Saturday, December 31, 2011

Crystal Quilters Calendar

Friday, Jan. 6 - Crystal Quilters meeting at 1:00 p.m. at the Mountain Villa Mobile Home Park clubhouse, 1099 Mountain Villa Dr., Enumclaw, on the upper level.  11:30 a.m. meet for lunch at Europa inside Collectibles on Cole, 1501 Cole Street (the old JC Penney bldg), Enumclaw.  Bring the block of your choice for the start of your Pet Robin, our Block-of-the-Month for 2012.

Monday, Jan. 9 - Crystal Quilter Too meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Mountain Villa Mobile Home Park clubhouse, 1099 Mountain Villa Dr., Enumclaw on the lower level.  Bring the block of your choice for the start of your Pet Robin, our Block-of-the-Month for 2012.

Friday, Jan. 20 - Crystal Quilters Workshop.  10 a.m. until ?? at the Mountain Villa Mobile Home Park clubhouse, 1099 Mountain Villa Dr., Enumclaw, on the lower level.  We will be learning how to make crumb blocks using the leftover scraps from the quilt show.  This will also be a potluck, with soup provided by Barbara.  Please bring your own bowl and spoon and you can bring a dish to share.  Come for the whole day, or for just part of the day.  You can also bring your own project to work on, volunteer to iron or square up blocks or just come to learn/watch and egg us on to use up those scraps!  Please bring your usual sewing kit, including fabric scissors.

Friday, Feb. 3 - Crystal Quilters meeting 1 p.m. at the Mountain Villa  Mobile Home Park clubhouse (upper level), 1099 Mountain Villa Dr., Enumclaw.  Lunch @ 11:30, location TBD.

Monday, Feb. 6 - Crystal Quilters Too meeting 7 p.m. at the Mountain Villa Mobile Home Park clubhouse (lower level), 1099 Mountain Villa Dr., Enumclaw.

Friday, Feb. 17 - Crystal Quilters workshop.  We will again be doing the crumb blocks.  Same information as the Jan 20th workshop.
Keep working on your bowls (fiber or otherwise) for Empty Bowls.  They need to be turned in in Feb. 4, 2012 at either the Arts Alive Gallery or Green River Community College.

How is your Quilt Challenge coming??  Go to Quilting Arts (click here) for inspiration.  (It is the first item in the second row, "Doorway to Imagination".)  You need to join QA, which is free and easy to do, to download the pdf file, which is the magazine pages showing the quilts that were made for this reader challenge.  You will need the Adobe Acrobat reader to read this file, which is also a free download.  Click here to get the Adobe Acrobat reader. 

If you need further information on anything, please click on "comments" to leave a message, including your email address, and someone will get back to you shortly.  If it is urgent, please leave a phone number where you can be reached.

Friday, December 30, 2011

Calendar of Upcoming Events

Feb. 17 & 18 - "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow", Kitsap Quilters' Show, Friday 10am - 5:30pm, Saturday 10am - 5pm, Kitsap County Fairgrounds, President's Hall, Poulsbo, WA
http://www.kitsapquilters.com/

March 1 - 4, Sew Expo, Puyallup Fair & Events Center, Puyallup, WA
http://www.sewexpo.com/

March 16, 17, 18 - "Alive with Color!",  Quilters Anonymous 31st Annual Quilt Show, Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE, Building 604, Monroe, WA  98272
500+ quilts, everything all in one new building (Bldg  #604)
http://www.quiltersanonymous.org/quiltshow.htm

April 1 - 30, Fidalgo Island Quilters Quilt Walk
Hundreds of quilts displayed in 35 downtown Anacortes
businesses. Maps available at participating merchants and
Anacortes Visitor Center.
http://fidalgoislandquilters.com/2012-quilt-show-my-stars/quilt-walk-april-2012/

April 6 - 7 - "My Stars!", Fidalgo Island Quilters Biennial Quilt Show, Friday 10am - 6pm, Saturday 10am - 5pm, Anacortes Middle School, Anacortes, WA

August 24 - 26, Pacific West Quilt Show, Tacoma, WA
http://www.apwq.org/

Monday, November 21, 2011

Crystal Quilters Calendar

Friday, Dec. 2 - Our Holiday Potluck!  Crystal Quilters and Crystal Quilters Too.  At Noon.  Location has changed!  Instead of meeting at Lorrie Maras' house, we will now meet at our usual meeting place - the clubhouse at Mountain Villa Mobile Home Park, 1099 Mountain Villa Dr. (just south of the Summit Student Center), Enumclaw.  The meeting will be on the upper level.  Lorrie will provide all the paper products (plates, napkins, etc.).  Please bring a dish to share, along with any serving utensils needed for it.  Bring a donation for the Food Bank and 1/2 yard of fabric (or 2 fat quarters) in a brown paper bag for an exchange.  The drawings for the Raffle Quilt and the raffle baskets from the quilt show will also be done.  Don't forget your Show and Tell items!

Annual Dues are due by January 1, 2012.  Still a bargain at $15!  You may pay at the Holiday Potluck if you wish.

Friday, Jan. 6 - Crystal Quilters meeting at 1:00 p.m. at the Mountain Villa Mobile Home Park clubhouse, 1099 Mountain Villa Dr., Enumclaw, on the upper level.  11:30 a.m. meet for lunch - location TBD.  Bring the block of your choice for the start of your Pet Robin, our Block-of-the-Month for 2012.

Monday, Jan. 9 - Crystal Quilter Too meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Mountain Villa Mobile Home Park clubhouse, 1099 Mountain Villa Dr., Enumclaw on the lower level.

Friday, Jan. 20 - Crystal Quilters Workshop.  10 a.m. at the Mountain Villa Mobile Home Park clubhouse, 1099 Mountain Villa Dr., Enumclaw, on the lower level.  We will be learning how to make crumb blocks using the leftover scraps from the quilt show.  This will also be a potluck, with soup provided.  Please bring your own bowl and spoon and you can bring a dish to share.  Come for the whole day, or for just part of the day.  You can also bring your own project to work on, volunteer to iron or square up blocks or just come to learn/watch and egg us on to use up those scraps!  Please bring your usual sewing kit, including fabric scissors.

Friday, Feb. 3 - Crystal Quilters meeting 1 p.m. at the Mountain Villa  Mobile Home Park clubhouse (upper level), 1099 Mountain Villa Dr., Enumclaw.  Lunch @ 11:30, location TBD.

Monday, Feb. 6 - Crystal Quilters Too meeting 7 p.m. at the Mountain Villa Mobile Home Park clubhouse (lower level), 1099 Mountain Villa Dr., Enumclaw.

Friday, Feb. 17 - Crystal Quilters workshop.  We will again be doing the crumb blocks.  Same information as the Jan 20th workshop. 

Keep working on your bowls (fiber or otherwise) for Empty Bowls.  They need to be turned in in Feb. 4, 2012 at either the Arts Alive Gallery or Green River Community College.

How is your Quilt Challenge coming??  Go to Quilting Arts (click here) for inspiration.  (It is the first item in the second row, "Doorway to Imagination".)  You need to join QA, which is free and easy to do, to download the pdf file, which is the magazine pages showing the quilts that were made for this reader challenge.  You will need the Adobe Acrobat reader to read this file, which is also a free download.  Click here to get the Adobe Acrobat reader. 

If you need further information on anything, please click on "comments" to leave a message, including your email address, and someone will get back to you shortly.  If it is urgent, please leave a phone number where you can be reached.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Crystal Quilters' Calendar

Friday, Nov. 4 - Crystal Quilters meeting at 1:00 p.m.  Meet at our new location, the clubhouse at Mountain Villa Mobile Home Park, 1099 Mt. Villa Dr. (just south of the Summit Student Center).  The meeting will be on the upper level.  11:30 a.m. meet for lunch at Europa inside Collectibles on Cole, 1501 Cole Street (the old JC Penney bldg), Enumclaw.  Please be sure to fill out and bring the quilt show survey that was in the newsletter.

Monday, Nov. 7 -  Crystal Quilters Too meeting. 7 p.m.  Mountain Villa Mobile Home Park clubhouse, on the lower level.  Please be sure to fill out and bring the quilt show survey that was in the newsletter.

The Progressive Lunch scheduled for Nov. 12th has been tabled until next spring.

Friday, Nov. 18 - Workshop 1 p.m. Mountain Villa Mobile Home Park clubhouse, on the lower level.

Friday, Dec. 2 - Crystal Quilters Holiday Potluck.  Noon.  We will meet at Lorrie Maras' house.  Please bring a dish to share, a donation for the Food Bank and 1/2 yard of fabric (or 2 fat quarters) in a brown paper bag for an exchange.

Monday, Dec. 5. - Crystal Quilters Too Holiday Potluck.  TBD

If you need further information on anything, please click on "comments" to leave a message, and someone will get back to you shortly.  If it is urgent, please leave a phone number where you can be reached.

Calendar of Upcoming Events

Nov. 11-13 - Block Party Quilters "Color Expressions" Quilt Show. Fri & Sat 10 to 5, Sun. 10 to 4. Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S, Issaquah. Featured artist: Colleen Wise.
http://www.bpquilters.org/

Nov. 17 -19 - Rusty Barn Quilt and Sewing Festival, Western Washington Fairgrounds, 110 - 9th Ave. SW, Puyallup, WA 98371-6811. Thurs through Sat 10 to 5.
http://www.rustybarn.com/index.html

Do Quilters Have A Personality Type? Try the Fun Research Study on Meyers-Briggs Personality Types.
http://www.quiltingpathways.com/personality/index.html

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Crystal Quilters Calendar

The entire month of Sept. - Be sure to check out the wonderful displays that Jan B. has made at both the Enumclaw and Buckley libraries for our guild and quilt show!

Sept. 23 -  Workshop 1 pm.  Vonda will teach Stack n' Whack.  Summit Student Center.

Oct. 5 - 1:30 pm Final Quilt Show Committee meeting @ Vonda's.

Oct. 6 - 4:00 pm.  Set up the Quilt Show, Buckley Hall.  Time to deliver your quilts for the quilt show!

Oct. 7-9 - "It's Raining Quilts" Quilt Show.  Fri & Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4.  Tell all your friends to come enjoy the show.  Bring a non-perishable food item for a free fat quarter! 

Oct. 10 - Crystal Quilter Too meeting.  Doors open at 6:45, meeting starts at 7 pm.  Summit Student Center.

Oct. 14 - Crystal Quilters meeting 1 pm. Summit Student Center.  Lunch will be at Panini's in Enumclaw at 11:30 am.

Oct. 28 - Workshop 1 pm.  Summit Student Center.

Nov. 12 - Progressive Lunch.  More information soon!

  

Calendar of Upcoming Events

Sept. 30, Oct. 1 & 2 - 2011 Quilt Festival, La Connor Quilt & Textile Museum, La Connor, WA
http://www.laconnerquilts.com/quilt-fest

Sept. 30-Oct. 2 - "A Whale of a Quilt Show" and Quilt Walk, SeaPals Quilters, Ocean Shores, WA
http://www.seapalsquilters.org/pals3.htm

Oct. 6 through Nov. 1 - Contemporary QuiltArt Association Exhibit, City of Enumclaw's Gallery 2011 (in the Council Chambers), Enumclaw City Hall, 1339 Griffin Ave., Enumclaw, WA. Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The gallery is closed to the public on Tuesday of each week of municipal court proceedings. For more information, please contact the Enumclaw Cultural Programs office at 360-802-0239.

Oct. 7 & 8 - "Harvest of Quilts" 2011 Quilt Show presented by The Washington Stars Quilt Guild. 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. atthe Washington Land Yacht Harbor, 9101 Stilacoom Rd SE, Olympia, WA.
 http://washingtonstars.net/

Oct 14-16 - Washington State Quilters - Spokane Chapter Quilt Show, Spokane
http://www.wsqspokane.org/quilt_show

Oct. 21-23 - West Sound Quilters Quilt Show. Kitsap County Fairgrounds, President's Hall, Bremerton. Fri & Sat 10 to 5, Sun 10 to 4.
http://www.westsoundquilters.org/

Nov. 11-13 - Block Party Quilters "Color Expressions" Quilt Show. Fri & Sat 10 to 5, Sun. 10 to 4. Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S, Issaquah. Featured artist: Colleen Wise.
http://www.bpquilters.org/

Nov. 17 -19 - Rusty Barn Quilt and Sewing Festival, Western Washington Fairgrounds, 110 - 9th Ave. SW, Puyallup, WA 98371-6811. Thurs through Sat 10 to 5.
http://www.rustybarn.com/index.html

Do Quilters Have A Personality Type? Try the Fun Research Study on Meyers-Briggs Personality Types. http://www.quiltingpathways.com/personality/index.html

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Crystal Quilters Calendar

May 2 - Crystal Quilters Too meeting, Summit Student Center.  Doors open 6:45 pm, meeting starts at 7 pm.

May 6 - Crystal Quilters meeting 1 pm.  Summit Student Center,  Lunch @ Krain Corner Inn 11:30 am.

May 20 - Workshop.  1 pm  Summit Student Center.  Come help cut and/or sew potato bags.

June 2 - Crystal Quilters meeting 1 pm.  Summit Student Center.  Lunch TBD

June - Whidbey Island retreat.  Payment due by May 27.

June 6 - Crystal Quilters Too meeting.  Summit Student Center.  Doors open 6:45 pm, meeting at 7 pm.

June 20 - Crystal Quilters field trip to Country Village, lunch and That Patchwork Place.  Sign up at May and June meetings.

Sept. 16 - Workshop.  Vonda will teach the Stack and Whack method.

Calendar of Upcoming Events - May

May 3 - Running Stitch Fabrics - Quilt Shop Grand Opening, 2131 First Ave South, Kent, 253-277-2248
Hours: Tues - Sat. 10am - 6pm, Sunday 11am - 4pm
http://www.runningstitchfabrics.com/

May 21-22 - "A Quilter's Journey"  Evergreen Piecemakers Quilt Show, Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave N., Kent
http://www.evergreenpiecemakers.com/

June 22-28 - Western Washington Shop Hop
http://www.washingtonquiltshophop.com/

July 22-24 - "America the Beautiful" Covington Quilters Quilt Show, Covington
http://www.covingtonquilters.org/

Aug. 26-28 - 2011 Pacific West Quilt Show, Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center
http://apwq.org/quiltshow-2011.html/

Sept. 16 & 17 - Essence of EverGreen Quilt Show, EverGreen Quilters, Bellingham
http://www.evergreenquilters.org/

Sept. 16-18 - "Fiesta Fiesta" 12th Annual Walla Walla Valley Quilt Festival, Walla Walla
http://www.wallawallaquiltfestival.org/

Sept. 30, Oct. 1 & 2 - 2011 Quilt Festival, La Connor Quilt & Textile Museum, La Connor
http://www.laconnerquilts.com/quilt-fest

Sept. 30-Oct. 2 - "A Whale of a Quilt Show" and Quilt Walk, SeaPals Quilters, Ocean Shores, WA
http://www.seapalsquilters.org/pals3.htm

Oct 14-16 - Washington State Quilters - Spokane Chapter Quilt Show, Spokane
http://www.wsqspokane.org/quilt_show

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Crystal Quilters Calendar

April 15 - Crystal Quilters workshop at 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Summit Student Center.  Bring your sewing machine and basic sewing supplies to help make potato bags and potholders to sell at the quilt show.  Supplies furnished.

May 2 - Crystal Quilters Too Meeting.  Summit Student Center.  Meeting at 7:00 p.m.  Doors open at 6:45 p.m.

May 6 - Crystal Quilters Meeting at 1:00 p.m.  Summit Student Center.  Lunch TBD

May 20 - Crystal Quilters Workshop at 1:00 p.m.  Summit Student Center.  Program TBD.

Calendar of Upcoming Events

April 15-17 - Rain Fest 2011 - "Fabric of the Forest", quilt show and classes.  Forks High School Auxiliary Gym, Forks, WA.  Kim Diehl, featured quilter, will be teaching classes Friday and Saturday.  Lecture Friday night.
http://www.piecemakersquiltclub.org/rainfest.htm

May 21-22 - "A Quilter's Journey"  Evergreen Piecemakers Quilt Show, Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave N., Kent
http://www.evergreenpiecemakers.com/

June 22-28 - Western Washington Shop Hop
http://www.washingtonquiltshophop.com/

Aug. 26-28 - 2011 Pacific West Quilt Show, Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center
http://apwq.org/quiltshow-2011.html