The Train To Crazy: Meeting bloggers

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October 27, 2012

Sewing Summit 2012 Part 2

It's time for more Sewing Summit 2012. You can find part 1 here.

Sewing Summit would not be possible without the always fantastic, Erin Singleton.

Here she is opening night welcoming everyone! Thanks Erin and her tireless team!

O.K. Let's start with the sewing machines, shall we? Three rooms of machines. All Baby Lock. Two rooms of sewing machines, one room full of sergers. Oh the joy. And they were open until 1 a.m. That's right. Did I ever stay up that late? No. But it was nice to know I could have.

I happen to own two Baby Locks (and a Pfaff!) so I'm keen on them. Well, the overlock and coverlock machines anyay. This was my first experience with a Baby Lock sewing machine. Not too shabby!

And there were classes. Eight classes. I had the privilege of listening to Mena Trott, Rachel from Family Ever After, Carrie from This Mama Makes Stuff, Heather from Fiberosity, Kelly from Kelby Sews, Anna from Noodlehead, and Thomas Knauer. I skipped out on the session with Sarai from Colette so I could rest but I hear I missed a good one!

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October 27, 2012 in Better blogging, Meeting bloggers, My world | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

October 16, 2012

Sewing Summit 2012 Part 1

I snagged a late ticket for Sewing Summit this year. All 250 sold out super fast so I was so excited to buy one off someone who had to back out. Three days of socializing with my fellow sewing nerds? I was so excited!

I was glad to find a fantastic roommate too. Jessica Abbott from Me Sew Crazy and Sew Set was, thankfully, also lucky to snag a late ticket. She's such a great, down to earth person. We had a lot of late night laughs!

Jessica organized the JoAnn Fabric & Crafts Girls Night Out for 20 bloggers Friday night. It was sponsored by:

Coats & Clark
Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores
Pellon
Michael Miller Fabric
Fat Quarter Shop
The Ribbon Retreat
Fiskars
Riley Blake Designs

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The list of attendees in no particular order:

Jessica	                    MeSewCrazy / SewSet
Sumo Andros	    Sumos Sweet Stuff
Sabra Gubler	            Sew a Straight Line
Shauna Wightman   Shwin & Shwin
Heather Feather	    Feather's Flights
Sachiko Aldous	    Tea Rose Home
Rachel Gander	    Imagine Gnats
Elizabeth Evans	    Simple Simon & Co.
Liz Evans	            Simple Simon & Co.
Heather Valentine    The Sewing Loft
Lindsay Connor	    Craft Buds / Craft Foxes
Heidi	                    Honeybear Lane
Veronica	            Sew Very
Sara Lawson	            Sew Sweetness
Marissa 	                    Rae Gun Ramblings
Lynn Browne	            Coats & Clark
Michele DeFay	    Coats & Clark

I loved meeting everyone! I only wish there was more time so I could have chatted more with everyone. I also wish there was better lighting for photos! Most of my photos are seriously dark and grainy.

We were sad Anna from Noodlehead wasn't feeling well and couldn't join us. She taught a class the next morning at Sewing Summit about Finishing Details. The class was pure eye candy!

Thanks for organizing Jessica!

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November 17, 2011

SoCal Social and a Shabby Apple Dress Review

Last month I attended the SoCal Social. There are many blogger conferences but this was so much better than a conference! Purely social! It was so fun to meet other local bloggers.

I got lucky and my Shabby Apple dress arrived the day before the social.

Shabby Apple sent me the Da Vinci dress to review (lucky me!!). Let me tell you, this one is so comfortable. It is a jersey knit. Just perfect for summer or with tights in winter. I really do love it. And not just because it was free. Though I do love free.

The only downside to the dress is the pocket is totally useless. That is NOT surprising because who wants anything in a pocket on your stomach. As if anyone needs more attention there. Ok, fine, I won't speak for you. Thank you to the lovely Michelle for taking this picture of me. Otherwise I'm sure I would have had to rely on someone under the age of 7 and my chances of a decent picture diminish.

(Michelle, Aimee, Susan)

I met so many great women but unfortunately I only have this picture! This always happens to me. I never take pictures like I should! I actually had the chance to meet up with Susan the night before the social and it was so great to finally meet the lady behind Living With Punks. Just love her!

We shopped and chatted and then heard from Marc Montano who was showing us his new book, The Big-Ass Book of Crafts 2 . And gave us all a copy. (yay!) It is a totally random, quirky craft book you'll find lots of fun (and some totally bizarre) decor crafts. It has glowing reviews if you are interested. I haven't done any of the crafts yet but it's worth it if that's your thing.

And just like that, my SoCal Social wrap up post is completed. One month after I wrote it. And nearly two months since this all ocurred. But really, it was fabulous.

November 17, 2011 in Meeting bloggers, Reviews: Books, Patterns and Places | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)

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