Day one is in the books!

We had a GREAT reception from the community today for the opening of our 10th annual quilt and fiber show!  Guests from all over NW Washington, some from British Columbia, and from the Washington Tri-Cities were here to join the fun!



Our mayor, Julia Johnson, came to select a favorite quilt as one of our "celebrity judges" and she had to work hard to make a selection!  Good thing her mom and sister came along to help out. 

Country Meadow Village residents were collectively a "celebrity judge" and I heard that they finally agreed on one quilt but that there was a lot of negotiating among them.  




YOU can vote for your favorite in our People's Choice award program and the ballots will be tabulated late Saturday. Ribbons awarded immediately so that Sunday show attendees can see the results!

We would love to show you our quilts and fiber art - come Saturday morning and be ready for home town fun at the Woolley Fiber Quilters quilt and fiber show!

Handmade gifts are the best!

Did you know that we have a brilliant Boutique with dozens of handmade items for your consideration??  And two brilliant Boutique Managers ready to help you with your selection. 

This is an opportunity for you to support a local artisan and give unique items to your deserving friends - and maybe a little something for yourself! 

So come on down to the Woolley Fiber Quilters quilt and fiber show at Cascade Middle School and enjoy all this creativity!

Twas the night before - QUILT SHOW!

We are ready for you!  Friday morning at 10 we'll open our doors to three fun-filled days of quilt-world!  Be sure to come and bring your friends. 

If you're a quilter, you'll find all kinds of quilting inspiration here.  

If you're not a quilter, you'll find inspiration for whatever you like to do.  Color and talent are everywhere!

Everyone will find lovely handmade items in our member boutique, designed to tempt you with lovely gifts for yourself or others made by local crafts people. 

Our vendors have a mouth-watering assortment of quilt-related supplies and ready-made gifts. 

So come early!  Be there for the bed turning!  Have lunch with one of our food vendors!  Vote for your favorites!  And stay late.  We don't close until 5 on Friday and you are welcome to stay all day and get to know our members!

Here are some teasers to get you in the mood - see you Friday at "United We Stand"!

Set up day - another smooth one with lots of experienced workers!

After 10 years, we're getting good at this!  But we still have to climb the ladders...

We rent our quilt display stands from the Fidalgo Island Quilters (thanks!) and we have a method for transporting, assembling, staging, and filling them up with beautiful quilts!  It's always a hard working day in July but we know that it will all be worth the effort! 

Thanks to our setup and display team.  Not all of whom are pictured here.  Some are camera shy and some are just too fast to jump out of the way of the camera.  You know who you are!

Quilt turn-in day - Wednesday went smoothly!

Our quilt turn-in day was possibly the best yet!  Only three quilts arrived without sleeves!  And we had lots of time in between arrivals to keep up with paperwork and staging.  Of course, that is mostly due to our amazing registrar, Judy G, and her check-in team.

Lori reports that we have plenty of decorative clothespins to clip the artists' statements to the quilts. 

 

Noni oversaw some tricky moments of adding sleeves and keeping things moving.

Virginia, a past registrar, was there to make sure the Judy G had professional support.

And we had check-in volunteers, too!

Our quilt stands were obtained, delivered, assembled, and staged.  We even hung the biggest quilts! 

Tomorrow the rest of the show goes up and our 10th annual show will be ready to roll.

Take a look at this page tomorrow for more set-up photos. 

And we'll see you Friday at "United We Stand"!

"United We Stand" - our vendors!

What fine vendors are we having at the WFQ show this year?  Here's a list!  And remember to drop off your scissors with Butch when you come in so they'll be ready before you leave!

Under the Purple Flower Tree
Paulina Dickinson
Pincushions

Little Lucille’s Craft Cottage
Traci Taylor
Crocheted and knitted items

Marlene Edin
Hand Crafted quilted items

Zastoupil Estate
Terry Zastoupil/Carol Ann Signett
Fabric, Quilting books, quilts

Butch Stearns
Knife and scissors sharpening

Threadmongers
Judy Johnson
Thread

Fabric D’Eva
Peggy Schaffer
Omnigrid Rulers, sewing notions

Fabric by the Pound
John Norton
100% cotton quilting fabric

The Fabric Fix
Kris Norton
Fabric, quilt kits, sewing notions, patterns

Countdown to quilt show 2019!

Wednesday and Thursday this week will be COLOSSALLY busy for the Woolley Fiber Quilters, as we prepare to show you our 2019 "United We Stand" quilt show!

Wednesday is turn-in day, 10-6, at Cascade Middle School.  Please turn in the quilts you registered, all special displays, and boutique items you have for sale.  We'll take in your quilts and give you receipts for them - now is the time to confirm that you will be the one picking up your own quilts on Sunday!

Wednesday is also "staging day" as we bring in the quilt stands and other furniture that we need for the show.  After you turn in your quilts, plan to stay a while and help assemble quilt stands and assist with the logistics of the show.  We need more hands!

Thursday is set-up day and all your beautiful work will go UP on the display stands and have artist statement cards clipped on, etc.  Signs go up, the boutique display becomes reality, and when we lock the door on Thursday evening we'll be ready to open at 10 on Friday!

Thanks to all of the volunteers and quilters who have brought us this far.  Both for the show we are about to present and for the 10 years of quilt show success we have experienced so far.  Sedro-Woolley is a quilting town and we are about to show off how much!