local quilt shows coming up!

CAMANO ISLAND QUILTERS QUILT SHOW
April 8-9, 2011

180 Quilts ... Raffle ... Vendors. Come and enjoy!

Stanwood Middle School
9405 271st Street NW
Stanwood, WA 98292
Featured quilters: Cama Quilters

http://www.ciquilt.com/

Clark County Quilters’ 36th Annual Quilt Show
Theme: “It’s a Beautiful Day”

April 7-8-9, 2011 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Vancouver Church of Christ 9019 NE 86th ST, Vancouver WA

200 quilts on display, vendors, free parking, demonstrations
Admission

http://www.clarkcountyquilters.org/

Quilters Flash Mob Parade!

It's National Quilting Day! So to celebrate we had a quilters' flash mob parade in downtown Sedro-Woolley! 14 intrepid members of WFQ (and friends) paraded the six blocks (three down- three back) to celebrate our DAY and to advertise the quilt show coming in June. The only National Quilting Day parade in America!

Here are some upcoming quilt shows in the Pacific Northwest that you'll want to attend!

Peninsula Quilt Guild Quilt Show
March 18-19-20, 2011
Theme “Quilting at the Beach”
Over 100 quilts will be on display.
Demonstrations, raffle quilt.
Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum
115 SE Lake ST
Ilwaco WA 98624
360-642-2400
Admission: Free
http://www.funbeach.com/

Quilters Anonymous 30th Annual Quilt Show
Theme: Quilters Without Borders”
March 18-20, Friday and Saturday 10-5, Sunday 10-4
Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe WA
Admission $7 – good for three days
Over 550 quilts on display
Vendors, demonstrations, featured artist Maurine Roy, Honored member Bunnie Johanson
www.quiltersanonymous.org

Tri-Cities Quilters’ Guild 28th annual quilt show
Theme: Sew Many Scraps…Sew a Patchwork Quilt
Friday, March 18, 2011 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, March 19th, 2011 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Three Rivers Convention Center, 7016 West Grandridge BLVD, Kennewick WA
Vendors, demonstrations, door prizes, special exhibit of aprons, silent auction, challenge quilt, potholder sale.

Admission
National Featured Artist: Quilts of Jackie Robinson
Member Featured Artist: Darlene Smith
http://www.tcquilters.com/Show.html

Clark County Quilters’ 36th Annual Quilt Show
Theme: “It’s a Beautiful Day”
April 7-8-9, 2011 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Vancouver Church of Christ 9019 NE 86th ST, Vancouver WA
200 quilts on display, vendors, free parking, demonstrations
Admission
www.clarkcountyquilters.org

Quilt Show Challenge

We can hardly wait until June 3-4-5, when the Woolley Fiber Quilters will have their 2nd annual show! So to get ready, we are having a quilt challenge - these entries will be exhibited at the show and will be subject to voting by the public. Here are the rules:

Finished piece must be 100 inches or less in diameter.
Quilt must contain at least one item purchased from a dollar-type store - visible on the front.
Quilt must have a label on the back that includes the receipt for the item you purchased.

That's it! Start those creative engines humming! And finish those other entries for the show - entry details coming in a future post. But soon!

Margaret Miller Easy Pieces Workshop - it was great!

We had such a great lecture and workshop this weekend with the legendary Margaret Miller. She showed us how to play with color and to quickly construct quilt blocks that show off our fabric collections!

Woolley Fiber Quilters will have more opportunities to learn from accomplished quilt teachers like Margaret. Join us!

2011 is here!

If you are a Woolley Fiber Quilters member, or would like to be (we know you would!) please plan to pay your annual dues of $5 in January. Our membership year is the calendar year.

Our next meeting is Wednesday, January 19, at 5:30 p.m. at the Home Town Cafe in downtown Sedro-Woolley (in the Upper Room). Please come! We're getting ready for another fabulous quilt show during the first weekend in June.

WFQ Annual Meeting December 8th

The "Annual Meeting" required by our bylaws will be held Wednesday, December 8th, at 5:30 p.m. at the Home Town Cafe in Sedro-Woolley. Members are encouraged to attend! We will elect directors for the coming year and continue to plan our next quilt show!

Our membership year is the calendar year so dues are due again in time for January 1st. Our dues are $5 per year! Such a bargain. If you're a Skagit County Quilter and you want to join us, come to our meeting! We typically meet once a month until about February when things heat up for the quilt show planning and then we meet twice a month.

Word on the street is that people are making quilts in anticipation of our 2011 show, which will again be held during the first week in June. Where will it be? No site selected yet, but we're committed to being downtown with the Blast from the Past festival.

Our show theme for 2011 is "Blast of Color" and this promises to be a fabulous theme! A challenge is in the works for those of you who love to meet a challenge, and we have lots of other plans in store.

Do you know a business who would like to be a sponsor of our show? Are you a business who would like to sponsor our show? If you're targeting the quilting community for your advertising, this is the place to be. Contact us via this blog for more info.

Above is a photo of our recent presentation to the Sedro-Woolley Eagles Club for their gracious help in our search for a venue for the 2010 show. What will they do with this great quilt designed by Julie Anderson? We can hardly wait to find out!