Walla Walla Valley Quilt Festival Newsletter
January 2008
Hello Everyone! And Welcome to the first Walla Walla Valley Quilt Festival Update. We have several things in the works for the 2008 show. The excitement is building and we want to share it with you.
WE’RE ON THE MOVE!
HOORAY! More space - More Quilts - More Vendors! Where????
The SE Washington Fairgrounds Community Building will be the site of the 9th annual WWFQF.
The new site will give us twice as much room as we previously had which means….(ready for it?)….MORE quilts……MORE Vendors…….MORE…….. This new venue will provide lots more opportunity for us to showcase the gorgeous work that we do in the area. Our goal is to bring you the best the best in a comfortable hospitable friendly environment. Put us on your calendar! The show will begin on Friday, September 19, and will be open Friday through Sunday, 10 AM to 5 PM
WWFQF CHALLENGE"
The Challenge theme this year is "Lunar Madness" And of course there are guidelines to qualify as a Challenge Quilt. Check them out on the web site :
http://wallawallaquiltfestival.org/2007%20Quilt%20Festival%20Challenge%20explanation.htmOur featured quilter has agreed to be the judge - so here’s a chance to get some great feedback on our work and show off our talents!
FEATURED QUILTER NAMED
NANCY LEE CHONG
Quiltmaker, Teacher, Lecturer,
Designer, Author
"Queen of Needleturn"
Nancy learned to make Hawaiian Quilts from Margaret Luika Kamaka in Kailua,
Oahu, Hawaii, between 1978 and 1981. Calling on her degree in Education, Nancy
began teaching Hawaiian quiltmaking in 1982, when she moved to the Seattle,
Washington area with her husband and daughter. In 1988, she made her first
pieced quilt, and has been making both traditional and art quilts since.
Hawaiian quilting and appliqué quilts continue to be her specialty. Her pieced
and appliquéd quilts have appeared in magazines, quilt books, and have traveled
throughout the United States and to other countries.
In 1991 Nancy and her sister, Janice Lee Baehr, formed Pacific Rim Quilt Company
to sell their Hawaiian quilt patterns and promote Hawaiian Quilting. Together
they have produced two distinct lines of appliqué quilt patterns:
Hawaiian Quilts and 2 Fabric Appliqué Quilts. They have also produced
two instructional videos:
"Hawaiian Quilting with Nancy Lee Chong" (2003) and "2 Fabric Appliqué Quilts
with Nancy Lee Chong" (2005).
Nancy's specialty is stress-free needleturn appliqué. she puts students directly in touch with their needle, thread, and fabric. She shows how incredibly easy appliqué is without the use of freezer paper, toothpicks, starch, cardboard, ironing, or interfacing -- all things that needlessly complicate what is otherwise a very simple process.
VENDORS AT THE SHOW
As we said before, we will have room for more Vendors with the new location. But we have 9 Vendors on board now. Some have been with us before, and some are new to us. They always bring new and fun ideas for us to spend our cookie jar saving on. The Vendors (so far) are:
DEMONSTRATIONS - AGAIN
You have let us know the last two years that you really enjoyed and appreciated the regular demonstrations of new techniques - detailed explanations of old ones and just seeing others beautiful work. Well we’re definitely keep these on the agenda, and will have a whole new crop of them to share with you! And…there may be door prizes involved again too. No commitments at this time, but definitely a very real possibility.
SHARE YOUR QUILTED TREASURES WITH US.
We would love to have your quilt(s) on display. That work that you have been working on and is finally finished needs to be shown and appreciated by all of us that love quilts. Check out our web site for entry forms and due dates: (Enter Link to web page here - I can’t get it to come up - check with Pam)
CONTACT US…
We would love to hear from you. Give Cathy a call at 541-938-6130, or an email to
wwvquilts@hotmail.comDid you enjoy this update?
Have ideas for the show?
Want to help with the show?
Until next time…Stay safe, stay warm, be happy and KEEP QUILTING!!!