Yokohama Quilt Week was held from November 10 to 12. Even after that I've had so busy days personally I am very glad to have finally found a time to blog it.
９日午後、６人で展示ブースと販売ワゴンのセッティングをしました。全員が初めてで勝手知らずの未経験者ですのでよそを覗いては参考にしながらという、右往左往の試行錯誤でした。それでも楽天的に「こんなもんでいいんじゃない」と１０日の本番へ。
It was the first time for all of us to perticipate in such a big event we felt lost when we started to lay out everything. We rented a booth for exhibition of Hearts & Hands for Sendai Quilts and our cq works and a sales wagon for charity bazaar.
壁面には全面、海外からの支援のクレージーキルト、Hearts & Hands for Sendai Quilts を展示しました。
ベアも『ようこそ』とご挨拶です。
My bear was also took to the hall to welcome our guests.
たくさんの人が訪れて下さいました。このブログの読者という大阪から日帰りの方、あるいは山口からいらして下さったという方もいました。そういう方とお話しするたび横浜まで来たかいがあったと思ったことです。
There were so many people visiting to our booth and some were from very far places. I was very moved to find they were readers of my blog.
三日間、会場のお当番は仙台のメンバーが自腹を切って入れ替わり立ち代わり交代で詰めてくれましたが、首都圏近くに住む友人も連日手伝ってくれました。
Not only our group members but friends living near Yokohama helped us for three days.
販売ワゴンと展示ブースは歩けば直線ですがけっこう距離があり、二か所の往復で一日２万歩歩いたという人も。売り子をつとめた仙台クレージービューティーズの面々です。
Here are wonderful sales ladies who have raised so big fund.
販売ワゴンは思っていたよりはるかに小さく、用意していったグッズをどう並べたらいいのか一苦労もふた苦労もありました。経験豊富なお隣のお店やグループの方たちにもアドバイスを頂いたり、助けて頂きました。
飛ぶように売れて２日目には『完売御礼』になるはずだった当初の楽観的思惑どおりにはいきませんでしたが、昨日みんなで集計した結果は、何と７０万円近い収益がありました。運営資金も材料もみんなで少しずつ積み立て、持ち寄り、売るための作品やキットも全員でアイデアを交換しながら作りためてきました。仙台ではキルトを作ったことはないけれどもしつけかけや袋詰めならできるからとお手伝いにはせ参じてくれた人もいます。全員がお金と労力と時間を持ち寄ってできたことです。そして最後に首都圏の友人知人たちが大勢、東北支援の力になろうと会場に駆けつけてくれました。すべての方に心からの感謝です。
Besides many folks many friends came to the hall to visit us, spent money for Tohoku and encouraged us. How much we appreciated their supports and friendships!! Yesterday we met and made up the result. We found we had got about 700,000yen by the sale!!!(Today's rate is $1.00=78yen. So calculate it.) Think we've made it from zero.
今年は全員、追い立てられるように一目散に駆けて来ましたが、震災の復興は長く続く営みです。無理のない形で自分たちも楽しみながら、来年からの形を考えていきたいと思っています。これからも皆様からのご声援、ご支援をお願いいたします。
But it's not our end but a starting point. We'll keep working, but more slowly next year. Thank you very much to all for everything!!
14 comments:
Congratulations! Great start.
Hugs,
Mireille
Hideko.......Congratulations on your success with the CQ booth at the show!!!! You are such a hard worker and I am sure you have inspired many ladies with your beautiful stitching. Wish I had been there to help you!!! Sending you a BIG hug, Josie in Texas
Oh Hideko!! You did an AWESOME job!!! The monies you collected is impressive and the quilts looked great!!! Gosh i'm sooooo happy for you!!!
Congratulations Hideko! You have worked very hard and inspired many other ladies to work also. It is wonderful to see such a good result. The booth looks wonderful and now many more people know about crazy quilting. May your success just inspire you.
SusieW
What a wonderful beginning! May it continue and grow.
お疲れさまでしたー。
何もかも初めての少人数の集団が、あんな大きな会場でそれなりに（いや、それなり以上に）成果をあげることができて、りっぱりっぱ。
大きな花◎もらえますね！！
被災地仙台からのメッセージが、より多くのに人々に届きますように。
I am so happy your show was a success!! You did a beautiful job. I am also happy to see our bear there on display. I've been bragging all day that it was on display in Japan
Lauri
Congratulations on your big success,Hideko! All you ladies did a wonderful job!
Hideko, what an amazing success you and your ladies had. Congratulations on raising so much awareness and money for your country. What else can we do to help you?
Dear Hideko ... thank you so much for sharing these pictures of the show in Yokohama with all of us!
I mentioned to Leslie that I would have enjoyed being a "fly on the wall" to see reactions of the visitors to your booth ... this has come amazingly close!
So thrilled for you at the sales volume you achieved ... and I'm sure you found an amazing degree of personal satisfaction meeting those people who follow your blog!
It seems to me this was a complete success ... and I'm glad for you and your team who helped so much to make this event a dream come true!
And as this was a focal point ... a beginning for more in the furture ... you know that if there is more help you need ... you have only to ask ... we are here for you and ready to help even more if that is required.
Friendship knows no boundaries ... we are ready, willing and able to give even more!
Sincere congratulations for your tireless efforts to achieve this success ... and blessed wishes for more of the same in the coming year.
Big Hugs to you all!
Marie
Dear Hideko, it is so wonderful to hear how well you did at your show. I know how hard you and your group worked to put this together and I am glad you were able to make a lot of money and introduce crazy quilting to so many people. You are an inspiration! Hugs, Cathy
Hideko my dearest friend
so beautiful to read how successful your and friend were at the show- lot of hard work though and to all who contributed their help to you they are lovely as well
Congratulations dearest!
love n hugs bear xoxoxoxox
Thank you for the wonderful photos of your show! It was such a success and you should be proud of yourself and your group!
Thank you very much to all for your kind and moving comments. I appreciate your heartful supports!! We've been working so hard for these months. Maybe we will pace down next year but continue to work for the project. I'll keep posting about our activity. I hope you visit and leave comment here to encourage us. Again lots of thanks from my bottom of heart!! Hideko
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