Special Events
We have arranged for several special events that are sure to entertain! Plan on joining us for all or one! You will not want to miss out on the fun!
More details about the following event(s): #507 Quilt Challenge
#501 Quilter’s Bunko Mixer Sunday – July 11, 2 pm – 4 pm $10/$15 at the Door
Join us for Bunko – Quilter’s style. This is a great opportunity to meet your fellow Campers while playing the dice game of Bunko for prizes! No experience required! Light refreshments will be served.
#502 Quilter’s Pajama Party Sunday – July 11, 9 pm $2/$5 at the Door
Calling all overnight campers: Put on your pajamas and come to the party. We promise you fun and hardy laughs. If you bring a Camp skit or poem or song, you'll get in for free and we'll all help you sing. You may win a prize---Would you be amazed! And we'll all go to bed in a Watch-A-Patcher daze!
#503 Joanna Figueroa, Color & Design the Fig Tree Way Monday – July 12, 7:00 pm $5/$10 at the door
Ever wonder how a designer comes up with “a look”? Every wonder how fabric is designed? What were they thinking before it became fabric, and came into the store to tempt you to add it to your stash? Joanna will describe her perspective on “vintage colors” and their influence on her own color palette. She will then share the complete process of fabric design, from concept to store, showing both the creative and the technical sides to the entire process. What a unique opportunity to hear all about the creation of our wonderful fabrics. This evening event is included with Housing Options A and B.
#504 Quilters Wild Ride Hoffman Fabrics/Quilt Shop Tour Wednesday – July 14, 8:30 am– 4:30 pm $45 --SORRY BUS IS FULL
Come on a wild ride in our magical bus; visit Hoffman Fabrics and a three of Southern California’s finest Quilt Shops! Games will be played as you ride between your stops – Prizes for those who can hang on!
Tour guide and box lunch will be provided.
#505 Mark Lipinski A Bull In A China Shop Wednesday – July 14, 7 pm $20/$30 at the Door
How does a man become a quilter, teacher, designer and lecturer and what has he learned in the process? How does working in the quilting arena differ from working in big business and what words of wisdom does Mark have for us? Have you’ve ever wondered why a successful television producer would give up a hefty six-figure salary for poverty wages to quilt? Travel with Mark from his boyhood Pittsburgh home, to San Francisco, Miami, New York, Chicago and New Jersey and learn how each of these places led him to becoming the quilt master he is today! From his first quilts to his last, see first-hand how a quilting duckling is trying to make you think he’s transforming himself into a quilting swan (if for no other reason than to feel better about your own quilt projects). Take a look at a trunk show of his quilts and his multiple UFOs and find out why he lost interest. Hear what inspires him and allow his life experience and outlook on the creative process to inspire you!
We are expecting this event to sell out so get your tickets early!! Please note – this evening event is included with Housing Options A and C for overnight campers.
#506 Boisterous Banquet Thursday – July 15, 6 pm – 8:30 pm $25/$35 at Camp if available
We will be working up a frenzy of fun during our evening Banquet. Come and play several different Quilty Games such as Quilter’s Price is Right, Quilting Jeopardy, and more for prizes! Everyone will leave a winner!
We will also be announcing the Winners of the Wild Thing Challenge. (No evening program will follow the Banquet).
#507 Quilt Challenge -- Wild Thing Kit $15/$20 mailed Details »»
The theme for this year’s Challenge is Wild Thing. Take a walk on the wild side, and make a quilt about whatever you are wild about: zebras, rainbows, the color pink, merry-go-rounds, tulips & roses, midlife crisis, grandchildren, red hot rods, chocolate, whatever!! The rules are simple, the awards numerous, and all participants will receive a beautiful pin. Kits cost $15 and include 2 half-yard cuts of challenge fabric from Hoffman. Kits may be ordered online, purchased at the OCQG general meetings, or by mail (see website www.campwatchapatcher.org for more information).
Quilt Challenge Display Sunday, July 11th through Wednesday, July 14th FREE
Come and take a look at the amazing quilts created for our Wild Thing – Quilt Challenge and vote for your favorite! Winners will be announced at the Boisterous Banquet.
Prom Dress Swap for Crazy Quilters and Curious Others Sunday – July 11, 4:30-5:30 pm FREE
For the most fun you have ever had with a pair of scissors in your hand, join us for the third West Coast Prom Dress Swap. Bring a (not necessarily yours) prom, bridesmaid or mother-of-the-bride dress that you could not bear to get rid of or found at your favorite thrift store and are willing to cut up! Please be sure that these dresses are made of fabrics you would want to use in your next crazy quilt project. Second, please bring a single serving chocolate bar, and any embellishments you have too many of! (Do we ever have too many beads, buttons, charms, etc?) Have a great time, meet new friends, and go home with all sorts of fabric swatches for your next crazy quilt, re-gifted/new embellishments and maybe even a new favorite chocolate bar!
Teachers’ Reception Sunday – July 11, 7:00 pm FREE
We will be kicking off Camp with our Teachers’ Reception. This is your opportunity to meet the CWAP Teachers. They will have samples of the classes being taught and their books, patterns, supplies, fabric, etc. for your shopping pleasure.
OCQG General Meeting Darlene Zimmerman, Treasures in the Trunk Tuesday – July 13, 7:00 pm FREE
OCQG will be hosting their General Meeting featuring Darlene Zimmerman. She will be presenting Treasures in the Trunk. All quilts have a story to tell, if we just know how to "read" them. Learn about the history of quilt making in our country while looking at wonderful quilts typical of the different eras. Compare the typical quilts of the Civil War era to those quilts made during the next century. Hear what life was like for our foremothers, and listen to the stories told by the quilts. A fascinating trunk show!
Cozy Cottage Fabrics Camp Store Sunday – Thursday Time: TBD FREE
Cozy Cottage Fabrics Quilt Shop is pitching their tent and filling it with those last minute needs and all those “gotta have’s”! Visit our Camp Store for items that are sure to entice! www.cozycottagefabrics.com