Just a week from today I will be headed to Dallas, to the Destination Dallas and The Spring Needlework Market. It is absolutely one of my most favorite shows of the year! Okay now I am sure that you are patiently waiting for me to tell you exactly why it is my fav…

Well to beging with I just love Dallas! The venue that the market is held at is in an Embassy Suites with the most amazing staff, one that remembers you from year to year. They go out of their way to accomodate you and all of our special needs to put on a successful show. Then there is the food! The restaurants that we have been enjoying the last few years with remarkable meals are always on our must go back to list…such as La Duni Latin Kitchen and then there is Rise Souffle. Oh what can I say about rise n ° 1 is that Missy could eat there every breakfast, lunch and dinner while we are there! What they do to a souffle, you have never ever had one like this. Then on my list to return to this year is Tillman’s Roadhouse where it is just good Texas cooking. Featuring tableside s’mores that are so famous that they were featured in a recent episode of “Sugar High” on the Food Network! I also hear of a Red Velvet Cake that I need to sample. So you must think that I am only going for the food?

Well there is the work of course. Setting up the room, comes up first on the list! To make it fun and inviting and eye catching. Of course I need to get ready for the almost sold out and could be by show time class.

I was assembling all the threads yesterday to make sure that everything is here. There is Planet Earth Silk, Splendor, Mandarin Floss, Kreinik, Soie d’Alger Silk, Silk Lame’ Braid and of course Sundance Beads. I need to get the needles out and also remember to bring my staple gun, staples and hammer to get the canvases ready for class. Stitch guides are printed and everything is in a nice neat little pile ready to be packed!

I will probably carry the threads and stitch guides on the plane with me as I would worry all the way there, what if they lose my suitcase? at least I will be ready! So if you are interested in the class, I would give Raymond a call as there are only a few seats left. Just show up with your usual stitching supplies and everything else is there for you!

I would like to thank the generousity of Rainbow Gallery, Kreinik, Sundance, Planet Earth Fiber for the thread donations for the class and Fleur de Paris for the stretcher bars.

Okay Miss AlleyCat has to be in the middle of it all. I was getting some things ready for the mail and of course, where does she need to sit? Would I expect anything else? and until next time…keep on stitching