Back in action! Quilt market pics coming your way...

Hello!  First of all... thanks for all the emails checking in on me and the basin!  I can not tell you how awesome my customers are!  I love my job!!! 

With that being said, I am going to jump right back in to blogging and let you know that we have so many fun and exciting things coming up that you won't want to miss and hope you can attend! 

I am working so hard this year to not only make it a great year for BB, but for you, my customers!!!  To go along with the 82 NEW designs I just released, I have hired help and assistance where it is needed!  So hang on and enjoy the ride!  It is going to be awesome!  Let's get started!

 

As many of your know this this time of year means International Quilt Market!  I had the opportunity to exhibit once again, this year in Pittsburgh, PA!  We headed out late last Monday night.  We hit rain and flash flood warnings along the way... but all went well!  We got in on Tuesday and started setting up on Wed.  I released 82 new designs!  I think that is the most I have ever released at one time!  What a job to get them all done and print ready for market!  And let me tell you - they were all a hit!!!  Start checking your local shops and our website as they are ready to go!!! 

 

I will be posting more daily until I have posted all my pics from the trip! 

Market it always a great time and it is even better with great designer friends, awesome shop owners and wool!  Lots of wool!!!  {Yes!  I bought a boat load!!!!}

 

BTW...Can you believe the COOL Event I have in store for you gals this fall?  I can't wait for you to come and experience it at the barn!!!!  I am SOOOO excited!

Dusty, Mr. Basin's truck is gassed up and ready!

I had a double booth - and again, I brought too much props! LOL!

Each time I exhibit in PA, I make a stop at the yummiest sandwich shop in town!  Primanti Bros.  As you can see from the photo below- not a date night sandwich!!!  It is meat, cheese, French fries and kraut stacked up on homemade French bread!

AUTUMN IN THE COUNTRY

 

Save the Date!

While spring is finally in Minnesota, we are already thinking of fall!  Please  SAVE THE DATE for the “Autumn in the Country”, a weekend immersed in memories of friendship, cloth and fiber.    

                When:   Friday, September 19, 2014 to Sunday, September 21, 2014
                Where: The Brickhouse Getaway in Centuria, Wisconsin
                Why:  Enroll in creative workshops, enjoy the Quilt Show, make friends, savor delicious foods and experience shopping in “the Barn”.

 For More Info/Sign Up   

Please go to www.buttermilkbasin.com to print of the registration form for classes and quilt show inquires.

 

Cruise to Marco Island!

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This is the last post of our amazing trip!  Here we toured Marco Island!  WOW!  I would love to know who owns these beautiful homes and boats!!! LOL!  I did learn a few fun facts about a couple of the owners which I shared below!!!  Talk about crazy!!!!

This is Port Royal (the prestige)! The top left is owned by the innovator of the orthopedic knew and his son owns the left one. Their boats are called Bone Bender & Bone Mender! The sailing yacht is the best/most expensive and the other one is only around $120 million! They just hosted a huge Christmas party on there! Then the bottom right is owned by a widow who's husband owned Draino!!!

Naples Yacht Club continues is an integral community partner and one of the nation's premier yacht clubs! You need to write a non refundable check out for $40,000 just to be considered! The last slip for their yacht just sold for $1.6 million! Not too shabby!!!! Lol!!!

The house on the top right is designed by a famous German architect that designed the large airport in Germany! It is like an upside down aquarium and will withstand any extreme weather! I can't remember the other ones- but Anderson Windows & Revlon owners are a couple off my who own gazillion dollar pads here!

Thanks for joining in on the fun!! 

Dolphin Watching!

Hope you still are enjoying being a part of our vacation!!!  Thanks for letting me share it with you all!

The next day we headed on a cruise to see the dolphins!  We almost did not go because my older daughter ended up getting the flu and was pretty shaggy.  But luckily, it was on a boat so we could just relax and enjoy the ride if nothing else.  It was also our first drizzly day there and very overcast.  So we thought it would not be a good day to go.  But to our surprise - it ended up being a great day for dolphin watching since there was not much action out on the water!  I have some great pics but hope I am able to post my little video of them too... I am have not posted a video before so let's see!

DARN!  I Can't get the video to upload!!!!!