The day started with virtually all of the Overground train emptying at Kensington Olympia so that the queue to get in was about 100 yards long. It didn't take too long to reach the entrance, though, as most people already had tickets - I didn't. When I approached the paying desk a woman appeared with a spare ticket for £10 instead of £16 - result.

Once in I found my way to The Guild stand and exhibition area to see the display of Modern quilts which were four blocks of the month published over several issues in the Guild magazine. They made a colourful display, the blocks being put together in different ways and amounts. I didn't like the design and for me it wasn't "Modern" but the one I did like, and I thought was made and quilted very nicely, was by Maria Spiller. She hadn't used too much white background and the colours of rusty brown and green appealed to me.

Moving on I started to wander - there were a lot of colourful knitting yarn stalls, of course, plus stalls selling beads, buttons, ribbons, knitted jackets, vintage fabric and lace, etc. I also came across a stall selling "old fashioned" sweets. The stall was set up like a shop with shelves all around and the sweets in big glass jars being weighed out on scales - I'm sure most of us will remember this from our childhood years! Amazingly, it was very popular with a big queue every time I passed it.

I thought the much-hyped Zandra Rhodes display was disappointing - very "normal" clothes and not the way-out style expected.

The usual fabric stalls were there - Fabrics Galore, Puddleducks, M Rosenberg (always a clutter of fabric), Barnyarns, Daisy & Grace, Changs (spoke to Becky and Mum), Lili fabrics, plus Coleshill for all kinds of accessories and a very large Brother area. So many other familiar names I didn't get round to. I did buy some old-style flowery Rose & Hubble fabric from Montreux (new to me) and a small piece from Changs.

The outstanding exhibit for me was The Enchanted Wood - a very large display of knitted trees, animals, insects - anything that would describe an enchanted wood. It was very popular and was made in memory of Louise Hamilton, a young woman who died from breast cancer and in whose name a trust has been set up. They collect money to maintain a building in Bristol where support is given to cancer patients and family. A LOT of work. Many donations were being given for the Wood.

After a break for lunch, meeting up with a couple of friends, I wandered around for a couple more hours and then my legs told me "go home" - so I did. It was a long day but enjoyable.

Next year the Spring K&S Show is going to be at the Business Design Centre in Islington, so goodbye Olympia.