The Lowdown on Long Beachhttp://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/pokey/archive/2008/08/03/the-lowdown-on-long-beach.aspxArtist Alisa Burke poses with a fan. For those of you who didn&#39;t come to International Quilt Festival/Long Beach and Make It University!™ with Cloth Paper Scissors, we sure missed you! Some pictures for you… Surviving the Runway Luncheon (ThursdayenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)<link>http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/pokey/archive/2008/08/03/the-lowdown-on-long-beach.aspx#1376</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:30:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">dd4ad8cd-147d-404a-a568-5abd2115af5b:1376</guid><dc:creator>liz bryenton</dc:creator><description>Comments for Bags of giveaway cloth: Whenever I have finished a project - big or small - I feel I have been neglecting chores so I clear up and put everthing away then vacuum something! <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.quiltingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1376" width="1" height="1"></description></item><item><title /><link>http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/pokey/archive/2008/08/03/the-lowdown-on-long-beach.aspx#1377</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:17:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">dd4ad8cd-147d-404a-a568-5abd2115af5b:1377</guid><dc:creator>belinha</dc:creator><description>What a fantastic event!We do not have anything like it here!!We could learn a lot from you.I think that more and more people are very isolated in their houses.We do not have a very good life level.So many families work hard, both man and woman,all life.There is not many free time.But then when people retire it seems they just watch Tv and do nothing else...Anyway there are some youngsters doing craft meetings.We can find some blogsor flickrs but nothing with the dimensin I see around Usa blogsophere... <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.quiltingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1377" width="1" height="1"></description></item><item><title /><link>http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/pokey/archive/2008/08/03/the-lowdown-on-long-beach.aspx#1378</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:50:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">dd4ad8cd-147d-404a-a568-5abd2115af5b:1378</guid><dc:creator>Jane LaFazio</dc:creator><description>woo hoo, Pokey, thanks for TWO mentions and pics in your blog!(well, thanks for the open studio pic anyway :-) I had a great time at the Long Beach fest! Wonderful seeing you and your posse (Barb &amp; Helen) there! xo Jane LaFazio <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.quiltingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1378" width="1" height="1"></description></item><item><title /><link>http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/pokey/archive/2008/08/03/the-lowdown-on-long-beach.aspx#1379</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:51:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">dd4ad8cd-147d-404a-a568-5abd2115af5b:1379</guid><dc:creator>Melissa </dc:creator><description>There is an International Quilts Festival in Houston, Chicago, and now Long Beach. How about an east coast festival? As a resident of New York state, I would love to be able to attend but the distant locations prevent me from doing so. Are there any plans to add a fourth location? That would be awesome! In the meantime, I will continue to live vicariously through your stories and pictures. <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.quiltingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1379" width="1" height="1"></description></item><item><title /><link>http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/pokey/archive/2008/08/03/the-lowdown-on-long-beach.aspx#1380</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:00:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">dd4ad8cd-147d-404a-a568-5abd2115af5b:1380</guid><dc:creator>Anni Donahue</dc:creator><description>Hello Pokey, The Long Beach Quilt Show was wonderful. Thank you so much for Make It University. My friends and I attended the first class all three days of the festival. We loved it. A big thank you to you, your staff, and the artists who participated. It was great. Anni Donahue PS Come see us in Napa. <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.quiltingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1380" width="1" height="1"></description></item><item><title /><link>http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/pokey/archive/2008/08/03/the-lowdown-on-long-beach.aspx#1381</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:11:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">dd4ad8cd-147d-404a-a568-5abd2115af5b:1381</guid><dc:creator>Sheila Osbrink Corona, CA</dc:creator><description>A great big &quot;Thank You&quot; to all of you at Quilting Arts. I was so excited to have been choosen the first place winner of the &quot;Survive the Runway&quot; challenge at the Long Beach Quilt Festival - even thought I still can&#39;t believe I did it! I love my Aurifil Thread collection and can&#39;t wait to recieve my new BabyLocK EMB12!! <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.quiltingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1381" width="1" height="1"></description></item><item><title /><link>http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/pokey/archive/2008/08/03/the-lowdown-on-long-beach.aspx#1382</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:09:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">dd4ad8cd-147d-404a-a568-5abd2115af5b:1382</guid><dc:creator>linnerlu</dc:creator><description>Woo-Hoo! Pokey, thanks for a wonderful vicarious visit to Long Beach ... you just whetted my appetite for Houston, coming up soon! You are so cute with your toes in the sand, and Maggie Winfield cracks me up every time. cheers, Linda Teddlie Minton Houston, TX <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.quiltingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1382" width="1" height="1"></description></item></channel></rss>