ffq-lar Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Shhhhhhh... Don't share with everybody but..... Mark Lipinski is booked in April of 2010 to do a workshop/trunk show/lecture for my Guild as a celebration for our 10th anniversary. We are so excited! Not only that, but every other year we have an auction as a fund-raiser. Lots of goodies, trips, baskets, "slave nights", retreats, merchandise, and gift certificates are auctioned--both silent and live. Mark Lipinski is slated to be our auctioneer! As the date gets closer, I will let you know more details--if anyone is interested in coming to Olympia for some fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted August 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 I forgot to add that non-Guild members are always welcome, so we can share the fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 very exciting!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 OK I am intrigued. On which date in April is your Mark Lipinski shindig? MQX is April 12 - 17 and I'm going there next year. If your event is before or after April 12 - 17 then I might be able to swing something... :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matildanme Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Mark would be a blast in person if he is anything like the Mark in the magazine. Most entertaining. Please keep us posted, would love to hear how it all goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rita Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 He's a riot -took a class he was in a few years ago...before he had the magazine. LOTS OF FUN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Well, now I wasn't planning to go to MQX....but my birthday is in April so maybe I can run over to Boston to see Shana for a day and then fly out to see you and Mark L...., but then I would need to bring Siana as she things she is his new best friend after last April's MQX... Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm food for thought for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeoldeforest Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 I'm a Mark fan! How exciting! Great picture Bonnie! Wish I could go... I have a Mark Lipinski story... When Mark's new line Califon came out a few years ago - I ordered the entire line. It was my first "large" order ever. A few weeks later, Kelley, my DH called me an said he had a strange phone call. He almost hung up on the '"guy". The "guy" was Mark Lipinski calling all of the shops who had ordered his entire line of fabric and thanking them in person! ... and of course, Kelley did not know who Mark Lipinski was - yikes! Needless to say, I was soooo disappointed I didn't talk to Mark myself. I emailed him and thanked him profusely (is that spelled correctly) for calling us. Personally, I thought it was an awesome kiss-up email...but alas all I got in return was an email that stated "Check out my website - dude!" Oh well - it's still was exciting to know he called. He seems to be genuinely sincere and way funny! He has got to be a hoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G. Craig Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 I get a kick out of Mark too. Really, how many quilt magazines can actually make you burst out laughing! He's also on QNN with Jodi, doing a show called "Quilt Out Loud". Pretty comical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Be sure to wear your depends! He is hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Linda, I definitely want to come up if I can swing it! Please keep us posted!! I love Mark; I thought his podcast with Annie Smith was hysterical. He just seems to be a genuinely nice and very talented guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Originally posted by hmerrill Be sure to wear your depends! He is hilarious! Originally posted by DoryJM .....I love Mark; I thought his podcast with Annie Smith was hysterical. He just seems to be a genuinely nice and very talented guy. Isn't it wonderful to have such fun and such creativity and such inclusion our little quilty world? Life is good, isn't it? Our quilty world is a better place when you have lots of fun and creative people like Mark Lapinski living it. In Bonnie's photo with Siana sitting on his lap, he looks like a real nice good-hearted guy...Like you can look right into his eyes and see his soul shining in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nora123 Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 count me in I love to have fun... let me know date time and price. Nora Millennium Washougal WA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyJo Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Yes Linda, count me in too. Nora and I could ride up together and then hit a few LQS's on the way home!!! Is that ok with you Nora? Just give me the particulars when you get them. Thanks for keeping this quiet so that only a few of us know about it - Yea Right!!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted August 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Here is a Mark story--tickets to his joke fest/lecture at the Sewing and Stitchery Expo sold out immediately but one of my quilty buddies snagged a ticket. She is a bit larger than life herself, so she stood in line an extra hour before the show so she could get a seat up close to the action. In the midst of the talk, her unsilenced cellphone rang (another buddy calling her to see if she had gotten a good seat) Mark stopped the talk, demanded she hand over her cell, and sweetly answered it! "Hi" he says"Who is this? Oh, hi Karen--your friend can't come to the phone. What are you wearing?" The place exploded with laughter! I don't know which of my two friends enjoyed it more!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Originally posted by ffq-lar Here is a Mark story--tickets to his joke fest/lecture at the Sewing and Stitchery Expo sold out immediately but one of my quilty buddies snagged a ticket. She is a bit larger than life herself, so she stood in line an extra hour before the show so she could get a seat up close to the action. In the midst of the talk, her unsilenced cellphone rang (another buddy calling her to see if she had gotten a good seat) Mark stopped the talk, demanded she hand over her cell, and sweetly answered it! "Hi" he says"Who is this? Oh, hi Karen--your friend can't come to the phone. What are you wearing?" The place exploded with laughter! I don't know which of my two friends enjoyed it more!! He did this same thing to Deloa and Dave while we were MQX.....not to sure who had more fun Dave, or the SIL on the other end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nora123 Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 PattyJo, that would be great. I'm in. Nora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbm Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Linda, I've looked and looked through this post, but I don't see where you've said the actual date - inquiring minds want to know!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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