Location: Mt.Hope Bible Camp, Forbestown, CA. 

Emergency phone numbers: (Office) 530-675-2022; (Kitchen)  530-675-2088

Directions: Traveling via Hwy 65: Take Highway 65 North to Marysville. In  Marysville, take Highway 20 East towards Grass Valley for 11.5 miles.  Turn left on road E21 (also called Marysville Road). 

Traveling via Hwy 49: Take Hwy 80  East. Take the Hwy 49 exit towards Grass Valley. Take the CA-20  W/?Empire St Ramp to Marysville. Turn right on road E21 (also called  Marysville Road).

Once you are on Marysville Rd, go  through the towns of Browns Valley and Brownsville. Approximately three  miles past Brownsville, turn left on Challenge Road Cut Off (one road  past New York). The Mt. Hope entrance is approximately one mile on the  right. Look for their prominent sign. The sleeping cabins are a short  way down the driveway on the right. Signs are posted on the doors of  each building with the names of the campers. Individual rooms are not  assigned but are available on a first come, first served basis. Your  cabin assignment will be based on your desire to be in either a quiet or not-so-quiet environment.

Activities: Bring plenty of projects to work on, whatever you need to make a comfortable workstation for yourself, plus a great attitude and readiness to have fun! Mt Hope Conference Center is in a wooded area with short hiking trails around the grounds that you may want to explore. There is a large grassy area adjacent to our sewing room, which is very conducive to catnaps, reading, or conversation.

Other Activities:   SPRING 2023, APRIL 24 - 29
 

Fabric Raffle – The fabric theme for this camp’s raffle is Tula Pink. Tula’s fabric’s are fun and bright. Most quilt shops will have a decent collection. You only need one fat quarter to participate, but you can bring more. For each fat quarter you put in the basket, you get one ticket to win a curated bundle of those fat quarters. 

Fabrics for playing "31" card game – You will need three fat quarters of batiks that remind you of spring or summer. Quilt shop quality* fabrics only!

Fabrics for Left, Right, Center games – This is a fast-paced dice game with strips of fabrics as our stakes. We play two games because they go fast! You don’t have to play both games, but you’ll be hooked after one. For both games, look for low-volume fabrics that work great as background prints. “Low volume” fabrics can be described as subtle white, cream, neutral or pale colored print fabrics often with a delicate self-colored pattern or subtle design and they are selected to offset a much brighter palette of colors. Click on the following link for some great examples: LOW VOLUME – Moonlight Quilters . Quilt shop quality fabrics only!

*Quilt shop quality fabrics are those that are available at any quilt shop rather than those typically found at Joann’s, Hobby Lobby or Tuesday Morning.

Block raffle

To be announced!

Things to remember:

• **Register by April 2, 2023 to avoid a $15 late-registration fee!**
• Our contract with Mt. Hope Conference Center binds us to their tenets which state smoking in designated areas only and no alcohol.
• The soil around the conference center is reddish and abundant. If you plan to hike, be sure to bring shoes that won’t be ruined by the red soil.
• Be respectful of your fellow quilting campers in both the sewing and dorm areas.
• Wi-Fi is available with a password, which is provided when you arrive at camp, but may work sporadically. Cell phones may also work sporadically at camp and usually only if your phone’s been configured in advance for Wi-Fi calling. If you’re not sure how to do that, many of our experienced camp mates can help you. A landline is available for local calls and calls home in the 916 and 530 area codes.