Tick Tock….
It’s June 2 and I go down to Columbus on the 11th…but luckily I’m almost finished with the new jacket design (still need to find buttons for it) and I think I’ll be able to get everything done in time. But despite my thorough checklists, I know I’ll continue to stress over “what am I forgetting?” every day until I get there … and find out what I forgot.
Last year, my first year as an exhibitor at the summer TNNA show, I paid for the standard booth package that included white drapes around the booth space. And it was ok, except that one of the drapery panels had big brown stains on it…ick. I was able to put a mannequin in front of it, but this year I’m not taking any chances on that happening again. I bought fabric at JoAnn’s and sewed a couple panels to hang over the white ones. And I got coordinating fabric for my table and chair covers. But have you ever sewn your own curtains? Sheesh, that’s a lot of sewing machine time! But at least it was simple sewing, and once I made myself sit down to do it I was able to knock it all out at once. I chose cheery fabrics in cheerful colors (turquoise and lime green…very cool), so my booth will be a “happy-feeling place” that will make people want to stay longer (that’s my hope anyway).
I’ve still got to make sure all my display garments are clean and wrinkle-free, and start planning how to fit everything into my car (fingers crossed for that!). I’m excited for set up day — hoping my booth will look less like a first-timer’s booth and more inviting than last year. I picked up a great tip from Claudia last year — she had fresh flowers in her booth (purchased at the wonderful North Market across the street from the convention center). I’m hoping to do that this time — the scent of fresh peonies would make it much more tolerable to be in my booth for 8 hours a day, that’s for sure!
I’m also excited that I’ll be able to spend time with Jodi, my trusted tech editor, booth helper, and fiber friend. Since she lives in Connecticut and I live in Michigan, we’ve only “met” each other twice before, so I’m really looking forward to our live chatting time!
Ok, back to the grindstone. If you’re going to be in Columbus next weekend, please stop by booth 462 to say hello, smell my flowers, and see the newest Knitting Matters designs!
June 2, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Never fear if Jodi is near she can fix any problem in a jiffy, you are in excellent hands!
June 2, 2009 at 6:29 pm
I can’t wait to get to Columbus and see all of this year’s new Knitting Matters garments ‘in person’. Your designs are so creative and your patterns so well written!!! And, I am also looking forward to some face-to-face catchin’ up
June 13, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Good luck at TNNA Kim, You have such wonderful patterns. I really need to put something up on Ravelry and show which of your patterns are in my Que and what I did with the one I have finished.
Have fun with all that booth set-up and take-down
( At least the time in between will be fun 
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