Mountain Musings

 Hello Everyone,

The quilt guild I belong to hosted a 3-day quilt faire at the fairgrounds in Angels Camp over the past weekend.  They asked the membership for some big quilts, so I entered three of mine, beginning with Gentry's Mill.

I also entered Timeless.

.....and Laurel Ridge the 2025 BOM for The Quilt Show.

The auditorium was filled with quilts.

One of the members made my Cozy Christmas pattern.  It was so well made!

Here are a few more entries.

Here are two more Laurel Ridge quilts.  It is so much fun for me to see my patterns with the quilters personal touch added.

Here's a beautiful Country Charmer quilt entered in the show.  

I have an extremely busy two weeks ahead. Our granddaughter is getting married next weekend at Calaveras Big Trees State Park, right at the base of the Sentinel Tree. I’m the officiant, which means I’ve been writing their vows… and rewriting them… and waking up every morning thinking, “Nope, today’s version will be even better.” At this point, I’ve practically written a full Broadway production.

Out‑of‑town company starts arriving Friday. I’ve lost count, but I think I’ll be feeding around 20 immediate family members and friends over the weekend. I’m basically running a food truck with a wedding chapel attached since the State Park is only 3 miles away from my cabin.

I’ve been cleaning the cabin and evicting every cobweb in sight. I briefly considered passing them off as Halloween décor, but even I had to admit it looked less “festive spooky” and more “abandoned mining shack.” So out they went.

I’ve also been gearing up for my last retreat of the year, kicking off on November 1st. I’ve been cutting kits, fabric, and pulling together tutorials like a one‑woman quilting command center. At this point, the rotary cutter and I are on a first‑name basis.

Once the retreat wraps up, I fully intend to sit back, put my feet up, and pretend I’m on a tropical vacation for at least 48 hours. But, it sounds like El Nino is going to go into drench California mode with rain and snow. Then it’s straight into Holiday Mode—full swing, full sparkle, full cookie consumption.

It’s all good… just busy. Very busy. The kind of busy where even my to‑do list needs a nap.

Soon,

Lynn