The Eco Trade Show was off site, over at the Venetian. There were a few lines here, all DEs, some better than others with a couple of suppliers. Of them all, Howard Gabe “Mammie” is a card and a real jewel.…
Month: February 2007
Do you have patterns for sale?
Angela reminds me of yet another project I’ve wanted to do but need help with:
Did you and Sally ever go forward with the idea of making blocks for DE’s to purchase? Let me know–we are considering adding bridesmaid dresses to our collection and I’m considering buying adult female blocks rather than draft/fit/tweak them myself.
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Why pattern makers resist learning CAD
I’d intended to post my last Magic post today and then go onto to finishing up our mitten contest (I still have two unposted entries) but I left my stack o’ stuff at home. Lucky you. So instead, I’m posting tomorrow’s entry today.…
MAGIC Interview: Sales Rep Leah Wiley

This is the last interview I did at Magic and I’ve been looking forward to writing this piece all week. I greatly enjoyed every interview I did this week but this one is special. On my last day, an hour before I had to leave the show to go to the airport, I was regrouping and bemoaning the fact that the one interview I had set my heart on doing -with an independent sales rep- didn’t happen.…
MAGIC Interview: Allay California

The third interview I did at Magic was with Randy and Liza of Allay California who I mentioned previously. Randy and Liza have been hanging around FI for quite awhile (and bought my book a couple of years ago) so they invited me to come and visit them in their booth in the contemporary men’s section (#CT5634 for those of you with show guides).…