Nashville Market 2012

For me the Nashville Needlework Market is better than my birthday, Christmas or Fourth of July.  For the designers and shop owners I know the Market is tons of work!  I say thank you to both designers and shop owners. 

Weeks before the market I find myself searching the web for sneak peeks, reading shop reports and making my shopping list.  On Market Day/Night at the LNS, the shop is filled with stitchers like me and full of activity.  One of the favorite things I hear over and over at Market Day/Night is--Did you see. . .?  One stitcher saying to another stitcher about a design, designer, linen, fiber, or accessory.  It is equally fun when stitchers start showing each other the contents of their shopping basket. 

Here is a list of some of my Nashville Needlework Market Stash 2012 (in no particular order---it's all good)

Blackbird Designs--For My Friend (delicious recipes, wool applique, stockings, etc)
Chessie and Me--of course, I bought the Cat Needlebook, I'm a cat lover
La D Da--Spot the Cat (will become Callie Mae the cat)
Needlemade Designs--Cat and Mouse Game (scissor fob is awesome)
Nikyscreations--Letter Bag and Needlekeeper (primitive)
Stacy Nash  Pinkeep Drum, slipper and Strawberry--all her designs are good
Plum Street Sampler--Brother's Keeper (Cain and Abel)  this design is awesome, cannot wait to start and Maxim and Zoya  (colors are beautiful)
Shakespears Peddler--Jane Pattison and Ann Dale (cannot wait to start these either)

I also bought some drop dead gorgeous 40 ct Havana by Weeks Dye Works and I finally lucked found some of the R & R overdyed trims:  Norfolk Pine, Cocoa, Cinnamon, Kelp.  There are more items on my shopping list but AppleJack reminded me of "the budget."