Thanks. I'll save up and get everything then. We are so excited about this!!!
Eileen

eileenkny wrote:
They have Ricky's fabric, dvd & cd; Bob's thread; Alex's books and some notions like Ricky's stabilizer and wash away thread.

A friend and I are signing up for the NY seminar. For those of you that have already gone, do they have merchandise for sale? Like books, dvds, etc?
We want to make sure we bring enough cash

I agree with everything you opined about the Seminar (I attended in Escondido in late March) - it is such a creative atmosphere...and exceptionally well run, you just feel like you've been to the mountain top!

I'm very excited to read your review. I'm attending the conference in Glens Falls, New York in the beginning of May. I can't wait to go!!!

I'm just back from the seminar in Richmond and it was fantastic! I admit I had pretty high expectations, but they were not only met, but exceeded. Content aside, it was one of the best-run seminars of any variety I've ever attended -- Ricky runs a tight ship, and simultaneously stays on time, covers everything, and still allows for a lot of lighthearted moments and general fun. He, Libby, and Alex just lit up all the creative parts of my brain -- I felt like I was just buzzing with new things to try and new ideas for my quilts.

I genuinely feel that this experience is something I will look back on as a watershed moment that changed my quilting in a positive direction permanently. They were all such cheerleaders for quilting, and the fact that they all work so differently gave me a variety of points of view.

So: if you can get to one of these seminars, by all means, do it! Even if you don't consider yourself an art quilter, even if you don't feel like you need to learn anything new, do yourself and your quilts a favor and go. You won't be sorry. Ricky even offers a 100% refund if you get to the end of the seminar and decide it wasn't worth it. I'd be really surprised if anyone took him up on it.

WHOO HOO!

I'm just back from the seminar in Richmond and it was fantastic! I admit I had pretty high expectations, but they were not only met, but exceeded. Content aside, it was one of the best-run seminars of any variety I've ever attended -- Ricky runs a tight ship, and simultaneously stays on time, covers everything, and still allows for a lot of lighthearted moments and general fun. He, Libby, and Alex just lit up all the creative parts of my brain -- I felt like I was just buzzing with new things to try and new ideas for my quilts.

I genuinely feel that this experience is something I will look back on as a watershed moment that changed my quilting in a positive direction permanently. They were all such cheerleaders for quilting, and the fact that they all work so differently gave me a variety of points of view.

So: if you can get to one of these seminars, by all means, do it! Even if you don't consider yourself an art quilter, even if you don't feel like you need to learn anything new, do yourself and your quilts a favor and go. You won't be sorry. Ricky even offers a 100% refund if you get to the end of the seminar and decide it wasn't worth it. I'd be really surprised if anyone took him up on it.

WHOO HOO!

I think they said they had around 400 in Escondido. If you can go, DO GO! It was great!

I, too, have been looking at the Glens Falls seminar. The only thing holding me back is that I've haven't found anything good to say about the hotels in the area. Does anyone have any information about a good place to stay? All the searchs I did on the Internet about hotels came up with some very bad reviews.

I don't know how the rest are, but this one wasn't sold out as of last week... b/c I thought I was going to be away & have to miss it, plans changed, and I was still able to get in. I'll report back after Saturday!

How soon do the seminars fill up? I can't register for a while yet. How many people do they take? Is there a limit?

Well, (Curious) George and I finished his "The Quilt Show" nametag yesterday... his introduction to fusing... We're both excited about Richmond, but he was SO excited last night he couldn't fall asleep... still awake at about 1 am!! Needless to say, he was keeping ME awake (barely) with him, so I hope we can get some sleep tonight & tomorrow or they might find me dozing during the program! Oh no!
Florence

florence wrote:
Good point about the Powerpoint - ah, pun alert , but glad to hear there's some printed material too, neat-0! Thanks much Florence.

Did I mention I was excited about this semimar?

Jorja

don't know about cameras, (which usually don't do too well w/ powerpoint presentations) but you get a notebook full of info...100+ pages according to his website, and according to my tickets for Richmond-- only 2 more days! Can't wait!