Expo returns in September
The 2011 Expo was our biggest and best yet and we're already planning our 2012 Expo, coming September 20-22, 2012. We're busy getting teachers booked and exhibits lined up and will announce new details as they are confirmed.
If you're ready to get started on your quilt entry, we've just posted our categories and entry form for 2012. Be sure to read the categories carefully as there are a few additions and changes this year.
Remember to enter our Forever Seasons quilt challenge featuring the beautiful Seasons batik. It represents the changing seasons and was created for us by Island Batik. Click here to purchase any of the three batiks.
Use one or more of the three main fabrics to create a quilt for our Forever Seasons Quilt Challenge. We realize that good things take time and we are giving you plenty of it—one full year! This beautiful batik is available for you to purchase by the yard from this website or at many quilt stores in the Pacific Northwest.
Our Instructors
Our 2012 roster of instructors is being finalized. Here's who is signed up for September: Rob Appell, Laura Nownes, Marci Baker and Deb Karasik.
This Year's Special Exhibits
We have so many treats planned for you, including the clever Twelve by Twelve Challenge Exhibit! One of the challenges, based on the color eggplant, is shown at right.
Here are our special exhibits, plus links to their websites where available:
- Twelve by Twelve International Art Quilt Challenge Exhibit
- SAQA (Studio Art Quilters Association)
- Alzheimer's Illustrated: From Heartbreak to Hope Traveling Quilt Exhibit
- Hoffman Challenge
- Cover to Cover Book Club Quilters
- Miller Quilts with Margaret Miller
We'll also have five outstanding quilt guilds exhibiting:
- Columbia FiberArts Guild
- Umpqua Valley Quilters' Guild of Southern Oregon
- Evergreen Piecemakers of Seattle
- Portland Modern Quilt Guild
- Metropolitan Patchwork Society
The 2011 Best in Show Quilt
What a show the 2011 Expo was! We saw many happy people as we wandered through the exhibits and past the vendor booths. The buzz around the winning quilts was impressive. To see all of our winners, click the 2011 Winners links, left.
Our Best in Show winner, shown above, is The Magical Mermaid's Castle by Germany's Claudia Pfeil. Every time we looked, a small crowd was gathered around this quilt, and we totally understand why. Claudia's attention to detail is stunning, and her use of embellishments is exquisite. The close-up we show below is a a very tiny part of the upper left corner of the quilt. We heard comments about the back of the quilt being as beautiful as the front . . . it is!
If you want to get the latest news about the 2012 Expo, sign up on our Facebook page. We post updates there throughout the year as details are finalized.
Our 2011 Show Sponsors
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Intermediate Quilt Sponsor:
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Traditional Custom Freehand |
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Best Western Inn at the Meadows |
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