2011 Crazy Eight Shop Hop

August 5, 6, and 7th marks the annual Crazy 8 Shop Hop! This is always a great time for all. Visit area shops Friday, Saturday and Sunday for a chance great prizes plus have a lot of fun. Each participant will receive a shopping bag with goodies at their first shop. Door prizes and refreshments along the way, plus prizes for the best poker hands in the end! Email me through the website at The Crazy Quilter website with any questions or for more info.

White Flag Waving

I'm waving my white flag for the night. It's the last few days before the Crazy 8 Shop Hop, and I've been putting in some late nights of quilting and piecing in a last ditch effort to finish as many new displays and prepare as many things as possible for the hop this weekend. My last big project? Finishing up the quilt sample for Holly Lane, which shoulda, woulda, coulda been done last month had the fabric arrived on time. As it stands tonight, I am a few borders short, which brings the promise of another late night tomorrow.


So for now, I am waving my white flag and yelling "Uncle" at the top of my lungs.

Well, at least I would be, if I had the energy. I.....need......sleep.

But first, I am going to finish drinking this: (Don't mind the mess in the background. I waved my white flag at housework last week)

Next, I'm going to eat this:



And I'm going to attempt to be somewhat coherant when C gets home from work, around 3am.

However, if he's lucky, I'll fall into a deep sugar coma before I go back for seconds, and there might be a brownie left for him (if the girls don't find them first!)

2009 Crazy 8 Shop Hop

This upcoming weekend, August 7th, 8th, and 9th, is the 2nd Annual Crazy 8 Shop Hop. All shops will be open Friday and Saturday 9am-6pm, and Sunday 12-5pm. Visit each shop for prizes, free patterns, snacks, and fun! Draw a poker card at each shop, choose to hold or draw a new card after you have 5, and may the best hand win!
Poker hands will be ranked according to traditional poker rules, and the highest hands will win fabulous prizes! Contact any of the participating shops for details.

Email me through www.crazyforquilting.com, or call the shop for more information, a list of participating shops, or a shop hop map.

Update:Shop Hop Block

My mom found a new block, and whipped one up for me this morning! We both like it better, so I'm changing my block for the Crazy 8 hop! New pictures are coming soon, as well as pictures of what I've been working on this week. Watch for a picture update to this post!

Crazy 8 Quilt Shop Hop

This year will be the second annual Crazy 8 Shop Hop. This hop began last year, and was held on 8/8/2008. This year, the hop will be the weekend of August 7th, 2009.

For the second time around, each shop is designing a 12" block. Hoppers will receive the pattern at each shop they visit. Here is what I've come up with for my block. No, these are not my best color choices, and they are NOT the fabrics I will be using to make a quilt with these blocks! They are just what I happened to have scraps of at home!
Next I'll be working on a setting for the 12 blocks to debut during the hop in August. I have a few ideas up my sleeve........

Crazy 8 Shop Run

The Crazy 8 Shop Run is a fun filled poker style shop hop. Collect a poker card at each of the 12 participating shops for your chance to win great prizes, including $300 in gift certificates, a quilt rack, a design wall, an Oliso iron, and more!

The shop run follows a figure 8 loop, running between Pomeroy, WA, through Moscow, ID, Palouse, WA, Deary, ID, Grangeville, ID, Orofino, ID, Lewiston, ID, and more! 12 shops in all, 3 days of fun!

Friday, August 8 and Sat. August 9, 9am-6pm
Sunday, August 10 12-5pm.

If you would like more info on this Run, please email me or call the quilt shop.