LIVE with Lisa | November 13th, 2025 | Lisa Bongean | Primitive Gatherings

Hey, everyone. Welcome. It's Thursday. And yes, I am here. I want to be like this though. Oh, okay. So happy birthday to Jake. I believe he's 36 today. He is number three in my tribe. So happy birthday, Jake. But yeah, so I am back. And since I've been back, I got home like late on Tuesday night. And Wednesday morning at eight o'clock, I was here hanging quilts. And I hung quilts all day until I couldn't do anymore. And then I went home and ate some dinner and got in bed. Because guess what? I'm on a different time zone. It's it's a little bit hard to go backwards, but we'll figure it out. What are you guys doing? Are we better? Am I blurry on yours? Yeah. It got a little better a minute ago. Okay, nap time. Hang on. I can do my announcements. Okay, yes. Are we better? A little bit. And we're coming back in. We're coming back in. We're good. All right. So yeah, okay. I'll stop. I'll stop. I'll do the announcements. My favorite thing. So hopefully by the end of the announcements, we'll be better. Show me how blurry we are. No, you're back to being. We're back. All right. I'm not doing that I'll talk a little bit. She didn't want announcements. All right. So like I said, we hung the quilt show and like I just got up here maybe 15 minutes ago. That's all. And then I came back today and we hung a whole total of 129 quilts. So thank you so much for entering. But I think next year we might cap it off. I have some monsters over there. Like I literally made the guys make more hangers and a crazy amount of quilts over there right now. Lots of big quilts. Lots of big quilts. So I think that was the issue. I had way too many big quilts. But here's the deal. It breaks my heart that I can't show every quilt full out. All right. I can't. There's just not enough space over there. So just know that I tried my best to display everyone's quilt, you know, to the best of my ability. Right. But there are some that, you know, only this much is showing because I had to hang them on a ladder and there's two on a ladder. But I just, you know, just know that it is what it is. All right. And I tried my best. But let me tell you, the people that have been walking in there today are losing their minds. It is so beautiful with all that color in the gathering. Everybody thinks it's the best one they've ever seen. Lots of I have people that were just here visiting primitive gatherings and they're like, can we pay five bucks to see it? And I'm like, oh, sure. All right. So that was fun that people were excited about it. But yeah. So thank you for getting your quilts in. It's going to be a fabulous show. And just like last year, we're going to charge five dollars to everybody who wants to come into the gathering so we can raise tons of money for our honor flight or exactly what that's called nowadays. I don't know. We'll figure that out, too. But we are going to start raising money this year for next year. And that's just how it's going to be, because we want to raise a ton of money for our veterans. So happy Veterans Day. Two days ago when I was flying home. So that was and it's cool. Like in Scotland, they have they're really proud of their veterans, too. And they have a cute little poppy flowers. I want to do a poppy wolf flower for our veterans, too. So, yeah. So they were they're a very veteran based country as well. So I really want to talk about Scotland, but I want to only talk a little bit about Scotland right now, because I want there is just so much beautiful stuff going on there and so much things that I did that I want to do almost the whole thing and talk about Scotland and talk about the next trip, which is going to be Paris, Paris. So I know there's like 15 people already signed up for Paris. So we just need a couple more to make it. I like 20, 20 would be perfect. Right. So then we don't have to have a big coach. So we need we're needing a couple more people to go to Paris with us. It's going to be fabulous. You're going to love it. I can talk a little bit about if you have any questions about any of how it went since now this is the first time that I did get to go to Scotland. So I can kind of tell you how how it unfolds, because it's different than being on a cruise ship. But if you have any questions, just throw them in in the comments there. And Kaylee will show me that. But let's just go through a little bit. I just only gave Kaylee a few photos. So she's going to start poking them on here. And I'll just talk a little bit about this. So this is Edinburgh Castle. And this was right in the city where we stayed. I literally walked out of my hotel room and I was in the middle of the Royal Mile. It was awesome. So the Royal Mile is a mile stretch between this castle and the Royal Residence. They are 1.1 miles apart, but they still call it the Royal Mile. So and then in between those two points is tons of eating and shopping and entertainment and all that. So there's there is kind of like the city on the other side of the Royal Mile. So you can kind of see some of that. There's just so many levels of living going on in this town. And this was right below that hill and all the colorful different shops there. So much going on. So that's kind of lots of architecture. This is at the castle itself. This is the main door going in from the outside into the castle. And I didn't realize it, but like the queen never stays at the castle. The castle is more military based, like for prisoners and stuff like that. But yeah, so go back to that other one. That one, I believe, is in the St. Giles Cathedral. So that was like a stone's throw away from my hotel. That was just right there. And that's just one of the stained glass pictures that I took. And then here we have Lollybrock. Or let me think of a real name for it. Dunne? No, not Dunne. Let me think here. Oh my God, I can't think right now. But anyways, in Outlander, it's Jamie's home. So this is Lollybrock, Mount...somebody, maybe somebody will know it. All right. And then we have here, we have our tour guide, Cammie. And he took us twice. Once in Edinburgh, through the city, sang to us, taught us a lot of history, lots of stories. Awesome guy. Once you spent, you know, after 20 minutes, I could figure out what he was saying to me. But it just takes a little bit, but he was amazing. So I hope if you ever get to Scotland, he's your tour guide. And then here we go. So this is, we got treated with the Northern Lights outside of the plane window, late on that flight home from Detroit to Appleton. This is what we saw. I was happy to see that because once I go to sleep, I don't get up and go look at the Northern Lights. I can't do that. So it was nice. This was about 10 o'clock at night and it was gorgeous. So that's just a little tiny smidge about my Scotland trip. Does anybody have any questions for you? I did buy one souvenir and that's my beautiful sweater here at Lacheron. This is the place where we went to where they made the plaids and the kilts. And I bought, okay, maybe one souvenir, my sweater, because I paid a lot for it. And I'm going to get rid of a whole bunch of other ones and only wear my good ones. And I bought one little sheep with some all different color balls to his body, had all different colorful little balls of felt for his body. And one sticker that said, Amber, that's all I bought. Are you proud of me? I am because I usually like to over-pack and over-buy and I'm not going to. So did you make a Scottish quilt? No, I did not. Lollybrock, mid-haul. I'm like, oh, yeah, it was a lot. And my mind is not functioning on all of its cylinders, especially after hanging 129 quilts and bossing people around and do this, do that. And I had to get very creative. So yeah. Did I make a Scottish quilt? No, I'll show you when we do our little Scotland live, I will tell you, I'll show you what we did for our project. But yes, it's not my. Isn't the color of it amazing? I know. Right. It was one hundred and fifty pounds. That's a lot, but I'm worth it. OK, good thing you save your souvenir money. Yes. Primitive Christmas is right around the corner. You bet it is. Oh, I have a little cramp in my finger right now. All right. So let's talk a little bit about a couple more things. Squirrel. I said squirrel. Squirrel. Yeah. So somebody asked me earlier about the weather in Scotland as well. So the weather was exactly how I thought it was going to be. And it was kind of very fun to go on a vacation that I did not care about the weather. Right. So I knew I was going to be like in the mist and in the rain. And so I had gloves and I had hats and I had. Hey, you didn't show the picture of me. Oh, yeah, you did. Yeah. With my hat on. Yeah. And so I knew that it was, you know, it was like one of the first vacations I went on. I had to worry about, you know, if I was going to be able to wear my swimming suit or not. Right. I didn't even bring one. So that was kind of fun not to worry about the weather. But it was we we did have like 59 degrees was one day, 57. And then when we were in Glasgow, it got to be about maybe like a high 40s and low 50s, I think, at the midday. So that's kind of what the weather was like. And we did we did do some stitching. But I actually kind of was going through withdrawals. I'm like, I said to ladies, anybody want to stitch tonight? Because I need to sit like I just really just needed to sit. And they're like they were like I think they were surprised that I wanted to sit like I didn't need to just set it aside for a whole nine, 10 days. I'm like, no, I like to sit. I want to sit. I need to sit. So that was kind of fun, I think, for them to realize that I still love every minute of what we do. And I was working on such a fun project that you will get to see enough. So that is coming up. All right. But while I was gone, I heard you had a live and that Jessica did it. And she was kind of a meanie, I heard. All right. So I just want you to know that I'm proofing patterns right now. So this is kind of what I heard what Jess kind of did. Also, this is going to be our pattern right here for Christmas, primitive Christmas. It finishes 82 by 82. This is going to be one of your free ones. All right. And then this is antique autumn chain. We have the pattern ready for you. I can show you this one because it has nothing to do with it. But we have the quilt frame right now. So we actually Madeline actually made the whole thing while I was gone. And then here's a little small little mini quilt or a trivet that you can use like a hat. But this is going to be for primitive Christmas. So how mean was Jess? Right. I probably would have showed you something right. A make and take. So this is called we have Lynn and she's going to teach us collage. So this is going to be one of our make and takes. I believe it's going to be quilted all in lines like Laura Heine does. But look at this. It's all just fused down and then you just quilt it. So this is going to be one of our making takes for primitive Christmas. Good job Lynn. I love it. What is primitive Christmas? All right. I'll show you. I'll tell you about primitive Christmas when I do my announcements. I got a little cramp in my finger here. I don't know what's going on. Yeah. Must not have drank enough water today yet. Okay. And then finishing for indigo. I saw I showed you indigo. But this is a really cool sticker that you're going to get in your box. All right. And I can't wait for you to see it because it's awesome. And I drew it and I did it all by myself. All right. Just a little reminder about our holiday hours. So in November, which is right now, I feel like it just started, but we're halfway through it already, aren't we? All right. So the 23rd, we are closed on that Sunday. And then we also on the 26th, the retail shop closes at 2 p.m. There you go. And then the 26th through the 30th, we are closed again. So hopefully you understand that if you email us during those times, I'm not going to get back to you right away. Okay. So know that we are here during business hours and that we'll get back to you. So please kind of be patient with that because you're going to have lots of questions. Where's my order for primitive Christmas? All that kind of stuff. So just kind of know that when we do primitive Christmas, that your order might take a little bit longer. But let me tell you downstairs, they are ready. Like Amy was like giddy. She's like, oh, my gosh, I've never been this ready. And they're like happy and they're like smiling. And they're like, oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh. Okay. So let me start with the announcements then. And we will go through these quickly and then I'll tell you what primitive Christmas is all about. All right. So let's start off with our unity winner. So Carrie Lynn is our week 43 unity winner. So there you go. Keep making them half square triangles. Keep pushing that block together. We're still going to give away seven more prizes till week 50. And then we'll show you the reveal of the quilted bound quilt. I made the binding today. I didn't have time to sew it on, but I made it. All right. So then we have sit and stitch November 25th. And all the clubs that I'm going to be talking about now go from nine to four. Lunch is included. They are $25. So come hang out with us for the day. Bring your projects and you can have lots of social fun as well as getting getting them Christmas presents done. Then we have Featherweight Club, December 1st, along with Vernina as well on the 1st. Then we have Cross Stitch, December 3rd. Rug hooking will be November 9th. And then November 12th is Wool Club. The ladies were there yesterday with Wool Club and they're like, I didn't really get much sewing done, Lisa. I was having too much fun watching you hang those quilts. And then November 17th, we have Stitchers Gathering. That's just like a day or two from now, isn't it? Okay. And then we have Primitive Christmas. So here is our flyer for Primitive Christmas. It runs from November 20th through the 23rd. It is like our biggest event of the year where we try to give back to you. We try to give you a bunch of free things, kind of like a Christmas present, right? So we will be serving lunch as well during this event. So if you can walk in the doors here, grab yourself a lunch ticket online only so we can keep track of them in case you lose them. They are $12 per person pre-sale online. And if you don't know anything about us and you walk in the door the day of, they're going to be $15. Actually, we got to scratch all of what you just said. What? Pre-order is closed because we had to order the food. We will have a Tim's Bell on the day. Okay. First come, first serve. I know the first day if you are coming on Thursday and you have not bought a lunch ticket, which I believe lunch is served 11 to 1, automatically go and get your lunch ticket because there are only 20 tickets available. Oh, I am. Oh, there I am. It was the camera. Okay. All right. So yeah. All right. All right. So also during Primitive Christmas, we are going to be giving you with a $40 purchase. So yes, I know it's not technically free. You do have to buy something because that's how we stay in business. I'm sorry, but we're going to give you some free stuff if you shop with us and support us. And I showed you some of those patterns and just showed you some last week. But what do we do? What are we next week? Where are we? It's the live. It's next week, right? Next week. So on Wednesday night, we'll be doing a comment sold. Okay. At seven o'clock. And then Thursday will be the live in the morning that we normally do. So are we going to run a live? Yeah. In the morning. In the morning. You know what time? Usually we do it at nine. You got to double check with Kaylee. Okay. All right. So did you all write that down? Put that in your phone. Kaylee's got to get here soon. Can you do it? Okay. Nine or 1030. Whatever way. I can't do it at 1030. The store will be open. Make some arrangements, Kaylee. Got it. Good thing we talked about it. All right. So then also, you're going to get four free patterns. And then one of them patterns is going to have a kit for an ornament. I think we showed you that earlier when I wasn't mean. But yeah. And then you're going to get an extra something if you spend over $200. All right. Is that all it? Or did I miss anything? Okay. And then we're going to have the Scrappy Quilt Show, which we just hung. And we're going to ask for a $5 donation. If you have a quilt in the show, that's included. You do not have to pay unless you want to donate for our veterans. We're not going to turn that down. But anybody else, your husband, you, anybody, we're all going to take $5 from you to see the quilt show. And it's amazing. Okay. It's amazing. And then the lunch takes. And then we have the make and takes. So I showed you one of the make and takes. Is that a make and take? This is going to be a make and take. But it's going to have a metal. It's going to have a wooden star and a wooden star up here. So this is a cute little tree that maybe you can hang some of your little ornaments on or something. But it's fun. Isn't that fun? Right? The guys will like that one to make that one. Looks like a little glue and that's about it. Okay. All right. So that is Primitive Christmas. So hopefully you all understand that. And we do it every year. And we also, we do some other things. We give you a coupon book for all of our specials that we do just for you if you participate in Primitive Christmas. And then we also, our events calendar is live right now, isn't it? For the clubs. All the clubs. The retreats will not be put on until after Thanksgiving. All right. But they'll have first dibs for all of the people who are doing Primitive Christmas. Okay. So did you hear that? I hope you understand that. But if you want to come to a retreat here, we have opened the door and probably doubled the amount of retreats that I was heading up. So now we figured out a way to make more of them. Make spots for more of them. And I'm just gonna have a little help. That's all. I like it. All right. We'll talk about France another time. But you want to go to France. Super fun. And one of the things I want to point out is how much free time we had. Because we had a lot of things that we had to go to. Every day there was something. Right? But it was so nice to have everything planned for you. Because it's like, okay, what do you want to do today? I don't know. You want to do this? You want to do that? I don't know. You know. So I don't like that. I like to be, okay, we're doing this this day. We're doing this. We're doing this. And then have some free time to do some of those things. And even though we didn't really know exactly the times that we would be back or whatever, we still were able to fit in a lot of excursions and stuff like that in the cities. I'll make a list of all the things that some of the people did when we were in Scotland. But Alpine coast, like they were going down the mountains on, I don't know, kind of like a scooter, you know, on a scooter. And some went to see like a three-hour trip to a waterfall. So there was some hiking in that one. And then you could just do all kinds of things. All right. So we will talk more about those trips after our primitive Christmas event. Okay. And then Jess had an announcement, gift boxes. We only have 30 left of the wool boxes. And these are the boxes that go out in December. They are not Christmas. They're like a present that have stuff for any time of the year or all year round or six months of the year or something like that. Okay. But they're not Christmas. And people love them so much. We weren't going to do them, but they begged us to do them. So we did them. And we only had a set amount because we didn't really plan plan for it, but it's still going to be awesome. And then I want to tell you a couple more things that are new in the shop. So we have Willow's Farm, which is a kit here. And this is new on our website. And it features Deb Strange's watercolor-ish fabric. There's some like a highland cow and animals in this fabric. So it's really cool. And then we also have one called Twinkle Twinkle. And here's the fabrics. Is this Betsy's line? Yeah. A quote is coming. It's being made. Okay. Yeah. So we'll show you the... These just went on the website this week. And then one more, our little Lucky Stars here. Little mini. It's 12 by 12. You can do it. I know you can. All right. So those are the few new things that we have for this week. I just want to go through my list here. Yeah, I think I got everything. Okay. We have any questions or anything before we pick some winners for this week? Where it's 80 degrees. Yeah, I'm okay. It's pretty nice here. The sun's shining. It is a little chilly. Any other questions? No, but Diana wanted to remind everybody to be nice to me because I'm the one that controls the caramels. Okay. She is the caramel lady. All right. We got anything else? How big is the Twinkle Twinkle? It is 70 by 90. So it's 70 by 90, but it doesn't have a border on it. So if you wanted to make it a little bigger, you would just add a border. The piecing goes right to the binding. Okay. Good question. I should probably tell you that. And Willow's Farm is 34 by 34. That's kind of deceiving, right? So yeah, that's only 34 by 34. Thank you for reminding me. I got a little cramp. It's just killing me, man. All right. We're going to pick some winners. We have Marlene Foster, 353. We have Karen Ryan, 724. What are those numbers? You do change something about the way they display the handles or the, you know, screen names or whatever. So now they're all weird numbers. All right. Maddie M. NJ. All right. Thank you for joining me here today. And I know it's short today, but like I said, I've been working really hard and I'm tired and we're going to have a busy, busy week next week. And I have a couple of things I need to get done before I leave here today. So thank you so much for joining me and we will see you next week here at Primitive Gatherings where every stitch tells a story.