Summer Dreamin'!

Good evening from the Basin!

As the last bits of snow are melting away here in Minnesota (definitely a late spring for us this year!!), we are embracing the warmer air, longer days, and the sun shining just a bit brighter!  After a long winter we are dreaming of all things summer!

We went back and picked a few of our favorite summer pieces to showcase here!  Now is a great time to get a start on those summer projects (and soak it in quick because our Pumpkin Farm Online Event starts on Friday!!  Ha ha!)

You can find these and many more on our website under "Summer Themed Patterns and Kits."

Summer Themed Patterns and Kits

XOXO!

Stacy and the Buttermilk Basin Gals

NEW WOOLapalooza & SUMMER Mystery BOM

Hey Everyone!  Happy "LUCKY" MONDAY!  I am sorry I missed getting the giveaway up on Friday - but I needed to spend a couple of days with the family before the girls go back to school!  I was so glad that the meds kicked in and we were able to enjoy some time together!  That darn virus (turned into something) hit the hubby again too… he did go in and is also on meds now!  What a tough winter!  I can't wait FOR SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!

Today I am giving away some of these darling With thy Needle Bunny/Tulip blocks over on our Facebook page!  You can frame it, hang it or make it into a pillow by simply adding a backing!  It will stitch up quick and you will have plenty of time to enjoy it for Easter or spring!  I will pick the winner on Tuesday night! 

I've seen a lot of you are enjoying out WOOLapalooza!  Isn't the wool great!  When I was taking the pictures of the wool bundles… I couldn't decide which bundle I like the best!  I LOVED them all!  I am excited for them to head your way!  I know you will create something magical with them!  There is still wool left… so hop on over to our website and check them out!

 

SWEET OLDE SUMMERTIME Mystery BOM is revealed!!!!  I LOVE the first block!  I can't wait to see it complete!  Once it is finished, I will repost that picture so you can see what a difference the finishing touches make!  This will be 7 blocks.  It is all drawn and it only gets better as each block goes on!  I wish I could release all of them asap so you can see it!  But… that would take away all the FUN and  you know I LOVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!  There is more info on the website under the WOOLapalooza tab under SHOP ONLINE!  You can always call the shop too if you have any questions!  763-792-0638
Yesterday I finally felt like myself (with no sleep)… the steroids kept me wired and last night was the first night of good sleep I have had in days!  On Friday night I did not sleep AT ALL!  Crazy I tell you!!!!  Anyway… I drew and designed a bunch of new goods for spring quilt market!  The sewing machines will start rolling and the handwork will be in full swing!  I have never started this late so wish me LUCK!

I am also working on a couple new fabric lines… my April 1st deadline is just around the corner so I thought I better jump on it, while I am back in my groove and feeling creative!  When I was sick… it was hard.  I did not feel like doing anything and everything took soooo much energy.  I am so thankful for my health & strength again. 

On the shop front… the painter is coming on Thursday or Friday to paint a room and the entrance section on the shop!  I can't wait.  We will be getting the wall in next and then we will be redoing the shop.  I can't wait!  It should look a bit refreshed for the open house coming up - and even better by next month's shop opening!  The succulents and growing nicely!  We will be making them look cute for the open house when we are giving them away FREE with any purchase.  I also plan on having come great sweet treats for all 3 days and our coffee station will be ready for all to enjoy!  We want your experience at the Basin to be a GREAT one!  I am also working on the make it take it and plan to offer it online too!  You will LOVE it!  Think spring!!!  We also will be having a BIG giveaway at the shop & online!  There will also be a FREE gift with a purchase of some sort!  So be ready for more SPRING FUN in a couple of weeks!

I will keep it short since I will be back on Friday with our usual LUCKY Friday giveaway!  I hope you all had a GREAT weekend!  Are your bulbs popping up yet from the ground?  I seen some hens & chicks starting to pop out… but that is about it!  I would love to see pics, if so!  Please leave a comment over on our FB page for a chance to win a kit, just in time for SPRING!!!!!!!!!  Have a great week!!!! Stacy

Summer Blog Hop {Day 14} * Christmas in July Event

Welcome to the final day... {Day 14} of our Summer Blog Hop! 

We hope you all had a fantastic time on our hop!  Thank you all SEW much for following along with us these past two weeks!!  We hope we brightened your days and provided you with plenty of projects & inspiration!!!  And...let's give ALL the designers participating in the hop, a GREAT BIG THANK YOU, for making this happen with me!  I am so grateful for each one of them & can't wait to start planning the next one!!!!!

Before I share my super cute project with you below, I would like to share some BIG NEWS with you!  First, tomorrow marks the start of our Christmas in July Event!  We have NEW designs, awesome specials, new products and so much more in store for you!  You will be able to order all of the items online!  Each day, I will post here and on FB with our Christmas in July daily happenings!  So... be sure to follow along! 

Next up... we will be starting CAMP BASIN in September!!!  Our "Camper Themed" Vintage Truck thru the Year design was such a hit, that we went ahead and designed more projects that we will start sharing with you in September!  Be sure to check back here tomorrow, as more info becomes available!

Don't forget... This starts tomorrow!!!!!

More info will be available starting tomorrow on here and then the website shortly....

My Summer Tidbits!

1.       Green thumb or not?  Green thumb all the way!  I grew up with my Great Grandma Lily who had many flower beds that I helped her weed!  I also was fortune to learn a lot from my mother, Linda who was a Master Gardener.  She could make anything grow to its full potential!  We just added a new shade garden {posted on Instagram!}.

2.       Average temperature where I live in the Summer?  MN is actually pretty nice!  Most days are in the 80' and not too humid!  The summers are too short though!!!

3.       How do you stay cool during the Summer?  Air conditioning everywhere!!!! LOL!

4.       Favorite Summer drink?  Arne Palmer or Strawberry Lemonade!

5.       How did you celebrate 4^th of July?  We hit the longest parade in MN on the 4th, played Bingo, I worked at the shop & then we lit off "legal" fireworks and had s'mores!!! 

6.       What type of s’mores do you like?  Standard or?  I love the standard... but I am also a big fan of peanut butter cup ones, too!!!! YUM! 

7.       Do you frequent any farmer’s markets during the week?  I usually do.  This summer is the first summer that I haven't.  I better get on it!

8.       Favorite fruit?  My FAV fruit would be a yellow apple or a banana!

9.       Do you do any handwork outside during the week?  I usually stitch by the table.  However, my patio table is the perfect height so I have done some stitching out there this summer & love it! 

10.   Favorite Summer tradition?  My family and I are HUGE fair goers!  We go to many county fairs throughout the summer and count down the days for the MN Great Get Together, the State Fair!!! 

Click link below to go to our website to purchase your pattern & kit for $13.95!

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Again, thank you all for following along!  Please be sure to "like" and follow us designers, ,so you don't miss out on our new releases, daily happenings and more! 
All My Best!  Stacy

Summer Blog Hop {Day 13}

Welcome back to our {Day 13} of our Summer Blog Hop!  We have a couple more exciting days left on the hop... so enjoy today before I wrap up the hop tomorrow with my complimentary design and tasty potluck recipe!  Hopefully, we will go out with a big bang!!!!

Did you enjoy Leonie's post?  Weren't her pictures beautiful and the project fantastic?  I loved the small quilt she did in wool & cotton!  The colors are so pretty!  Here it is!!!  {Darling!}  If you missed it, just go back to yesterday's post and click her link!  It will take you right there!

Today on {Day 13} is Ali, from Ali Strebel Designs!  As you have heard me mention before, Ali is a one of the Kindred Spirits gals from back in the day!  We owe a lot of gratitude to her and her partner for being a big influence in the primitive world! 

Ali loves to rug hook, hold classes/teach & and is known for her mixed mediums in her designs!  She very creative, has a unique primitive style and loves working with her hands!  Be sure to read her blog as your will get inspired to try a new technique or two!  Enjoy!

Ali's Summer Tidbits!

1. Green thumb or not?  I used to do a huge amount of container gardening, but the last couple of years have cut way back. I had to have someone come water when I was traveling and it just got to be to much trouble. Now I have a few containers and add color in with my perennials

2. Average temperature where I live in the Summer?  It is usually in the 80's!

3. How do you stay cool during the Summer?  Fans!

4. Favorite Summer drink?  We had a cookout and enjoyed fireworks.

5. How did you celebrate 4^th of July?  We celebrated with a cookout and fireworks.

6. What type of s’mores do you like?  Standard or?  The standard is good for me!

7. Do you frequent any farmer’s markets during the week?  Just once and awhile.

8. Favorite fruit?    Watermelon!

9. Do you do any handwork outside during the week?   I love sitting on my deck in the early morning and evenings, when it's not so hot.

10. Favorite Summer tradition?  Heading off the beach, always the beach, and watching the grandkids play baseball.

RECIPE
Whenever I head out to a cookout I always just take a big bowl of cut up fruit. Watermelon, pineapple, grapes, strawberries, etc. My grandkids love it, and I always go home with an empty bowl.

Here is a sneak peek of Ali's great designs!  I can't wait to see what she has in store for us!!!!

Here is her link to click and head to her blog for the project! 

And DON"T forget to stop back for the last hurrah on the Summer Blog Hop!!!!

Ali's Project & Blog!

{Day 1}

July 8th * Quilts by Cheri

{Day 2}

July 9th * Calico Moon

{Day 3}

July 10th * Gail Pan Designs

{Day 4}

July 11th * Heartspun Quilts

{Day 5}

July 12th * Crabapple Hill

{Day 6}

July 13th * Notforgotten Farm

{Day 7}

July 14th * Wooden Spool Designs

{Day 8}

July 15th * Plum Cute Designs

{Day 9}

July16th * Lynette Anderson Designs

{Day 10}

July 17th * Kathy Schmitz

{Day 11}

July 18th * The Cottage at Cardiff Farms

{Day 12}

July 19th Leonie Bateman Designs

{Day 13}

July 20th * Ali Strebel Designs

{Day 14}

July 21st * Buttermilk Basin

Summer Blog Hop {Day 12}

 Welcome Everyone!  Today is another "NEW" designer day, on {Day 12,} of our Summer Blog Hop!  I am so excited!  Before I introduce her... Did you enjoy the "slice of summer" from Kathy yesterday?  Who thinks of that!  I thought she was very clever... and the sewing keep was just sweet!  I am hoping you gals are all making up these goodies and sharing them on Instagram #summerbloghop #buttermilkbasin #(the designer who the project is from) and on our FB page!  We LOVE seeing your work and sharing the blog hop with as many peeps as we can!  After all, that is all this blog is intended for... to brighten these lazy days of summer for you all!!!!

If you missed Kathy's project... here it is!  {CUTE!} Remember, you can go back and check each day for ALL the wonderful designer's projects if  you are just joining us!

On to today's lovely designer.....

Today I am excited to welcome a NEW designer to the hop!  She is another Australian friend, Leonie, from Leonie Bateman Designs!  I can still remember when we first met at spring market, years ago!  We were down the same row!  And, since she flew in, she could not bring many props for her booth... so, if you know me... I tend to bring more props then I need {lol!}, so I was more than happy to lend her some for her display!  ***Not that she needed any... her work was lovely!!!   Since then, I always look forward to seeing her at market!!! 

Leonie loves to work with both cottons {from her fabric lines} & wool!  Her color combinations are so unique, yet stunning, as you will see in her complimentary project!   Speaking of stunning... check out the view below!  Breathtaking!!!  AND... it is just a little stroll down the road from her!!! 

Leonie's Summer FUN Tidbits....

1.   Green thumb or not?  In my previous life (before it became super hectic!) I’d like to think that I was! I did have a beautiful cottage garden here in Australia where I used to spend a lot of time with my two girls when they were little. Now, in our new home in New Town, which is just a couple of minutes from the capital city of Hobart, my garden looks sad and is just begging for some love and attention! When time allows, I will pull out the ugly overgrown ivy and replace it with beautiful Iceberg roses and pretty sea-side daisies, both of which grow very well here in Tasmania and when I do, I shall show the world!!

2.   Average temperature where I live in the Summer?  The warmest months are December, January, February and March with average temperatures of around 21°C. We can get it as hot as 38-40°C here, but not very often, although on Christmas Day last year, it was a hot 36°C and I was cooking a hot lunch with no air-con!! Not very pleasant at all! Hobart is Australia's second-driest capital city.

3.   How do you stay cool during the Summer?  Only a ten minute walk from our home is a walking track that winds its way along the Derwent River, down into the city of Hobart. It’s always lovely and cool, as the breeze comes in off of the water . . . or sometimes a stroll through the Botanical Gardens full of huge shade trees and the softest green grass you’ll ever find . . . still only five minutes from home.

4.   Favorite Summer drink?   Ok I have to confess, I do love to have a nice cold beer on a stinking hot day! It’s a real thirst quencher for me. Another fave of mine is iced water with slices of lemon and sprigs of mint. . .

5.   How did you celebrate 4^th of July?  Here in Australia we don’t celebrate the 4^th of July as you do in the US. But I did have dinner with a bunch of girlfriends at our favourite Italian Restaurant on the evening of the 4^th and it was a real hoot, let me tell you! 

6.   What type of s’mores do you like? Standard or?  S’More? Never had one! I’m certainly a newbie to the world of s'mores – there’s quite an extensive and can I say, impressive amount of information out there on how to make them, I think this Summer I need to try my hand at them! 

7.   Do you frequent any farmer’s markets during the week?  Absolutely! There’s one just down the road from where I live (yes, everything is pretty close by in Hobart!). They have the most amazing produce to choose from, all locally grown and we come home with way more than we need!

8.   Favourite fruit?   I can’t pick just one so I’d have to say blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, watermelon, mangoes and pineapple! Scrumdidlyumptious!

9.   Do you do any handwork outside during the week?  I don’t venture outside with my handwork as I tend to sew only in the evenings after I’ve finished work in the studio – and besides there are too many bugs in the Summer here! Urrrrgh!

10.   Favourite Summer tradition?  Heading off with the family to sit on the grassy hill complete with a picnic lunch to watch Australia play cricket at Bellerive oval – nothing beats a good game of Aussie cricket in Summer!

Doesn't this look delicious?!?!  Such a pretty dish, too!!!!

Please click the link below and enjoy Leonie's day on the hop!

Leonie Bateman's Summer Blog Hop Project & Blog!

See you again tomorrow!!!!

{Day 1}

July 8th * Quilts by Cheri

{Day 2}

July 9th * Calico Moon

{Day 3}

July 10th * Gail Pan Designs

{Day 4}

July 11th * Heartspun Quilts

{Day 5}

July 12th * Crabapple Hill

{Day 6}

July 13th * Notforgotten Farm

{Day 7}

July 14th * Wooden Spool Designs

{Day 8}

July 15th * Plum Cute Designs

{Day 9}

July16th * Lynette Anderson Designs

{Day 10}

July 17th * Kathy Schmitz

{Day 11}

July 18th * The Cottage at Cardiff Farms

{Day 12}

July 19th Leonie Bateman Designs

{Day 13}

July 20th * Ali Strebel Designs

{Day 14}

July 21st * Buttermilk Basin

Summer Blog Hop {Day 11}

Welcome to {Day 11} on our Summer Blog Hop!  I can't believe we have enjoyed 10 days of it already!!!  Don't worry though... We still have a few fantastic designers left on our hop!  So please keep stopping by this week for more fun!  Then don't forget!!!!...  Our "Christmas in July" Event starts on Friday!  More fun!!!

I sure enjoyed Kathy's post & project!  If you missed it, or had problems with the link that I posted in error, be sure to go back to yesterday's blog post and click the link!   Luckily, I was able to correct it, as soon as I found out it went to her website!  Sorry!  Please be sure and visit her blog!!!!  Here is the sweet design she designed for the hop!

Today features the lovely Kathy, from The Cottage at Cardiff Farms!   Kathy loves working with fibers and wool!  She also has such an eye for color and does beautiful work!

I can't lie... I was excited (as I am every night) and I went and peeked to see if she had her post/project up yet!  (I thought she might, as it's 3:20 am central time here!!!)  And guess what!!!  She did!  You're going to LOVE it!  It's just a perfect slice of summer!!!

 Now scroll down, click the link & get over to her blog and enjoy the post!

http://thecottageatcardifffarms.com/blog/

See you again tomorrow!!!!!

{Day 1}

July 8th * Quilts by Cheri

{Day 2}

July 9th * Calico Moon

{Day 3}

July 10th * Gail Pan Designs

{Day 4}

July 11th * Heartspun Quilts

{Day 5}

July 12th * Crabapple Hill

{Day 6}

July 13th * Notforgotten Farm

{Day 7}

July 14th * Wooden Spool Designs

{Day 8}

July 15th * Plum Cute Designs

{Day 9}

July16th * Lynette Anderson Designs

{Day 10}

July 17th * Kathy Schmitz 

{Day 11}

July 18th * The Cottage at Cardiff Farms

{Day 12}

July 19th Leonie Bateman Designs

{Day 13}

July 20th * Ali Strebel Designs

{Day 14}

July 21st * Buttermilk Basin

Summer Blog Hop {Day 10}

Welcome back friends to {Day 10} of the Summer Blog Hop!  Thank you all so very much for following our hop!  We hope you are enjoying it as well as sharing this with all your sewing & handwork peeps!  I can't believe we hit double digits on the hop!  We have shared 10 designers/projects with you!  So exciting!!!

Thank you also for giving Lynette a warm welcome to blog hop!  I think she did a lovely job on her day, don't you?  And how cute is her project?  The hues are so warm & sweet!  I believe she used fabric from her line of fabrics!  So if you are looking for these same tones, I would contact her!  I am sure she would be happy to assist you!  Thanks Lynette!  Great project!!

Today's talented designer is Kathy, from Kathy Schmitz Studio!  It is sooo great to have Kathy back in the hop!  She is always on the go and quite busy... so it is awesome that she took time out to make her day happen!  {SEW...Be sure to thank her!!!} 

Kathy lives in Oregon.  I was hoping our paths would cross at the Sister's Quilt Show, but it didn't!  Hopefully, next time!  As many of you know, Portland is known as the City of Roses.  Kathy was kind enough to share these gorgeous roses from Portland's Rose Garden!  They are so pretty!  I will be keeping this in mind and adding it to my "must do" list when I am back in Portland!  I can only image how beautiful the garden smells as well!!!

Kathy enjoys handwork, and incorporates it into her designs and fabric lines.  Today she is sharing this sweet HOME design with you all, on her blog!  I love it!  I also love how it is adorns the pitcher of twigs!  It is the perfect little addition to the darling vignette! 

Be sure to print out Kathy's recipe and click the link below to head over to her blog and enjoy her post & project today!!! 

Don't forget to come back tomorrow and see what the other Cathy has in store for us! 

Enjoy & thanks for following our Summer Blog Hop!

http://www.kathyschmitzstudio.blogspot.com/

{Day 1}

July 8th * Quilts by Cheri

{Day 2}

July 9th * Calico Moon

{Day 3}

July 10th * Gail Pan Designs

{Day 4}

July 11th * Heartspun Quilts

{Day 5}

July 12th * Crabapple Hill

{Day 6}

July 13th * Notforgotten Farm

{Day 7}

July 14th * Wooden Spool Designs

{Day 8}

July 15th * Plum Cute Designs

{Day 9}

July16th * Lynette Anderson Designs

{Day 10}

July 17th * Kathy Schmitz

{Day 11}

July 18th * The Cottage at Cardiff Farms

{Day 12}

July 19th Leonie Bateman Designs

{Day 13}

July 20th * Ali Strebel Designs

{Day 14}

July 21st * Buttermilk Basin