Creative Festival

This week is my weekend for volunteering for YHQG and SAQA at the Creative Festival (I think they spell Creative without the "e" but I refuse to do so.)
Yesterday, my shift with YHQG was in the afternoon so I went down early so I'd have enough time to browse and shop before my shift. I got there at about 11 a.m. and had more than enough time. I was disappointed because compared to previous years, there were fewer vendors, especially fabric related. There were also, IMO, fewer visitors which made getting around much, much easier.
I bought variegated purple thread for the sky and variegated blue for the flowerbeds in "Autum wrote". I vowed I wouldn't buy any more fabric but while browing in Len's Mills, I found the most adorable fabric, suitable for baby blankets and gender neutral, in oranges, yellows and greens for $1.49 a yard. At that price I bought 4 yards. And then I found two marbled type fabrics, one in yellow and one in green, so I bought a yard and a half of each at $5.49 a yard. Of course, then I had to go back and buy variegated thread in yellow-orange and yellow-green...
My stint at the YHQG guild was from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. I enjoyed the time because I got to meet some of the members up close and personal. At the guild meetings, there are 450 members so it's hard to actually get to talk with anyone.
Today, I'm doing a stint with SAQA (Studio Art Quilts Association). I am not a member but one of my FibreArt friends is, so I volunteered to person their table. (Did I mention that volunteers get free admission to the show?). My stint for SAQA is from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. so I'm again going down early and hope to do another browse afterwards. I'm going fishing at Len's Mills again -- that $1.49 fabric would make a lovely baby duvet cover... And there may be more gems lurking on their shelves.
Anyways, off to the subway.