{"id":1924,"date":"2011-10-21T14:29:47","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T14:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=10036"},"modified":"2020-12-30T12:12:25","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T12:12:25","slug":"having-a-blast-at-the-brisbane-craft-and-quilt-fair-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/having-a-blast-at-the-brisbane-craft-and-quilt-fair-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Having a BLAST at the Brisbane Craft and Quilt Fair &#8211; 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am on such a BUZZ &#8211; it is wonderful to be at the <strong>Brisbane Craft and Quilt Fair <\/strong>again&#8230;. It&#8217;s getting harder and harder to fit all my Funky Friends into a teeny tiny 2x2m stand BUT I got most of them in with a squeeze!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10042\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"Pauline-McArthur--Funky-Friends-Factory---Craft-&amp;-Quilt-Show\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Pauline-McArthur-Funky-Friends-Factory-Craft-Quilt-Show.jpg\" alt=\"Pauline McArthur Funky Friends Factory Craft &amp; Quilt Show\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nI am having fun showing off my toys &#8211; <strong>OLD and NEW<\/strong>&#8230; and seeing some <strong>OLD<\/strong> (longstanding!!!) <strong>Funky Friends Fans! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>( Clare and I had a good laugh about that as she has been a fan since BEFORE my very first Brisbane show!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10040\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"Clare-Brisbane-Craft-fair-2011\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Clare-Brisbane-Craft-fair-2011.jpg\" alt=\"Clare Brisbane Craft Fair 2011\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8230;and <strong>making some NEW fans!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10039\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"Brisbane-Carft-Fair-young-fan\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Brisbane-Carft-Fair-young-fan.jpg\" alt=\"Brisbane Craft Fair - younf fan\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Aaaaah &#8211; how cute is he?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I want to say a HUGE BIG THANKS to everyone who <strong>made my day<\/strong> by coming to have a chat, and &#8216;sepcially to those who told me they had fun making their Mitch, or Dilby or Reggie, or Heather, or Stu etc etc etc etc!<\/p>\n<p>And special thanks to <strong>Kerry<\/strong> who brought her <strong>GEORGEOUS version of Chrissy Camel<\/strong> which she had <strong>carried in on the train <\/strong>with her, to show me!!!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10041\" title=\"Craft-Fair-Brisbane---2011\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Craft-Fair-Brisbane-2011.jpg\" alt=\"Craft Fair Brisbane - 2011\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" \/><\/p>\n<p>AND a huge big thanks to <strong>Kylie and Cloud<\/strong> from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10150497052455620&amp;set=a.10150181478045620.362715.165774675619&amp;type=1&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Voodoorabbit<\/a><\/strong> for making up such fabulous kits with their fabric and my patterns&#8230;.. I&#8217;m hoping there&#8217;s some left for ME on Sunday!!! AND to <strong>Jodie<\/strong> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=275905035775265&amp;set=a.170655159633587.34482.170380676327702&amp;type=1&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>twomonkeysfabricshop<\/strong><\/a> who is helping me man the stand! AND to <strong>Jo<\/strong>&#8230; (of <strong>Funky Friends Factory!<\/strong>) who is helping me with emails and keeping an eye on Facebook for me while I&#8217;m at the show. Your support is wonderful &#8211; thanks guys! : )<\/p>\n<h1><strong>TWO more FUN FILLED\u00a0 days to go&#8230;<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hope to see you there!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-280\" title=\"Teddy-bear-rings\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Teddy-bear-rings.png\" alt=\"Pauline McArthur - Funky Friends Factory\" width=\"224\" height=\"218\" \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Till next time,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy Sewing,<br \/>\nPauline<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6592\" title=\"White-Spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/manage.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/White-Spacer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am on such a BUZZ &#8211; it is wonderful to be at the Brisbane Craft and Quilt Fair again&#8230;. 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