I guess that means that spring is just around the corner. It seemed like it was here on Saturday and Sunday, but not today! We had lots of rain yesterday afternoon and overnight and flurries this afternoon. I’m glad I picked the daffodils that had bloomed since this cold spell would have gotten them. They look so pretty sitting in a vase on the table. Spring is my favorite season. I love it when the trees start to bloom and my perennials peak through the dirt. My favorite color is definitely not yellow, but I love daffodils. Maybe it is because it symbolizes the coming of spring. Or maybe it is because they are so bright and cheery in the otherwise dreary landscape of winter.
Spring also means Quilt Shows for us. We are getting ready for 2 big shows in April. We’ll be at the Spring Quilt Festival in Rosemont, IL from April 10-13th and at Kentucky Oaks Mall during the American Quilter’s Society Show in Paducah, KY from April 21-26th. The mall vendors open early, so if you come to the show, be sure to stop by. We’ll still be finishing our setup on Monday, but we’ll be glad to see you if you stop by – and we’ll even sell you something if you find something you just can’t live without. I’ve been trying to get into the actual show in Paducah, but there is a waiting list a mile long. The mall worked out well for us last year, so we are back there again. Illinois is a new show for us and we are really looking forward to it. I haven’t been to the Chicago area before and that adds to the excitement. I love seeing somewhere new.
I’m really excited. I’m working on a new website and I can’t wait to see what it looks like. I’m in the process of hiring a company to do my site for me and hope I’ve made the right decision. I want a site that is going to really show off my fabrics that I import – the traditional batiks. It will be more than a month until it is ready, but it’s kind of like waiting for Christmas as a child. You know it is coming, but you can’t wait until it gets here! I’ll let you know when it is live!
Peggy, Candy, Gary, and I are going to Tennessee tomorrow to pick up a “fold and roll” machine. We are buying a machine from a textile company that will fold fabric from a tube and then roll it onto a board (the center of a bolt). We plan on “bolting” the fabrics I get from Indonesia. They come rolled on a “board” made from part of a cardboard box. Not real sturdy, especially when you get down to the yards on the bolt. Kind of flimsy, if you ask me. Once we get my stock bolted, I hope to approach some fabric shops to sell it to them at wholesale prices. If you think your favorite shop might be interested, ask them about it and tell them to contact me at info@batiksbydesign.com. I would appreciate your help in getting the word of these unique and gorgeous fabrics out there to the shops.
Gotta go. Time for bed. We have a busy day ahead of us tomorrow.
Sleep well.
Patti
