Time to register your quilts for "Blast of Freedom"!

May 16 is the deadline for registering your quilts for the show!  Registration forms are available at Cascade Fabrics or from pretty much any member of Woolley Fiber Quilters!  If you're sitting at home, late at night in your pajamas, reading this, and want a form, leave a comment on this post and we'll e'mail one to you (MS Word format)!

ALL local quilters are invited to show quilts - and "local" has a broad definition.  Join in the fun!  We regularly get exhibitors from Skagit, Whatcom, and Snohomish counties.  Although most of the quilts shown are from the Sedro-Woolley area.  We're a quilting town, in case you didn't know! 

We especially invite YOUNG quilters to show their work.  We love to see it!

Every Large, Medium, and Small (see form for official dimensions) quilt needs a hanging sleeve attached to the top, in the back, that has at least 4" of open space.  The easiest way to do this is to cut a piece of fabric 9" wide by the length of your quilt and sew it into a long tube.  Baste it securely to the back of your quilt.  ASK if you have questions about this.  Samples at Cascade Fabrics.

You also need to submit a photo of your quilt with the registration form.  The easiest way is to print your form, then feed it back through your printer to print the photo on the back.  But you can submit a photo in a lot of ways.

The preregistration serves several purposes - it tells us how many quilt display stands to rent, it tells us how many quilts of each size to plan for (and we do a LOT of planning), we print the information about the quilt on a card for show attendees to read, and we use the information to ensure that each quilt gets back to its owner.

So send in your forms!  Earlier is better.  But the deadline is May 16th.  Quilt drop-off day for the show will be June 3 at Cascade Fabrics.  That means you can enter a quilt now, and finish it before June 3!

WFQ Quilt Show - registration forms due May 16th!

As in all good quilt shows - we need your REGISTRATION FORMS for the quilts you plan to exhibit in Blast of Freedom!  Registration forms - with a photo of your quilt (or quilt top if it's not quite done...) are due May 16th!  Forms are available at Cascade Fabrics or leave a message here and we'll e'mail you one!

Everyone is welcome to show quilts at our COMMUNITY QUILT SHOW.  This is all for fun and for the joy of sharing quilting.  Be part of our fifth annual show!  

Blast of Color - time to register your quilts!

As the Blast of Color quilt show approaches, so do deadlines!

Quilt registration forms are due May 16, 2011 at Cascade Fabrics in Sedro-Woolley. Or give them to Teri Bever or Peggy Toyne, who are the Registration Divas.

Quilt turn-in day is May 31 at Cascade Fabrics.

Need to mail a form? Mail it to Peggy Toyne at the address listed on the form.

Need a form? There are lots at Cascade Fabrics and an electronic copy (MS Word format) has been sent to every WFQ member - plus a few more people! Ask any member to e'mail it to you!

A photo of your quilt MUST accompany the registration form! This is pretty standard in quilt shows. An easy way to do it is to print a digital photo on the BACK of your completed form. Then they'll never be separated! If you have a separate photo, be sure to put identifying info on the back of it so we can match it to the form if they become separated.


Quilt not quite done? You can take a photo of the "top" and submit it with the form on May 16th. Then finish the quilt by turn-in day!

Each quilt MUST have a hanging sleeve on the back (at the top...) that is at least 4 inches high and runs the length of the quilt. See form for details. This is also a standard feature in quilt shows.

Choose one category for your entry. Categories this year are:

Large - those quilts over 200 inches in circumference
Small - those quilts that are 41 inches to 199 inches in circumference
Miniature - those quilts that are 1 inch to 40 inches in circumference
Theme - any quilt that you want entered under our theme, "Blast of Color"
Challenge - any quilt that you want entered as meeting the rules for our special challenge (see previous post)
Youth - any quilt made by a person UNDER 19 years of age
Other - this category is for anything that is not described above - probably totes, wearables, pillows, and other fiber creations that are not quilts with a measurable circumference

These categories are for the "People's Choice" voting that will take place on Friday and until 2 p.m. on Saturday. Votes will be tallied after 2 p.m. and winners announced at 3 p.m. when we'll also pin the ribbons on the winners!

We also have three Very Important Celebrity Judges from the community who will each choose a favorite and a ribbon will be awarded for Judges' choices, too.

Winners receive a handcrafted award ribbon and glory!

We'll use the entry forms to begin the process of laying out the show, so it's critical that you turn in your forms by the deadline. If you have questions, ask Peggy (her number is on the form).

All quilters are welcome to enter! Please show your quilts with pride! Don't worry about your skill level or competing with others. This show is for FUN, which is why we also have the People's Choice voting. That makes it fun for quilt-appreciators, too!

Thanks for participating! Last year the quilt show was the talk of the town and we want to show everyone what we have been doing all during this LONG winter!!

How to Enter!

Word is spreading fast about the quilt show we have in store for you! If you're a quilter, enter a quilt or two! Or three! We have an registration form with all the details - hard copies of forms are available at Cascade Fabrics in Sedro-Woolley or you can ask for a soft copy by sending an inquiry to judyjj at comcast.net [replace the "at" with the "at" sign - posted this way to discourage bot e'mail harvesters].

Remember that we need a photo of your finished quilt with the entry form. Attach a photo or print out a digital photo on the back of the form. So easy!

Tell your friends about the show so they can enter, too!