This past Saturday's Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival was an unqualified success for LeafLady Quilts! Perfect weather, crowds of eager shoppers, easy load-in (well, who's up at 6 am really, other than us?), and an attentive crew of organizers made it an enjoyable day. I sold a couch throw right off so it was a good start and the runners just flew off the rack. I managed to move a few "dinosaurs" (items that have been in the inventory for too many years but I knew there would be an owner somewhere - turns out it was Brunswick!) and some smalls as well. I was making my last sale 30 minutes after the official closing which put me behind for packing up. Just as well, because then my timing aligned perfectly with my neighbors who I convinced to hang on until I could get my car and take their parking place to load up. I even lucked out with the left hand turn onto Maine Street and hardly had to wait! It was a long day but so worth it - my best one day show ever! And I'm already halfway to this year's goal to hold onto my Resale Certificate for next year!
The only negative was the incredible amount of traffic noise. Because it was such a spectacular day, every motorcycle owner in the state cruised through downtown Brunswick and we all know how some of them just love to let the world know how great their bike sounds. I guess a small price to pay.
So now I'm taking a break for a week to catch up on house and yard work then diving back into creating more runners, placemats etc. I'll start including some holiday fabrics as it's never too soon to get into the holiday mood and I suspect the show in Topsham in mid-November will be just as busy as this past weekend. (Lots of retirees with lots of disposable income in that area I suspect.)
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