Sunday Special

I have been trying to keep up with my blog by finding new and interesting things to write about and today it is my daughter and myself that are the subject of my post. Well, a couple of weeks ago while at the Leon Valley Trade and Market Days show, a local newspaper photographer walked by our booth and asked if he could take our picture. He was doing a pictorial piece about some of the local craftsmen that frequent this event and he chose us as one of the booths to photograph.



Needless to say we were flattered and a bit leary, it had been humid all day long and well you could say we were having a bit of a "bad hair day". We agreed to have our picture taken and today it is in the paper. It is very exciting for us and we do hope that the publicity brings in more traffic to this once a month show.
Leon Valley is on the West side of San Antonio and the community/conference center is located on Evers Rd. http://www.leonvalleytradeandmarketdays.com/

Yesterday I attended the Greater San Antonio Quilt Guild Show http://www.sanantonioquilt.org/ that is held every other year here in Live Oak, Tx at the Live Oak Civic Center. This year the show is titled, "Kaleidoscope of Quilts", and as always there were some fabulous entries on display. I am always amazed at the creativity and work that goes into some of these quilts, they are truly works of art. Unfortunately the show rules prohibit the use of photographs on any website so I am sorry I can not share these lovelies with you.

Next month I will be attending Quilt Festival in Houston and I am so excited to be sharing this trip with my daughter for the third year in a row, maybe we will see you there. We will be the ones carrying the large tote bags full of goodies.

Renewed Spirit and Inspiration

Well yesterday was a day to network and get inspired by others.

I attended the Greater San Antonio Quilt Guild meeting with my youngest daughter, both of us are members, and were in awe at the Bring and Brag session. These quilters are so very accomplished and they are so proud of their work, as well they should be. I sometimes feel inferior to these quilters, but they probably felt the same way once as they sat in the audience watching others sharing their work. I can only imagine the courage that it takes to get up in front of other quilters and show off what you are most proud of in hopes that others will share your joy. I am not sure my level of courage has reached that point yet, it is easy to show off pictures on a blog or in my etsy shop because I don't have to face my critics. Finding courage and not feeling inferior, this is the next challenge for me to face and work through.

I stopped by the Leon Valley Trade and Market Days, and even though it was a cold and drizzly sort of day, there were still vendors inside and out. The crowd wasn't too large but I could only imagine what the crowd would have been like had the weather been better, my "vision" for this venue was inspirational. I stopped at a few booths and spoke to some vendors and was pleased that they offered their encouragement to join them on the second saturday of each month as a vendor. I took stock of the items that vendors displayed and price points that we needed to consider as DD#3 and I discussed selling strategies.

Today with "renewed spirit" and "inspiration" I will begin adding to my inventory and next month I hope that my "vision" will be a reality. It was a great day off and we both enjoyed our day out together and are looking forward to a new week.

This week I wish everyone a "renewed spirit" and "inspiration"