Vancouver Quilt, Craft and Sewing Festival

November 20, 21, 22 2008
10 am to 5 pm
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Clark county Fair Grounds exit 9 from I 5
$5 parking
$8 admission.

This morning I went to this event. Sadly I wasn’t able to take any pictures; the venders didn’t want any photos taken. I was disappointed that there were no display quilts to admire.

There were shopping opportunities galore. Venders with 108 inch wide batik fabric. Batik flannel. All sorts of sparkly embellishments. Venders selling embroidery and stuffed animal patterns Many sewing machine venders including my favorite Montavilla sewing.

www.montavillasewing.com

There are free make and take workshops and free seminars.

Have fun shopping.

A festival of quilts

The 34^th Annual Quilt Show presented by Northwest Quilters, Inc. June 6-8, 2008. I stopped in to see this show. I was impressed by the number of hand quilted quilts. I was inspired by the friendly, helpful people that I talked with. There were fun cat quilts, nifty alien quilts and a quilt with a prayer labyrinth on the back. You can go to talks and demonstrations. Work on a block for a charity quilt. At PSU University Place 310 S.W. Lincoln Street Portland, Oregon. Hours are: Friday 10 am -7pm , Saturday 10 am – 4pm, and Sunday 10am -4 pm. Parking is $2 an hour or $9 all day. $6 admission Discount coupon on web page.

www.northwestquilters.org