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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
July 7 Guild Meeting 6:30pm Socialize 7pm Business, Show & Tell 8pm Anita Luvera Mayer 14 6:30pm Board Meeting 15 Newsletter Deadline August 4 Guild Meeting 6:30pm Socialize 7pm Business, Show & Tell 8pm Colleen Wise 11 6:30pm Board Meeting 15 Newsletter Deadline September 1 Guild Meeting Quilt College 8 6:30pm Board Meeting 15 Newsletter Deadline
Guild meetings are held at: Mary Queen of Peace
Catholic Church (lower level) 1121 228th Avenue SE
Sammamish, WA 98075
Board meetings and Workshops are held at:
QuiltWorks NW 121A 107th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Minutes of guild meetings are available in the members-only
section of the BPQ website www.bpquilters.org.
ANITA LUVERA MAYER
ONE WOMAN’S CREATIVE JOURNEY
Anita Luvera Mayer is an internationally-recognized weaver and fiber artist, designer, and author. She was first introduced to weaving in 1955 when her mother-in-law gave her a floor loom as a wedding gift. Beginning with shawls and household items, in 1972 her focus changed to weaving contemporary garments inspired by ethnic originals. Over the years her creative fiber work has evolved to include many types of innovative surface design techniques as well as incredible beadwork, embroidery, freeform knitting and crochet. In the last few decades, Anita has focused on her work about women’s stories. Anita’s garment collection, Women of the World, featuring ethnic designs from the traditions of many countries, is currently touring galleries in the US.
You won’t want to miss seeing Anita Luvera Mayer’s fabulous garments, so be sure to put this guild meeting on your “to do” list for July 7.
Volume 34, Issue 7 Block Party Quilters Guild Newsletter July 2011
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Block Party Quilters
P O Box 932 Redmond, WA 98073 www.bpquilters.org
2011 Board
Stacy George
Janelle Braun [email protected]
Lauren Calaby
Jennifer Murray [email protected]
Linda Hunnell & Angelika Mein
Colleen Van Leeuwen [email protected]
April Zemke
Laura Tawney [email protected]
Beth Calkins
April Zemke [email protected]
Lisa Jenni & Carol Paschal [email protected]
Janice King & Heather Teachout
Charlotte Tucker [email protected]
Nancy Cluts
The purpose of BPQ is to foster the art of quiltmaking through
sharing and teaching, sponsoring workshops, demonstrations, and
quilt shows.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Listening to Tonnie Wolfe at our June guild meeting reminded me again of the importance of life-long learning. While much of what Tonnie talked about was not directly about quilting – her primary media is paint – many of the same methods can apply. I’d vaguely wondered about incorporating found and manipulated objects into my own quilt art, but hadn’t really explored much beyond bead embellishment. Now I’m trying new things again, challenging my own boundaries around what I think I know. When I think of it as learning, my “inner critic” is relieved from judging the end result. Some of it might be likeable (at least by me), and some of it might not see the light of day outside my studio! But for me, at least I’m trying something new. I'm learning and growing. BPQ programs and workshops are wonderful ways to learn. But they aren’t our only opportunities. We can learn from books and DVDs, websites, and what we notice in the art others create – quilts, paintings, or something completely different – anything that inspires us to new places in our own art. The key is what we do with ourselves and our own methods. Do we stay with what’s familiar and known? Or do we venture into trying something new? Ginny Johnson planted seeds for us to create some “very unserious” quilts. What additional freedom can we give ourselves to go ahead and try something new? Harriet Hargrave noted the use of batting samples as opportunities to practice quilting while simultaneously using a variety of battings to see what happens when they are quilted. Our charity programs are a wonderful forum for applying new ideas to quilts with a larger purpose … it’s ok if it doesn’t turn out perfect because someone will love it regardless. And our monthly show & tell at guild meetings is a great chance to show others what you’re up to and perhaps gain insight or feedback on where to take it next. What are you learning about these days? Bring it to share at the July meeting! See you there! Stacy George, President Block Party Quilters Club
The BPQ newsletter welcomes submissions – one sentence or many – about shows you’ve been to or exhibited in, or classes and teachers you’ve encoun-tered, or anything quilt-related. Send them to [email protected] by the 15th for publication in the following month’s newsletter.
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GUILD NEWS HAVE YOU PICKED UP YOUR 2011 RAFFLE TICKETS? The members listed below have not yet picked up their tickets for our 2011 raffle quit. You pur-chased these tickets as part of your membership renewal. Don’t miss out on the chance to win this beautiful quilt! Look for Janice King at the check-in desk at the monthly guild meetings to get your tickets. And remember, you can always buy more, either for yourself or to give or resell to your quilting friends. Proceeds from the ticket sales are an important fundraiser for our guild programs. Adele Byrd Rosemarie Ruf Nancy Dochow Cheryl Scheeler Norma Doe Helmina Schenck Shirley Doyle Rocky Sears Carol Johnson Elaine Shephard Elizabeth Lindquist Vera Smith Jeanne Luchtel Ann Sturgeon Rita Margolies Julie Tranum Eileen Merrick Judy VonBokern Marlene Page Mary Wright Gloria Pritchett PACIFIC WEST QUILT SHOW As a platinum sponsor of APWQ, Block Party has the opportunity to exhibit its raffle quilt and sell raffle tickets during their show in August. Most of the shifts scheduled for Saturday and Sunday (August 27 and 28) are filled, but there are still a few openings. If you are planning on being at the show on one of those days, we would greatly appreciate your help. The signup sheets will be at the front of the room during the July and August guild meetings. Thank you to all who have volunteered their time to sell tickets. The money we make is vital to bringing you the amazing speakers we have at our guild meetings.
2012 RAFFLE QUILT Work has started on the 2012 raffle quilt. At the June meeting many of the floral applique kits were checked out. There are still a few that need someone to work on them. Several members have started sewing the pieced blocks. Others are welcome to help. Bags with cut pieces all ready to be sewn will also be available at the July meeting. All blocks (pieced and appliqued) are due back at the August guild meeting. The pieced top will be shown at the September meeting with the com-pleted quilt revealed at the December banquet. The committee is looking for an experienced machine quilter to quilt the raffle quilt. If interested, please contact raffle committee members Margaret Kamikawa, 425-427-0845, or Kay Moore, 425-653-7008. GUILD SPEAKER CHANGE Due to knee surgery, the August lecture and workshop with Sally Schneider have been cancelled. Our quilt show featured artist Colleen Wise has graciously stepped into the lecture opening. Anyone who signed up for the workshop will have their money refunded. DONATIONS Thank you to Harriet Hargrave and April Zemke who donated a book and a DVD, respectively, to our library. Thank you to Center Diamond in Cannon Beach (www.centerdiamond.com) and June Tailor (www.junetailor.com) for donating items for our door prizes.
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NEW LIBRARY BOOKS Check out (literally!) these new books which will be available in the guild library beginning at the July meeting. Hand & Machine Quilting-Tips and Tricks by Harriet Hargrave Quilter's Academy Volume 2 by Harriet Hargrave Harrah For The Red, White, & Blue! by Anna Laura Reidt Two-Color Quilts by Better Homes and Gardens Quilting Makes the Quilt by Lee Cleland Botanical Wreaths by Laura Munson Reinstatler Amish Wall Quilts by Rachel Thomas Pellman In the Beginning by Sharon Evans Yenter All the Blocks Are Geese by Mary Sue Suit Traditional Quilts with Painless Borders by Sally Schneider Sew Fast, Sew Fun, Sew Easy! by Cindy Taylor Oates Great Quilts for Grand Kids by Anna Laura Reidt Patchwork Memories by Retta Warehime Rotary Roundup by Judy Hopkins Little Quilts All Through the House by Alice Berg Celebrate with Little Quilts by Alice Berg Machine Quilting with Decorative Threads by Maurine Noble 100 Pieced Patterns for 8" Blocks by Marsha McCloskey A Shortcut to Drunkard's Path by Ann Frischkorn Mad about Plaid! by Debbie Bacon Quilts of Virginia by Virginia Consortium of Quilters The Thimbleberries Book of Quilts by Lynette Jensen Debbie Mumm's Project Kids by Debbie Mumm Start Your Engines - Quilts for Boys and Bears by Susan Rand Quilts for Baby - Easy as ABC by Ursula Reikes More Quilts for Baby - Easy as ABC by Ursula Reikes A Perfect Match by Donna Lynn Thomas The Quilter's Kitchen by Darlene Zimmerman A Star for All Seasons by Quilt in a Day Seasonal Samplers by Debbie Mumm The Classic American Quilt Collection - Baskets by Rodale Quilt My Best Thimbleberries by Lynette Jensen Fabric Shopping with Alex Anderson by Alex Anderson Hand Quilting with Alex Anderson by Alex Anderson
Triangle Tricks by Sally Schneider Children's Designs in Continuous Line by Shauna Thompson Traditional Mini Quilts by the Moon Over Mountain Quilters Log Cabin Christmas Wreath Wallhanging by Eleanor Burns How to Improve Your Quilting Stitch by Ami Simms HAPPY JULY BIRTHDAY
03 Mary Wright 24 Rosemarie Ruf 08 Jayne Weeks 24 Helmina Schenck 11 Laurie Beck 27 Lynn Dries 13 Karene Shields 28 Kay Moore 20 Perri DeMeritt BPQ MEMBER LAUREN CALABY IS WALKING FOR THE CURE Lauren has signed up to walk 60 miles in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure to raise money to fight breast cancer through early diagnosis and treatment. If this is a cause that you care about, please see Lauren at the next BPQ meeting or go to her 3-Day link online at www.the3day.org/site/TR/2011/WashingtonDCEvent2011?px=1587670&pg=personal&fr_id=1623 and click on the “donate to Lauren in 2011” button at the top left. As a thank you, Lauren is putting the names of all her $100+ donors in a drawing to win a lap-size pink and black Circle of Hope quilt featuring pink polka dots and frolicking flamingoes carrying briefcases and umbrellas while skate boarding!
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QUILT SHOW The 2011 Quilt Show committee met on June 6 and kicked off a great season of planning for Color Expressions our 2011 Quilt Show. The meeting was full of energy and ideas. We have a great team and can expect a fantastic show! We hope you are all working on some exciting projects that will showcase all the wonderful talent we have at Block Party Quilters. All the committee chair positions are filled except one. We are still looking for a Set-up/Take-down Chair. This person will work closely with Lisa Jenni and Carol Paschal (Quilt Show Chairs) and Laurie Salyer (Volunteer Sign-up Chair) to organize and manage the quilt show set-up and take-down. Lisa is also the Layout Chair so she will design the show layout and her husband has agreed to direct the actual movement of the equipment, so the Set-up Chair’s main job will be to direct the flow of the pinning stations and coordinate teams of volunteers. Ask Lisa or Carol for a complete job description. ARE YOU A MEMBER OF ANOTHER GUILD? Are you a member of another quilting guild or small group in addition to Block Party Quilters? Would you be willing to promote our upcoming quilt show at one of your guild or group meetings? This could be as simple as announcing it during Show & Tell or submitting an article for publication in that guild’s newsletter. Publicity Chair Lauren Calaby ([email protected] or 425-836-1507) is happy to supply you with a newsletter-ready article. Please let her know which guild and when you can promote our show. Many thanks!
SIGN UP FOR YOUR SHIFT Each guild member is asked to sign up to work one or more shifts for the Quilt Show. Most shifts are for approximately 3½ hours. Laurie Salyer, our Volunteer Sign-up Chair, will have sign-up sheets available starting at the July guild meeting Put your name down early to get the job of your choice! You can work more than one shift if you want! It’s fun! Here are descriptions of the various jobs: Admissions: At the entrance, helpers seated at a table take entry donations and pass out and collect ballots, programs, and gloves. Raffle Tickets: Sell tickets for our raffle quilt which will be on display at the entrance. This is another sit-down job. White Glove, Roving Helpers, and Mezzanine Security: These volunteers will be paired to share the following 2 jobs each shift: Walk among the guests and make sure gloves
are used when handling quilts. Answer any questions about the show and encourage the guests to vote. One volunteer/shift will provide a break for the vendors, monitoring the vendor’s booth for a short time.
“Guard” the exits on the upper level. Each volunteer is responsible to SIT by the assigned exit and is welcome to bring a project to work on (this also entertains our visitors!)
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Kids Korner: Assist visitors in the creation of squares for Ronald McDonald quilts, keep the area tidy, and assemble quilt tops from the squares. (Sewing machines will be provided.) Tea Room: Helpers keep cookies and snacks available, make coffee and lemonade, and keep the room tidy and clean. The last shift of each day cleans up and puts away all supplies.
Set-Up and Take-Down: Many hands make light work and guild members, their friends, teenagers (Community Service credits are available), and spouses are welcome to help on Thursday and Sunday afternoons. Some pin quilts, some decorate, some set up various activities. If you are not able to perform these physical tasks but would like to help, monitoring the exits may be just the right job for you.
Receive Quilts: Helpers take in quilts and paperwork on Thursday afternoon. Distribute Quilts: Helpers return quilts to pick-up/drop-off people Sunday after the show. Awards Banquet: If you are unable to work at the Quilt Show, you may sign up to work on the Banquet Committee and do decorations, favors, set up, clean up, etc.
Boutique: Shifts will be scheduled for those selling boutique items by the Boutique Chairs. Work in the boutique does not count as a guild work shift.
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QUILT SHOW CHALLENGE Color is a universal language that stimulates our emotions. The artists known as the Expres-sionists felt the importance of color was its expressive powers. The Expressionists used color to express their feelings about what they saw. With this information as a basis, Challenge Chair Mary Lewis encourages all members to create a quilt for our Challenge exhibit using the following criteria: 1. Find a painting you like (by any artist, famous
or not, but not by YOU). It does not have to be a painting by an Impressionist or Expres-sionist artist.
2. Analyze the colors used and record the
emotions you feel these colors express. 3. Create a Challenge quilt using the same colors
to portray the same emotions you recorded, without duplicating the inspiration painting in any way.
4. Include a copy of the inspiration painting (no
larger than 4x6 inches) with your Challenge quilt so it can be displayed next to your quilt along with your artist statement. Please identify the painting’s title and artist in your artist statement.
5. Your Challenge quilt can be any style
(pictorial, abstract, traditional) and any size up to 160” in overall perimeter.
Listed in the next column are a few internet sites, books, and artist names you can use to research color schemes and the meanings of colors. Of course, these suggestions are just the tip of the iceberg. Use whatever resources you find or just go with your own intuitional process.
Internet Sites: www.color-wheel-pro.com Look on the left-hand side of the homepage for the section titled Color Theory. Here you will find tutorials on color basics, color schemes, and the meaning of different colors. For example: Orange combines the energy of red and the happiness of yellow. It is associated with joy, sunshine, and the tropics. Orange represents enthusiasm, fascination, happiness, creativity, determination, attraction, success, encourage-ment, and stimulation.
www.colormatters.com Here you will find more information relating to the symbolism of colors.
www.artyfactory.com Browse through the color theory section. Lesson 2 talks about color as a symbol and lesson 3 dis-cusses color as an emotion. Books: Color Harmony: A Guide to Creative Color Combinations Color: The Quilter’s Guide by Christine Barnes Color Play, The Visual Dance, The Magical Effects of Color, and Visual Coloring all by Joen Wolfrom Color from the Heart by Gai Perry Color and Composition for the Creative Quilter by Katie Pasquini Masopust Expressionist Artists: Henri Matisse Paul Klee Vincent Van Gogh Franz Marc Wassily Kandinsky Joseph Minton Edvard Munch Emil Nolde
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RETREAT FALL 2011 Deposits are currently being accepted for BPQ’s Fall ’11 retreat with final payments due on or before Friday, September 9. Sign up soon! The dates for Fall ’11 retreat are October 20-24. Retreats are a great way to meet new people, deepen friendships, and learn more about quilting and about Block Party. The facilities at Seabeck are spacious, clean, and comfortable. For more information about our BPQ retreats, contact [email protected] or Charlotte Tucker at 425-483-3170. Sunday morning breakfasts at Seabeck are anticipated by many retreaters as the menu regularly features their delightful Seabeck blintzes.
NEWS FROM SEABECK At their 97th annual board meeting on May 22, Seabeck kicked off an ambitious $2.5M fund raising campaign. Block Party – one of the many organizations that use the Seabeck campus for renewal, enrichment, and fun – was represented by Charlotte Tucker.
A year-in-review slide show featuring some of the over 125 groups that use Seabeck and the scope of the building plan was revealed at this meeting. By the time the conference center enters its second century of service in 2014, their board expects to be well on the way toward having spaces available that will serve everyone well for another 100 years without compromising the beauty and serenity of this unique place! The last stick-built construction at Seabeck was undertaken in 1968, so this $2.5M commitment is a big challenge and change. The first phase of the building project includes two new houses, a new meeting space adjacent to the Inn, and a board-walk on the outside parts of the campus.
Anyone wanting to support Seabeck’s fund raising or find more information about Seabeck’s Centennial Campaign can go online to either www.seabeck.org/capitalcampaign.html or www.bpquilters.org. Partnership forms and donor pledge forms will also be available at BPQ meetings, by requesting them from [email protected], or by contacting Charlotte Tucker at 425-483-3170.
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RETREAT PRICING The BPQ board recently requested a review of the pricing for private and shared rooms at our bi-annual retreats at Seabeck Conference Center on Hood Canal. Retreaters were solicited for their opinions at the Spring ’11 retreat and a board review of the pricing structure has now begun. Part of the reason for this new look at pricing has come from members asking how they could secure a private room and part of the review has been driven by our being able to get “first dibs” on a brand new facility being built at Seabeck right now. The new building – Huckleberry – is
part of Seabeck’s $2.5M push to create new guest spaces and it will be ours to occupy beginning in 2012. Huckleberry will have 8 rooms, all with private bathrooms and independent heating. Four of them will be handicapped accessible. Members who have needed special housing accommodations and those who would like to have private rooms will be served by the new pricing efforts by the board. Watch for future articles about the exciting new building projects at Seabeck Conference Center and the board’s efforts to balance retreat costs with members needs and desires.
HOLLOW CUBES WORKSHOP Scott Hansen taught a Hollow Cubes workshop in the home of Angelika Mein for those BPQ members who saw Scott’s quilt during his recent presenta-tion and wanted to know “How do you DO that?” The instructions were easier than the pattern seemed to indicate, the home Angelika offered to us was in a lovely setting, and the day just whizzed by. Participants put their completed cubes up on a portable design wall as they were created so we could all ooh and aah over the amazing lights/ darks/mediums that created each cube.
Thank you Scott for the workshop, the value tips, and the individual attention and thank you Angelika for making this day a great one!
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COMMUNITY SERVICE Thank you so much for turning in such fun, happy quilts! They’ll be sure to put a smile on a sick child’s face and are a big comfort to a kid facing a very scary ordeal. The quilts also mean the world to the parents who are deeply touched by your kindness. Keep up the good work and give yourselves a big hand! Quilt makers in June: Janelle Braun (1) Alice Cleeton & Cheryl Scheeler (1) Marie Couture & Linda Hunnell (2) Linda Hunnell (5) Denise Larsen & Nancy Cluts (5) Donna Lee (1) Barbara Magill (1) Barbara Magill & Linda Hunnell (1) Maria Michurina (1) Marian Pappenhausen (1) Carol Paschal (1) Rosmarie Ruf (1) Cheryl Scheeler (1) Nancy Tagge (1) Mary Washer & Nancy Tagge (2) Jean Whiteaker (2) Friday Morning Strippers (5) Friend of Ronald McDonald (1) Pillowcase makers in June: April Zemke (2) Every time we make a delivery to the Ronald McDonald House the staff greets us with such enthusiasm it just makes our day. We really do make a difference in the lives of these kids and their families so keep those quilts coming! We are happy to provide Soft and Bright batting for your latest Ronald McDonald quilt. Just contact Linda Hunnell or Angelika Mein a few days before a BPQ meeting with the size of your quilt top and we’ll cut the batting and bring it to the meeting for you. Please let us hear your questions and comments. We can also always use more hands so if you are willing to help on the Ronald McDonald Quilt Project Committee please contact Linda Hunnell or Angelika Mein at [email protected]. Thank you very much for your continued participation and support.
# Quilts Donated June – 33
2011 YTD – 226 2010 Total – 438 22-Year Total –
4,800+
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QUILTING IN AMERICA
IS THERE A COMEBACK? Hello, my name is Tami Oxenrider and I would like to ask your help with a research paper I am writing for college on quilting in America. The title is Quilting: Is There a Comeback? I would appreciate it if you could answer these questions and send your responses to me (see address below).
1. Over the past five (5) years would you say that the interest in quilting has decreased, increased, or remained the same?
2. How many years have you been quilting?
3. What type of quilts do you like to make – Art quilts or traditional?
4. What size do you regularly make – wall, baby, bed size, table runner, or other?
5. About how many quilts do you make per year?
6. Do you quilt your own or take it to a long-arm quilter?
7. Do you hand sew/quilt any of your quilts?
8. What would you say the age range of your guild is?
9. What state do you live in?
10. Do you do any quilts for charities?
For the long-arm quilters:
1. Do you quilt for others?
2. Do you have a store front or do you quilt in your home?
3. About how many quilts do you quilt in a month?
4. When would you say the busiest time for quilting is and do you have a cutoff date for Christmas quilts?
You can either mail the answers to: Tami Oxenrider 502 Providence Drive Bryant, AR 72022
Or email them to [email protected]. Please place the words “Quilt Research” in the subject line. Thank you for all your help.
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AREA EVENTS Thru July 31 www.wrvmuseum.org Yellow Polka Dots and Tummy Crunches! A Century of Female Bodies and Swim Suits, exhibit at White River Museum, Auburn. Thru Aug 28 www.seattleartmuseum.org Order and Border, stripes in a wide range of media from a multitude of cultures, Seattle. Thru Sep 25 www.laconnerquilts.com A Lifetime of Quilts: Remembering Elaine Colvin, LaConner Museum. Thru Oct 2 www.laconnerquilts.com Mixed Greens: Saving the Earth One Quilt at a Time, works by the Pacific Northwest African American Quilters, LaConner Museum. July 9 www.lewiscountymuseum.org Quilt show at Lewis County Historical Museum, Chehalis. July 9-10 www.stanwoodcamanoarts.com Stanwood-Camano Festival of Art and Music, Stanwood. July 9-10 www.choochokamarts.org 36th Festival of the Arts, Langley, Whidbey Is. July 15 www.nwquiltingexpo.com Deadline to enter the 11th annual Northwest Quilting Expo juried & judged show, Portland. July 15-17 www.sunpeaksresort.com Quilting in the Mountains, Sun Peaks Resort, BC, Canada. July 15-17 www.lavenderfestival.com 15th Sequim Lavender Festival. July 16 www.mukilteogardenandquilttour.org Flowers and quilts, Mukilteo. July 16-17 www.peninsulaartleague.com Summer Art Festival, Gig Harbor. July 29-31 www.busybeequilters.com 31st annual show, Spooktacular, Monroe.
July 29-31 www.kitsapartsandcrafts.com 52nd Kitsap Arts & Crafts Festival, Kingston. July 29-31 www.bellevuearts.org Bellevue Arts Museum’s annual artsfair with 300+ artists, Bellevue Square. Aug 5-7 www.anacortesartsfestival.com 50th Anacortes Arts Festival. Aug 12-14 www.bistudiotour.com Bainbridge Island studio tour. Aug 13-14 www.coupevilleartsandcraftsfestival.org Coupeville Arts & Crafts Festival. Aug 25-Sept 5 www.evergreenfair.org Evergreen State Fair, Monroe. Aug 26-28 www.apwq.org Pacific West Quilt Show, Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center. Aug 27-28 www.artporttownsend.org Port Townsend studio tour. Sep 1-Oct 2 www.laconnerquilts.com Spirit of the West, traveling exhibit by APWQ members, LaConner Museum. Sep 16-17 www.evergreenquilters.org Quilt show, Birchwood Presbyterian Church, Bellingham. Sep 22-24 www.nwquiltingexpo.com 11th Annual Northwest Quilting Expo, Portland. Juried & judged show, vendors, classes, challenge. Sep 28-Dec 31 www.laconnerquilts.com Together, an exhibit featuring Canadian fiber artists. Sep 30-Oct 2 www.laconnerquilts.com LaConner Museum quilt festival. First International Juried & Judged Show, workshops, and vendors.
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YARN & FABRIC SALE (to benefit a friend with Alzheimer’s)
What: 100s of skeins of yarn @ $1/skein Where: 17350 NE 17th Place Lots of Asian fabrics @ $2/yd Bellevue Quilting cotton @ $2/yd Beautiful fashion fabrics @ $3-$4/yd When: Friday, July 8 & Lining & interfacing @ $1/yd Saturday, July 9 Cross stitch fabric & thread 9 am to 4 pm, both days Sewing notions
If you would like to help with the sale, contact Jeanne Luchtel at [email protected]
Take Me Home Quilts Wanted! What is a Take Me Home quilt? It is a quilt made and donated by people like you to help fund Special Exhibits for the Pacific West Quilt Show. Your donated Take Me Home quilts will be sold during the Pacific West Quilt Show either right off the wall or in a daily silent auction. Sold quilts are immediately replaced with others offering show attendees a rotating display. Prices will be affordable, so we are sure your donated quilts will quickly find homes with excited purchasers! To participate: use any color, any technique, any theme, any size or shape up to 20” x 20”. Have fun! Sew a label with your name on the back of each quilt so the buyer will know you are the artist. Send one, send a dozen, but please send them by mail to the address below before August 13. Association of Pacific West Quilters c/o Irene Moss, Vice President 17426 SE 329th Street Auburn, WA 98092