Attempts at ressurecting a muse: Sewing Expo 2011

Last weekend, mom and I attended the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo Event at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth for the second time. Last year, I was really overwhelmed with everything and we took a class on fitting garments to suit you but I wasn't very impressed with the teacher - her teaching style and personality not her information. This year, I was able to select 5 classes in advance over Friday and Saturday as a present for Christmas. Looking at the class options was equally overwhelming, but I ended up picking a 2 part slip covering class that actually used up 4 of the 5 class options and the last was a machine quilting class for beginners.

Our first part slip cover class was at 10:30 AM on Friday and we got there around 9 am - just before the same teacher was having a "free" class on home decor stuff. The first part ended at 12:00, then the second part was from 12:30 - 2 PM. We went to Five Guys for lunch and mom had her first experience with their delicious burgers and fries. After returning the the Expo, we browsed the vendors for a little while until our machine quilting class started at 6:00 PM. The teacher was really awesome and through a little awkward conversation, I found out she was Colombian. She made it really fun and exciting to learn everything and before we knew it, it was 9 PM and time to go. We stopped at Carrabba's for a quick dinner and then headed to Mela & Shawn's (THANKS AGAIN!!!) to crash for the night to return the next day for more shopping (15 minutes away vs over an hour to drive back home & then out again the next day). We got back to the Expo the next day around 10-11 AM and browsed and shopped until about 1. We hit the Joann Fabric store in Snellville on the way home and raked in some great deals to fill our sewing needs for a little thanks to the awesome sales and coupons mom brought. After I dropped mom back home, I headed back to mine just in time to have dinner with the hubs and kiddos before taking them up to bed.

I had a great time and look forward to going again every year with my mom and maybe some new friends next year. I can't wait to see what I (actually) do before then and what new classes will become available.