The adventure begins...
Hey, don't forget me! Silly Mia thought she was coming with us, I wish!
And off we went to the Nashville Needlework Market to get all kinds of goodies for Amy's Born To Stitch shop!
Of course we had to stop at Buc-ee's! This year we passed three of them since one in Virginia opened last year.
Amy drove for over half of the trip, then it was my turn... easy peasy!
11+ hours later, we made it there!
We stayed in the hotel this year, it was so much easier than making multiple trips to the car and commuting from another hotel.
I didn't take as many photos this year, but I have some. The hotel was at the tail end of being renovated. Sadly, the lobby and atrium were not finished and it was a hot mess.
I was 2nd in line for getting fabric, so I figured I might as well stitch while waiting.
While in the hallways, I kept thinking my glasses were dirty. Nope, it was from all the dust downstairs.
Amy was in another fabric line, but not stitching!
You'd think from Friday until Sunday late afternoon we would have gotten to every room, but we missed some! Next year we'll do better.
AuryTM had this lovely pattern, but I wish it was a mermaid or a dragon! ð
I thought about getting it, but knew I wouldn't have the patience to put it together. She sure is pretty!
Can you tell we were exhausted the first day?!
Those two free drinks each evening really helped!
Since Cherry and her DH stayed in that room, Mel and Simone stayed in our room on the sofa bed - such fun with these ladies! I'm so glad they were able to get a room this year, I think they learned a lot being there.
On Sunday night, we went out to dinner together and celebrated Simone and Amy's upcoming birthdays!
Also on Sunday, some designers offered new patterns called Plate-itudes. I just HAD to get the one from Fox and Rabbit, it has dragons!
And then before we knew it, it was time to pack up all those stitchy treasures and head home.
The little red wagon was filled too!
What a beautiful flag to see on the way home driving through Virginia.
We had to make one last stop at Buc-ee's, you know, for the things we forgot at the last one. ð
We ran into Diane, from Silver Creek Samplers, while we were there, that was a nice surprise. I actually have her story to tell you that I'll be posting after this one.
We made it home safely and Amy spent the night again - we had a birthday to celebrate the next day! ð
Then all too soon, she headed back home. But no worries, I was taking a break for a day before heading her way to help get ready for her Market Weekend!
That will be another posting.
