Timpanogos story telling quilt shop hop.

I got an email today telling about this Quilt shop hop. It looks like so much fun. It is eight stores but it is only Monday -Wednesday. I figured I would sneek off and do it Monday. When Nicole saw the flyer she wanted me to wait for her to get out of school. Looks like we will do it Monday and Tuesday after school. Good thing four of the shops are very close.


Quilt Shop Hop Timpanogos Storytelling's Shop Hop
August 30-September 1, 2010




Love quilting? Love story? Put them together at Timpanogos Storytelling’s first Shop Hop! At each participating quilt store, you’ll receive a block pattern, and one chapter from Beauty in the World – a story written by Debi Richan, a featured Festival performer (and quilter). Each pattern represents that chapter of the story, and the final quilt tells the whole tale.


To partipate, go to any of the wonderful quilt stores listed below at any time on the Monday - Wednesday before the Festival. Each shop will be giving out a different pattern and a different part of the story. Complete the entire story and receive a full quilt pattern by visiting all eight stores. Prizes will be given to entrants at each quilt shop, with a final drawing at the Festival.

So, come to this year’s Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, listen to the story Beauty in the World told live, and learn what storytelling is all about. Fall in love with eight charming quilt stores, and with the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival.



Participating Stores




American Quilting

424 West 800 North
Orem, UT 84057
(801) 802-7841




Broadbent's Quilt Shop

128 North 100 East
Lehi,UT 84043-1898
(801) 768-9201



Corn Wagon Quilt Co.

303 East 400 South
Springville, UT 84663
(801) 491-3551


The Cotton Shops

500 N Freedom Blvd
Provo, Utah
(801) 373-6210



Just Sew

11073 N Alpine Hwy
Highland, UT 84003-8954
(801) 492-7929
The Stitching Corner

631 East 1700 South
Orem, UT 84097
(801) 426-6900
The Quilting Cottage

35 South 100 East
American Fork, UT 84003
(801) 492-6119


Nuttall's Fabric Center

53 West Main Street
American Fork, UT 84003
(801) 756-2223

My august block of the month is done for American Quilting. I think it is so cute I love hexagons, they are so addicting. You can't stop once you start. I am thinking about making a Hexagon table runner. I have all the stuff just need to print off some graph paper and design it. I am not sure if I should make flowers or just random hexagons.

Derek loves to go bowling. He has been practicing on the wii.

MARISSA in the woods. Me blogging on my phone.

First Day of School

Yesterday was the first day of school. Marissa and Dallen let me take a quick photo before they headed off for their first day.

Nicole is finally a Senior. She is glad it is her last year in High school. She has been ready for college sense grade school. It will be strange to see her graduate this year.

Courtney is a Sophomore she had her first day of High School. She is having a hard time getting her locker opened and has not been able to do it yet. Lucky for her someone always helps her. She was very scared about finding her classes even though she went to orientation and practiced. She was still half an hour late for her first class due to locker mishaps and going in the wrong door. She still came home happy.

Dallen is motivated. I hope it lasts he came right home and did all his homework. I think he likes his teacher and wants to make a big impression.

Marissa came home with only one complaint. "It was long"

Derek has another week until school starts for kindergarten. We kept him busy. My sister is here and we spent the day at This is the Place State Park. We ended up going on a great day it was WILD WEST WEDNESDAY which made the entrance price $2 each. Next week is the last Wednesday for the discount. Despite all the fun we had with cousins when I asked him what was his favorite part of the day. He said "Having the Wii to myself"

August Visiting Teaching

I love to get the new Ensign each month the first thing I do is turn to the Visiting Teaching message to see what it is. I then make sure I am living the principal being taught or I start living it. Then My mind goes to what thought I am going to share with the sisters I visit.

This month the message is on the Temple. I am not the best person to be teaching about the Temple. I have let my Temple recommend expire. The only thing holding me back from having one is a desire. I have been working on that and am ready to make an appointment to get mine renewed. If you see me ask me how that's going. I need to be held accountable.

I remember seeing a cute craft that I wanted to make that went with the temple message. I think they turned out very cute. I am glad I made an extra one for me. I could not decide which Temple to use. Do I use the closest Temple to me or the Greatest Temple of all times. I decided to use both. They can turn the block to face them temple that they like best. I also found a quote from Boyd K Packer to put on the gift bag. I think they turned out cute. Here is an example of each temple and then how I wrapped them.

Here is a link to my insperation and several Temple pictures that you can use.

http://www.lilluna.com/2010/07/tutorial-tuesday-temple-block-im-going.html

Shumway Retreat

Each Summer for over 15 years we have had a Shumway Retreat. It started out as a long weekend in Logan Utah The year Courtney was born that was 1995. It has grown to a week of Shumway fun. In the past we have had homework to do reading books to discuss while we are at the retreat. This year our only homework was to read mom and Dads life history. We then played a game to see who knew the answers.

We have gone to powder Mountain 4-5 times for our retreat and it has always been fun. Kelli and Richard have a boat so we ski and one day we rent jetskis. It is always funny to see Grandpa Dale ride a jetski in his jeans. This year Dallen learned to ski.

We shared a condo with Deryl and his family this year. Before we went I made the girls matching nightgowns. They were very easy and reasonably priced to make. I found a tutorial for a pillowcase dress( they are everywhere online) I used fabric instead of a pillow case. They took about a yard of fabric($1.50 each) and 30-45 minutes. The girls looked so cute in them. The night I gave them to them they showed up to family prayer wearing them. Aunt Debby was a little disappointed that I did not make her one.