2014 Raffle Quilt - Grandmother's Charm

Here is our beautiful raffle quilt - to be awarded on June 7, 2014!  "Grandmother's Charm", we call it, because it is the Grandmother's Flower Garden pattern plus MANY different vintage fabrics.  "Vintage" is the expression used for quilts that are not "new" but not 100 years old, either (at 100 years old they are called "antique").  This quilt top was made a few years ago but finished - quilted and bound - during 2013.  Imagine this lovely piece in your home!  Big enough for a queen bed (or double!) or as a wall hanging or other decor!  Check it out at Cascade Fabrics in Sedro-Woolley starting next week!

Blast of Bubbles - attendance numbers!

Our total number of attendees for Blast of Bubbles is in!  With paid admissions, volunteers, WFQ members, and our guests counted, the total attending was 702! 

Down a little from our 2010 high of 730, but solid, nonetheless!

Thanks to everyone who came to appreciate our quilting obsession, and we hope you had a GREAT time.

A common question - Where will the quilt show be next year?  The answer is - We don't know right now!  We are pretty much homeless at the moment, as neither of these two buildings are available to us next year. 

But the quilt show has really become a fixture in this town full of quilters, and we'll figure out where the show can be so we can have another weekend of fun!

Blast from the Past dates have been set for 2014 - June 6-7-8; the first "full" weekend in June.

Get it on your calendar and get to quilting!  Let's make it the best year ever!

 

Woolley Fiber Quilters will barely know what to do with no quilt show next weekend...wait! We do know what to do! We'll be making quilts for next year! 

 

THANKS A MILLION TIMES to the dedicated members, friends, relatives, volunteers, and draftees for executing all the tasks necessary for Blast of Bubbles! Special thanks to Cascade Fabrics for accepting all of the quilts that were not picked up this evening, for later distribution. 

 

We appreciate everyone who entered a quilt, worked a shift, or attended the show! We love our vendors, our sponsors, and our fans far and near. And we especially appreciate those quilt-lovers who came to Sedro-Woolley from out of town to enjoy our show and Blast from the Past. With the I-5 bridge outage we didn't know what to expect. But this was a GREAT show. 

 

Data and more photos to follow in later posts. You knew there would be data, from an Excel geek like me. 

 

THANK YOU!

2013 Raffle quilt winner!

Congratulations to Clay Learned as he is the big winner of our 2013 raffle quilt!  Our ticket-picker, Jenna, did a great job of mixing the ticket stubs - New quilt for 2014 to be revealed shortly!

Day two - we're not quite through!

Blast of Bubbles had another GREAT day today, with visitors from all over and lots of festive fun! 

Our bed turning event in the 817 Metcalf building grows more and more popular with each showing!  Be SURE you see it Sunday at 12 and/or 2 p.m. because once the show is over, it's gone! 

People's Choice balloting ended this afternoon and the votes were tallied.  Ribbons were awarded late today and you'll want to see if your favorites won popular acclamation! 

Sunday is the famous pancake breakfast at the Eagles Club just a block south of the quilt show!  Then the vintage cars will be lined up along Woodworth street, from the museum to the post office, for your viewing pleasure. 

So many folks were downtown today for the QUILT SHOW and the pony rides, street vendors, classic games, and Thompson's Nursery!  Everything was buzzing!

Our congratulations to David Bricka for his solid victory at the Adult Jump Rope contest and to his employer, Country Meadow Village, for being one of our major sponsors this year. 

See you on day three of Blast of Bubbles!!

Blast of Bubbles - day one is done!

We inspired a LOT of people today at the Blast of Bubbles quilt show! 

Local quilters are exhibiting well over 250 quilts at our show - so big it takes two buildings to hold it!  And we have lovely vendors, People's Choice voting, a boutique, and a bed turning! 

Before I go any farther, I want to say HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE ALL THE ATTENDEES WHO CAME TO SEE OUR SHOW!!  In the first rush this morning were folks from Anacortes, San Juan Island, La Conner, and other places outside of Sedro-Woolley where they really had to brave some detour traffic to get to us.  So we are TRULY APPRECIATIVE of how much our regional neighbors are supporting Blast of Bubbles and we hope we can show each of them a great time!!

Speaking of that bed turning, it was a BIG HIT!!!  Held at noon and 2 p.m., Londa and her crew showed a growing crowd some breathtaking vintage quilts and told stories about each one.  And our bed turning has an added bonus!  Vintage quilts on a DOLL BED!!!  You heard it here - I think Sedro-Woolley is FIRST IN THE NATION with a big bed and a doll bed in our bed turning exhibit.  Aren't we?  We'll claim it!

 

Tomorrow we are planning another exciting day for you!  Additional bed turnings at 12 and 2, the last of the People's Choice voting (turn in your ballots by 1 p.m.!), drawing for the winner of our 2013 raffle quilt at 4 p.m., and a LOT of great quilts for your appreciation!

 

If that weren't enough...the Blast from the Past festival is in full swing.  There are 75 street vendors, including pony rides (in front of our 829 building!) and Thompson's Greenhouse in their usual spot at the intersection of Metcalf and Ferry.  

 

At noon, the annual contests for kids AND adults begin at Hammer Heritage Square (look for Sedro-Woolley's iconic clock tower) - these are old fashioned contests like pie eating, hula hooping, and jump roping!  Yes, tomorrow the Jump Rope Champion of the Adult Division will be crowned for 2013!  Will it be Kymbr Self again?  Or will the smackdown between David Bricka and Jason Miller reveal a new champ?  What about dark horse challengers?  The whole town is on tenterhooks about this.  

 

Today was the dress up contest day among the local businesses with 1963 as the theme.  I just loved the outfits featuring pink pillbox hats!  I remember when Jackie Kennedy made those pillbox hats popular.  I was too young to wear one then...but maybe now...

 

So your old friends, new friends, neighbors, and a lot of quilters are waiting for you in our home town downtown tomorrow.  All on Metcalf Street in Sedro-Woolley!!

 

    

 

 

Woolley Fiber Quilters present our first-ever "bed turning"!

An exciting new feature of our quilt show this year is a "bed turning"!!

We have set up a beautiful bed in the 817 Metcalf building and layered on some exquisite vintage quilts.  Our experts will reveal these quilts to you in a brief presentation at 12 noon and 2 p.m. every day of the show! 

Come on in and sit to watch - we have information about the traditional patterns and the histories of each quilt to share with you.  What a great way to learn about quilting and to enjoy the talents of those quilters who have come before us.  Then proceed on into the show and find out what your quilting neighbors and friends have been up to!!