Story Walk and Book Challenge Quilts!

Thank you to our Celebrity Readers, volunteers, quilters, participating businesses, and Story Walkers for the great fun we had at the first “Story Walk Sedro-Woolley” on March 10!  We had so much positive feedback about the day – everyone loved hearing great stories and enjoyed the camaraderie of the shared experience.  Sedro-Woolley has a treasure in our Downtown core – this is the kind of event that home town memories are made of.  Let’s have a Story Walk again next year!

Here are photos of a few of the great quilts that were on display!!

Story-Walk Sedro-Woolley and quilts!

Countdown to Story Walk has begun!  Local quilters have submitted book-themed quilts to be displayed during Story Walk on Saturday, March 10 in downtown Sedro-Woolley.  Each quilter chose their own theme - come and see if you recognize the book or the character! 

Pictured:  Bobi Kelley, Noni Moody, Charlotte Furchert.

Story Walk begins on March 10 at 10 a.m.  Come to Metcalf Street in downtown Sedro-Woolley and stop in at local participating businesses on the hour and half hour to hear readings from books selected by the Sedro-Woolley Library.  Our local celebrity readers will be reading your favorites!  A full listing of venues, stories, readers, and quilts will be displayed in downtown windows starting March 7.  Come and celebrate reading!

Kathy McNeil this weekend!

Yes, even in the snow we are planning to have Kathy McNeil in town for her lecture and class events this weekend!  There is still room in the lecture Friday night - $10 - and please preregister with Teri Bever to attend.  Contact her via teribever -at sign- wavecable.com  Lecture begins at 6 p.m. 

The lecture will be at the Sedro-Woolley Community Center 703 Pacific and the Saturday/Sunday class will be at the Sedro-Woolley Senior Center 715 Pacific.  They share a parking lot!  Please park in the Municipal Lot.

Also, the Open Door Community Kitchen is having a Potato Bar fundraiser on Friday the 20th at the Senior Center.  Starts at 5 p.m.  So if you're looking for an easy way to have dinner before the lecture begins at 6, this is lucky for you!  By donation. 

Story Walk Sedro-Woolley March 10, 2012

Sedro-Woolley’s first Story Walk will be held Saturday, March 10, 2012 in downtown Sedro-Woolley.  Come and visit local merchant locations where volunteer readers will read aloud to a small audience for about 15 minutes at a time between 10 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.  Start on Metcalf Street; schedules will be posted in downtown windows and local guides will be on hand to help you find your favorites. 

The Sedro-Woolley Public Library is choosing the books – this is a great way to sample popular literature for the young and young at heart!   Quilts inspired by books will be on display. 

Presented by the Sedro-Woolley Public Library, Sedro-Woolley Chamber of Commerce, and Woolley Fiber Quilters. 

Please call the Library at 360-855-1166 for more information or to register as a reader.

Kathy McNeil visits WFQ!!

Woolley Fiber Quilters will host Kathy McNeil for an evening of creativity on Friday, January 20, 2012!

Come and enjoy an internationally-famous quilter tell about her inspirations and techniques!

$10 admission, refreshments provided.

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Sedro-Woolley Community Center, 703 Pacific in Sedro-Woolley.

To find out more about Kathy's work, visit her web site at:

www.kathymcneilquilts.com

To get more information about pre-registering for the evening lecture, leave a comment here!

~~this entry was edited on January 15, 2012 to change the location to the S-W Community Center.  Please park in the Municipal Lot between the Library, the Senior Center, and the Community Center.

WFQ 2012 Quilt Challenge - Books!

The criteria for our 2012 quilting challenge have been released, and this year we're focusing on books!  Reading and quilting go together - so many quilters are avid readers and many even listen to audio books while quilting! 

Choose a favorite or one that inspires you and refer to the set of criteria below.  We have an opportunity to hang these quilts in participating businesses during the Sedro-Woolley Story Walk on March 10, 2012 and to also hang them as part of the Challenge category at our 2012 quilt show, June 1-2-3.

Complete your entry by February 29th (it's always fun to use that as an important date) and turn it in at Cascade Fabrics with a copy of the entry form - also available at Cascade Fabrics.

There is no limit on the number of times you can enter and EVERYONE is invited to participate!  Share this info with other local quilters of all ages and be inspired by books!

 

Sedro-Woolley Story-Walk

2012 Challenge Registration Form

The fine print: Using a book for your inspiration, make a quilt depicting some aspect of the book. You can use the cover, general story line, specific setting/scene in the book, title of the book or a character of the book to symbolize the book. There are no size restrictions on the quilt.

The quilt must have a hanging sleeve and if possible provide the rod also (doweling, cut to size, with 2 eye screws in each end works great), but please note, that depending on the store your quilt is placed in, we may use tacks or push pins to hang the quilt.

A copy of the cover of the book must be incorporated into the label on the back of the quilt.

This form must accompany the quilt. Please turn the completed quilt into Cascade Fabrics by February 29, 2012.

There is no limit on the number of times you can enter.

Name:                                                                                                  

Address:                                                                                              

Phone:                                      Email:                                              

Name of quilt:                                                                                   

Title of book used:                                                                            

My inspiration came from:

r The cover

r The general story line

r A specific setting/scene in the book (page(s) _______)

r The title of the book

r A Character in the book (Who?__________________)

Questions? Contact Teri Bever – 360-856-4567 or Judy Johnson – 360-422-3788

 

Woolley Fiber Quilters host Kathy McNeil!

Woolley Fiber Quilters are bringing Northwest quilter and author Kathy McNeil to Sedro-Woolley for an evening lecture January 20, 2012 and a two-day quilting class, January 21-22, 2012.  McNeil is widely known for her expertise in landscape quilting and innovative techniques.  Students will provide a photograph from which they would like to create a landscape quilt and McNeil will guide them through the process over two days. 

Lecture only $10; full class and lecture package $80.  For more information and to preregister/prepay contact Teri Bever at 360-770-1893 or Judy Johnson at 360-422-3788.  Space is limited for the two-day class. 

Supply list and more information will be provided upon registration.  Lunch and refreshments included for the Saturday and Sunday class.  Refreshments for the lecture only. 

Underwritten in part by Woolley Fiber Quilters, the class will be held in Sedro-Woolley at a location to be announced. 

http://www.kathymcneilquilts.com/