The first time artist Chris Roberts-Antieau visited Baltimore, in 1987, was also the first time she'd been outside her native Michigan.

A homemaker from a rural part of the state with a 12-year-old son in tow, she'd come to town with two handmade jackets and a couple of vests sewn on her dining-room table that she hoped to sell at the American Craft Council show in Baltimore.

If you go The American Craft Show in Baltimore runs 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at the Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W. Pratt St. Admission is $14. Children 12 and younger are admitted free. Call 800-836-3470 or go to craftcouncil.org/baltimore.