Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Back From Utah (picture heavy)

I think I am almost caught up on sleep.   I was gone all last week to Park City Utah to help my super awesome fabric designer friend Amanda Herring with her Lula retreat.

 First stop is the amazing house that the retreat was held at.   It was called 'The Grand Love Shack' and had 11 bedrooms!  

Now these next few pictures may make you a little lightheaded.  One of the rooms was designated as a 'candy room' with about 15 glass jars filled with all types of candy.   If you are wondering, I will put your mind at ease, this is where you could find me most morning, afternoons, and evenings.


These adorable felt flowers were given out to each of the guests and had pins and clips on the back so could be worn or clipped onto something.


Here are a few of us clowning around in the kitchen when we should be doing something much more productive.   Notice the fancy aprons Amanda and I made?




This next picture is a huge one stroked off my bucket list - the headquarters of Riley Blake Fabrics!   And it gets better.....

Yep, there I am with the gang from Riley Blake!   On the left is dear sweet Julia who always sends me awesome fabric to play with.   Then next to me is Cindy the super generous owner of RB Fabrics, and on the far right is Jina the second in command who is so sincere and lovely.
I could barely speak I was so overwhelmed to actually be standing there with them at headquarters in the room they tape their tutorials!


Of course it wouldn't be me if I didn't clown around a bit.


I brought one suitcase inside of another, so I could bring all of this home!



Life is good!   Thanks Lula!







13 comments:

Karla Hartzog said...

Ah!!! Loot!!!!

What Comes Next? said...

fun fun fun!

Gene Black said...

Clearly you had a great time!

Westend Quilter said...

Amazing! can't wait to see what comes out of your sewing room with all that!

jlk said...

Your haul is amazing!

Gill said...

What fun you all had!

Snoodles said...

Whooo hoooo! Lots of fun....clowning around is standard operating procedure here! :) Love being with you on your trip by seeing your photos!

Kat said...

Looks like you had a fantastic time!

sally said...

You are so awesome!! I'm so sad I missed being with you!!!!! Houston, Houston, Houston!! (okay, I'll stop chanting!! and I'll start planning to be there with you again, next year!!) ♥♥♥

CraftyViolet said...

Looks like you had an awesome time!

Rolanda said...

Looks like you had fun. Christmas came early or were you trick-or-treating? lol.

Rolanda said...

Looks like you had fun. Christmas came early or were you trick-or-treating? lol.

Watercolour and Textile Artist, Eileen Gidman said...

Pictures even without a lot of words give us a good idea how much creative fun you had. Awesome.