Walla Walla Valley Quilt Festival

PO Box 1471

Walla Walla WA 99362-0027

email: info@wallawallaquiltfestival.org

website: wallawallaquiltfestival.org

2015 Festival news:

dates:  Mark your calendars -- September 18, 19, 20, 2015

time:  10 am to 5 pm each day

admission $5.00 (entry for all three days)

Festival Challenge theme:  "OUTSIDE MY WINDOW"

Create your interpretation of this theme in your fabrics. See the rules and guidelines for the Challenge on the Web Site. Cash prizes will go to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners

National Featured Quilter:  Katie Pederson

Katie says about herself:

My name is Katie. I teach quilting in Seattle. I love cutting fabric to bits and sewing it back together again. She has a new book out -- Quilting Modern: Techniques and Projects for Improvisational Quilts.

Her Website www.sewkatiedid.wordpress.com  says "Because thread is the best glue...." Another new experience to put in our tool chest!

 

Local feature Quilter: to be announced.

 

Block challenge: a fat eighth of fabric is available for purchase for $1.00 or if it needs to e mailed $1.50. Create a 12" block, finished size and submit for entry. "The People"  will vote on their favorite block, the one with the most votes takes all the blocks home. You may obtain your fabric by emailing Kay Fortner at kay.fortner@yahoo.com. Again the complete instructions are on the website.

 

Other Activities to look forward to:

 

           hourly demonstrations -- complete with prize drawings.

           raffle ticket with each paid admission for chance to win a   

           cutting system

           quilter's cafe with great homemade goodies

           vendor's mall -- save your pennies!

           stuff table with lots of bargains on books, magazines and 

           patterns, etc.

           silent auction quilts for sale, both large and small

So there you have it. Lots of great reasons to come visit our Festival and the wonderful Walla Walla Valley! A reminder that we are a non-profit organization dedicated to the education and promotion of quilt's old and new. Your entry fees and the revenue from the silent auction quilts contribute to 4-H quilters, Hospice and the Humane Society.

It's a Wrap!!

On December 4th a handful of guild members got together and shared a meal and some laughs; then we got busy and bagged up the; hats, scarfs, gloves and socks.

Getting the bags ready to put items in.

piles of fun warm scarfs..

hats

and more hats.

it was fun to visit while we put the bags 

together.  Well done!!!

the following agencies were helped 

this year...

Safe House

Valley House

Crisis Center

and

East Enders

about 100 kids will be warm this year..

Thanks to all of the guild members and friends

of the guild, we couldn't have done it without you.

Merry Christmas

What do you get when you put quilters in a room full of fabric?

            you get....

                                    Quilts!!!
                                                                                    lots of them.....

                                      and pillowcases too...

The "Community Quilters" work all year and then donate to organizations like; East End Providers, CSI Refugee Center, Women's Crisis Center, Valley House and CASA.

 

It truly takes many hands to make so many quilts.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this 

giving opportunity possible.

What I make with my hands, I give with my heart.

 

The Community Quilts are members of a mini-group of quilters who meet in the classroom located in the back of Hancock Fabrics on the first Wednesday and the third Monday of each month @ 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (except in December)

On the first Wednesday of each month we meet to tie quilts that have been created by our members and friends. The quilts can be made at home or by those who sew at Hancock Fabrics. 
On the third Monday of each month, we meet to create the quilt tops. Creativity is the key word here. We may begin with blocks donated to us or with a group of beautiful fabrics donated to us by our generous benefactors. The tops are created by some of us, but may be sewn by others. It is truly a community effort. What fun it is to see what develops as we use what we have to make beautiful quilts for our friends in need. Though our fabric is donated, other items must be purchased such as;  thread, needles, batting, pins, tacks, staplers, etc. Desert Sage Quilt Guild provides us with funds each year to help with these costs. Hancock Fabrics generously donates the classroom space and storage in the back of their store.

Who do we Serve?   The people who receive our quilts are located in the Magic Valley area. Many of our creations are given to East End Providers, CSI Refugee Center, Women's Crisis Center, Valley House and CASA and others.

We welcome anyone who is interested in sewing with us. Please contact Sue Pack, Phyllis Bybee or Susan Stallings with any questions. You can send an email to desertsagequilters@gmail.com

the "A Team" has done it!

the basket quilt is beautiful and ready

to be donated to "Misty" 

Mt State Tumor Institute

This quilt will be used as a fund raiser for "Misty"

This "BIG" news

mark your calendar

 

 

The Community Quilts club is having a

"TIE IN"

 

Dates to mark on your calendar

 

                     Wednesday  August 6, -- 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

                     Wednesday September 17, -- 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

                      Thursday September 18, -- 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

                      and Friday September 19, -- 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

 

You can find us @ Hancock's in the classroom.

 

One more thing ---

 

There will be a special Quilt-as-you-go event with Jan Hyatt

Wednesday September 3rd @ 11:00 am

She will be showing how to quilt baby quilts or small quilts using this fast and efficient method of quilting as you go.

Come and have some fun.

 

Come and Tie one on

                  see ya there!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Desert Sage Quilters

Guild Picnic

 

 Barb Bratt

 

 

 Sheri Wills and Darlene Brackett    

Show N' Tell

 

 

2014 DSQ guild Picnic