Bass Lake... Get Ready, Here We Come!

I have been pretty quiet over here on the blog!

I can assure you that I have been busy....

I have been getting prepared for the upcoming annual retreat

I host.

This is Pine Needles Quilt Camp 10th year!

My partner Virginia and I have a lot of fun putting this together 

each year. 

It's held at Bass Lake, CA.

We start on Friday morning and go through until Sunday evening!

Do you want to see some of the fun things that have

made up for this years' quilt camp?

Party Favors galore!

Trail mix deluxe!

This comes with a discount coupon for long arm quilting!

Next we will be channeling our inner Girl Scout with 

S'more kits...

perhaps to enjoy after Show and Tell aka "campfire stories".

I put together party poppers...

which are filled with a fun little project.

Our local quilt shop put together little fabric bits of

Pam Kitty Morning fabrics that include a $5 off coupon.

The store owner will also be hosting a "after hours"

shopping with cookies for the campers over the weekend.

I also made lanyards for everyone.

Ouch Pouch kit

(tutorial found on A Spoon Full of Sugar)

This little camper block will make a great label for 

a project... but I made mine into a make-up bag.

(because I need make-up when I go camping)!

This quilt is my inspiration for our main project at the retreat.

I found the instructions for making individual sprout blocks on

Tracey Jay blog. It was a must after I saw that Homespun Quilt Magazine

had this quilt in their current issue., called Cutting Garden 

It was made by a friend of Tracey's at Poppy Print blog.

Please go to her blog to read her story!

The color placement was so fun on this scrappy version!

There are a lot of  "stem" quilts out there... 

by Fig Tree and Co. and also

Cluck Cluck Sew... but the scrappy look 

of this one is just so fun.

Since Tracey Jay has a free tutorial/instructions, 

I thought it would

be a fun project for our retreat. 

It reminds me of the flora and fauna 

I would see when hiking.

More photos of Sprouts...

There will also be instructions for making a "camping pillowcase".

A friend of mine embroidered this 

Camping Rules project.

This is in a 20 x 24 frame. It's pretty big!

The first rule is... take time to relax!

Which we will be doing also!

Maybe.

What Did I Do in September?

I haven't taken a look back to see what I accomplished in the previous month in

a while, so I thought today would be a good time to do that.

This is a sew along... that got staled. 

I plan on returning to it this month.

The pattern is Viola, and I am anxious to return to

this project... I am working with such fun bright Kaffe fabrics.

It's different for me, but I am liking it so far.

My Welded quilt got completed.

I love these fabrics and it was a fun pattern to make.

This is one of three mini projects that I am working on to "share" at my retreat coming 

up this month.

This is also a project that I had started to "share" at my retreat. I am 

happy to say that I am much farther along with it... I just need a little

bit of time to do the last bit, and hopefully I will get to it this weekend.

More fussing for the retreat: I did make 45 lanyards

and put together prizes.

This next month I have some Bee keeping to do!

As in... catching up with my sewing Bee, the Bees Knees, 

on the blocks I haven't gotten off my table yet!

I will feel better when that gets done.

I also have some Farm Girl blocks to make... 

how about you?

But before any of that... I have some birthday celebrating to do!

Yesterday was the day... but tonight is the birthday bash and

the rest of the weekend I have house guests... so 

I am looking forward to it all!

What they don't know tonight....

I have a pop quiz for them.

I have a list of 10 questions...

"about me".

The person who gets the most correct answers gets a gift from me!

It's all friends and family... it shouldn't be too hard for them!

Or could it???

Welded Giveaway Winner and a Field Trip too!

Time to announce the giveaway winner today!

Welded winner:

Is Sue!

She was lucky  #25 

Sue said...

My favorite is STUDIO SKETCHBOOK :-D

Thanks for a chance to win this beautiful fabric Sinta !

September 25, 2015 at 3:18 PM 

Congratulations to Sue at Cozy Little Quilts blog!

Let me have your address and I will send it to Fat Quarter Shop

and they can get your fat quarter bundle to you!

Did you all see the different blogs that showed their Welded quilt?

I enjoyed seeing all of the different versions of the

quilt! That's always so much fun!

I meant to show you all photos of the quilts that I put on exhibit

at the Wawona Library in Yosemite National Park last week!

Are you ready for a field trip?

Wawona is at the south end of Yosemite. 

There is a small residential area there along with Wawona Hotel.

This is the Library.

A very dear friend assisted me on this adventure... it was fun for a girls day outing!

At one point I thought I heard a little voice repeatedly saying... 

don't be anal while the quilts were going up.

But the little voice was actually my friends'. 

Bless here heart to keep me level.

Just inside the front doors...

This quilt (above), called Nonni's Garden is what you first see when you walk inside.

I found a spot for a couple of quilts at the computer desk.

 I squeezed in a Schnibble quilt over the dictionary!

Next we go down the hallway...

 I found a spot for my Fig Tree quilt.

And here is my sweet Bee In My Bonnet quilt!

In the children's  area I found a spot for some more Schnibble quilts...
 one made out of American Jane fabrics... and of course, more Fig Tree!

I put up 14 quilts in all.

and then the last look before I left!

And a goodbye for now to those quilts! They will stay there through the holidays!

I only wish I could share how absolutely wonderful it smelled there in the pine trees!

Welded: A Quilt Pattern and a Giveaway

That's the name of the pattern... but I'm calling my quilt...

Sweet As Honey!
(because that is the fabric line)

Fat Quarter Shop and Art Gallery Fabrics have teamed up and have

a pattern to share with you!

Here is a link 
to a special video they created too!

They asked me along with several other bloggers to play along and make

this quilt (or version of) Welded!

Fat Quarter Shop has a kit available

 for their quilt is you would like 
to see it please go here.

The link for the backing is here. 

I chose my own fabric to make the Welded quilt.

At first I thought I would just make a wall hanging or some pillows for fall using the

pattern as a guide. But I really liked the pattern, so I 

whipped up the Welded quilt.

It was fun and fast to put together.

This is a very fun fabric collection by Bonnie Christine.

I first saw it back in the Spring... and the collection has

a great Spring colorway.

When I knew I was going to be a part of this 

Art Gallery Fabrics promotion...

I knew that I had to go back and pick the Sweet As Honey

Fall colorway!

I am so glad I was able to play with this luscious group!

I now have a special fall quilt... just for me!

Here is my little photo shoot of Welded:

Seriously... I know you have to love these

fabrics and the pattern too!

I showed a quilt and pillows I made back in the spring using 
Art Gallery Fabrics...

and working with this fabric, once again has me falling in love with the

feel of their fabrics. 
And I swear...I don't know why but they 
just don't wrinkle like other fabrics do. 

So... would you like to enter into a giveaway???
Fat Quarter Shop will give the winner a fat quarter bundle of
Art Gallery Fabrics... winner's choice!

   



Just go over to Fat Quarter Shop and have 
a look at the AGF  fat quarter bundles... 

and let me know which one is your favorite
 group and designer!

I will pick a winner on Monday morning!

You can find the links to these bloggers 

who are sharing their projects
 today over at Fat Quarter Shop!

Cara of That Crafty Cara

John of Quilt Dad

Kitty of Night Quilter

Dana of Old Red Barn and Co.

Michele-Renee of Quilt Matters

Corey of Little Miss Shabby

Christina of Sometimes Crafter

Sinta of Pink Pin Cushion

Jess of The Elven Garden

Svetlana of Sotak Handmade

Jemima of Tied with a Ribbon

Katarina Roccella

Caroline of Sew Caroline

Riane of Vessel Quilts

Megan of Quilt Story

Kaye of Miss Print

Natalia of Piece N Quilt

and one last picture.....