What a fantastic day! Both Pam and I were able to meet up with our favorite designers! As we walked the isle and looked for new loot for the shop, we came across the Cozy Quilt booth that is showcasing a new line of Strip Club patterns! We will be starting up the strip club again in the shop and these new designs will certainly be fun to make! Take a peek at once of my favorites!
Another fun item that we purchased is Scissor Pals! Fun little fobs that you can attach to your scissors, rotary cutter and even your sewing machine! Of course we will have several with a darling Kitty charm! I will have these on the web as soon as I get back!
Pam was so excited to run into Leann Anderson from The Whole Country Caboodle! Leann is Pam's favorite designer and has ordered a ton of her new designs. We have also ordered the entire collection of Let Us Adore Him from Henry Glass, Leann's latest collection! Watch for this collection in July when we celebrate Christmas in July!
Not to be outdone I hunted down my favorite designer, Lynette Anderson. Lynette is from Australia so I could stand and listen to her talk all day but, instead I did a "little" shopping from her new designs. We are currently doing her Block of the Month design, A Kitten's Tail, and will soon receive her new line, Stitches! Watch our web site and newsletter for some great "mini" kits we will be sharing with you from Lynette!
We have been staying at a hotel a bit further away from the convention center than is convenient for walking. The hotel has kindly supplied us with a shuttle and driver. Our favorite driver is Brandon who has been sharing his knowledge of Minneapolis with us. Tonight he suggested a wonderful place to eat and even dropped us off and picked us up when we were ready to return to the hotel! Besides being a terrific guy he is going to be a first time Daddy soon! Thanks to Brandon for all his help and good luck with his growing family!
The restaurant that he took us to was called Brasa. This wonderful place serves rich Creole cooking with traditions found throughout North American, the Caribbean, Central & South America. Basically it was fantastic! Both Pam and I had the chicken with beans & rice, with a cornbread muffin on the side. If I lived here in Minneapolis I think I could eat there every day! Not only do they have wonderful food, great service but they have cute waiters too......I am not too old to look!
