by Mike Martell AKA Mr Laura | Mar 10, 2015 | Blog
Mike, aka Mr Laura here. We are done with travel (arrived and unloaded yesterday) and all the setup. Laura is trying a bigger booth at this show. As this is the first time with a booth and a half (15′ X 10′) it took us a little longer to set up as Laura...
by Mike Martell AKA Mr Laura | Mar 5, 2015 | Blog
We are getting very close to the Lancaster, PA AQS Quilt Week. As usual I can tell how close we are by the number of heavy boxes I am carrying down the stairs. I try not to think about the fact that I carry everything in these boxes upstairs first to get cut, and/or...
by Mike Martell AKA Mr Laura | Feb 9, 2015 | Blog
Mike aka Mr Laura here. Wow, was this harder than I thought it would be! This little video took (I lost count of how many) tries to do. It could be much better, but enough was enough for today. Unfortunately this provides video evidence that the scale is not lying...
by Mike Martell AKA Mr Laura | Nov 24, 2014 | Blog
Mike, aka Mr Laura here. I see it has been Quite Some Time since my last update. The Houston International Quilt Market and Festival is a great event, but it is also exhausting. Considering preparing for the show, packing for the show, traveling to Houston, setting up...
by Mike Martell AKA Mr Laura | Oct 19, 2014 | Blog
I have not been doing many Blog entries as we have been working quite diligently to get ready for the Houston International Quilt Market and International Quilt Festival. I am happy to report that the trailer Laura ordered did arrive on time and I was able to do do...
by Mike Martell AKA Mr Laura | Sep 22, 2014 | Blog
If you have been following the blog for a while you might remember that Mr Laura attended the Pittsburgh Spring International Quilt Market. The Markets (both the Spring Market that is held in different cities each year and the fall market that is always in Houston)...
by Mike Martell AKA Mr Laura | Sep 16, 2014 | Blog
I am taking a break from swimming the boxes back upstream to spawn. Luckily it was a pretty successful show and the boxes with stock items are lighter. The really heavy boxes with metal stands and other display elements seem much heavier going upstairs however. We...
by Mike Martell AKA Mr Laura | Sep 6, 2014 | Blog
Laura has been busy making new samples for the Chattanooga AQS show. I think her favorites are the new versions of the As You Like It purse that she made with fabric from the Coats and Clark, Eclectic Elements line. She also loves Sandy Fitzpatricks, Hissyfitz Designs...
by Mike Martell AKA Mr Laura | Aug 31, 2014 | Blog
Mr Laura again. We will be at the AQS Quilt Show in Chattanooga TN September 10th-13th. I can tell we have an upcoming quilt show even without a calendar, because while performing in my capacity of Director of Material Transportation (my latest promotion), the main...
by Mike Martell AKA Mr Laura | Aug 9, 2014 | Blog
Mr Laura here. I took a break from my normal duties “Carrying Heavy Things” to build a wooden case for the cash drawer that I could also mount the Square Stand and receipt printer on top of. We have just added a barcode scanner to the setup that will...
by Mike Martell AKA Mr Laura | Aug 6, 2014 | Blog
The quilts shows are both a lot of fun AND also a lot of work! We both enjoy going and we also enjoy getting home, where we will restock, recharge (we have a short vacation to St Michael’s, MD planned), repack, and head to Chattanooga for the next show Sept...
by lmmsew | Aug 5, 2014 | Blog
Mike and I are back from the AQS Quilt Show in Charlotte, NC. It always feels so good to sleep in your own bed and we are trying to catch up on our sleep. This working for a living is exhausting! Saturday morning before the show opened I was able to walk around to see...
