We are SEW sorry you missed the opportunity to join us on our 2011 Alaska “Stretch Your Imagination” quilting cruise sailing July 31 to August 7, 2011 with Jody Houghton, Carol Porter from Clover Needlecraft, Inc., and quilting instructors Patti Carey, Eva Holen, Lisa Moore, and Dodi Poulsen with a great group of quilters who enjoyed a week of fun-filled activities, educational quilting classes and lectures, exciting demonstrations of quilting products, delicious food, and exciting door prize drawings, while enjoying the breathtaking beauty of Alaska and spectacular Glacier Bay!  Georgia Gale and Debbie Riebe from The Needle and I in Everett, Washington once again provided our onboard quilt shop as well as brand new Bernina machines to use during classes and open sewing time.  During our visit to Juneau, Jan Nardone (owner of the Changing Tides quilt shop) welcomed our quilters with a surprise visit by Alaskan artist Barbara Lavallee and a nice discount on purchases; in Sitka at Abby's Reflection quilt shop, we were greeted with yummy treats and shopping discounts by owner Jill Scheidt and many quilters enjoyed the opportunity of visiting Lisa Moore's home and quilting studio; in Ketchikan, Betty Gale once again welcomed us with delicious treats and beverages, shopping discounts (and FREE SHIPPING for qualified purchases!!), AND a great door prize for our afternoon drawing!  Our weather was absolutely beautiful during the entire cruise - the sun even came out during our visit in Glacier Bay, just in time for our group photo!!  We were pleased to have been able to provide over $8,500.00 in gifts and prizes during the cruise due to the overwhelming support of our sponsors and supporters in addition to contributions by Len Tobin and Travel Leaders!  The big prize winners included Gloria Griggs, winner of the cruise memory quilt and other prizes; Nancy Agler, Ray Mott, and Mitzi McNall-Hasegawa, winners of future travel gift certificates; Sherri Hardy, winner of the Quilters Grand Prize #1 that included a Tutto carrier filled with Stretch Your Imagination quilting notions, fabric, patterns, etc.; Carrie Torres, winner of the Quilters Grand Prize #2 consisting of a quilters gift set from The Needle & I; Wendy Macdonald, winner of the Quilters Grand Prize #3 that included a carrier filled with Swarovski Hot-Fix crystals and a Kandi Korp Professional heat set tool; Lois Weinmeister, winner of the Quilters Grand Prize #4 of the Accu-Quilt Baby GO! cutter and bag carrier.  By the final day at sea, EVERY quilter had won at least one prize during the nightly door prize drawings and then won an ADDITIONAL prize during the final drawing that day!!  Every quilter celebrating their birthday during the cruise received a special gift from Quilt Camp at Sea that included a cupcake theme glass and fabric.  The quilt block exchange challenge was a BIG hit and photos of some of the blocks exchanged are shown below. 

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