Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Retreating in Florida

KT Favorites II Scrap Winner

 Congratulations to Babareeba! You're the winner of the huge pile of KT Fav II scraps. We'd love to see a picture of what you do with them. Actually, anyone out there that wants to send a picture of a KT project, please send it my way via ktquilts2@twinvalley.net. I'd love to have a monthly showcase of quilts made by you.

Five & Dime/Loose Change Tutorial on Missouri Star Quilt Co

OMG! There are few times in my life when this expression really fits, but this is definitely one of them. I visited Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Co. a couple months ago to show her my Loose Change book and Five & Dime Ruler. We shot a video, laughed alot, had lunch and planned a retreat for March of this year. I came home to concentrate on preparations for market. October and November passed and the holidays are upon us. Robert and I decided to close the store the week between Christmas and New Year's for inventory and wished our employees a Happy New Year. The kids and grankids descended upon us to celebrate on the 27-28th of December. After the dust settled on the 29th, Robert pulled out his iPad to check his emails. There were hundreds of orders for books & rulers from the Missiouri Star tutorial that had gone online on the Dec 27, unbeknownst to us. Again, OMG! We had no employees, MSQC needed more rulers and books ASAP, and our ruler supplier was also closed for the holidays. Long story short, orders kept pouring in each day, and Robert had a minor panic attack, but the rulers have arrived and orders are shipping as fast as we can get them to the post office. By the end of this week, Robert and his exhausted but hearty crew (Linda & Jamie) will breath a sigh of relief and raise a glass to all of you quilters. If you've placed an order recently, thank you for your patience and understanding. If you haven't seen the tutorial yet, check it out at Missouri Star Quilt Co. 


Great Girlfriend Getaway

Pam Buda and I are off to St. Augustine, Florida to teach at a week long retreat with 43 lovely ladies next week. Wish you all could come with us for some much needed sun and fun this winter. I'll be teaching my Windmills on the Plains quilt, below, featuring a Jelly Roll from KT Favorites II. Pam's quilt is a beautifully pieced two-color pinwheel from her Pin Money collection. Maybe September would work better foryou for a little retreat to Mackinaw City, MI. Check out the details at both of our websites - ktquilts.com and heartspunquilts.com. Do you have a destination you'd love to visit and spend a week quilting ? Let us know and we'll put it on our bucket list.
Windmills on the Plains pattern - $7.95 at ktquilts.com


Sweet Pea Scrap Giveaway

Are you planning a project for 2014 that could use an infusion of KT 's Sweet Pea? Here's your chance! Joy got just a little carried away cutting 5" chunks from leftover scrap strips and I ended up with a knee high pile that needs a good home. Comment here on somewhere you'd like to visit for a quilting retreat by Wed. Jan. 28th. I've got my sunscreen packed. See you in a couple weeks!



100 comments:

  1. I would love to go somewhere in the mountains - maybe North Carolina - for a quilting retreat. Love the Sweet Pea stack!

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  2. I'm afraid it is the mountains for me too! Estes Park YMCA has amazing grounds for retreats!

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  3. I would like to go to Hawaii for a quilting retreat.

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  4. My friend's house at the lake...she's been talking about doing one for 3 years now! Maybe 3rd year is a charm! Cindy Thompson

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  5. Great suggestions for Estes Park where I soent some great vacations with my family. Would love to see Hawaii, too. But for now my ideal retreat location is St. Augustine as I will be traveling from Pennsylvania to attend your classes thee next week.

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  6. Wow! Florida sure sounds nice right now… My friend and I want to do a retreat at MSQC. I would also like to try a quilting cruise!! But this weekend I get to retreat at her house and I am SO excited!!

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  7. I've never been on a retreat! Maybe somewhere by the sea???

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  8. I would love the opportunity to attend a quilting retreat in New England. Lots of great fabric shops there as well.

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  9. You might want to bring a jacket along too. We have had some cold weather here in FL. I would love to go to a quilting retreat in the mountains, but not in the winter :-) Thanks for the giveaway!

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  10. I'd like to retreat somewhere by the ocean, to take long walks on the beach after sewing all day.

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  11. Let's see.... Anywhere in the Smokies, Lancaster, The Outer Banks... I'm not hard to please! Thanks for the giveaway, and enjoy your time in FL!

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  12. On my bucket list..retreat to Missouri Star for sure!

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  13. I have never been to a retreat although it is on my bucket list. At this point a retreat anywhere would be wonderful. Till then I will "retreat" to my sewing cave.
    Thanks for the chance.

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  14. I've never been on a retreat, but down south sounds nice right about now. How about Savannah, GA?

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  15. A retreat at the new Missouri Star facility would be great..

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  16. I just enjoyed a retreat with Pam in Northern Utah. I am less inclined to travel far for a retreat, but love when they come to me! : )
    Oh, my KT collection would certainly benefit from an infusion of scraps!! : )

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    1. Oops, forgot to say--my version of Pam's Settler's Puzzle is in KT fabrics.

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  17. My choice of location would be in the high mountains somewhere - with a lake close by - maybe in the autumn with leaves in their full glory!

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  19. I'm with a lot of others wanting to go to the mountains.

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  20. If you've never been to Gulf Shores or Orange Beach, AL, you don't know what you're missing! White sand beaches that look like snow, but you don't have the ice and the sub-zero temps to go with it! Let me know how many are interested and I'll see what I can do about setting up accommodations . . .

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  21. Something tropical... warm, ocean... San Juan! thanks!

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  22. Kalispell . Montana is beautiful in September and hosts a pretty good quilt show. That would be a great place to have a week long retreat!

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  23. Congratulations on the huge demand and success of your ruler! I think I'll order one too! Okay, so this might seem boring to you, but I want to go on a quilting retreat in Kansas--KT Quilters to be exact! It's my dream. Okay...have a blessed week. :)

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  24. I'd love to take a retreat to somewhere out west, maybe in Montana or Colorado. It's some place I have wanted to go back to for some time now because I loved it when I was there many years ago.

    Sandy A

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  25. Oh I would sew love to be with you at that retreat next week! I have always wanted to visit the St.Augustine, Jacksonville, area.
    Have fun, can't wait to see what photos you share with us!

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  26. Good for you on your Florida retreat - and on all those sales!! I'll be going to a retreat in North Carolina in October, and may do one here (SoCal) in April ... or could I just send my husband away for a weekend and have one at home? Then I wouldn't need to figure out what to pack!

    I'd love to win those scraps ...thanks for the chance!!

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  27. I am a new quilter and have never been on a retreat. They sound like sooo much fun and I would love to go anywhere. Sweat Pea is a gorgeous collection! Thank you for sharing!

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  28. I would love to go to Cali. It would be great to see the ocean and quilt. I have never seen the ocean!

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  29. I would love to go to a quilting retreat in Montana. I would also love to win those lovely scraps.

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  30. ANYWHERE!!! AS long as it was a retreat! Oh I hope I win those fabrics!xxxxx

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  31. I would love to go on a quilt retreat in the mountains of Tennessee. I lived south of Nashville TN for 29 years and would love to go "home" but in a cabin in of East TN. I have never been on a quilt retreat so being in a place I love and doing what I love to do would be awesome!! midwayfarms@hughes.net

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  32. Such a hard decision. But it boils down to: good sewing time, good laughs, good food, good bed! It doesnt hurt if its somewhere beautiful. Thanks for the chance!

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  33. Finger lakes in NYS. Love KT fabric, thanks for a chance to win.

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  34. A quilt retreat in the mountains by a stream sounds good to me! But, as long as there is good sewing, good friends, and good snacks, I will sew anywhere! Would love to win your chunks of fabric!!! HUGS... and stitches

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  35. I would like to go anywhere on a retreat. I have never been on one. KT fabric would make it a double bonus.

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  36. I have never been on a retreat so anywhere where there are like minded people would be good for me.

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  37. I've never been to a retreat either and I would love to go to one sometime but it would have to be close to home which is Kansas. Love your fabrics and thanks for the chance to win.

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  38. I would like to go to England for a quilt retreat. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  39. I would like to go on a quilting retreat to Camano Island, Washington

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  40. Brown County Indiana in the fall. I hear great things but sadly have never been.

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  41. I would absolutely love to bring my seeing buddies to your retreat with Jenny Doan. My life would be complete!

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  42. I would love to attend a retreat in the mountains. Beautiful views to enjoy while doing one of my favorite things!

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  43. I would love to attend a retreat in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. One of my favorite places.

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  44. I live in Montana, a long way from your fun retreats you talk about, so of course I would love to attend one of yours!

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  45. Congrats to the winner!
    I`m from Spain, far away from your great retreats and It would be fabulous have the opportunity to attend a quilting retreat in your country.Don´t mind the place only be there.

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  46. I would love to go to a retreat in the mountains. I think I have not goine because I didn't have anyone to go with or my skills are not that good yet. My sister just moved to AR and she is also getting into quiltling too. We are going to explore the retreat options there.

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  47. Everyone's ideas sound great. I'd love to be able to look up from my sewing and see some gorgeous scenery. Of course, seeing inspiring quilts would be awesome, too!

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  48. I would love a retreat in the California wine country, somewhere like the Temecula Valley. The weather and scenery are so great, and the wine is good too!! I would really enjoy those fabrics and love that video.

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  49. I'm new to quilting and haven't been to a quilting retreat before but it sounds like heaven. We could sit and sew together and drink hot tea as we watch it snow and snow and snow but stay toasty warm inside.

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  50. I would love to go on one of the quilting cruises.
    Or I also would love to go to Missouri Star for a retreat.

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  51. I'd love to go to the Mackinaw City, MI retreat! Your fabric will find a good home with me!!! Thanks….Lana

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  52. I would love to go on a retreat anywhere! I enjoy being able to get together with other quilters and spend some quality time with them.

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  53. A retreat in Hawaii, looking out on the ocean.....Paradise and quilting too!

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  54. So far I haven't traveled far from home for quilt retreats. But since my DIL has started teaching at more retreats and I am her very willing travel companion and assistant, that may change. I don't really care where I go, I just like to go. Quilters are the best people! Thanks.

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  55. I would love to go on a retreat in the mountains with my three quilting friends. We usually get together and sew at our homes and the time flies. sheila.fernkopf@gmail.com

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  56. I just got home from a retreat in the Minnesota North woods, so I am ready for a warm weather retreat anywhere!!

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  57. HI, ENJOY AT AUGUSTINE!
    THANKS FOR SHARING!

    msstitcher1948@yahoo.com

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  58. Kansas!
    (I am from Kansas but living in Michigan for a year or two.)

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  59. I would love to go to Florida with you. My next retreat is in March at Ky. Dam Village. Fun time. Nancy P.

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  60. I would love to go to Oregon for a quilting retreat, somewhere near Sisters so I could visit the quilt shops there while I'm at it!

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  61. I would love to go to the new retreat center at Missour Star quilt company. I bet it is gorgeous...........

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  62. Doesn't matter, as long as it's away from the house!!!

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  63. For a practical retreat, I would like one in CT. But, as a "treat" I'd love one somewhere that is warm. Winter is getting old quick.

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  64. Florida sounds like a great place for a retreat! I'm also getting tired of winter! Love the fabrics. Thanks for the chance to win.

    Robin in Iowa

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  65. How about Myrtle Beach, SC we love to have you come down here.

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  66. I'd vote for sales-tax-free Manchester, NH! I love winter; it's the hot summer weather that I hate. LET it SNOW, LOL!!!

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  67. I love going to my favorite quilt retreat in northern North Dakota and yes it would be cold and snowy outside. But it would be warm and wonderful inside where we would all be quilting our hearts out!!!

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  68. I would love to attend one of your retreats anywhere that isn't icy.
    Carol from Kansas

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  69. Massachusetts in the fall and Kansas Troubles fabrics would blend so well together! Come on!

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  70. Oregon....never been there!... Jmh

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  71. Are there quilt retreats somewhere warm and beachy - like Hawaii?

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  72. My retreat location choice would be Chautauqua Lake, NY.

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  73. Would love to go to the mountains. Even though the winter has been long in WI, the mountains are always a draw for me.

    Ann P.

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  74. Actually now that I know you have a "retreat center", I would love to go there or to the Missouri Star Quilts' center. You and Jennie are so down to earth and inspiring without being over the top that I think most people would enjoy either place. (I loved your comment on the MSQ video while with Jennie about workshops becoming competitive and people wanting to be the first one done but that is not what it is all about.)

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  75. A retreat in the mountains would be nice, or Hawaii, or the Carolinas...: ) I guess that anywhere there are quilters, fabric and sewing machines would be a lot of fun. The fabric giveaway is wonderful! Thank you for sharing.

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  76. I would love to go to the Missouri Star Quilt Co, retreat. Thanks for the fun fabric giveaway.

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  77. You can have your Hawaii or Florida just give me SHIPSHAWANA in Indiana. It I an Amish town and boy does the Amish know their quilting..!! I was a guessed at a sister church and we went to Shipshawana. Some of the ladies wandered on to one of their quilting retreats at the big Hotel we stayed at in Shipshawana. So like I said before...lol... Pick Me !!! Pick Me !!!!

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  78. I would love to go to any quilt retreat in the US....Missouri, Kansas...would be a wonderful treat as I live in Australia!

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  79. Would love anywhere in the mountains on the east coast, especially in the fall! The views outside would compete with the quilts inside!

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  80. The mountains of the West Coast or anywhere in Utah would be perfect for me.

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  81. I haven't had a getaway vacation in years (visiting family does not count as vacation), so I would love a retreat anywhere except California. ;o)

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  82. I think a quilting getaway to Missouri Star's new retreat would be awesome ! I've sewn and sold my goodies for 31 yrs., keeping very little for myself. I can't remember what a vacation feels like, it's been years. I'd definitely sew something for *me* on a quilting retreat.

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  83. I would love to head to the Colorado Mountains... Anytime and anywhere would be o.k. with me.. If that can't work out then maybe to Bennington, KS to KT retreat!!!

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  84. I have always wanted to go on a cruise and quilt too. The best of both worlds!

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  85. Next fall, I am going to Mary Koval's retreat in Bedford, PA with 2 friends. So looking forward to the retreat, visiting Lancaster, shopping for antiques etc.

    Charlotte

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  86. Right here in my backyard, Beautiful McCall Idaho!!!! But I am kinda biased! ;0) Love the sweet pea line! Thanks!

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  87. I'm heading to a retreat tomorrow here in MN only an hour away from me!! How wonderful it would be to win those scraps-I make lots of donation quilts and that would be perfect for them!!

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  88. somewhere warm, sunny with a beach

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  89. I would love to go on a quilt retreat to Williamsburg, Virginia. We have traveled from our home in Connecticut to there many times and it is beautiful. I can just picture myself quilting in this historic setting where colonial women did the same thing many, many years ago. It would inspire me!

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  90. I think a quilting cruise would be the ultimate retreat!

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  91. Somewhere in Maine - am in South Africa and many years ago started putting money away in a "running away fund" which I dubbed my Maine Account, with the hope of going to Maine for three months on my own, and quilting while I was there. Any cash windfalls went into it, and it grew slowly but steadily. Then life happened, as it does, and the money slowly but steadily got used for daily needs, and the occasional disaster, and there's nothing left of it except a dream.

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  92. Washington Island and Madeleine Island here in my home state of Wisconsin.

    hedgehog52@yahoo.com

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  93. It's hard to pick a place for a retreat because if you want to see the place, you're not sewing! So really I'd like a retreat someplace where there are plenty of tables, outlets, lots of light, a good cook and a comfy, warm bed.

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  94. Central missouri would be great. I plan to visit your shop this spring!

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  95. Somewhere in GA would be great---maybe Tybee Island?

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  96. Somewhere warm and sunny - maybe Myrtle Beach, SC. I love KT fabrics!

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  97. Hope it's not too late. If I could choose anywhere for a retreat, it would have to be my favorite destination: Hilton Head Island. ;-) But just about any beach will do!

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  98. I had my quilt retreat this past weekend with my sisters Glenna and Lois, the fabric specialist and quilter extraordinairre!!

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  99. The Lake of Ozarks would be beautiful. The history and people are a treasure. My parents took me and my younger brother there on a family vacation after we lost our brother to menengitis. It was a hard time for all of us, but watching the sun set from a boat on the lake is the memory I took away.

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