Hello, I'm Deanna Springer live at the Great Wisconsin Quilt
Show with insights to this year's event. I'm joined by
Diane Mullannix. Welcome, Diane. Hi, Deanna.
>> How are you? >> Good. It's good to see you
again. >> You're one of our vendors.
It's set up day Wednesday setup day.
our favorite vendors. >> It's a long day.
>> Thank you for that. Look at your booth.
>> Well I wish you could have been here in the very beginning.
It's a sea of boxes. It is early in the morning.
here at 5:00 to get in the door. >> Get in line. Get in line.
>> And then the doors open at eight and come in and set up.
>> Yep. Until 8:00. But we want everybody to come tomorrow,
right. when you'll be here. We're
looking at the behind the scenes at your booth. Tell us about The
Toy Department. You've been with us almost all 20 years. Thank
you for your support. >> Well, thank you.
and different products. Well, things to help us see lights. I
love all the lights that we can stick to our sewing machine and
light up our sewing area. And what do you have new this this
year? wonderful crocheted, hand
crocheted little scissor pulls. We love them. They're so much
fun. It looks like a watermelon. It does. It is a watermelon.
We've got bees. We've got different animals. But I saw the
birds. Oh, the birds are so cute. But we've got lots of
things, you know that. I mean, we have everything you never
knew you needed, right? >> Until you get here. I
remember the first one of the first years, almost. It was 20
the booth and because you had readers and I didn't know I
needed readers until I came to the show and I couldn't read
what I was trying to look at. So, yeah, you had readers. I
always come and buy your readers. They're so fun.
>> Well, we go we started something new. We're at four,
five and six strength. So if you're going with us. Oh, yeah,
I am. And when I first started, I didn't have lights and
magnifiers. Oh my gosh, do I have them now? Oh do we need
them now 20 years later. Yep. >> And how do you choose what
fabrics to bring? fabrics okay. I try and do the
things that not everybody carries. So I'm very well known
for black and whites, food, all of the different kinds of
categories. And that's what you're going to find in this
booth. behind you.
>> Oh, yardage, fat quarters. We've got it.
>> And you cut yardage right here. I do not a lot of vendors
do. So you have a cutting station.
of the booth so I can't tell. >> So we come to you. Yes. We
bring everyone to see you. Right. And I hope you have a
wonderful show. Thank you. Get ready. Finish setting up because
we're all coming tomorrow, right?
finished. You're getting really close. I am very, very close.
And I sure appreciate this. Deanna And here's to 20 more
years. >> Congratulations. Thank you.
We love you. We love you, and we love your support. Thank you. So
visit The Toy Department here at the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show
right inside the door you can pick up an event guide that
lists all of the different booths and the booth numbers,
and you can find your way around with our map. And to learn more
about this year's event and next year's event, head over to Quilt
show.com.