ffq-lar Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 I just finished registering for classes at Innovations. What a blockbuster I will have on Friday--my instructors for my three classes are Dawn Cavanaugh, Karen McTavish and Sharon Schamber. I will be oozing information and creativity from every pore! Ugh-sounds bad but is really good! I will take the responsibility of contacting Cindy Roth to find a meeting room for all the chatters if she has something available. If not, we can commandeer a large table in the entry area or upstairs in the eating area to meet and greet. Any other input or suggestions? Shall we do a ribbon ID again? Last year we did a purple ribbon on the name tag. Anybody going for the first time? I am from the area and can help with info about local shopping and eating--favorite pastimes for all, I guess! Also, anyone with a quilt entered? We get to vote so let everybody know if you have an entry. Linda Rech Olympia Wa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LA Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Linda, You are going to love your teachers! Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 I'm jealous. I have some friends going, taking lots of classes. Linda, you will be so smart when you go home. And inspired. I think these shows really charge up the batteries. Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 on Tuesday...will be there in the afternoon. My first class is Wed. at 8 a.m. with DeLoa Jones. Then, I have Pam Clarke and Sharon Schamber. Thursday I have classes with Mark Caraher and Cindy Roth. Friday I have classes with Dawn Cavanaugh and Megan Best. I am so excited!!!!!! Great teachers, great classes!!!! Did I mention that this is my very first machine quilting conference???? I am looking forward to meeting other APQS owners..... Also, I am coming up from the Bay Area on my own.....so, I would like to get together with someone for dinner on the nights I am there. Please let me know if you are interested......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Hi Laurie, I'm coming on my own as well, but only from Portland. I'll get there Wed. then take classes all day, leaving again on Friday afternoon. I've got room in my hotel for more, currently alone, and also would be happy to have someone to go to dinner with. Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Beth - perhaps we could meet up for dinner. I frequently go on trips with my friends and always share a room, if not a bed. I am looking forward to having a room to myself so I can snore or have the a/c on as cold as I want!!!!!!!! I think it would be a great idea to have a central meeting place/check in place where we can leave room #'s, cell phone #'s, etc for contact info. Are you staying at the Sheraton? I still need to catch a ride from the airport on Tuesday....have to make arrangements with the shuttle..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathymartinez Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 I live in Seattle and will be going every day. Would love to meet some of you. I'm also available for dinner any night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OntheLAM Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 my classes are on Thurs and Fri with Mark, Dawn, Karen McTavish, Sue Patten, and thread guru Bob Purcell. I generally avoid crowds and big cities but I will have my trusty husband at hand (with the checkbook?!!) We are staying at the Sheraton as well (doggie has gotten too old to take along ) . Meanwhile, PPP. Looking forward to meeting chat room enthusiasts! Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiltNutOne Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 we arrive Wednesday night. i'm looking forward to it-signed up for classes all day Thursday and most of Friday lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handwerk Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 I will be coming from the Vancouver/Portland area and have classes all day Thursday and Friday. I would like to meet up with you, and am up for dinner on Thursday night. I'm staying at the Sheraton. Bonnie Bucknam Handwerk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregoncarol Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 i am hoping to go also. my advise is bring along good shoes. and if you are a pepsi drinker (which i am) bring some along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newellyn Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Hello, First time posting to a thread so be gentle. I am attending Innovations and would enjoy being included in the group if there is a meeting. I'll be there Wednesday thru Friday. Have classes Wed. afternoon, all day Thurs. and all day Fri. Phew!! Taking mostly feathers classes. Lynda Newell Seaside, OR http://community.webshots.com/user/newellyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmyhogan Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Bev and I are going to Innovations (from the Portland area) and it is our first time for this kind of event. I am signed up for Circle Lord class with Linda Mae Diny on Wed the 19th, APQS Longarm machine maintenance with Mark Caraher on Thursday morning, and Rock, Paper, Scissors with Dawn Cavanaugh on Thursday afternoon. We plan to stay until sometime on Friday. We would enjoy meeting others from this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 So nice to have the chance to meet and put faces to names. Shall we try for an APQS dinner on Thursday night? Too much fun! There is an Old Spaghetti Factory fairly close to the Convention Center. They may take a reservation for a large party. Do you want me to try to make arrangements? Otherwise, there are lots or restaurants within driving distance. What do you think? Linda R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 I think that is a great idea although I won't have any transportation. If I could catch a ride with someone I would love to have dinner with all of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnuGram Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Linda: Be prepared to be blown away. Your head will be swimming by the end of the day and you will be itching tog et home and try out all the cool things you have learned. Besides being simply awesome teachers, those three are some of the nicest people in the business!! Sara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Wowsa...you all are going to have too much fun if it was anything like MQS. We had a blast. Too bad we can't all meet again at Innovations 2007. You girls have a great time, learn lots, drink lots of caffine!! And let us know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patch Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Anybody going just for Wednesday and Thursday, I'm thinking of doing classes those days only. Depends on a ride, though. Jim, I'd hook up with you if I could, if I knew I'd get back in time to catch my ride to the weekend retreat I'll be attending. I don't believe it will be leaving until the evening, so maybe we can work it out? Beth, would you mind putting up with me part time? :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Hi Patty, We might have Bekah with us as well, so I'd be happy to share the cost of the room. Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Happy news-- I just heard back from Cindy Roth and she would be "happy to accommodate the group of APQS machine owners" with a meeting room at Innovations. Do we have a day and time that we would prefer? Whadda you say, campers? Shall we aim for Thursday as this seems to be the day that lots of us will be there? We can plan for a couple of hours to encompass the lunch break? Any other ideas? Linda Rech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patch Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Beth, I'd love to share the cost with you two. Let me know how much is Wed. and Thurs. Will be GREAT also to meet Bekah in person. I'm assuming I'll catch a ride for just those two days plus early Friday......?? Jim??? I guess I'll U2U you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patch Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 But........ I AM a little taken a-back at the pronouncement that there is a "one time, non-refundable registration fee of $35" for . . . . what? paper-handling. Oh c-mon!! I can make my own name tag, ok? I know it can't cost $35 to make a name tag and shuffle papers. Really. Add this ON TOP of the nice fee you're paying for the class...... yes, the fee is worth it, but the paper handling??? I don't think so. Geez! Ok, rant over. I'll be nice. (Where's the smiley with the huge toothy grin??) :mad::mad::mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Hi Patty-- Great to see that you will make it to Innovations this year. We are going to finally meet the "names" and see the "faces". I also was a little "interested" as to the $35 fee when I first signed up (this is year 4 for me--I love it!) I know very little of the costs involved in putting on a show like this, but I do know that if Cindy Roth doesn't make a reasonable amount of money for a year's worth of planning and headaches, we won't have a show to go to! The top-notch teachers can draw a lot of students and I believe their cut comes from attracting students and filling those classes. Some of the class fees must go back to help pay for the facilities. Vendors contribute with their space fees but one cancellation can put a hole in the profits. So Cindy's job is to arrange the place, line up great teachers, attract students, attract vendors, pay for insurance, intake quilts, have the quilts professionally photographed, hang the quilts, provide each student with a schedule, nametag, and goody bag, keep the teachers, students, volunteers, and vendors happy, teach a class or two and run her vendor space and also see that all the quilts make it home again. Whew! I know that $35 seems a lot especially if you only take a few classes, but I feel it is worth a little extra to have a place to learn so much! Yay!! I get to meet Karen McT, Dawn (again) Sharon Schamber, Grace Anderson, and DeLoa next month! Yay!! I get to meet Patch, Laurie, Jim, kathy, Caroline, Beth, my buddy Bekah and all the rest of our APQS family! Gettin' sappy here so I better get back to work! Linda R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancingstitcher Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Patch - perhaps the rest of the registration fee goes for facility costs like hall rental, security, setup workers, displays, insurance, building maintenance, and electricity. Convention facilities are expensive. Vicki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Thanks for arranging a room for us to meet in! I think Thursday is my day for classes right before and right after the lunch half hour but that is fine.....I will go into the room to see who's there. Are we still planning on a group dinner on Thursday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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