Stitches West 2015 recap, part 1

This year's Stitches West was different for me. In past years, I was at the show every day, and generally walked out of the Marketplace with bags and bags of yarn and fiber. Every. Day.

This year I was too busy at work to go to the Market Preview Thursday night. I read my friends' updates that evening and saw all the lovely goodies they bought, but you know what, I wasn't heartbroken. It would have been nice to see everyone, but honestly I have so much fiber I didn't have a pressing need.

I worked the registration desk Friday morning and watched the excited crowd line up to shop.


Stitches West 2015

When it was my turn, I had about 30 minutes to shop before I needed to go home. That gave me just enough time to drop off an item at the WEBS booth and pick up a few goodies at Bar Maids.


Stitches West 2015

It turns out that my Friday door prize ticket was drawn while I was gone and thanks to my friends who were still at the show, I found out that afternoon. Also thanks to a friend who was working the show, the prize was set aside for me to pick up the next day. Hooray! Want to see what I won? It's a double walled ceramic travel mug from Skacel. Very nice.


Prize from Skacel

Saturday was going to be my shopping day with a mid-day shift at the registration desk. I arrived at the convention center early to get a primo parking space and Grace was already handing out badges and information. Look at Grace & Joyce--don't they look happy? Well of course they are, it's Stitches West!


Grace & Joyce

I found a comfortable place to sit and work on Chimney Fire. While I waited for the Marketplace to open, I finished the first sleeve and started the second sleeve.


Chimney Fire

Okay, okay! Shopping! Hoorayyyyy!!!! Want to see what I bought? Okay, here we go-- These beads by Glasscapes will look really pretty as earrings, don't you think?


Handmade Cane Glass Beads and Pendant

and then there's this kit from Steampunk Garage:


Chainmaille Celtic Star Kit

Yup, that was it. I told you this was a different Stitches West for me. But that wasn't the end of my adventure. In the next post I'll tell you about the mind-blowing class I took.