Northwest Quilt Shows & Other Events

June 2009

1st
Mohawk Quilt Club Annual Quilt Show
Mohawk Elementary School Library (Mohawk Elementary School is out Marcola Road. Turn right at the second Sunderman Road. A lovely drive for a spring evening!)
6:30-7:30 pm .
The Mohawk Quilt Club is a small group of 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students who meet weekly after school to sew quilts. This is the culmination of a seven-month community service activity for the kids, whose creations are later donated to Comforts for Children and Project Linus for distribution to agencies serving children in frightening situations (hospitals, house fires, entering foster care, Womenspace, etc.)
Information Contact: Susan Mondon, email: smondon@gmail.com

12th-13th
Wallowa Mountain Quilters Guild Show
Joseph High School, 400 Wm. E. Williams Ave., Joseph, OR
Admission: $3.00, children under 12 free
Located at the base of the spectacular Wallowa Mountains in NE Oregon, the 17th Annual Wallowa Mountain Quilt Guild Show will feature over 150 quilts. The show is judged by popular vote, and quilt entries from all locations and of all types are encouraged. You will also want to attend the fabulous Oregon Mountain Cruise Car Show, now in its 20 th year, that sports over 300 awesome entries that line the streets of Joseph. The Wallowa Mountain Quilt Guild members are looking forward to welcoming you to our 2009 show!
Information Contacts: Sandy Beaudoin, Show Chairperson, email: sandyseven25@yahoo.com
Cattle Country Quilt shop, 541-432-6669

13th-14th
Clearwater Quilters' Biannual Quilt Show, "Mixed-Up Media"
Orofino Jr. High School, 429 Michigan Ave, Orofino, ID
Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday11am-4pm
Admission: $3.00
For more information contact Rosan Monaghan at rosanmonaghan@hotmail.com

18th-20th
Valley of Plenty Quilters 26th Annual Quilt Show "Threads that Bind"
Emmett Junior HIgh School, 301 E. 4th St., Emmett, ID
10 am - 8 pm on 18th & 19th; 10 am - 6 pm on 20th
Admission: $3.00, children under 12 free
Raffle Quilt – “Polka Dot Blossoms," Raffle Baskets, General Store - Vendors, Drawings on Saturday at 4:00 pm
Information Contacts: Genie Sauer, email: c-sauer@msn.com

24th-28th
Western Washington Shop Hop - 11th Anniversary
Hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 9am-9pm, and Sunday 10am-5pm
Over 60 shops to visit - Newsletter and Passports available at participating quilt shops
For more information, visit http://www.westernwashingtonquiltshophop.com/

26th-28th
Rogue River Piecemakers Quilt Club presents Rooster Crow Quilt Show
Rogue River Middle School, 301 Pine Street in Rogue River, OR
Friday 1pm-4pm, Saturday and Sunday10am-4pm
We will have a silent auction and a "buy-it-now" feature on Friday
For more information contact Nora at norawolfe@aol.com

27th
14th Annual Prineville Country Quilt Show presented by the Crook County Quilt Guild
In the gymnasium at Crooked River Elementary School, 640 N. E. 3rd Street, Prineville, OR
10am-4pm
Over 150 quilts, a beautiful raffle quilt, door prizes, demonstrations, challenge quilt display and more. Viewers Choice Award. This year's theme is "High Desert Sun". The show is held during the annual Crooked River Roundup
For information on entering a quilt or more information on the show please contact Mardyth Peterson
at 541-416-2579

27th-28th
Boise Basin Quilters Guild 2009 Quilt Show
Boise Centre on the Grove, 850 W Front Street, Boise, ID
10am-5pm
A Guilted Garden
Judged and nonjudged quilts, vendors, demonstrations, and a gift garden
For more information call Sandi Smith at 208-345-1901 or www.boisebasinquilters.org

July 2009

9th-13th
Jacksonville Museum Quilters presents 31th Annual Quilt Show "Quilts in the Ballroom"
Historic 1880 U.S. Hotel Corner of 3rd & California St., Jacksonville, OR
9am-4pm
Admission $2.00
The show will feature historical quilts from the collection of the Jacksonville Museum Quilters in honor of Oregon's Sesquicentennial (150 yrs) birthday! Vendors, Boutique, the opportunity quilt named after Delia Nunan of the historical 1890 Queen Anne style, Nunan House. "Delia's Delight" reflects the Jacobean applique popular from the Queen Anne period.
Contact: Nell 541-899-1590 or e-mail: quilts4us@yahoo.com
Delia's Delight can be seen at www.mountainstarsquiltersguild.org Regional Events

10th-18th
Sagebrush Shop Hop
During the SAGEBRUSH SCRAMBLE quilt shop “hoppers” will tumble through 13 quilt shops throughout eastern Oregon and Washington! Three of the shops are in Wallowa County, Oregon. NOTE: The Sagebrush Shop Hop will include an exclusive TOUR of Crabapple Hill Design Studio in Benton City, Washington. “Sagebrush” is also boasting a new format this year, July 10 through July 18, 2009, giving you TWO WEEKENDS to complete the hop. Every “Hopper” will receive a free tote bag and those that visit all shops will be eligible for GRAND prizes galore! For more information and to pick up a passport, which will be available just prior to the hop, contact Cattle Country Quilts in Joseph, OR.
For information contact Cattle Country Quilt: www.CattleCountryQuilts.com
or call 541-432-6669

11th
Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show
Sisters, OR
9:30am-5pm
Over 1,200 quilts hung throughout the town of Sisters in the largest outdoor quilt show in the world.
For more information contact Ann at 541-549-0989, e-mail ann@SistersOutdoorQuiltShow.org
www.SistersOutdoorQuiltShow.org

17th-18th
Lewis River Quilters 3rd Annual Quilt Show
Woodland Primary School, 600 Bozarth Avenue, Woodland, WA
Friday 10am,-5pm, Saturday 10am-4pm, Admission $5.00, Free Parking, Raffle Quilt
Come and see what our members have been up to for the past two years. Our 3rd bi-annual quilt show will feature members quilts that range from traditional to vintage to art quilts, including appliqué and piecework. Our many vendors will have all of the latest fabrics, patterns and supplies for your own inspired projects. Tickets for our beautiful appliqué raffle quilt are only $1 each and the proceeds will benefit Woodland Mobile Meals.
http://www.lewisriver.com/quilters/

17th-19th
Baker City Quilt Show, "Quilting Along the Trail "
Baker City, OR, 97814
Featured Quilter: Barbara Lewis
Country Store
Vendor's Mall
For more information please contact: Virginia Lowery @ 541-523-3038
or Mary Jane Hackwith @ 541-523-3752

24th-25th
International Quilt Festival
Long Beach Convention Center,Long Beach, California
Friday-Saturday 10am-7pm, Sunday 10am-3pm
Vendors galore, quilts, educational seminars, fashion shows, classes, and more
For more information, visit: http://www.quilts.com/home/shows/

25th
5th annual Coburg Quilt Show and Tea
Downtown Coburg, OR (I-5 N, exit 199, north of Eugene)
9am-4pm
Free parking and admission
"Quilt Your Wagons" will celebrate Oregon's 150th anniversary with an outdoor display of new and vintage quilts, fiber arts, lectures, quilt related vendors, horse/wagon tour of historical Coburg, a tea luncheon, silent auction, and live music. Many of our quilts and fiber art pieces will be for sale. Antique shops and local cafes are also available. Come join us for a relaxing and fun day in a small farm town setting.
For more information contact Linda at 541-302-9365 or www.coburgquiltshow.org

August 2009

1st
Sunriver Quilt Show
Sunriver's 21st Annual Quilt Show and Sale in the Village at Sunriver
Over 100 quilts will be on display outdoors, from 9 am to 4 pm
There will be quilts for sale and a bazaar full of hand made items for sale
For more information contact Mountain Meadow Quilters at 541-593-9710
or www.mtnmeadowquilters.org
Sunriver is 15 miles south of Bend off Hwy 97

1st-2nd
Pomeroy Living History Farm's 14th Annual Quilt Festival "Vintage Charm"
Pomeroy Living History Farm, 20902 NE Lucia Falls Rd.,Yacolt, WA. 98675
Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 1pm-5pm
Admission $6 for adults, $4 ages 3-11
Rebecca Anderson of Rebecca Ruth Designs will present her talk on aprons and display her collection that spans 100 yrs. She will also display her quilts.
Program Times: Saturday 11:30am & 2:30pm, Sunday 2:30pm
For more information contact Cheryl Hagedorn, Quilt Show Coordinator
www.pomeroyfarm.org

1st-2nd
Rhododendron Quilt Guild Proudly presents “A Wave of Quilts
A People’s Choice Quilt Show, Siuslaw Middle School 26th & Oak St., Florence, OR
Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 11am-4pm Admission is by Donations
Featured quilters: Margaret Goss & Willie Jenkins, Daily Demonstrations, Vendors, Boutique, Food, Ribbons, Silent Auction, Entertainment, Raffle Quilt & Much More!!! Visit our website at www.rhodyquilt.info or Contact us at: waveofquilts@msn.com

7th-8th
Oregon Coastal Quilters Guild's Quilt by the Sea: Treasures of the Quilting Trail
Newport Recreation Center, 225 SE Avery St.,Newport, OR
Friday 10am-7pm, Saturday 10am-6pm
Admission $5, parking is free
More than 200 quilts, small quilt auction, vendors, member boutique. Dennis McGregor, renowned Sisters folk artist, will be on hand to autograph his dramatic art poster available for purchase and designed especially for this show.
For more information contact oregoncoastalquilters@live.org
www.oregoncoastalquilters.org

8th-16th
1st Ever Crescent City, Calif. City-wide quilt show Event
20 minutes from the Oregon Border and nestled between the Redwoods and the Sea, Crescent City, Calif. is having their first City-wide quilt show. Stroll through town and see quilts FREE in Merchants windows Aug 8th through 14th.

Then on August 15th and 16th, in conjunction with the Lighthouse Quilt Guild Show, buses will transport visitors from venue to venue. Included in your ticket is admission to the Guild show at the Fairgrounds, admission to the Historical Society to see vintage and antique quilts, plus free rides to the Harbor, Downtown and Elk Valley Casino.
Tickets $10 per day, or $15 for both days. For further information: (707) 464 6019

15th
Mount Bachelor Quilters Guild presents its 26th Annual Quilt Show "Quilts in the Park"
Saturday, August 15, 2009 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at Pioneer Park in Bend, Oregon.
The park is located at the corner of Wall Street and Portland Avenue.
Admission is free.
Over 100 quilts will be displayed. Our featured quilter this year is Jill Monley. The guild's 2009 Raffle Quilt will be on display, with the winning ticket being drawn about 3:30 pm. Tickets will be on sale at $1 each or 6 for $5 until just before the drawing. There will be quilts for sale and a Quilter's Sales Table. The park is such a beautiful setting to display and enjoy all the beautiful quilts. We hope to see you there.

For more information contact Pris Brubaker at prisbrubaker@bendcable.com or visit our website at www.quiltsqq.com.

21st-22nd
Quilt Questers' 19th Annual Quilt Show, La Grande Oregon
The show will be located in the Historic Carnegie Library at 4th and Penn St.
For information, call Earlene at 541-962-7832 or email thequiltersshed@eoni.com

29th
Marys River Quilt Guild presents Quilts in the Garden, a biennial quilt and garden show in Corvallis, Oregon
10 am - 4 pm in the gardens in the northwest section of Corvallis and some are within walking distance of each other. Admission to the seven gardens is $5, which is payable at any of the gardens. A map and further details about individual gardens are available on the Guild's Web site: marysriverquiltguild.org

The gardens feature not only flowers, but fruit trees, berries, vegetables, lavender fields, water features and a garden chess set. The quilts, provided by Marys River Quilt Guild members, include traditional, contemporary/art, antique, miniatures, and celebration quilts. Also on display will be Journal Quilts assembled by cancer diagnosed patients who work with teachers in a free class, Permission 2 Play, Living Well with Cancer & Healing Through Quilting. Quilts from Caring Hands will have quilts for sale. And Marys River Quilt Guild will have this year’s raffle quilt, Mariner’s Rainbow, on display with tickets for sale at $1 each or 6 for $5.

September 2009

4th-6th
TRQG (Three Rivers Quilt Guild AKA Rowdy River Girls) Fall Retreat
At St. Rita's outside of Gold Hill, OR
cost is $100 which includes 2 nights lodging 5 meals and Classroom instruction
For more information contact Delta McConnell, TRQG coordinator

11th-13th
Hells Canyon Mule Days 7th annual Quilt Show
Cloverleaf Hall, Wallowa County Fairgrounds, Enterprise, OR
Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-3pm
Admission: $3.00 - good for all weekend
Ample free parking and handicap accessible
This exhibit recognizes individual quilt makers from the area with over 100 quilts on display for the three day event. Our show committee is always pleased to show new quilts and we welcome your entry. The Cloverleaf Hall comes alive with quilts that foster designs from the past and also current day patterns that will amaze and inspire the quilter and non-quilter alike. Quilts will be entered in three categories; Bed Size Quilts, Crib/Lap Size Quilts, and Wall Hangings. Also, a special category sponsored by Hannah Beaudoin from Savoie’s Specialties, for Mule designed motif quilts. There will be a Merchants Mall with all those “must have-can’t resist” items including quilt vendors, artisans with quality handcrafted goods, home and country and garden accents. The raffle quilt will be on display and tickets may be purchased for $1.00 each or six for $5.00 and the winning ticket will be drawn on Sunday at 2:00 pm.
Contact: Sondra Lozier at 541-426-3271, e-mail: information@hellscanyonmuledays.com
www.hellscanyonmuledays.com

17th-19th
Columbia River Gorge Quilters' Guild Quilt Show
Skamania County Fairgrounds, Stevenson, WA
The show will feature award-winning art quilter Kathy McNeil (www.kathymcneilquilts.com). Additional highlights of the show include viewer's choice awards, cash prizes for judged entries, a merchants mall, and a special exhibit of the Guild Challenge quilts.
For more information, contact: Ramona Reynolds at 509-250-2793 or email her at gorgequiltshow@gmail.com. Visit our website: http://gorgequiltersguild.org

18th-19th
2009 Community Quilt Show
Bethel Baptist Church, 325 NW Baker Creek Rd., McMinnville, OR
10am-4pm daily
Speaker: Cheryl Malkowski on Saturday, 2 pm. Daily demonstrations, door prizes and more.
Lunch served 11 am - 1 pm, $5 suggested donation. Help our community: bring canned food.
For more information or quilt entry forms call 503-434-5541 or 503-835-3023

18th-20th
Walla Walla Valley Quilt Festival
Walla Walla WA County Fairgrounds
10am-5pm daily
Festival challenge "Ten Years-Ten Colors" in celebration of our 10th year. Featured Quilter- Pamela Mostek, Vender mall and Food Court. Demonstrations hourly
For more information call Cathy 541-938-6130, E-mail wwvquilts@hotmail.com or visit our website at
www.wallawallaquiltfestival.org

18th-20th
Create at the Lake Quilting Retreat Sponsored by Cattle Country Quilt Shop, Joseph, OR
Back by popular demand, renowned quilting teacher Roxanne Carter will teach from five of her outstanding patterns, including several featured in national magazines. Roxanne Carter has been nominated as Quilting Teacher of the Year and regularly designs for Maywood Studios, Fabric Visions and David Textiles, among others. She has authored quilting books and designed more than 35 quilting patterns. Roxanne is also a featured teacher for the Quilt Camp and Sea cruises. Retreat Packages include instructor fees, pattern, delicious home-style meals, lodging in beautiful cabins and an un-interrupted LONG quilting weekend at the magnificent Wallowa Lake Camp & Retreat Center. For more information, contact Cattle Country Quilts, 203 N. Main St., PO Box 110, Joseph, OR 97846, visit our website, www.CattleCountryQuilts.com and click on “Retreats,” call 541-432-6669 or best yet, stop by our shop and visit us in person!

19th-20th
Gold Beach Quilters are hosting their 25th annual Festival of Quilts
Show is held at the Event Center on the Beach, Hwy 101, Gold Beach, OR
Admission: $2.50
Local and regional quilt entries, vendors, handmade boutique, soup lunch available (extra fee)
Contact Lynne Giottonini for vendor info and quilt entry forms. For these, call 541-247-7424, email, or use snail mail: Box 376 Wedderburn, OR 97491

24th-26th
Northwest Quilting Expo
Portland Expo Center, 2060 No. Marine Drive, Portland, OR
Thursday 9am-6pm, Friday 9am-6pm and Saturday 9am-5pm
This three day event offers inspiration and opportunities to expand your interests. Bring your friends and celebrate the creative arts together! With your General Admission ticket you can come and go all day long, enjoying a mix of shopping with over 60 vendors, quilt displays, wearable art and doll displays. Take a class or two. Enjoy the scheduled fashion show and the unscheduled fashion show seen on the other attendees. Expo's juried quilt show features hundreds of dazzling quilts. Wander past contemporary and traditional quilts, wearable art, cloth dolls and more, and emerge with new ideas for your own projects. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned quilter, wouldn’t you enjoy seeing your quilts in the show? here are over $13,000 in prizes again this year!
For more information: http://www.nwquiltingexpo.com/

30th-October 6th
9th Annual “Hop the Blues”
Gather your quilting friends and "Hop" from shop-to-shop in northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington, during the 9th Annual “Hop the Blues,” including three shops in Wallowa County. Visit all shops September 30 through October 4, 2009 (Wednesday through Sunday) to be eligible for awesome grand prizes. Every shop will be filled with wonderful samples, prizes, and lots of fabric for your quilting needs. Pick up your passport, which will be available just prior to the hop at any of the participating shops.
For more information contact Cattle Country Quilts in Joseph, OR at 541-432-6669 www.CattleCountryQuilts.com

October 2009

2nd-3rd
5th Annual Boardman Fall Quilt Show
Greenfield Grange (the pink building under the water tower) 209 NW 1st St., Boardman, OR, 10 am - 4 pm
$2.00 admission. Quilter’ s Challenge Contest - Demonstrations, Door Prizes, Vendors - "Peoples Choice” Award
Lunch & Beverages available.

16th-18th
Washington State Quilters Quilt Show & Merchant Mall
Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St., City of Spokane Valley
The show will again feature a vendor mall, hourly demonstrations, and the wonderful WSQ Boutique. Want to learn to hand tie a quilt? Stop by "Tie one On" and practice on one of the baby quilts that will be donated to a local charity at the end of the show.
For more information: http://www.geocities.com/wsqspokanechapter/wsqquiltshow.html

17th-18th
Santiam Scrappers Quilt Guild presents 2009 Fall Festival of Quilts & Textile Arts
Lebanon, Oregon
More information TBA, www.santiamscrappers.org

November 2009

12th-14th
Rusty Barn Quilt and Sewing Festival
Western Washington Fairgrounds, 110 - 9th Ave. SW, Puyallup, WA
Thursday-Saturday 10am-5pm
At the Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival you will find a wide variety of Sewing, Quilting, Needle-Art and Craft supply exhibits from many quality companies. In addition, you will have the opportunity to participate in one or more of the many “Make and Take” workshops or FREE educational seminars. Your ticket is good for all 3 days of each show, so please take your time and don’t miss any of the exciting new products, techniques or educational ideas
For more information: http://www.rustybarn.com/2009-shows.html

May 2010

26th-28th
Tillamook County Quilters Show
Tillamook County Fair Grounds, 4603 Third Street, Tillamook OR
Quilt show to include venders & quilt show
Lots of free parking
More information to follow