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 Important Dates to put on your calendar for the Quilt Festival:Sept. 18-19 Friday/Saturday Festival at the WW Fairgrounds Community BldgJuly 1 Registration opens and closes Sept. 1 You register on our website. We will share that link as we get closer to our registration opening.Sept. 12-13 10-4 Quilt Drop-off is at the WW Fairgrounds Education BldgSept. 19 6-7 PM Pick-up all items Fairgrounds Community BldgMore details on all of this in future newsletters! Did you stop by the Quilt Festival table at the WW Valley Quilt Guild’s Symposium on Tues 4/14? One thing we learned is not everyone knows we are a separate entity from the WW Valley Guild. So… Hi! everyone! From the Walla Walla Quilt Festival committee!Our Challenge Quilt Theme is  Americana Celebrate the colors, stories, and spirit of America—one stitch at a timeCreate a quilt that reflects American history, culture, landscapes, or symbolism. Traditional, modern, abstract, or narrative designs are all welcome.All quilts should capture the essence of Americana, drawing inspiration from the diverse tapestry of American experiences. Let your creativity shine by weaving together personal stories, regional influences, or iconic motifs that reflect what America means to you. Must include at least ONE Americana elementCultural/historical imageryStars, stripesTraditional American blocksRed‑white‑blue palette Size – this is a small quilt i.e. think wall hanging size:Minimum 72” (all sides)Maximum 160” (all sides)Round 40” diameter maximumAny technique is allowed:PiecingAppliqueEmbroideryMixed mediaQuilt must include:Top, batting, backing and bindingQuilted, machine or hand A short artist statement of 20-50 words is required on the registration form that explains how your quilt illustrates “Americana”.Join us in celebrating creativity, craftsmanship and the stories that make America unique. Is your mind whirling with the possibilities? Good!VENDORS – Welcome back to these vendors to our 2026 Festival     Please say Hello to Sew Kind of Wonderful our National Featured Quilters for 2026!Meet Jenny and Helen Jenny and Helen are sisters that have many shared passions which include buying shoes, making good food, loving licorice flavored treats, raising and loving 11 children between them, and making beautiful quilts! We grew up watching mom, grandma and granny always creating something beautiful and we are continuing that passion with Sew Kind of Wonderful! We have been sewing curves since 2010 and we are still going strong with over 150 patterns that use the Quick Curve Ruler, QCR Mini Ruler, Wonder Curve Ruler and our newest piecing tool the Quick Straight Ruler!We love combining curved and angled piecing with straight line piecing to give variety and beauty to every project. We developed our curved and angled templates to make cutting unique shapes fast, easy and consistent. We always use an easy piecing technique that makessewing with the bias quick and easy, and the square-up step ensures blocks are consistent for piecing at the next step.One Ruler – Multiple Patterns – Endless PossibilitiesHere are more vendors returning for our 2026 Festival!     Block ChallengeYour mission should you choose to accept it is to create a 12.5 x 12.5 unfinished (size matters!) quilt block using the following fabric in a substantial way. Fabric is Bloomology by Monica Forsberg by Free Spirit Fabrics and is available from Sarah Bergman: $2 for a fat eighth. Contact her at: 509.240.6826 Here are a couple more vendors you will enjoy seeing at this year’s Festival! |
  Tip Talk is BACK!Is there a technique you want to try, or to really master? Here’s a suggestion: Use it in a charity quilt, or maybe multiple charity quilts. Recently binding was a skill which needed work, so an offer was made to the charity quilt committee to bring me (your fav newsletter author) quilts which needed to be bound. Lots of practice with different techniques has built confidence in this skill set.Contact us with tips you would like to share at: info@wallawallaquiltfestival.org |
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