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

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1 Columbia River Gorge Quilters Guild Quilt Show Discover Quilting! October 21-22, :00am-5:00pm Our second year at the Hood River Armory th St., Hood River, OR Quilt Show Newsletter Inside you will find all information related to our quilt show in October including quilt submission guidelines and forms. We encourage you to note the quilt submission deadlines so you are not disappointed at the last minute.

2 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. We have Vendors too! 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 are now accepting donations. You can drop them off or call for pick-up. Please call to arrange drop-off or pick-up. Hood River Barbara Frasier, The Dalles Gayle Jacobson, Boutique The Boutique section will feature NEW ITEMS YOU HAVE MADE on consignment. 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. Contact Information Website: gorgequiltersguild@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 Also on Saturday, October 22 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, and savor delicious baked goods, 2 all an hour from Portland, Oregon! Fruit Loop maps and list of events located at hoodriverfuitloop.com.

3 Please use the Quilt Entry forms found on pages 5 and 6. Quilts, entry forms and fees may be delivered to: September Sit & Sew, September 19 Enter and Win!!! ETC, 514 State St, Hood River Deliver in person to Anne Marie call first! 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 $1700 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. 7, 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, 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 construction technique is appliqué. Perimeter up to 250. Predominate construction 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. 3

4 Enter Your Quilt 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. Deliver Your Quilt ETC Anne Marie Martin HAND DELIVERY 513 State St. Hood River, OR CALL FIRST 1275 Martin Rd. Hood River By Oct. 7th By October 7th Sit & Sew Hood River Fire Hall Sept. 19th Anne Marie Martin MAILING 1275 Martin Rd. Hood River, OR Received By Oct. 7th 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. 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 Quilt Entry Fees Entry Only 4 Member Nonmember First Quilt Each Add l. Quilt Entry & Judging Fee First Quilt Each Add l. Quilt Add 2016 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. Quilts may be picked up from the show at 5:30pm on Saturday, Oct. 22th, or by appointment with Anne Marie Martin, ALL quilts must be picked up by Tues. Oct. 25th. Quilts not picked up by Oct. 25th will be available sometime in late spring when Anne Marie returns home from Yuma. 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.

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6 Quilt Label Columbia River Gorge Quilt Show Quilt Information Quilt Title: Size: wide x long For Sale? Price $ Quilter: City, State: Quilted by: Description, story or inspiration behind your quilt: Remember to give credit if this is not an original design. CRGQG use only: Entry # Claim Check Columbia River Gorge Quilt Show Quilt Information Quilt Title: Size: wide x long Quilter: Pick up your quilt: Saturday, October 22 at the quilt show by 5:30 p.m. Quilts not picked up by 5:30 p.m. will be available at from ETC during business hours (ETC, 514 State Street, Hood River, 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.