Northwest Quilting Expo....Calls for Entry

Northwest Quilting Expo

Portland, Oregon

September 20, 21, 22, 2012

Calls for Entry

Deadline: August 15, 2012

For More Information:

CLICK HERE: Calls for Entry

CLICK HERE: Northwest Quilting Expo Website

CLICK HERE: Entry Form

Road to California Quilt Show

Our very own Jean McDaniel

is on her way to California in January 2012

Her Quilt....Branching Out

has been accepted in the Road to CA Show:

Branching Out

Detail: Branching Out

CLICK HERE: Road to CA Show

Congratulations Jean!

Mary's River Quilt Guild

Next Meeting: Thursday 7pm January 26, 2012

Benton County Historical Museum, Philomath, OR

We are eager to share quilting news about our members. Please send your images and commentary to LuAnn Kessi: kessi@pioneer.net

Machine Quilters Exhibit in Portland

Look what I saw in Portland this week at the

Machine Quilters Exhibit...

Click Images to Enlarge:

Our very own MRQG Member

Jean McDaniel

To see a slideshow of Quilts

CLICK HERE

Quilts in Gardens Tour 2011......Slideshow

The Quilts in Gardens Tour

was a HUGE success...

The gardens were lush and beautiful

and the quilts were so inspiring.

It was a lovely day all around.

You have an opportunity to own the

Quilts in Gardens Tour on DVD.

It will be for sale at the next MRQG meeting.

Here is a little teaser:

This digital slideshow generated with Smilebox

The DVD will be for sale for 5 Dollars......yes, only 5 Dollars!

ALL Proceeds benefit the

Permission 2 Play Class

P2P is a FREE Art Quilt Class for Cancer Diagnosed patients.

The funds raised from the sale of this beautiful DVD will help purchase needed class supplies to enable us to keep this a FREE class offering.

Bring 5 Dollars to the next MRQG meeting and you can own vivid, high quality images of quilts in gardens in a slideshow set to music. The DVD will play in your computer and also on your TV with a DVD player. Plays on both Mac and PC formats.

Many Thanks for your support of this worthwhile class.

Stitches in Bloom Quilt Show.....Entry Forms

Stitches in Bloom Quilt Show Website

CLICK HERE

The link above provides the Entry Forms for the Quilt Show

The Mary's River Quilt Guild is welcome to sell raffle tickets at the Stitches in Bloom Show 2011 if our guild members enter quilts at this exhibit.

Please consider entering one of your quilts.

Mary's River Quilt Guild

Stitches in Bloom Quilt Show at the Oregon Gardens

Marys River Quilt Guild

2010 Raffle Quilt

Committee Members:

Dianne Jackson, Debbie Van Der Sommen, Allene Schnittger

Thanks to the dedication and determination of these three members, we have a gorgeous 2010 Raffle Quilt.

These quilters arranged work days where members could gather to paper piece the units for this striking quilt.

Tickets are being sold this weekend at:

Stitches in Bloom Quilt Show at the Oregon Gardens

Silverton, Oregon

Photo courtesy of Lisa Ullmer

MRQG Members,

If you have a website or blog link you would like added to this blog, please contact me at: kessi@pioneer.net

I will be happy to add it for you!

Do you have photos of MRQG 2010 activities?

If so, please send them to me to be included in this blog:

kessi@pioneer.net