by Noella Noelophile®
You’ve seen the Christmas lights in the stores (already!). You probably haven’t heard your first Christmas carol yet, but that’s coming, any day.
But, here’s an early sign of Christmas that you’ll love: fall 2014’s first Patchwork Show is happening in Long Beach this Sunday! 
The Patchwork Show Modern Makers’ Festival dates back to 2008, when artists and entrepreneurs Nicole Stevenson and Delilah Snell opened their first Patchwork Show in Santa Ana. Since then, it’s grown to a biannual round of shows in both Northern and Southern California, with musical performances, artisan foods and all kinds of eclectic crafts. Admission to the shows is free, but be warned: leaving without buying something usually proves to be impossible. Artisanal s’mores, handcrafted cards, some gorgeous redwood earrings and jasmine-scented soaps have been just a few of the creations that have somehow wound up jumping into our arms, in the past. 
This first fall Patchwork Show happens at Long Beach’s Marine Stadium, Sunday, November 2, while Santa Ana can look forward to theirs for Thanksgiving Sunday, November 30, at 2nd and Sycamore.
In Northern California? Nicole and Delilah haven’t forgotten you: the show comes to Jack London Square on Sunday, November 16th!
The Patchwork Show Modern Makers Festival comes to Long Beach’s Marine Stadium, at Appian Way and East Sorrento Drive, this Sunday, November 2. Hours are 11 am to 5 pm, and admission is free.