Folsom Quilt & Fiber Show
 Saying that I was unsure of the set up for vendors is an understatement. I normally have a 10x20 booth making it a somewhat of a horse shoe shape except wide and not narrow. Brenda, vendor coordinator, helped me out with "you can do this or you can't block that" which was very frustrating but I had no choice with the setup and decided to just make the best of it. I was super tired from the 8.5 hour drive so, that didn't help!I got the tables set up by having 2 rows of long tables with the product set up as usual in my galvanized buckets. I finished just in time to go get a hotel room plus food and get back for the preview show. I normally don't sell anything at any preview show but I was pleasantly surprised. I sold a lot of bundles that night. The lady in the booth near me but in a hallway around the corner, had assured me that I would do very well. The only thing that didn't go well was my hotel room. I did not know that there were people living there. Drug deals, fights, cars revving up their engines and peeling out of the parking lot at 2 am, uggggg! The excellent news, this show was an absolute success! I was quite busy the whole time. I saw regular customers who always buy from me and I met lots of new customers. My vendor friends from Northern CA were all there along with new vendors that I got to know. I will definitely be back at this show and btw, these Northern California quilt shows rock! |