Joyful hints for July BOM!

Summer has finally arrived!  And aren't we all thankful!!  This last Saturday was the First Saturday for July and in case you were out enjoying the sunshine, we've posted some pictures in a slideshow below of helpful hints for those who are enrolled in "Joy."

We do apologize for the lack of updates on here as of late but the run-up to the Quilt Show and our own Festival of Classes has taken up all of our waking time!  We've been checking in lots of new fabrics, cutting new kits, and getting organized for the fun!!  If you're local, come on by this week in order to check out all of the nifty new things without the crowds! 

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Fun and Fabrics!

And the fun continues!  The last couple of days have been fun and busy around BJ's- we got to meet our Shop Hop Basket winner- Kayleen!  She is obviously a young sewer- so inspiring to see the kids getting into quilting.  She was particularly excited to get the Shop Hop bag that was tucked into the basket.

Congratulations to Kayleen, our Shop Hop Basket winner!

As if the sale isn't enough to keep me busy cutting jelly rolls, a new shipment of batiks prompted us to do some relocating...  The modern graphic section is now in the corner, all arranged beautifully by Wanda.

The Modern section in it's new home..

 And the batiks moved to their own aisle in order to make room for FOUR NEW BOXES of fabric!  So colorful, no?

Yumm!  And that's only one side of the new Batik aisle!!

 In addition to the boxes and boxes of batiks, we received a curious little box with the following lineof fabrics...we're pretty sure they're not terribly common, at least in recent memory.  :)

What is it?  *Hint* It's NOT Asian...

It's EGYPTIAN!  How fun is this?!

I apologize for not posting the pictures of the new tools Vicki has been texting me...they're not loading to a size that makes them visible  :(  Never fear!  We'll be hosting a small event to familiarize you with these nifty new gadgets when they get back!
Lindsey

Shh!

Hello all!

This is Lindsey, the resident techie at BJ's Quilt Basket, and I've taken over the blog for the weekend asVicki  is out of town- she and our manager, Nancy, are off to Market in Salt Lake City!  They'll be touring and learning all of the new tools and techniques available to the quilting world.  Keep checkin' back here throughout the weekend to see what little samples Vicki texts back to me here! 



This is a rare opportunity here at BJ's- the bosses are never BOTH gone and the SAME TIME.  To commemorate this unique event, the employees here at BJ's are having a sale...check it out!





A detail of those beautiful fabrics we showed you last week!





The newest kit available- done in Robyn Pandolph's

Scarborough Fair line of fabrics!



May Flowers!

The sun is out and the flowers supposedly promised to us by the April showers haven't arrived yet- except in fabric!    We've just received two new lines of Spring florals we thought might lift your spirits...


"Lovely Ladies Encore" by Northcott
Not even out of it's packaging yet!




The focal panel of the Lovely Ladies line!



The second line we've gotten in is Robyn Pandolph's new floral, Scarborough Fair.  I've been experimenting with kits for this line- you'll have to check back in a few days to see what I've managed to come up with!!

"Scarborough Fair" by Robyn Pandolph

Well, we're all busy around here after the crazy fun of the Central Oregon Shop Hop.  I wanted to thank all of those who visited the shop and participated in the Hop this year- we had a blast and we hope you did too!  If you're curious who won what this year, check out the Shop Hop section of our main webpage, http://www.bjsquiltbasket.com/.



Vicki



Shop Hop preparation!

I can't believe Shop Hop is already coming this Thursday (along with my daughter's birthday!)!!  Time flies when we have SO MUCH to do!!!  We are cutting more kits yet - it's always fun to see the new kits, and new tools we have in stock!!  We also are still getting in new lines - Kathy Deggendorfer's new line from In The Beginning - "My Sunshine" just arrived & is kitted - it's gorgeous!!!  Very summery - hope that brings the sun & it stays for a while!!!  Well - better get back to work - cleaning & organizing for this weekend, see you all then!!   Vicki

Mt. Bachelor's Quilt Guild Retreat

Wow – did you see the sun out there this weekend? Maybe spring will come & stay!!!  I’m actually kind of glad though that the weekend brought us stormy weather because I was able to attend the Mt. Bachelor Quilt Retreat this weekend at the Inn of the 7^th Mountain, and you always want to sew more when it’s stormy!!  You can see the quilt I’m working on here –

My "Sun Quilt"- more to come soon!

This is something I’ve always wanted to do.   I will call it my “Sun Quilt” – it will end up going from very light in the center & darker as you go out – I’m about half way done, so you’ll get to see more of it when it’s done – I’m very excited!  I will be probably kitting this at the store though if you’re interested – I’ve already had a couple people tell me they’d like one!! 

Had a lot of fun with the Bachelor gals on retreat though, just hard to get back to real life again.

Look at this stunning project finished by
some lovely ladies at the retreat!

 And now I must return to deal with my sick kiddo some more . Poor thing – she has that nasty cold that won’t let up!! 

So, see you soon when my next project is under way! 

Vicki

12th Annual Shop Hop

The Central Oregon Shop Hop is back for it's 12th year! Eight great Central Oregon quilt shops are participating this year, including BJ's!  Beginning April 28th and ending May 1st, the Shop Hop is such fun every year! Check out our website for more details about the stores participating and the hours. Be sure to pick up a Passport at any one of the 8 stores and have every store you stop at stamp it.  With every stamp, you’ll receive a clue to the mystery quilt and a free fat eighth! This year every store is giving away fabrics centered around Maywood's 13 going on 30 shown below.

The large floral print is our focus & all shops will have it!!



 So with every shop you visit, the more fabric you'll be able to collect.  And as they all coordinate this year, this is basically a quilt or porject just waiting to happen!

More fun pieces of this Maywood line!!

 Each store participating in the Hop is also offering prizes along the way- BJ's is giving away the basket and bag below, both stuffed full of useful and fun quilting tools.



The basket full of goodies that we'll be giving away
during the Shop Hop!



This beautiful bag, made by our lovely Evelyn, will be a part
of the prize from BJ's...



In addition to the drawings and prizes offered by each store, there will be an overall set of prizes as well. Those who visit every store and have their Passport stamped at all 8 stores will be entered into drawings for a FREE SEWING MACHINE! 



Janome 7700 Horizon- MSRP $2999! 

 Cynthia's Sewing Center and Janome have helped provide this year's top prize- a Janome 7700 Horizon. This is Janome's best selling quilting machine!  It features 11" bed space, a built-in walking foot, 250 stitches, 3 alphabets and an extension table.  For more information on the specifics of the sewing machine, visit Janome Horizon 7700.  
And as if this wasn't enough- those with a completed Passport are also entered in drawings to win several giftcards as well!  Up for grabs are $50 and $25 giftcards to each store.  There are going to be many winners- why shouldn't one of them be you?!  Plan on checking out the Shop Hop April 28- May 1st-- you won't regret it!

Vicki