Crystal Quilters Calendar - December 2015

Friday, Dec. 4 -  11:30 am - Crystal Quilters' Annual Christmas Potluck and Party plus a General Guild meeting at the Buckley Fire Station, 611 S. Division St., Buckley.  We will begin eating at 12 noon.  Please bring a dish to share and two fat quarters in a plain brown sack for a fun gift exchange. 

* With your dish to share, please list the ingredients for those allergic to foods. 

* Also, please bring a canned food donation for the Food Bank.

* We will hold the drawing for the guild's Opportunity Quilt at this meeting.  Please be sure to bring any ticket stubs that have been sold but not yet turned in.

* Please wear a name tag.

Please Note: There will not be a guild workshop in the month of December.

Friday, Jan. 8 - 11:30 am - Lunch at a location To Be Determined
1:00 pm - General Guild meeting at the Buckley Fire Station, 611 S. Division St., Buckley.

Upcoming Quilt Shows and Events

Feb. 25 - 28 - Sewing and Stitchery Expo, Puyallup Fair and Events Center, 110 Ninth Ave.SW, Puyallup 98371.
For further information, see the website.

March 11-13 - Quilters Anonymous Annual Quilt Show, Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave SE, Monroe, WA 98272
For more info, see the website.

Crystal Quilters Calendar - November 2015

Friday, Nov. 6 - 11:30 am - Lunch will be at The Lee, 1110 Griffin Ave.
1:00 pm - General Guild Meeting at the Buckley Fire Station, 611 S. Division St, Buckley.  
We will have the re-cap report on the Quilt Show, and as well as the presentation of our slate of officers for next year.

Friday, Nov. 20 - 1:00 pm. Guild Workshop at the Buckley Fire Station, 611 S. Division St, Buckley.

Friday, Dec. 4 - 11:30 am  General Guild Meeting and Annual Christmas Party at the Buckley Fire Station, 611 S. Division St, Buckley. We'll have a potluck lunch, so please bring a dish to share.
We will also have the drawing for the 2015 Raffle Quilt at this meeting, so make sure your ticket stubs and money are turned in!
More info on this meeting soon!

* Don't forget to wear a nametag!

* Fabric for quilts for teen boys/men is still needed for our Comfort Quilts.

* Upcoming Quilt Shows and Events *

November 12-14 - Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival, Washington State (Puyallup) Fairground, 110 - 9th Ave. SW, Puyallup, WA 98371-6811.  Admission: $10 for 3 Days or $9 with coupon (postcard). Hours: 10 am - 5 pm Thursday & Friday, 10 am - 4 pm, Saturday.  Free Parking.
For more info, see the website.

Nov. 13 - 15 - "Shapes and Angles" Block Party Quilters 30th Annual Quilt Show, Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Boulevard South, Issaquah, WA.  Fri & Sat. 10 - 5, Sun 10 - 4. Featured artist will be Janet Steadman.  Admission $7.
For more info, see the website.

November 21 - "Every Quilt has a Story"-- Family History Quilt Show, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 13420 94th Avenue East, Puyallup, WA  98373
For more information:  Elizabeth Thomas at (253) 224-2756 or elizabethquilts@hotmail.com

Thursday, November 26 - Happy Thanksgiving!

Come To The Quilt Show!!

Friday, October 9th and Saturday, October 10th!

Here is where to find the show:

click on the map to enlarge it

We hope to see you there!

Crystal Quilters Calendar - October 2015

Thursday, October 1 - 2 - 4 pm.  Quilt Collection Day
The Quilt Show Committee and volunteers will be collecting your Quilt Show entries at Cedar Community Church.  Cedar is on the corner of Mason and Cedar Street in Buckley.  The quilts will be collected in the Activity Hall on the Mason Street side of the church.  Bring your quilts, each in their own white plastic bag with a copy of your quilt entry form taped to the outside.  The third copy of your entry is for you to keep for claiming your quilt at the end of the show.   If you can’t make the collection day, call Nancy or Jan and make arrangements for dropping quilts off early.

Friday, Oct. 2 - 11:30 am - Lunch will be at Mariachi Alegre, 29401 Hwy 410 in Buckley,
1:00 pm- General Guild Meeting at the Buckley Fire Station, 611 S. Division St, Buckley.

Friday & Saturday, October 9th and 10th - 10 am to 5 pm daily - Sharing Our Stitches - our quilt show!
For more information, click on the "Our Quilt Show" tab at the top of the page.

Friday, Oct. 16 - 1:00 pm. Guild Workshop at the Buckley Fire Station, 611 S. Division St, Buckley.  Donna will teach the Kaleidoscope quilt.


* Upcoming Quilt Shows and Events *

October 2-18 - Washington Road Trip Shop Hop
For more info, see the website.

October 2-3 - West Sound Quilters Quilt Show, Kitsap County Fairgrounds - Presidents Hall, 1200 NW Fairgrounds Road, Bremerton, WA 98311
For more info, see the website.

October 3 - Clark County Quilters Annual Stash Bazaar, Salmon Creek United Methodist Church, 12217 NE Hwy 99, Vancouver, WA 98686 
For more info, see the website.

October 8-10 - Patchin' People Quilters' 22nd Fall Festival, Pullman, Washington
For more info, see the website.

October 9-10 - Washington Stars Quilt Guild Quilt Show, Washington Land Yacht Harbor, 9101 Steilacoom Road SE, Olympia, WA 98513
For more info, see the website.

October 9 - 10 - "What Fall Means to Me" Quilt Show & Challenge, Tangled Threads Quilt Shop, 202 6th St., Lynden, WA 98264
(360) 318-1567
For more info, see the website.

October 16-18 - "I Heart Quilts", 37th Annual Quilt Show by Washington State Quilters, Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana Spokane, WA 99202 Admission is $8 for three days.
For more info, see the website.

October 23-25 - "Imagination" Quilt Show by Crazy Quilters of Federal Way.  Fri & Sat 10 - 5, Sun 10 - 4.  Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center (Banquet Hall), 650 SW Campus Drive, Federal Way.  For more info, see the website.

October 23-25 - "Four Sisters in Stitches" 2015 Featured Artist Show, Clark County Quilters, HH Hall Building, 10000 NE 7th Ave, Vancouver, WA. 
For more info, see the website.

Nov. 13 - 15 - "Shapes and Angles" Block Party Quilters 30th Annual Quilt Show, Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Boulevard South, Issaquah, WA.  Fri & Sat. 10 - 5, Sun 10 - 4. Featured artist will be Janet Steadman.  Admission $7.
For more info, see the website.

November 12-14 - Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival, Washington State (Puyallup) Fairground, 110 - 9th Ave. SW, Puyallup, WA 98371-6811.  Admission: $10 for 3 Days or $9 with coupon (postcard). Hours: 10 am - 5 pm Thursday & Friday, 10 am - 4 pm, Saturday.  Free Parking.
For more info, see the website.

November 21 - "Every Quilt has a Story"-- Family History Quilt Show, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 13420 94th Avenue East, Puyallup, WA  98373
For more information:  Elizabeth Thomas at (253) 224-2756 or elizabethquilts@hotmail.com

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Crystal Quilters Calendar - September 2015

Friday, Sept. 18 - Deadline for Quilt Show Entries paperwork to be submitted!
1:00 pm - Guild Workshop at the Buckley Fire Station, 611 S. Division St, Buckley.

We will be working on aprons to sell at the Country Store.  If you need help finishing your quilts for the Quilt Show or help filling out your Entry Form, you'll find it here.  Also, there will be volunteers available to take photos of submissions for the quilt show, so if you need photos taken, bring your entries to the workshop!

Quilt entry deadline is September 18th at our workshop. Every quilt must have a completed entry form with a photo.  The quilt size is important so measure it please.  Make 2 additional copies of the form.  Give one of the completed forms to Nancy or Jan at the September 4th meeting or September 18th workshop.  You can email forms to Jan at gjburley67(at)msn(dot)com before the September 18th deadline.   Keep the other 2 forms.  Volunteers will have cameras at the workshop along with blank forms.  The Quilt Show Committee plans the quilt layout and makes the labels from these forms so it is very important they get them as early as possible.

Also, please bring donations of 7 inch equilateral triangles of Christmas fabric (2 coordinating pieces each) and give to Judy at the workshop.  She needs these for the Make & Take at the Quilt Show.

Thursday, October 1 - 2 - 4 pm.  Quilt Collection Day
The Quilt Show Committee and volunteers will be collecting your Quilt Show entries at Cedar Community Church.  Cedar is on the corner of Mason and Cedar Street in Buckley.  The quilts will be collected in the Activity Hall on the Mason Street side of the church.  Bring your quilts, each in their own white “garbage” bag with one of the forms taped to the outside.  The third copy of your entry is for you to keep for claiming your quilt at the end of the show.   If you can’t make the collection day, call Nancy or Jan and make arrangements for dropping quilts off early.  We can’t collect quilts at a meeting or workshop!

Friday, Oct. 2 - 11:30 am - Lunch will be at Mariachi Alegre, 29401 Hwy 410 in Buckley,
1:00 pm- General Guild Meeting at the Buckley Fire Station, 611 S. Division St, Buckley.

Friday & Saturday, October 9th and 10th - Sharing Our Stitches - our quilt show!
For more information, click on the "Our Quilt Show" tab at the top of the page.


* Upcoming Quilt Shows and Events *

September 15-18 - Annual Gig Harbor Quilt Walk in Downtown Gig Harbor, WA will feature quilts in dozens of local businesses. Maps of where the quilts are located will be available at downtown merchants and the Gig Harbor Visitor Information Center (3125 Judson Street)

September 18-19, "Starry Starry Night", EverGreen Quilters Show, Birchwood Presbyterian Church, Family Life Center, 400 Meadowbrook Ct, Bellingham, WA  98226
For more info, see the website.

September 18-20 - Sea Pal Quilters' Annual Quilt Show, Ocean Shores Convention Center, 120 W Chance A LaMer, Ocean Shores, WA 98569
For more info, see the website.

September 18-20 - Walla Walla Valley Annual Quilt Show, Walla Walla Fairgrounds, 360 Orchard St, Walla Walla, WA 99362.  Featured quilter will be Katie Pedersen.
For more info, see the website or email info@wallawallaquiltfestival.org

September 24 - October 3 - North Central Washington Quilt Shop Hop.  For more info, contact Dianne at The Attic Window Quilt Shop @ 509-888-2006 or see the website.

September 26 - Annual Outdoor Quilt Show "A Festival of Color", Main Street, Duvall, WA.
For more info, see the website.

October 2-3 - "The Evolution of Quilting: A 30 Year Journey" West Sound Quilters Quilt Show, Kitsap County Fairgrounds, President's Hall,  Brementon WA.
For more info, see the website.

October 2 - 18 - Washington Road Trip 2015.  For more info, see the website.

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Crystal Quilters Calendar - July 2015

Friday, July 10 - Noon (please arrive @ 11 am) - Guild Potluck Picnic and Challenge Quilt Reveal in Clarine's beautiful yard. Please bring your favorite dish to share, a chair, your Challenge quilt for the reveal, and any Show & Tell items.  There will be a short business meeting, and voting on the challenge quilts. 
* We will also be having an "Unfinished and Unwanted Project" exchange, so if you have a project that you no longer care to finish, maybe someone else will love it!  
* Don't forget to bring any Traveling Round Robin box(es) to the picnic to pass!

Friday, July 17 - 1:00 pm  QFC, 1009 Monroe Ave.  Exchange Traveling Round Robin boxes.

Information for the King County Fair:

Sunday & Monday, July 12 - 13 - 9 am - 5 pm.  Bring your entries for the King County Fair to the fairgrounds.

Tuesday, July 14 - Judging of the quilt entries by judge Jeannie Hunt

Wednesday, July 15 - 9 am -  5 pm. Hanging the quilts at the King Co. Fair

Fair hours: Thurs & Friday, July 16 - 17 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Saturday, July 18 - 10 a.m. - 12 Midnight
Sunday, July 19 - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Pick up quilts: Sunday, July 19 - 6 - 7 p.m.

There will be more information on the Fair at our picnic July 10.

Wednesday, July 29 - 12:30 pm. - Quilt Show Committee meeting at the Buckley Library, 123 S. River Ave.

Wednesday, August 12 - 1:00 pm. Quilt Show Committee meeting at the Buckley Library, 123 S. River Ave.

Upcoming Quilt Show & Events

June 21 - Sept. 8 - Washington Row By Row Experience. For more info, see the website.

July 1 - October 4, 2015 - 30 Quilts for 30 Years: Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry exhibit at La Conner Quilt Museum, La Conner, WA.

For more info, see Caryl's website or the Museum's website. 

July 9 - 11 Oregon Summer Quilt Expo: "A Celebration of Quilt, Knit and Stitch Artistry".  10 am to 5 pm at Sisters Convention Center, Redmond, Oregon.  There will be classes (including Make It & Take It workshops) and an expanded vendor mall.  For more info, see the website.

July 11 - Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, Sisters, Oregon. For more info, see the website.

Friday - Sunday, July 17-19 - "Hearts, Friends and Flowers" Sunbonnet Sue Quilt Club Annual Show, Sequim Middle School Gym, 301 W. Hendrickson, Sequim, WA. $5 donation entry.

For more info, see the website.

July 24-26 - 'Roaring Twenties' Quilt Show by the Covington Quilters, Cedar Heights Middle School, 19640 SE 272nd St. Covington, WA 98042.  Fri and Sat 10- 5, Sun 10-4.  For more info, see the website.

Friday & Saturday, July 31 - August 2 - Willapa Festival Quilt Show, Raymond, WA. Hours: Friday 9 - 5, Sat. 9 - 4 at Raymond High School, 825 Commercial St., Raymond, WA 98577.  Free admission.  For more information, call 360-942-2910 or 360-875-6406.  

Saturday & Sunday, August 15 - 16 - 9 am - 4 pm.  Conconully Quilt & Craft Show, sponsored by the Conconully Chamber of Commerce.  Main Street, Kathy's Deli to Maggie's Mercantile, Conconully, WA 98819  Free admission.

For more info,  Email: outdoorquiltandcraftshow@gmail.com OR Phone: Janet Warner, (509) 826-2241

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Crystal Quilters Workshop

Friday, June 19 - 1:00 pm. -  Beginning Bargello Workshop at the Buckley Fire station, 611 S. Division St, Buckley. 

Here are the supplies that you will need for this workshop:

Bargello Pillow

 For the workshop, you will need 2.5 inch strips.  You can use a Jelly Roll or you can cut your own.  It works best to use batiks, small prints or "nothing" prints (that look like a solid from a distance) for this technique.

If you wish to make a 16 inch pillow, you will need 8 strips cut selvage to selvage.  For an 18 inch pillow, you will need 9 strips, cut selvage to selvage.

Sew these strips together using 1/4 inch seam allowance, lengthwise, making sure to alternate contrasting colors.  You may repeat colors or they may all be different.  You will be making a strata.

a sample strata

Press all the seams the same direction on the wrong side, then from the right side, making sure to press nice and flat.  (No chicken lips!)  After pressing, sew the first and last pieces of fabric together forming a tube.  Press this seam, matching the direction of the rest of the seams.

Please have this tube ready for the workshop on June 19 so that we can start cutting, adjusting and sewing right away.

Bargello panel on a jacket

You will also need a sewing machine and your usual sewing kit and cutting tools.

If you have any questions about this, call Vonda @ 360-897-9019.

*  Don't forget to bring your Traveling Round Robin blocks to exchange, if you are taking part in that activity.

Crystal Quilters Calendar - June 2015

Friday, June 5 - 11:30 am - Lunch will be at The Kitchen, 1521 Cole St. Enumclaw.
1:00 pm - General Guild meeting at the Buckley Fire station, 611 S. Division St, Buckley. 
* Bring your UFO's and/or quilts needing help.  
* Vonda will be discussing the fabrics needed for the Bargello workshop this month.
* Don't forget to wear your name tag!

Wednesday, June 17 - 1:00 pm - Quilt Show Committee meeting, Buckley Library, 123 S. River Ave.

Friday, June 19 - 1:00 pm - Bargello Workshop, Buckley Fire Station, 611 S. Division St, Buckley.

Upcoming Events for Crystal Quilters

Friday, July 10 - Noon (please arrive @ 11 am) - Guild Potluck Picnic and Challenge Quilt Reveal in Clarine's beautiful yard.  Don't forget to bring a chair to sit upon!

July 16 - 19 - The King County Fair at the Expo Center.

Upcoming Quilt Shows and Events

June 5 - 7 -  "Blast of Farms" Woolley Fiber Quilters Annual Quilt Show, Downtown Sedro-Woolley, WA during the Blast From The Past Festival.

For more info, see the website.  

June 5 - 7, 2015 - Rosalia Battle Days Quilt Show, Rosalia Community Center, 614 S Whitman, Rosalia, WA, 99170.  Hours: Noon - 4       Admission: Free  

For more info, see the website. or 

Email: davin617@hotmail.com or Phone: Jenna McDonald, (509) 523-3644

A wide variety of Quilts. Held in conjunction with the Rosalia Battle Days Celebration.

June 24 - 28 - Western Washington Shop Hop.  For more info, see the website.

June 21 - Sept. 8 - Washington Row By Row Experience. For more info, see the website.

July 1 - October 4, 2015 - 30 Quilts for 30 Years: Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry exhibit at La Conner Quilt Museum, La Conner, WA.

For more info, see Caryl's website or the Museum's website.

July 9-11, 2015 - Oregon Summer Quilt Expo: "A Celebration of Quilt, Knit and Stitch Artistry". 10am to 5pm at  Sisters Convention Center, Redmond, Oregon.  There will be classes (including Make It and Take It workshops) and an expanded vendor mall. 

For more info, see the website.

July 11 - Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, Sisters, Oregon. For more info, see the website.

July 24-26 - 'Roaring Twenties' Quilt Show by the Covington Quilters, Cedar Heights Middle School, 19640 SE 272nd St. Covington, WA 98042.  Fri and Sat 10- 5, Sun 10-4.  For more info, see the website.

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Crystal Quilters' Calendar - May 2015

Friday, May 1 - 11:30 am - Lunch will be at the Buttered Biscuit, Too!, 9801 219th Ave. Place E. (off Hwy 410), Bonney Lake.
1:00 - 4 pm - General Guild Meeting at the Buckley Fire station, 611 S. Division St, Buckley.

* Please wear your name tag.  We like to know who you are!

Please Note: There will be no regular guild workshop in the month of May.  See * below for more information.

Wednesday, May 13 - 1:00 pm.  Quilt Show Committee meeting at the Buckley Library.

Saturday, May 16 - 9 am - 2 pm - Enumclaw Garden Club annual plant and garden art sale.  In the "pony" parking lot, at the corner of Cole St. and Initial Ave., Enumclaw.

Wednesday, May 20 - Crystal Quilters' Annual Tour of Martingale Publishing, Bothell, WA, including lunch and quilt shop stops as well.  Carpool meets at the Sears parking lot in Enumclaw at 8:55 am. (If you will be slightly delayed, please give Judy a call to let her know you're on your way, so the carpool will wait for you.)

* Saturday, May 23 - 10 am - 2 pm.  Quilt Show Workshop at the Enumclaw Library,  1700 1st St.  We will be making reversible aprons to sell at the Quilt Show in October.  Patterns for the apron will be available at the guild meeting on the 1st.  Please bring your sewing machine, cutting equipment and sewing kit.  You can use your own fabric or go the guild "stash" @ Patricia's house. (please call first)  There will be a "small" competition among guild members re: the aprons.  More info on that later.

Saturday & Sunday, May 30 - 31 - 2:30 pm.  Cascade Foothills Chorale presents: "The American Stage: Minstrels, Vaudeville and Early Broadway" at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1535 Washington Ave., Enumclaw.  $10 General Admission - Food Bank donations welcomed.  
For more info, see the website or call 360-825-4259.

Friday, June 5 - 11:30 am - Lunch will be at The Kitchen, 1521 Cole St. Enumclaw.
1:00 pm - General Guild meeting at the Buckley Fire station, 611 S. Division St, Buckley.

Upcoming Events for Crystal Quilters

Friday, July 10 - Noon (please arrive @ 11 am) - Guild Potluck Picnic and Challenge Quilt Reveal in Clarine's beautiful yard.  Don't forget to bring a chair to sit upon!

July 16 - 19 - The King County Fair at the Expo Center.

Upcoming Quilt Shows and Events

May 7 – 10 - Puyallup Valley Quilters' 17th Annual Cascades Retreat, Yelm, WA (cost of retreat $190.00)

May 15 - 16 - "Quilts In The City" Quilt Show by Yakima Valley Quilters Guild.  10 N. 8th Street, Yakima.  $6 admission, free parking.

For more info, see the website.

May 23 - 24 - Chewelah Arts Guild 16th Annual Quilt Show, Jenkins High School, 702 East Lincoln, Chewelah, WA

For more info, see the website.

June 5 - 7 -  "Blast of Farms" Woolley Fiber Quilters Annual Quilt Show, Downtown Sedro-Woolley, WA during the Blast From The Past Festival.

For more info, see the website.  

June 24 - 28 - Western Washington Shop Hop.  For more info, see the website.

June 21 - Sept. 8 - Washington Row By Row Experience. For more info, see the website.

June 28 - 29 - "Island Journey: A Quilt Show" by the Vashon Island Quilters Guild.

For more info, see the website.

July 11 - Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, Sisters, Oregon.

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