Road to California Quilters Conference and Showcase
 I am finally getting around to share with you all my experiences at the quilt shows so far this year. Road to Ca was incredible. I had a lot of product that was new which is always great especially for my regular customers. At the show, I realized that I was missing out of a particular clientele for which I had nothing to sell them. Can you guess what it is? Flannel and minky! I had been asked this at previous shows but it drilled into home at this show that I needed to invest in these two products.I did a test run; I got a bolt of minky in just in time for my last two shows. Success! I sold 1/2 the bolt at Redding and the other 1/2 at Roseville (two shows in May, 2026). The flannel was also a hit! You cannot beat the quality by Moda. And I forgot to say, the minky is 108 wide! So, back to Road to CA. I drove home each night and had to stay up cutting fabric. I got to bed about 10:00 pm and got back up at 2:00 am. Cut fabric until 5:30 am. Get in the shower and rinse and repeat for all 4 days. I met new customers for life. Re-connected to customers that buy from me, and see friends from the last almost 40 years. I had friends waving to me from the isle because it was so crowded to get to my booth! Quilting is back |