fabric 2.0

On Friday evening, I drove to downtown Houston and joined a friendly group at the Fabric 2.0 event hosted by Caroline Devoy and Kathy Miller. I felt like a fish out of water, surrounded by so many people involved in the fabric world, but I loved being there. The view of the sunset from the 24th floor of the Hilton terrace was an added bonus.

I finally got to meet Michelle Engel Bencsko, Jessica Jones, Caroline Devoy and Paula Prass and her daughter Jennifer. They were all as friendly as I imagined them to be (and more!). I chatted with Lizzy House and Kim Kight. I briefly met Heather Bailey and Patty Young and I was, I'll admit, too chicken to say hello to Jay McCarroll.

L-R: Michelle, me, Jessica

I have to say that I wasn't quite sure what to expect (specially since I had never met anyone in person beforehand) but it was a wonderful experience to see the faces behind some of the blogs and work that I admire so much. I know I'll be stating the obvious here, but I'll say it anyway: blogs are great but people are SO much better. It was a real treat to match personalities and voices to the words that I read almost on a daily basis.

I hope that the Houston Quilt Market experience went well for everyone (so sad it isn't open to the general public) and that the fabric lines will be very successful now that they have all been officially introduced over the weekend.

It was great meeting all of you!

8 comments:

Cicada StudioOct 27, 2008, 4:43:00 AM
Likewise, Patricia! The whole weekend seems a blur, but without a doubt, meeting so many of the people I've chatted with over the past year, was the highlight.
Larissa HollandOct 27, 2008, 7:44:00 AM
Luckeeeee.
Wow. Jessica is tall!
JessOct 27, 2008, 1:02:00 PM
Ain't that the truth. (5' 11") Patricia, SO AWESOME to meet you! Hanging out with you and Michelle was the highlight of my night!
MaryOct 27, 2008, 4:14:00 PM
It was great meeting you at Fabric 2.0! Definitely a blast and so much fun to put faces and voices with the bloggers I know, as well as meet new ones.
PatriciaOct 27, 2008, 4:33:00 PM
It was great to meet you too Mary! I knew I was going to leave someone out. Sorry! :(
all over the mapOct 27, 2008, 8:04:00 PM
it's neat to see all of you together in person. it must have been great face to face and to meet the real person behind the words.
glad you had a nice time.
cindyOct 29, 2008, 8:16:00 PM
I can't believe I missed you. Those darn name tags were so tiny and I didn't wnat to gawk. You did meet a lot of cool peeps. I did freak over Jay and will hopefully post tonight. Maybe I'll run into you next year!
LizzyHouseNov 5, 2008, 12:29:00 AM
It was great to meet you! Congrats on finishing the book!