The summer is going by in a blur. After a whole host of quilting activities, we are finally going to be getting away for a quick trip up the coast. I can’t WAIT!
But for now… here is the fourth clue in our Color Wheels Mystery. I must apologize
Summer is flying by. I’ve been to the Long Beach International Quilt Festival. (I’ll post pictures when I can dig my camera out from all my purchases!) Then to Yorba Linda QuiltDaze and now it’s August already. I haven’t cleaned the house, haven’t finished all my UFOs but I did finish my IQF Class projects. Check out the vidcasts on the Quilts.com website. While in Karen Eckmeier’s Accidental Landscape class, they were filming and I did a bit for them. On http://www.quilts.com/, go to their home page, click on the ruby slippers, then vidcasts (on the left) then Friday classes. I’m just about 8 minutes into the video. Check all the videos out… They are great little visions into the classes and the show!
Anyway to the subject of this post. I was just going through my new Amarican Patchwork and Quilting. Windham Fabrics has an ad (thumbnail above) touting their new Dear Jane line. Here is the link… http://www.baumtextile.com/cgi-bin/fabricshop/gallery.cgi?Category=319 They have a great line of reproductions from Jane Stickle’s quilt which are due out in mid September. Though we are nearly finished with this nearly 6 year project (Whew, Boy!) it’s great fun to see these fabrics and watch for them at the quilt shops!
Well, stay tuned here. We are almost done with the Color Wheels Mystery quilt. Here’s a shot of Phyllis Campbell’s blocks thus far… They look great in this interesting arrangement,
Oh… and I am going to start up the How To Make a Great Quilt series again… Really!
Hope your summer has been wonderful!
It only happens every other year, but this is the weekend! QuiltDaze, the Yorba Linda Quilt Show is August 2 and 3, from 10 -4 both days at the Yorba Linda Community Center at the corner of Imperial Hwy and Casa Loma.
Stop by the stage area and say hello to your teacher, old friend or new friend (ME!) I’ll be doing demos and selling my patterns and kits. We are also going to be showing the challenge quilts. Plus there is lots else to see. Guilds, Vendors, other collections… So come on over and see it… You’ll be DAZED!
Also, if you are in south county, the “Patio People” will have a booth at the Piecemakers fair on Adams in Costa Mesa. Lots of fabric and books at GREAT prices.
So get out and do something quilterly this weekend!
We sure got a jolt this morning! A loud BAM followed by lots of shaking. As a Californian, I like to think I take these things in stride, but this was the worst I’ve felt in my 47 years here. Of course, our house is practically on the epicenter which was just up in the hills behind us. But thankfully, no serious damage. I lost a couple of swans which was sad and my Jim Shore Snowman seems to have melted onto the floor!
I’ve been in contact with all local family and everyone is fine. Actually, there are no reports of injuries anywhere and damage seems to have been very minor all the way around.
My intial thought was that there was a really bad quake elsewhere, but it was just a moderate quake quite nearby. Hope everyone faired as well or better than we did…
Take it from me… Things fly off the shelves! Especially fabric! And my iron (which was on!) fell and left just a small impression on the floor… but no matter… It didn’t land on a dog!
Wishing everyone well…
Lyn
Hard to believe we are on Clue Three of the 2008 Color Wheels Mystery already. That’s just about half way through this mystery. If you are just joining us, scroll down a bit to find the earlier Clue One and Clue Two and the supply list.
No red herrings… yet! Just straight-foward clues that will lead you to the correct (and Colorful!) solution. Just remember… No Peeking! Do NOT look at this clue until you have completed the other clues. It’s much more fun this way! Read the rest of this entry »
ARE YOU READY?
This is Clue Two of the NOCCCD-SCE-OAP 2008 Color Wheels Mystery. Do NOT click below unless you have completed Clue One. If you need Clue One, Scroll down til you find it and also the supply list is available. In fact it is all together when you press the Mystery 2008 - Color Wheels button on the right.
I hope you are all enjoying your summer. We had a wonderful time at Camp Watch-A-Patcher. You should make your plans right now to go to camp in 2010… The second week of July! Click on the Camp Watch-A-Patcher button to see some of the WOW! Black And White! Challenge quilts, including the Viewers’ Choice winner (Guess WHO!!!!????)
Now if you are ready for Clue Two….. Click below…. Read the rest of this entry »
Camp Watch-A-Patcher was just wonderful this year. Kaaren, Cheri and, well, yes, even Bob, did a fabulous job keeping both teachers and campers happy. With 400 campers, and nearly half of them bunking on campus, it’s a very big job! Orange County Quilters Guild is very fortunate to have such organized and hard-working members as these three fine people as well as all their committee members. A grand time was had by all and we certainly do appreciate the hours of work by all the volunteers.
WOW! Black and White! was the theme of the 2008 Orange County Quilters Guild Challenge. We were given two fabrics, one mostly black with white dots and the other mostly white with black dots and challenged to make a wall hanging no larger than 36″ X 36″ adding anything else we liked. Oh and we were given beads. We had to use at least one black bead and one white (clear) bead! There were many, many spectacular quilts as you can see. They were hung in the camp store (put on by The Calico House of Yorba Linda) in a stirring display by Marge and Carolyn and their crew, who did just a wonderful job. There were more than 60 quilts turned in, each one just beautiful.
That red quilt is made with Guatamalan fabrics as the background and yummy flowers in the foreground. Then check out the film quilt kind of in the center top of this shot. It has photo transfers of “I Love Lucy”, in black and white, of course! And then Stars and Compasses! And Pictoral and Patriotic! It was so much fun to see them all hung together!
And guess who won Viewers’ Choice!!!
Well, here we go… I’m glad you are going to follow along with this mystery. Whether you are an NOCCCD SCE OAP student or have heard about this mystery at your guild, from a friend or relative or at Camp Watch-A-Patcher, this mystery will appeal to all levels of quiltmaker. It is going to great fun and, if you follow the instructions given, you’ll end up with a great quilt! Read the rest of this entry »
Well, we are just about 10 days from the start of Camp Watch-A-Patcher in Irvine, Ca. Hope you are going to be able to make it! There will be:
Classes
Lectures
Challenge and Past Camp Project displays
A quilt auction
Forgotten treasures raffle
Dinner with Freddie Moran… Just lots of wonderful stuff. You gotta come!
If you are coming and taking one of my classes, I’d like to hear from you… Particularly if you purchased or want a kit for the Happy Hexagon bag or the Wacky Whirligigs quilt. Please e-mail me at SwanPub@aol.com and let me know which kit you want… That info would help me greatly!
For those of you who haven’t signed up yet, I’m teaching four classes and there is room in each of them, I think, so you can still sign up. Pictured above is Concordia Blues, designed just for Camp. Here is the link for more info… http://orangecountyquiltersguild.com/brochure_toc_08.html
If you have any questions about camp, e-mail me at SwanPub@aol.com. I’ll do my best to get you the info you need.
Check it out and join us for Camp Watch-A-Patcher at Concordia University in Irvine, CA!
We all love Gayle and Jim and all the goodies they offer at such great prices! Gayle just called to let me know they are going to be at the Flynn’s garage sale this Saturday (June 21) with all those luscious samples! So head over to 825 S Larchwood in Brea (92821). Have Fun and Bring Lots of Cash! 9 am-Noon. Enjoy!
Oh… And don’t forget Calico House has its sale on Saturday too!
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