Crystal Quilters Calendar - November 2023

 

Friday, November 3 - 11:30 am - Lunch will be at The Lee Restaurant, 1110 Griffin Ave., Enumclaw.

1:00 pm - General Guild Meeting at the Buckley Fire Station, 611 Division St., Buckley.

We will need volunteers to be on the Nominating Committee, for the positions of Vice President and Secretary.

Tuesday, November 7 - 6:00 pm - CANCELLED

Friday, November 17th - 1:00 pm - Guild Workshop at the Buckley Fire Station, 611 Division St.

The workshop will be on Hand Quilting with Wynonna and Charlotte.

Please bring the pieces for a quilt "sandwich": front, back and batting, ready to be assembled, approximately the size of a placemat. Plain solid fabric is suggested.  Also bring a basting needle, a quilting needle and thread.

Friday, December 1 - General Guild Meeting and Holiday Party - details will be available soon.

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Quilt Shows and Events

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Thursday - Saturday, November 16th - 18th - NW Quilt, Craft & Sewing Sale - Puyallup Fairgrounds, Mattress Firm ShowPlex - Enter at Blue Gate.  Thurs & Fri hours: 10 am to 5 pm, Saturday 10 - 4.  $12 admission at the door. Free parking in the Blue Lot.

For more info, see the website.

Friday - Sunday, December - 15th - 17th - "Flurry of Color" Block Party Quilters Quilt Show. Hours:  Friday and Saturday 10AM - 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM - 4 PM. Admission $10. Located at Bellevue College Gym, 3000 Landerholm Circle SE, Bellevue, WA  98007.

For more info, see the website.

Crystal Quilters' Calendar - October 2023

 

Tuesday, Oct. 3 - 6pm - Evening Workshop, Enumclaw Library, 1700 1st. St., Enumclaw. 

Friday, Oct. 6 - 11:30 am - Lunch will be at Trapper's Sushi, 1537 Cole St., Enumclaw, or The Historic Mint Alehouse and Restaurant, 1608 Cole St.  Your choice!

1:00 pm. General guild meeting at the Enumclaw Library, 1700 1st St., Enumclaw.

Please bring fat quarters (triangle-folded) to the guild meeting.  These Fat Quarters will be used for the Canned Food Drive at the quilt show to support our local food banks.

Also, if you haven’t picked up and paid for your “guild member 10 raffle tickets”, please take care of that as soon as possible. The drawing will be at the Quilt Show Oct. 21st, so get those ticket stubs in to be included in the drawing!

Further information about the quilt show will be discussed at this meeting, as well as some information is in the newsletter.

October 18 - Quilt Check-in and Quilt Hanging

Bring your quilts to the Les Schwab building at the Enumclaw Expo Center Fairgrounds on Wednesday, 

Oct. 18 to check them in at the times listed below. These times are listed according to the first letter of 

your last name:

9:00–10:00 a.m. A–F 

10:00–11:00 a.m. G–N 

11:00am – 12:00pm O – Z

The directions for turning in your quilts are:

Print 2 copies of each entry form for each quilt. (One copy of form for pick 

up at end of quilt show and one copy that you tape to the bag you bring your quilt in to the show.)

Tape one copy of your entry form to the front of a large white kitchen-garbage bag and then place your 

quilt inside. Make sure that you have secured a clothespin or binding clip at the top of each quilt so that 

your quilt is hung in the correct direction. (no pins!)

October 20-21st - Our Quilt Show!

10:00am-4:00pm both days

Will be at the Enumclaw Expo Center, 45224 284th Ave SE, Enumclaw.

Friday, November 3rd - 11:30 am - Lunch will be at The Lee, 1110 Griffin Ave., Enumclaw. 

1:00 pm - General guild meeting

Tuesday, November 7th - 6:00 pm. - Evening Workshop, Location TBD

Friday, November 17th - 1:00pm -Guild Workshop will be on hand-quilting with Wynonna and Charlotte.