"St Charles is a charming community located on the banks of the Missouri River, only a few miles from the show hotel. I would have loved to have a day or two just to wind my way through historic Main St to enjoy the crafts and shops of yesteryear. Oh did I say that you could eat your way through Main St too? What great restaurants and more on that later!
http://www.greatriverroad.com/
I do enjoy the cash and carry shows so much. I especially like the intimacy and the comraderie that is shared among us at these shows held at the Embassy Suites. The needlepoint and cross stitch vendors take over four floors of the hotel and once every body is set up, the doors stay open and the retailers are invited in the rooms to look at the goodies!
Friday is busy for setup day as everyone hustles to get their rooms ready in time for early bird sales. Most of the shop owners were so eager to start that they didn't even wait till the official start time as they wanted to shop now! The cash and carry shows mean that you get to take your purchases back to the shop now or you can order for future delivery. There were well over 100 exhibitors present selling threads, accessories, charts, fabrics, needlepoint canvases, lights, frames, bags, cross stitch kits, jewelry, more threads, knitting, punch needle and more threads. Sales were very brisk Friday night and after a hectic day is was time to head out for dinner, which sometimes is the very best part of going to the show!
Historic Main Street was very busy with diners and people walking to the Oktoberfest Celebrations. We found a great place for steaks called Tonys on Main and enjoyed a wonderful meal. Our absolute favorite was the White Chicken Nachos and actually it was so delicious that we came back a second time just to have it again! The recipe can be found on their website
http://www.tonysonmain.com
You won't be disappointed if you try it!
Back to the Fall Needlecraft Market, and the weekend was very busy as all the showrooms bustled with store owners buying new inventory for their shops. There is a lot of talk for the new canvases that will be debuted in January which is just a few months away. Planning for the classes that will be taught and new thread colors that will come out. All too quickly it is time to go home..."
Sigh. Wish I'd been there but thanks to Vicky's reporting, we all could catch a glimpse of the bustle and fun. Many thanks for doing this for us, Vicky!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com Archived Yahoo 360 postings at http://profiles.yahoo.com/chillyhollow
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