I had a great time at the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo in Lakeland, FL this month. Got to meet some of you in person, catch up with some quilt industry friends, met some new companies for potential collaborations, did a little bit of shopping and found a new hobby to try! I’ll keep my words to a minimum and let you enjoy the pictures I took during the two days I was there. Enjoy!
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| Meeting Lorena at the Fabric Warehouse booth. |
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| Meeting another Crafty Gemini fan and the Wandering Stitches booth! |
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| Lisa, the owner of Wandering Stitches in Orlando, FL. |
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| Met up with Flor again this year. She too is on a weight loss journey! Go, Flor! |
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| My quilt-industry twin, Ebony Love of LoveBug Studios. People always mistake us for each other… not sure why! |
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| I got to meet Elizabeth, another Crafty Gemini fan. |
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| My quilt industry mentor, Margaret or Eazy Peazy Quilts. Check out her new book: Eazy Peazy Gifts: 2 hours or less! |
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| Florida designer friends! |
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| A GORGEOUS Janome Memory Craft 8900 I was drooling over! |
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| The Sew & Quilt Shop from Bunnell, FL was demo-ing a Schacht Cricket loom and I was totally impressed! I wanted one so bad… More on that in another blog post. |
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| Some very pretty bold quilts on display. |
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| More quilts! |
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| ..and another simple but striking quilt. |
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| And another pretty quilt. |
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| Meeting up with more Crafty Gemini fans! |
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| I love meeting you in person! |
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| With Michaela, another fan! |
Phew! Hope you enjoyed that quick look into OSQE and who I got to hang out with. Hope to see you next year!



















