Gone to Market

by melissa on May 15, 2013

 

Portland, here we come!

If we don’t have it packed by now, well, we’re pretty sure we can buy it in Portland. We’re all on our way for the 2013 Spring Quilt Market. It’s open to the trade only, but we still see a fair crush of the most intimate q-niverse, and can we just say how excited we get for these meet-and-greet orgies?

We’ll be away for a few days, so things might be quiet on the blog here, but tune into our Facebook page, where we’ll be posting pics and thoughts.

(Oh, and look who else thinks he’s coming….We’re pretty sure Horace has packed an umbrella, but what we really hope he brought is a list of vegan and wheat-free restaurants  and wine bars to try.  We’re major foodies here at GenQ and won’t be denied our necessities!)

Catch ya’ll later!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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