Our January meeting has been rescheduled!

We have been able to reschedule our meeting for Monday, January 30th. The Brown Bag Bargain Sale and Silent Auction will be held as planned. As always, our meeting starts at 6:45 pm at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church. See our Meetings and Membership page for directions.

January's meeting on the 16th

We are planning to meet tonight. The weather isn't ideal, but it is supposed to still be above freezing at 9pm. Our Brown Bag Bargain Sale is ready to go, so we hope you all turn out to support it.

Tualatin Valley Views Exhibit

by AnnMarie Cowley

Be sure to visit the Walters Center in downtown Hillsboro now through January 31 to see some truly awesome quilts by our members. This exhibit, entitled Tualatin Valley Views, is comprised of mostly small quilts, and it explores the theme of the scenes and surroundings of Washington County.

In addition to the quilts located in the lower level, there are a variety of paintings and photos exploring the same theme located both upstairs and in the lobby.

Hours are 9-9 Monday through Thursday, 9-6 on Friday, and 10-4 on Saturday.

Who won ribbons?

Sue Hauser, left, won first place for Happily Ever After, her double wedding ring quilted by Sandy Pennington, right.

Second place was won by Marcia Elliot for Stars, her colorful star quilt.

Patty Dobbs' hand quilted applique quilt took third.

Patty Dobbs also received a ribbon for Worms, from Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District.

The Tuality Foundation awarded a ribbon to Marcia Elliot for Vineyard Stroll, her star sampler with grape detail.

Featured Quilt Artist Terry Grant, shown here, giving a ribbon for Ann Laffin's quilt of Bob the cat.

Jean Lasswell, shown here, gave the President's Award to Jean Noltensmeier for her postage stamp applique quilt, quilted by Shawn Priggel.

Featured Quilt Artist Mary Goodson awarded a ribbon to Jean Lasswell for her West Along the Tualatin Challenge Quilt, That's What I Like About Oregon. Show Chair Clara Mashek is seen here pinning the ribbon.

Thanks to Cathie Smith for creating all the award ribbons.

Saturday at our show

Today was a beautiful day! The weather was good, and our show was wonderful. We had a good turnout, and everyone enjoyed all the great quilts. Terry Grant was our featured quilt artist speaking today. This photo shows the atrium with vintage and large quilts and all of our vendors.


Tomorrow is the last day to see our show. We hope to see you there!


Terry Grant is giving a Speakers Award to Ann Laffin's quilt of Bob, her cat. He looks as though he might be interested in that ribbon!



Getting ready on Friday

Today was amazing! We had so many guild members and spouses help us with setup for our show. Our featured Quilt Artists brought their quilts, and I got to help hang them. They are so beautiful. Mary Goodson hand dyes almost all of her fabric. Terry Grant paints on hers. Their quilts are stunning and I hope you get to see them.

Hanging quilts isn't always easy!

We all worked hard to get things just so, although we didn't always get it perfect on the first try!

The day was spent arranging and hanging all 158 quilts. The first ribbon was awarded this evening from the Tuality Foundation for their favorite. Tomorrow we'll have several other winning ribbons awarded.

Our ironing brigade

We had wonderful helpers who ironed all of our black sheets to make them look great.

We'll finish up in the morning and be ready to open the doors at 10am. See you then!

News from the Boutique and Show

Over the last few weeks, the contents of our Boutique for the Quilt Show has tripled. We have a smorgasbord of bags and pouches, Kindle covers, luggage tags, beautiful handbags and totes, Christmas ornaments, baby hats and bibs, and that's just a sample to whet your appetite. Our members have been sewing for months making clever custom items. We also have a selection of books and other craft/sewing items for sale. This can be a great start to your holiday shopping!

Stacks of quilts delivered Tuesday

Tuesday and Wednesday we accepted quilts for the show. We now have more than the 150 we planned, not including the Washington County Museum quilts and those we'll receive today from our Featured Quilt Artists Terry Grant and Mary Goodson.

Today we'll be installing the show, hanging the quilts, and setting up the vendors. We'll try to post some photos tonight with a hint of what you'll see when you arrive. Tomorrow is the big day!