Discover Quilting! Quilt Show. October 23-24, Hood River Armory. Columbia River Gorge Quilters Guild. 10:00am-5:00pm

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Columbia River Gorge Quilters Guild Quilt Show Discover Quilting! October 23-24, 2015 10:00am-5:00pm Hood River Armory 1590 12th St.

1 Columbia River Gorge Quilters Guild Quilt Show Discover Quilting! October 23-24, :00am-5:00pm Hood River Armory th St., Hood River, OR Quilt Show Newsletter This publication takes the place of the 10-page pamphlet we have printed for previous quilt shows. Inside you will find all information related to our quilt show in October including quilt submission guidelines and forms. We are adding vendors and classes back this year. Note we have a new location. It s more accessible but slightly smaller. We encourage you to note the quilt submission deadlines so you are not disappointed at the last minute.

Confirmation will be sent by October 1. Photos of class samples and supply lists are also online at www.gorgequiltersguild.org/quiltshow.

2 WORKSHOP INFORMATION To register: Send your check payable to CRGQG. Include the name(s) of the class(es) you want to take. Mail to: Quilt Show Class CRGQG Treasurer 3871 May Street Hood River, OR Class Registration will be confirmed by or post with supply lists and location information. Confirmation will be sent by October 1. Photos of class samples and supply lists are also online at Cancellations will be accepted until October 1, for a refund minus a $10 processing fee. After October 1, there will be no refunds. Don t be disappointed.... Mail your registration today!!! Friday, October 23 Glorious Clams Instructor: Peggy Gelbrich 9:30am 4:30pm One of our guild s favorite teachers, Peggy brings us her most popular class featuring this stunning quilt. It s a fun quilt to make and it's not as difficult as it looks. Peggy assures us that even confident beginners are successful in this class. You'll learn foundation piecing using freezer paper. With this technique there is no paper to tear away from the back. You'll also learn curved piecing. This quilt will appear in the November issue of Quilters Newsletter. Class Fee: $50 Plus $15 template fee paid directly to Instructor Peggy s website:

MORE WORKSHOP INFORMATION Friday, October 23 Quilted Bag Instructor: Mary Calahan 9:30am 4:30pm This quilted bag is roomy and includes three zippers, two with pockets and one for the bag closing.

3 MORE WORKSHOP INFORMATION Friday, October 23 Quilted Bag Instructor: Mary Calahan 9:30am 4:30pm This quilted bag is roomy and includes three zippers, two with pockets and one for the bag closing. It also has other inside pockets. If you have never worked with zippers before, you can easily learn how in this class. In addition you will have the opportunity to create a one of a kind bag for yourself. Bag is approximately 13-1/2 wide, 14 high and 4-1/2 deep. Class Fee: $50 Front Saturday, October 24 Free Motion Quilting Instructor: Christina Cameli Back Christina has a fun, infectious style, and a passion for getting quilters to try new things and making complicated things simple. This class is for absolute beginners and those with experience wishing to improve their free-motion skills. We will cover setting up your machine, basting and getting started. Lots of practice time in this class and opportunity for help and guidance from Christina. The last two hours of class we focus on a project from Christina's book, First Steps to Free-Motion Quilting. Christina's books are not required, but will be helpful and will be available for purchase in class: First Steps to Free Motion Quilting Step by Step Free Motion Quilting Class Fee: $50 Christina s Blog:

QUILT SHOW INFORMATION Directions to Hood River Armory, 1590 12th St. From the west: Take Exit #62 off I84, go east 1.1 miles on Cascade Ave. (Hwy.30.) Turn right onto 13th St at the light.

4 QUILT SHOW INFORMATION Directions to Hood River Armory, th St. From the west: Take Exit #62 off I84, go east 1.1 miles on Cascade Ave. (Hwy.30.) Turn right onto 13th St at the light. From the east: Take Exit #63 off I84, turn left over the freeway. Go 1/4 mile south and turn right onto Oak St. Go.6 mile. Turn left onto 13th St. at the light. BOTH: On 13th St. go.6 mile up the hill staying in right lane. Turn right onto Belmont Ave. You are turning before you get to the curve. Immediately turn left just past the 1301 restaurant. Stay left to go into the Armory parking lot. Quilt Show entry is $6 per day $5 per day for CRGQG Members Entry is free with a new paid membership There is a $1-off admission coupon on our website for your friends and family. Quilt Market The Quilt Market will be open during Quilt Show hours again this year. We ll be offering your gently used quilt or crafting related items for sale to benefit our guild. We d love to have books, magazines, fabrics, tools, gadget, rulers, threads, patterns, etc. After you donate, be sure to come and shop while you re at the quilt show. Someone else s trash can be your treasure! We will accept your donations starting at the August meeting BUT if you can bring your items directly to the Armory on Thursday, Oct. 22 that would be our first choice. We ll also accept deliveries to our homes. Call for a time and directions. Hood River Vickie Van Koten, The Dalles Gayle Jacobson, Boutique NEW Quilted Items on Consignment We ll also accept NEW ITEMS YOU HAVE MADE on consignment for our Boutique. They must be marked with a removable tag showing your name and the price you want for them. If sold, we remove the tag and add them up at the end of the show. No tag no payment. The guild keeps 10% of the sale amount. Vendors this year, too! Contact Information Website: gorgequiltshow@gmail.com Quilt Show Chairman Kathleen Roulet, karoulet@yahoo.com CRGQG President Kim Vogel, mzvogo@gmail.com Quilt Entry & Pick-up Anne Marie Martin, vette61@me.com Classes Debbie Rogers, djrogers955@icloud.com Vendors Vickie Van Koten, VEWVK@aol.com Also on Saturday, October 24 Hood River County Fruit Loop Fruit Loop members invite you to enjoy a self-guided tour of our Fruit Loop Stands along a scenic 35-mile loop in the Hood River Valley. Sample delicious fruit, visit a winery, smell fields of fragrant lavender, meet adorable alpacas, savor delicious baked goods, 4 all an hour from Portland, Oregon! Fruit Loop maps and list of events located at hoodriverfuitloop.com.

Deliver in person to Anne Marie call first! Enter and Win!!! Or send entry forms, fees and quilts to: Anne Marie Martin 1275 Martin Rd. Hood River, OR 97031 Questions?

5 Please use the Quilt Entry forms found on pages 5 and 6. Quilts, entry forms and fees may be delivered to: August Guild Meeting, August 15 August Sit & Sew, August 17 ETC, 514 State St, Hood River Hood River Sew & Vac, th St. Deliver in person to Anne Marie call first! Enter and Win!!! Or send entry forms, fees and quilts to: Anne Marie Martin 1275 Martin Rd. Hood River, OR Questions? Conta ct Anne Ma rie a t vette61@me.com or Prize Awards MORE THAN $2000 IN CASH PRIZES! We extend a HUGE thank you to our prize sponsors for making these awards possible. Without them we would not be able to reward the very talented quilt makers for excellent work well done and encourage them to display their quilts for all of us to enjoy. Often our members make donations in memoriam of a loved one. We are very grateful for their generosity. The Viewers Choice Award is voted on by show attendees on Thursday and Friday. This award will be posted Saturday. Our judge is NQA certified. Quilts, Entry Forms and Fees are due Oct. 9, 2015 Space cannot be guaranteed after that date. All quilts must be 3 layers. Judged quilts must be completed in the past 2 years If quilt is not an original design, credit must be given to the pattern designer, traditional block name or kit designer and kit name. JUDGED AWARD CATEGORIES Miniature Proportionally Scaled down version of a larger quilt, no more than 100 in circumference Art Quilt Innovative Large Pieced Wall Pieced Large Applique Wall Applique Large Mixed Technique Wall Mixed Technique Any size Original in design and or technique, should extend beyond traditional disciplines, may not be made from a pattern or other copyrighted material. Primarily textile medium Any size - Quilt will show originality in color, design and/ or construction technique. May be based on a classic or traditional quilt block design. Perimeter of 251 or greater. Predominate construction technique is pieced. Perimeter Up to 250. Predominate construction technique is pieced. Perimeter of 251 or greater. Predominate construcon technique is appliqué. Perimeter up to 250. Predominate construcon technique is appliqué. Perimeter of 251 or greater. Mixture of techniques. Piecing, appliqué, hand embroidery, machine embroidery, thread painting, whole cloth, etc. Perimeter up to 250. Mixture of techniques. Piecing, appliqué, hand embroidery, machine embroidery, thread painting, whole cloth, etc. We also award a Best of Show and a Judges Choice Award. NON-JUDGED CATEGORY FOR DISPLAY ONLY: Primarily Fabric garments, home decor, bowls, dolls, furniture, car covers, etc. 5

6 Enter Your Quilt 6 GUIDELINES Shipped quilts must be insured and must include a prepaid return mailing label for the quilt. Quilts must be shipped US Postal Service or UPS only, please do NOT use Fed Ex. All quilts 25 or wider must have a 4 sleeve. Quilts longer than 96 will hang pinned and folded. Judged quilts must have been completed within two years prior to date of this quilt show. Quilts must be complete (no quilt tops.) All quilts must be clean and odor/smoke/pet hair free. Send one completed entry form for each quilt. The entry form may be photocopied. Remember to sign your form! A photograph of your quilt must be included with your entry form, with your name on the back. Photos will be used for identification purposes only and may not be returned. Attach the top half of the Quilt Label form to the back of your quilt. Keep the Claim check section for your records. Your signed claim check MUST be presented to pick-up your quilt. Every effort will be made to safeguard quilt entries. However, quilts should be insured through the entrant s insurance company. CRGQG reserves the right to reassign an entry to the most appropriate category. Quilts will be hung at the discretion of CRGQG. Quilt Entry Fees Entry Only Member Nonmember First Quilt Each Add l. Quilt Entry & Judging Fee First Quilt Each Add l. Quilt Add 2015 Membership 25.00* Example 1: A guild member entering both judged and non-judged quilts would pay $20 for the first quilt and either $5 or $10 for each additional quilt entered, depending on whether they are to be judged or not. Example 2: A guild member entering only non-judged quilts would pay $10 for the first quilt and $5 for each additional quilt. *Note: If you are joining our guild for the first time you will receive the November meeting at no additional cost. As a member you may use the member column to calculate your quilt entry fees. Deliver Your Quilt ETC Hood River Sew & Vac HAND DELIVERY 513 State St. Hood River, OR th St. Hood River, OR Guild Meeting Faith Lutheran Church 2810 W 10th The Dalles Anne Marie Martin MAILING 1275 Martin Rd. Hood River, OR Quilts may be picked up from the show at 5:30pm on Saturday, Oct. 24th, or by appointment with Anne Marie Martin, ALL quilts must be picked up by Tues. Oct. 27th. By Oct. 9th By Oct. 9th August 15th Sit & Sew Hood River Fire Hall August 17th Sept. TBA By Oct. 9th You may offer your quilt for sale at the show. Please indicate your desire on your entry form and quilt label. Interested buyers can contact the show entrance table to purchase your quilt. 10% of the sale price will go to CRGQG. Sold quilts must hang until close of show. PICK UP YOUR QUILT OR HAVE IT MAILED A claim-check must be presented with the entrant s signature. Mailed quilts that are not pre-arranged to be picked up at the show, will be returned one week after the show. A prepaid UPS or US Postal Service shipping label must be included when you mail your quilt.

7 Please attach photo here Quilt Entry Form Columbia River Gorge Quilt Show Entry form due Oct. 1; Quilts must be received by October 9 Name: CRGQG Use Only Address: Entry # City: State: Zip: Category Phone: Mailed Quilt Information Quilt Title: Size: wide x long Category: Check one Miniature Art Quilt Innovative Large Pieced Wall Pieced Please indicate the following: Hand quilted by Machine Quilted by On a Domestic Machine Longarm Machine If your quilt is not an original design, please list the designer or pattern maker: My quilt is For Sale: Yes No Price (10% goes to CRGQG) Check List: Large Applique Wall Applique Large Mixed Technique Wall Mixed Technique Other Did I read the rules? Do I have at least a 4 sleeve on my (larger than 25 ) quilt? Did I sew on both edges of that 4 sleeve? Is my entry form complete? Have I attached a photo to the entry form? Did I sign this entry form? Did I include my check, payable to CRGQG? Did I include a self-addressed UPS mailing label if I want my quilt mailed back to me? Do I have my label form attached to the quilt and my claim check ready to be presented if I pick up my quilt? Did I attach a 4 sleeve on my quilt? (Important enough to repeat! Quilt may not be hung without one.) Select appropriate boxes: I am mailing my quilt. I am hand delivering my quilt. I want my quilt returned by mail or UPS. I have enclosed a prepaid self-addressed label. I am picking up my quilt at show Oct. 24th at 5:15 pm. Quilt Entry Fees* Member Nonmember Entry Only First Quilt* Each Add l. Quilt Entry & Judging Fee First Quilt* Each Add l. Quilt Add 2014 Membership *To figure fees see Examples on Page 4 You can mail your entry form with photo and payment before October 1st, then deliver your quilt with Quilt Label attached by October 9th. Send to: Anne Marie Martin, 1275 Martin Rd., Hood River, OR OR Deliver to: Anne Marie Martin, 1275 Martin Rd., Hood River, OR ETC, 514 State St., Hood River, OR Hood River Sew & Vac, th St., Hood River, OR Contact: Anne Marie at vette61@me.com; Quilt Pick-up: Quilts may be picked up from the show at 5:30 on Saturday, October 24th. The CLAIM CHECK must be presented. Mailed quilts will be returned within one week. A prepaid label must be included when you mail in your quilt. I wish to enter the above listed item and entry of said item implies understanding and agreement with the rules and expectations of the CRGQG show. I understand that CRGQG will take all precautions to protect my entry but will not be held responsible for events beyond their control. CRGQG has my permission to photograph my entry and use it for publicity and/or promotion. If I chose to sell my quilt, I understand CRGQG will retain 10% of the sale price. 7 Signature

8 Quilt Label Columbia River Gorge Quilt Show CRGQG use only: Entry # Quilt Information Category Quilt Title: Size: wide x long Quilter: City, State: Quilted by: Description, story or inspiration behind your quilt: Remember to give credit if this is not an original design. For Sale? Price: Inquire at the entrance desk if you are interested in purchasing this quilt. CRGQG accepts cash or checks only. Quilters: Please attach this half of this form to the back of your quilt. Claim Check Columbia River Gorge Quilt Show Quilt Information Quilt Title: Size: wide x long Quilter: Pick up your quilt: Saturday, October 24 at 5:15 at the quilt show OR No later than Tuesday, October 27 by appointment only Contact Anne Marie Martin at vette61@me.com or I have received my quilt back in the same condition in which I relinquished it: Quilter s Signature: Quilters: Keep this form to be presented when you pick up your quilt. The quilt identifying information included on the label section at the top of this form must match the information included on the claim check section.

Discover Quilting! October 21-22, :00am-5:00pm. Our second year at the Hood River Armory th St., Hood River, OR

Columbia River Gorge Quilters Guild Quilt Show Discover Quilting! October 21-22, 2016 10:00am-5:00pm Our second year at the Hood River Armory 1590 12th St., Hood River, OR Quilt Show Newsletter Inside