Author: lisabongean

Today Corey’s block 52 will post!!It is the final block to the mystery...click here to go and print your block 52!  We are all amazed at how fast these weeks fly by…kind of scary???

I have been thinking hard about this quilt and how I wanted to finish it…so I have come up with a little tiny twist that I will be sharing the directions (measurements) for while I am putting mine together, but most of you can probably figure it out…for those of you who cannot, I will get to it…I promise…I will be posting my blocks that I have not yet completed here and promise to finish this quilt…but my schedule is (still) crazy the first half of the year…after Quilt Market it will be much more relaxed than it is now…but here is a peek at what I have come up with for the finishing…I will be plugging my colored blocks into it, but as you can see I just used the blocks moda supplied to see how it will work…and this gives you the idea of how we separated them…it will finish 80″x 86″ as is…if you need it bigger you can add a border…6″ border will give you 92″x 98 so adjust as needed as well…just keep following my blog to not miss anything!!!!

I want to THANK everyone who supported us during this SAL especially those of you who now FOLLOW US on our social media platforms, who BUY from us directly or
LOOK  and ASK for our products in your local quilt shops…OR even TALKING  and spreading the word about us is supporting us…as you know all you have to do is be EXCITED about what you are doing and share it and that someone has to be in on it too!

If you want to continue to see these great projects…you have to be a part of it too!  

To celebrate the reveal of the last block I am going to do a give-away!!!! Please comment and tell me how many blocks you have completed so far and something you have learned during Block Heads or if you already know everything tell me something funny or why stitching is so important to you…I will pick a couple of winners, and promise some fun prizes!!!

Bye… for now from the sunny port of Valencia Spain!!!  I have been gone two weeks now…is if kind of funny that I miss my sewing studio the most????? …LB

Hey Everyone!!!

I am praying I will not screw this up…I am in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on my way to the Azores…then Gibraltar UK, two stops in Spain- then Italy…14 days to get there…and my Block Head is posting during this time…I am sure it will post early as we are a couple of hours ahead of the US…but I’m sure at this point what’s the big deal with when it posts…

Here is block 51-Power Star

I guess 8 stars total…this is not an easy block because it has to be put together into rows…but with planning it is done quite nicely…

Click here to print your block directions.   BLOCK 51

I also want to take this time to share with you all the finishing options…there is only one block left and Corey will be sharing that next week…that is why there is that empty block…here are both color versions…

and then here is a link to the basic instructions for putting the quilt together…

http://modafabrics.com/bh2_final-quilt-assembly.pdf

I also want to let you know I have an OPTIONAL way I am going to set my blocks to make a bigger quilt…stay tuned for next week to find out what it is!!!

Hope you are stitching away…I am doing only hand stitching here…

Lisa

For Real…I am in Miami….for the trip of a lifetime…We (Olde Green Cupboard Girls) are bring 50 some quilters along with some significant others (about 80 total) on a transatlantic trip from Miami to Rome…2 weeks…with stops along the way…I can’t wait to tell you all about it here…I have been working like a maniac to stay ahead because I will gone and I am exhausted and ready for some fun! I cannot even tell you all the things that we are currently working on! I think Debbie at Moda passed out that she received our “stuff” for Spring market ahead of the deadline! Because I will be gone…lots of stuff like this…we also have three lines of fabric that we are working with that is not even being sold yet!!! Spring Market Fabric called Urban Farmhouse Gatherings….Farmhouse Flannels July release…. and our Shop Hop fabric has landed and we are busy trying to come up with some fun Wisconsin stuff…and then we recently sent back out Fall Market line…Indigo Gatherings!!!! Wool boxes and book deadlines….and on and on!!! This vacation is a necessity!!!

What is especially cool about this cruise is even though it is a quilting cruise…it is a UFO, bring your own project…which translates for me….nothing to bring…no kits, no projects, nothing…just what I have to stitch on…I will be available to help them with their projects and we will have conference room for stitching…but no official class times and such….we can just have a blast quilting and vacationing!!!!!

This 14 day cruise was super cheap…1400$ for a balcony!!! So things like this do not happen very often…It is a repositioning cruise…meaning we will not sail back…once we get to Rome….we are renting an apartment and staying 5 days and then flying home…with my ticket home it was under $2K…again…did you hear me say great opportunity.

We do a couple of events a year as a group…Here are the next two up…

You will need to contact Gloria to sign up, my shop does not handle this.

In September…we are going to sunny Jacksonville Florida….here are the details of this trip…I copied their post…so I do not miss anything…the retreat is over half full already…we offered it first to the girls who lost out on our Outer Banks retreat last year….so if you think you want to attend…do not wait!

September 2019 “Sunny Florida Retreat” – Lisa Bongean – Primitive Gatherings

Lisa Bongean – Primitive Gathering 

and Olde Green Cupboard Designs

“FUN IN THE SUN!” Retreat

8 DAYS – 7 NIGHTS

 

www.primitivegatherings.us                                           www.oldegreencupboard.com

September 8 – 15, 2019

Join us at our

“Fun in The Sun Florida Quilting Retreat” 

at the NEW and  GORGEOUS

Hyatt Place Hotel

4742 Town Center Parkway, Jacksonville FL  32256

 

Click HERE for REGISTRATION FORM 

 PLUS additional details on retreat and hotel information.

Limited to 50 students only!!!

Imagine yourself and your favorite sewing friends gathering together in beautiful Florida for an eight day getaway learning from one of the top instructors in our quilting industry… Lisa Bongean from Primitive Gatherings, Menasha WI.

 

 

 

The location of this retreat is being held in the newly completed Hyatt Hotel with beautiful rooms and our conference center looking out over the water.  It’s located right in the middle of the dynamic St. Johns Town Center in Jacksonville, FL with HUNDREDS of GREAT stores and amazing restaurants.  Enjoy the wonderful outdoor areas where you can sit and stitch by the water, chat, relax, shop, swim eat…. what a perfect location to do what we love – sew, quilt, stitch and be with our old and NEW friends!”.   We can just hear all the laughter and fun already! It’s joy to our ears!! 

 

 

 

Not only will you have three days of classes with three fun projects  (kits included), but we have planned several other fun events for you.  We have also reserved a night out at Jacksonville’s Dinner Theater to see the ever popular live show of “MAMMA MIA”!!! A Pool Party, and  a “FREE DAY” to play… you can choose to go to one of our wonderful beaches that are very close, search out many of our quilt shops here in the Jacksonville area, visit the historic city of St. Augustine, sit and sew, go antiquing,  it’s your day… so just play!

 

Join us in attending Lisa’s new seminar –  

“Antique Quilts Recreated” 

while we enjoy a YUMMY ice cream social.

Lisa is bringing her vending booth!!  

Exclusive shopping for enrolled students! 

 

We will be offering through our website/blog/email – Lisa’s Seminar and shopping in her booth  to those that are unable to attend the retreat ($20 admittance fee).  Date and time will be sent to our email group once we have finalized our weekly agenda.  Lisa will be “on-site” to sign any book(s) or pattern(s)  purchased too!

The retreat will also feature –  

Door Prizes… Games…Free WIFI… Free Parking

Free Breakfast…Starbucks….Restaurant and Bar…

For those of you that would like to attend the retreat – but choose to commute from your homes – you may enroll once all hotel/beverage room requirements have been met per hotel contract.  An additional one-time only commuting fee of $50 will be added to your retreat fee.

Because of the limitation of students available… don’t wait to register… We don’t want you to miss out on the fun!!

For additional questions, contact:  Gloria Parsons (904)742-1100 

or email at:  oldgreencupboard@aol.com

Lisa’s projects will be posted to our website  approximately 30 days prior to first day of the retreat.  Lisa loves to use her new fabric lines when designing for her retreats – so they are exclusively NEW just for those that attend.  They will then be published at a later date.

Even if you live in the surrounding area….. sign up today and stay at the hotel with us and enjoy this week long  get-a-way and be a part of the FUN & SUN and a SUPER GREAT TIME!  

Excursion #2. Hawaii September 2020

This cruise if filling up nicely as well…so let’s go have some fun!!!!

Cruise to Hawaii with Lisa Bongean, 

Primitive Gatherings 

and Olde Green Cupboard Designs!

September 6, 2020 – September 18, 2020 
Royal Caribbean – Serenade of the Seas
Vancouver, British Columbia to Honolulu, Hawaii

We’ll leave from the beautiful city of Vancouver, British Columbia and cruise for five days.  Our first stop will be Hilo, Hawaii – then we’ll on to Kauai –  Kona, Maui (two days) and on to Oahu, Honolulu.  From Oahu you may want to extend your stay or make your flight arrangements from Honolulu for your flight back home!  Enjoy beautiful weather, wonderful choices of excursions, the scent of flowers everywhere, crystal clear  water,  and beauty beyond belief.  Check this trip off your bucket list and join us!

It’s going to be a trip of your lifetime!

 

 Student Pricing per Person: 

• Balcony Ocean View            $ 2232.33
• Non-Student Pricing Per Person: deduct $500
• For Single Cabin, Suite and 3 to 4 persons per room – Ask for availability and pricing.

  Call Gloria  –  904-742-1100    or   Vicky  –  904-610-0597  or

email: oldgreencupboard@aol.com 

Includes: 

• Three HANDWORK classes – instructed by Lisa Bongean.  No machines required – you may bring machines for personal use during open sewing times
•  Olde Green Cupboard Designs will share demo’s, demo’s & more demo’s, make-it-take-it projects and our “favorite” things!
• Group Photo                                      
• Stateroom (double occupancy) 
• Entertainment                                         
• Travel cruise insurance                                                           
• Five consecutive classroom cruising days for sewing
• FUN group adventures on board! 
• Dining 
• All Kits  
• Gratuities  
• Surprises
• Port fees & taxes
• Door Prizes
• On board applicable amenities

All travel expenses to/from the ship and any additional lodging required is the responsibility of each attendee. 

It’s time to sign up!!          Print Registration Form 

Hope you have the opportunity to come along…hang out with those who love what we do, along with loving life and living it to the fullest! No regrets…

my best…Lisa

 

 

So… all good things must come to an end… I’m sad this I almost over but then… we are starting to plan another if this ends well…look for it starting in Fall…

Please read the whole post before ordering…to make sure you have seen everything.

I want to make sure you have seen the finishing options for patterns and kits… for both a pieced version and an appliqué version…this was in the block kits we sent out last month…

If you are just downloading the patterns each month and using your own fabrics that is wonderful…but here is your chance to support us for doing this Stitch Along…You can order the finishing patterns or any of the kits if they will work with your blocks….We really appreciate your support of our shop and we want to continue to be able to do these fun adventures…there are so many shops and designers closing up shop…we do not want to be one of them…if you do not need anything from us for Moon Garden…order something else to help us out!

Thanks for showing us your blocks on FB and for hanging out allowing all to see what you create!

WARNING:  Finishing Kits will be shipping in May…if you have ordered promptly.(like already have done so)..If you have lingered it will take longer, because we will have to order more fabric…and all of that takes time when you have to order in bulk…We will be cutting off all finishing kit orders around April 15th…for last call…but your finishing kits will take longer if you keep putting it off…just letting you know ahead of time, or there are no surprises or sad customers.

The pieced version is back from Maggie, the Long arm quilter and it simple but fantastic!!!  You do not see much in those busy backgrounds…

The appliqué version is in the process of being hand stitched yet… but here is a closeup of the wools and how beautiful they are…

Also…I have had lots of inquiries on making the appliqué version with the printed backgrounds…so here is a computer mock- up of that…I have added black muslin sashing around each block.  The blocks will have to be cut down a little smaller to adjust the border to fit…I think it looks great as well, but we need to carry some of the black muslin in the center of the quilt for co-heisiveness.

You will just have to order the appliqué border option and then 2 extra yards for the sashing…this is so it will not have to be pieced…We will add a quick addition to the pattern to any order appliqué border option that has the 2 yds of muslin on it.  Do not trim your blocks until you have the pattern…as we had to adjust it to fit..

We also have great pricing on backings if you order that at the same time.

CLICK for finishing options on our website?

Click this link for a quick link for ordering the extra muslin or it is 1040-26 in the search engine...Correct link for the PG Black Muslin…not the flannel whoops…

Block 12 …yes I put it down here so you HAD to at least seen we had the finishing options!!     Click this link for the downloadable pattern.  Moon Garden Block 12 Blog

Again…thanks for being apart of this great SAL…we will see you on our Moon Garden Facebook Group…we keep cheering each other on…

Lisa & the Amazing Staff at Primitive Gatherings!

So… all good things must come to an end… I’m sad this I almost over but then… we are starting to plan another if this ends well…look for it starting in Fall…

Please read the whole post before ordering…to make sure you have seen everything.

I want to make sure you have seen the finishing options for patterns and kits… for both a pieced version and an appliqué version…this was in the block kits we sent out last month…

If you are just downloading the patterns each month and using your own fabrics that is wonderful…but here is your chance to support us for doing this Stitch Along…You can order the finishing patterns or any of the kits if they will work with your blocks….We really appreciate your support of our shop and we want to continue to be able to do these fun adventures…there are so many shops and designers closing up shop…we do not want to be one of them…if you do not need anything from us for Moon Garden…order something else to help us out!

Thanks for showing us your blocks on FB and for hanging out allowing all to see what you create!

WARNING:  Finishing Kits will be shipping in May…if you have ordered promptly.(like already have done so)..If you have lingered it will take longer, because we will have to order more fabric…and all of that takes time when you have to order in bulk…We will be cutting off all finishing kit orders around April 15th…for last call…but your finishing kits will take longer if you keep putting it off…just letting you know ahead of time, or there are no surprises or sad customers.

The pieced version is back from Maggie, the Long arm quilter and it simple but fantastic!!!  You do not see much in those busy backgrounds…

The appliqué version is in the process of being hand stitched yet… but here is a closeup of the wools and how beautiful they are…

Also…I have had lots of inquiries on making the appliqué version with the printed backgrounds…so here is a computer mock- up of that…I have added black muslin sashing around each block.  The blocks will have to be cut down a little smaller to adjust the border to fit…I think it looks great as well, but we need to carry some of the black muslin in the center of the quilt for co-heisiveness.

You will just have to order the appliqué border option and then 2 extra yards for the sashing…this is so it will not have to be pieced…We will add a quick addition to the pattern to any order appliqué border option that has the 2 yds of muslin on it.  Do not trim your blocks until you have the pattern…as we had to adjust it to fit..

We also have great pricing on backings if you order that at the same time.

CLICK for finishing options on our website?

Click this link for a quick link for ordering the extra muslin or it is 1040-26 in the search engine… Black Primitive Muslin

Block 12 …yes I put it down here so you HAD to at least seen we had the finishing options!!     Click this link for the downloadable pattern.  Moon Garden Block 12 Blog

Again…thanks for being apart of this great SAL…we will see you on our Moon Garden Facebook Group…we keep cheering each other on…

Lisa & the Amazing Staff at Primitive Gatherings!