This past Saturday was the first show of the year at USM Gorham. As I said before, I love this show - really terrific people who run the show and great venue - the ease of set up is a plus, the crunch to pack up and leave not so much. All that said, I made the difficult decision on the drive home Saturday to not return next year. Spring is probably the worst time for a craft show, especially in Maine. It can be terrible weather which keeps people home or it can be the first really warm day which keeps people home and working in their yards. The ones who do come out are just not in the mood to spend money. So there you have it.
On a good note, I did finish Luna by Starlight:
If I had it to do over, I would have made this with more of a horizontal block for the luna fabric as it just seems too chopped up to me now. But what's done is done and can't be undone so on to the next lap quilt. I have 2 months to finish (well, start and finish) that one. And make some runners as I did sell 4 this Saturday. And more wall hangings for the summer shows. But first I have a bit of studio maintenance on my schedule. A new fabric storage system to keep the work surface clear of "already used but can't stop to put it away" fabric. Fingers crossed this will improve my productivity. And the entire room needs a good vacuuming as it seems to create it's own dust.
We took a drive to Bangor yesterday to view the pandemic quilt exhibit at the Bangor Public Library. Some interesting pieces and some inspired quilting. We also had lunch at Bagel Central, fondly remembered from my days on the contract negotiations team while working at UMA. And we finished with a visit to a friend who works the Spring season at Wiswell Farm in Orrington. Touring the greenhouse and seeing living things growing was a boost on a cloudy threatening day.
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