebo was a big help.

Our neighbors are busy setting up

their booths.  More to come tomorrow.

Now it's time to find some barbeque...



All My Bags Are Packed ~ I'm Ready To Go...

Westward Ho!

I have finally fit it all in the car and now I'm

just waiting for Mr. Wonderful to get home and

we will be heading west to Kansas City, MO.

International Quilt Market begins on

Friday.  If anyone is going, please stop

by booth 739 and say hi.

Someone who is not going is this very sad

 puppy dog who misses her Mommy already...